A comprehensive proteomics analysis of JC virus Agnoprotein-interacting proteins: Agnoprotein primarily targets the host proteins with coiled-coil motifs

Virology. 2020 Jan 15:540:104-118. doi: 10.1016/j.virol.2019.10.005. Epub 2019 Oct 20.

Abstract

JC virus (JCV) Agnoprotein (Agno) plays critical roles in successful completion of the viral replication cycle. Understanding its regulatory roles requires a complete map of JCV-host protein interactions. Here, we report the first Agno interactome with host cellular targets utilizing "Two-Strep-Tag" affinity purification system coupled with mass spectroscopy (AP/MS). Proteomics data revealed that Agno primarily targets 501 cellular proteins, most of which contain "coiled-coil" motifs. Agno-host interactions occur in several cellular networks including those involved in protein synthesis and degradation; and cellular transport; and in organelles, including mitochondria, nucleus and ER-Golgi network. Among the Agno interactions, Rab11B, Importin and Crm-1 were first validated biochemically and further characterization was done for Crm-1, using a HIV-1 Rev-M10-like Agno mutant (L33D + E34L), revealing the critical roles of L33 and E34 residues in Crm-1 interaction. This comprehensive proteomics data provides new foundations to unravel the critical regulatory roles of Agno during the JCV life cycle.

Keywords: BK virus; Coiled-coil; Crm-1; Endosome trafficking; Golgi; Importin; Interactome; JCV; Leucine zipper; Merkel cell carcinoma virus; Mitochondria; Nucleus; Polyomavirus; Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy; Rab11B and HIV-1 Rev M10 mutant; SV40; α-helix.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Carrier Proteins / metabolism
  • Cell Line
  • Cell Nucleus / metabolism
  • Computational Biology / methods
  • Host-Pathogen Interactions*
  • Humans
  • JC Virus / metabolism*
  • Models, Molecular
  • Polyomavirus Infections / metabolism*
  • Polyomavirus Infections / virology*
  • Protein Binding
  • Protein Conformation
  • Proteome
  • Proteomics / methods
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Viral Regulatory and Accessory Proteins / chemistry
  • Viral Regulatory and Accessory Proteins / isolation & purification
  • Viral Regulatory and Accessory Proteins / metabolism*
  • Virus Replication

Substances

  • Carrier Proteins
  • Proteome
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Viral Regulatory and Accessory Proteins
  • agnoprotein, polyomavirus