RRC ID 42579
著者 Wang Y, Kato N, Jazag A, Dharel N, Otsuka M, Taniguchi H, Kawabe T, Omata M.
タイトル Hepatitis C virus core protein is a potent inhibitor of RNA silencing-based antiviral response.
ジャーナル Gastroenterology
Abstract BACKGROUND & AIMS:Persistent infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) leads to chronic hepatitis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). RNA interference (RNAi) may act as a host antiviral response against viral RNA.
METHODS:The effects of RNAi on both the replicative intermediates and the internal ribosome entry site (IRES) of HCV were studied by using HCV-related short interfering RNA (siRNA) detection assay. The mechanism that permits HCV to escape RNAi was studied by using RNAi assay materials.
RESULTS:These studies demonstrate that the Dicer, an RNase enzyme that generates short siRNA, can target and digest both the IRES and the replicative intermediate of HCV into siRNA of approximately 22 nucleotides. Further studies also show that Dicer can inhibit the replication of the HCV subgenomic replicon. However, the HCV core protein inhibits this RNAi and rescues the replication of the HCV subgenomic replicon through a direct interaction with Dicer.
CONCLUSIONS:RNAi is a limiting factor for HCV infection, and the core protein suppresses the RNA silencing-based antiviral response. This ability of the core protein to counteract the host defense may lead to a persistent viral infection and may contribute to the pathogenesis of HCV.
巻・号 130(3)
ページ 883-92
公開日 2006-3-1
DOI 10.1053/j.gastro.2005.12.028
PII S0016-5085(05)02538-2
PMID 16530526
MeSH Cell Line Hepatitis C / etiology Hepatitis C / prevention & control* Humans RNA Interference* Replicon Ribonuclease III / physiology Viral Core Proteins / chemistry Viral Core Proteins / physiology* Virus Replication
IF 17.373
引用数 89
WOS 分野 GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY
リソース情報
ヒト・動物細胞 HuH-7(RCB1366) Hep G2 HeLa(RCB0007)