Abstract |
alpha-Dystroglycan (alpha-DG) is an important cellular receptor for extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins as well as the Old World arenaviruses lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) and the human pathogenic Lassa fever virus (LFV). Specific O-glycosylation of alpha-DG is critical for its function as receptor for ECM proteins and arenaviruses. Here, we investigated the impact of arenavirus infection on alpha-DG expression. Infection with an immunosuppressive LCMV isolate caused a marked reduction in expression of functional alpha-DG without affecting biosynthesis of DG core protein or global cell surface glycoprotein expression. The effect was caused by the viral glycoprotein (GP), and it critically depended on alpha-DG binding affinity and GP maturation. An equivalent effect was observed with LFVGP. Viral GP was found to associate with a complex between DG and the glycosyltransferase LARGE in the Golgi. Overexpression of LARGE restored functional alpha-DG expression in infected cells. We provide evidence that virus-induced down-modulation of functional alpha-DG perturbs DG-mediated assembly of laminin at the cell surface, affecting normal cell-matrix interactions.
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Authors | Jillian M Rojek, Kevin P Campbell, Michael B A Oldstone, Stefan Kunz |
Journal | Molecular biology of the cell
(Mol Biol Cell)
Vol. 18
Issue 11
Pg. 4493-507
(Nov 2007)
ISSN: 1059-1524 [Print] United States |
PMID | 17761532
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.)
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Chemical References |
- Laminin
- Viral Proteins
- Dystroglycans
- Glycosyltransferases
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Topics |
- Animals
- Arenaviruses, Old World
(physiology)
- Cell Line
- Chlorocebus aethiops
- Dystroglycans
(metabolism)
- Gene Expression Regulation
- Glycosylation
- Glycosyltransferases
(genetics, metabolism)
- Humans
- Laminin
(metabolism)
- Mice
- Protein Binding
- Transcription, Genetic
(genetics)
- Viral Proteins
(metabolism)
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