KIF13A mediates trafficking of influenza Avirus ribonucleoproteins

Ana Ramos-Nascimento, Bárbara Kellen, Filipe Ferreira, Marta Alenquer, Sílvia Vale-Costa, Graça Raposo, Cédric Delevoye, Maria João Amorim*

*Autor correspondente para este trabalho

Resultado de pesquisarevisão de pares

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Influenza A is a rapidly evolving virus that is successful in provoking periodic epidemics and occasional pandemics in humans. Viral assembly is complex as the virus incorporates an eight-partite genome of RNA (in the form of viral ribonucleoproteins, vRNPs), and viral genome assembly - with its implications to public health - is not completely understood. It has previously been reported that vRNPs are transported to the cell surface on Rab11-containing vesicles by using microtubules but, so far, no molecular motor has been assigned to the process. Here, we have identified KIF13A, a member of the kinesin-3 family, as the first molecular motor to efficiently transport vRNP-Rab11 vesicles during infection with influenza A. Depletion of KIF13A resulted in reduced viral titers and less accumulation of vRNPs at the cell surface, without interfering with the levels of other viral proteins at sites of viral assembly. In addition, when overexpressed and following two separate approaches to displace vRNP-Rab11 vesicles, KIF13A increased levels of vRNP at the plasma membrane. Together, our results show that KIF13A plays an important role in the transport of influenza A vRNPs, a crucial step for viral assembly.

Idioma originalEnglish
Páginas (de-até)4038-4050
Número de páginas13
RevistaJournal of Cell Science
Volume130
Número de emissão23
DOIs
Estado da publicaçãoPublicado - 2017
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