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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
A-to-G Hypermutation in the Genome of Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus
Contributor:
Zahn, Roland C.;
Schelp, Ina;
Utermöhlen, Olaf;
von Laer, Dorothee
Published:
American Society for Microbiology, 2007
Published in:
Journal of Virology, 81 (2007) 2, Seite 457-464
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1128/jvi.00067-06
ISSN:
0022-538X;
1098-5514
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
ABSTRACT The interferon-inducible adenosine deaminase that acts on double-stranded RNA (ADAR1-L) has been proposed to be one of the antiviral effector proteins within the complex innate immune response. Here, the potential role of ADAR1-L in the innate immune response to lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV), a widely used virus model, was studied. Infection with LCMV clearly upregulated ADAR1-L expression and activity. The editing activity of ADAR1-L on an RNA substrate was not inhibited by LCMV replication. Accordingly, an adenosine-to-guanosine (A-to-G) and uracil-to-cytidine (U-to-C) hypermutation pattern was found in the LCMV genomic RNA in infected cell lines and in mice. In addition, two hypermutated clones with a high level of A-to-G or U-to-C mutations within a short stretch of the viral genome were isolated. Analysis of the functionality of viral glycoprotein revealed that A-to-G- and U-to-C-mutated LCMV genomes coded for nonfunctional glycoprotein at a surprisingly high frequency. Approximately half the GP clones with an amino acid mutation lacked functionality. These results suggest that ADAR1-L-induced mutations in the viral RNA lead to a loss of viral protein function and reduced viral infectivity. This study therefore provides strong support for the contribution of ADAR1-L to the innate antiviral immune response.