Acta Agriculturae Zhejiangensis ›› 2022, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (7): 1396-1401.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.2022.07.06

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Effect of interaction between translocation-associated membrane protein 1 and σNS protein on replication of duck reovirus

LIU Zhiyi(), MI Xiaoyun, HUANG Cong, LI Chuanfeng, CHEN Zongyan()   

  1. Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 200241, China
  • Received:2020-11-12 Online:2022-07-25 Published:2022-07-26
  • Contact: CHEN Zongyan

Abstract:

Translocation-associated membrane protein 1 (TRAM1) is a host protein which is associated membrane protein 1, found within the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Studies have shown that TRAM1 can relieve the pressure of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) during stress by increasing its content. Previous studies found that TRAM1 had been changed in duck reovirus infected duck embryo fibroblasts cells. In this study, the interaction between DRV non-structural protein σNS and TRAM1 had been further confirmed experimentally. σNS protein was expressed firstly. Glutathione S-transferase pull-down was utilized to confirm the interaction between TRAM1 and σNS protein extracellular while co-immunoprecipitation (Co-IP) was utilized to confirm the interaction between TRAM1 and σNS protein intracellular. In addition, knockdown of TRAM1 using siRNA and overexpression of TRAM1 gene were conducted to explore its effect on virus replication. The interaction between σNS and TRAM1 has been confirmed. The results showed that TRAM1 overexpression degraded the levels of σNS transcription while TRAM1 silencing enhanced the levels of σNS transcription. In conclusion, our studies could afford help to explore the function of σNS protein on DRV replication. It also provided data to explore the role of interactions between TRAM1 and σNS during DRV infection.

Key words: duck reovirus, σNS, virus-host interaction, TRAM1

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