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Baculovirus infection induces disruption of the nuclear lamina.

Abstract
Baculovirus nucleocapsids egress from the nucleus primarily via budding at the nuclear membrane. The nuclear lamina underlying the nuclear membrane represents a substantial barrier to nuclear egress. Whether the nuclear lamina undergoes disruption during baculovirus infection remains unknown. In this report, we generated a clonal cell line, Sf9-L, that stably expresses GFP-tagged Drosophila lamin B. GFP autofluorescence colocalized with immunofluorescent anti-lamin B at the nuclear rim of Sf9-L cells, indicating GFP-lamin B was incorporated into the nuclear lamina. Meanwhile, virus was able to replicate normally in Sf9-L cells. Next, we investigated alterations to the nuclear lamina during baculovirus infection in Sf9-L cells. A portion of GFP-lamin B localized diffusely at the nuclear rim, and some GFP-lamin B was redistributed within the nucleus during the late phase of infection, suggesting the nuclear lamina was partially disrupted. Immunoelectron microscopy revealed associations between GFP-lamin B and the edges of the electron-dense stromal mattes of the virogenic stroma, intranuclear microvesicles, and ODV envelopes and nucleocapsids within the nucleus, indicating the release of some GFP-lamin B from the nuclear lamina. Additionally, GFP-lamin B phosphorylation increased upon infection. Based on these data, baculovirus infection induced lamin B phosphorylation and disruption of the nuclear lamina.
AuthorsXiaomei Zhang, Kaiyan Xu, Denghui Wei, Wenbi Wu, Kai Yang, Meijin Yuan
JournalScientific reports (Sci Rep) Vol. 7 Issue 1 Pg. 7823 (08 10 2017) ISSN: 2045-2322 [Electronic] England
PMID28798307 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Drosophila Proteins
  • Lam protein, Drosophila
  • Lamins
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Green Fluorescent Proteins
Topics
  • Animals
  • Baculoviridae (physiology)
  • Clone Cells (metabolism, virology)
  • Drosophila (genetics, metabolism)
  • Drosophila Proteins (genetics, metabolism)
  • Green Fluorescent Proteins (genetics, metabolism)
  • Lamins (genetics, metabolism)
  • Microscopy, Immunoelectron
  • Nuclear Lamina (physiology, virology)
  • Phosphorylation
  • Recombinant Proteins (metabolism)
  • Sf9 Cells
  • Virus Release
  • Virus Replication

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