Various miRNAs compensate the role of miR-122 on HCV replication.
One of the determinants for tissue tropism of hepatitis C virus (HCV) is miR-122, a liver-specific microRNA. Recently, it has been reported that interaction of miR-122 to HCV RNA induces a conformational change of the 5'UTR internal ribosome entry site (IRES) structure to form stem-loop II stru...
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| author | Chikako Ono Takasuke Fukuhara Songling Li Jian Wang Asuka Sato Takuma Izumi Yuzy Fauzyah Takuya Yamamoto Yuhei Morioka Nikolay V Dokholyan Daron M Standley Yoshiharu Matsuura |
| author_facet | Chikako Ono Takasuke Fukuhara Songling Li Jian Wang Asuka Sato Takuma Izumi Yuzy Fauzyah Takuya Yamamoto Yuhei Morioka Nikolay V Dokholyan Daron M Standley Yoshiharu Matsuura |
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| description | One of the determinants for tissue tropism of hepatitis C virus (HCV) is miR-122, a liver-specific microRNA. Recently, it has been reported that interaction of miR-122 to HCV RNA induces a conformational change of the 5'UTR internal ribosome entry site (IRES) structure to form stem-loop II structure (SLII) and hijack of translating 80S ribosome through the binding of SLIII to 40S subunit, which leads to efficient translation. On the other hand, low levels of HCV-RNA replication have also been detected in some non-hepatic cells; however, the details of extrahepatic replication remain unknown. These observations suggest the possibility that miRNAs other than miR-122 can support efficient replication of HCV-RNA in non-hepatic cells. Here, we identified a number of such miRNAs and show that they could be divided into two groups: those that bind HCV-RNA at two locations (miR-122 binding sites I and II), in a manner similar to miR-122 (miR-122-like), and those that target a single site that bridges sites I and II and masking both G28 and C29 in the 5'UTR (non-miR-122-like). Although the enhancing activity of these non-hepatic miRNAs were lower than those of miR-122, substantial expression was detected in various normal tissues. Furthermore, structural modeling indicated that both miR-122-like and non-miR-122-like miRNAs not only can facilitate the formation of an HCV IRES SLII but also can stabilize IRES 3D structure in order to facilitate binding of SLIII to the ribosome. Together, these results suggest that HCV facilitates miR-122-independent replication in non-hepatic cells through recruitment of miRNAs other than miR-122. And our findings can provide a more detailed mechanism of miR-122-dependent enhancement of HCV-RNA translation by focusing on IRES tertiary structure. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b8cfb05f06054d79af453b3d0633e6952022-12-21T22:38:51ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS Pathogens1553-73661553-73742020-06-01166e100830810.1371/journal.ppat.1008308Various miRNAs compensate the role of miR-122 on HCV replication.Chikako OnoTakasuke FukuharaSongling LiJian WangAsuka SatoTakuma IzumiYuzy FauzyahTakuya YamamotoYuhei MoriokaNikolay V DokholyanDaron M StandleyYoshiharu MatsuuraOne of the determinants for tissue tropism of hepatitis C virus (HCV) is miR-122, a liver-specific microRNA. Recently, it has been reported that interaction of miR-122 to HCV RNA induces a conformational change of the 5'UTR internal ribosome entry site (IRES) structure to form stem-loop II structure (SLII) and hijack of translating 80S ribosome through the binding of SLIII to 40S subunit, which leads to efficient translation. On the other hand, low levels of HCV-RNA replication have also been detected in some non-hepatic cells; however, the details of extrahepatic replication remain unknown. These observations suggest the possibility that miRNAs other than miR-122 can support efficient replication of HCV-RNA in non-hepatic cells. Here, we identified a number of such miRNAs and show that they could be divided into two groups: those that bind HCV-RNA at two locations (miR-122 binding sites I and II), in a manner similar to miR-122 (miR-122-like), and those that target a single site that bridges sites I and II and masking both G28 and C29 in the 5'UTR (non-miR-122-like). Although the enhancing activity of these non-hepatic miRNAs were lower than those of miR-122, substantial expression was detected in various normal tissues. Furthermore, structural modeling indicated that both miR-122-like and non-miR-122-like miRNAs not only can facilitate the formation of an HCV IRES SLII but also can stabilize IRES 3D structure in order to facilitate binding of SLIII to the ribosome. Together, these results suggest that HCV facilitates miR-122-independent replication in non-hepatic cells through recruitment of miRNAs other than miR-122. And our findings can provide a more detailed mechanism of miR-122-dependent enhancement of HCV-RNA translation by focusing on IRES tertiary structure.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1008308 |
| spellingShingle | Chikako Ono Takasuke Fukuhara Songling Li Jian Wang Asuka Sato Takuma Izumi Yuzy Fauzyah Takuya Yamamoto Yuhei Morioka Nikolay V Dokholyan Daron M Standley Yoshiharu Matsuura Various miRNAs compensate the role of miR-122 on HCV replication. PLoS Pathogens |
| title | Various miRNAs compensate the role of miR-122 on HCV replication. |
| title_full | Various miRNAs compensate the role of miR-122 on HCV replication. |
| title_fullStr | Various miRNAs compensate the role of miR-122 on HCV replication. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Various miRNAs compensate the role of miR-122 on HCV replication. |
| title_short | Various miRNAs compensate the role of miR-122 on HCV replication. |
| title_sort | various mirnas compensate the role of mir 122 on hcv replication |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1008308 |
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