Virus Details


VHFID1889

Host Factor Information

Gene Name HNRNPF
HF Protein Name Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein F
HF Function Required for efficient amplification of DENV
Uniprot ID P52597
Protein Sequence View Fasta Sequence
NCBI Gene ID 3185
Host Factor (HF) Name in Paper hnRNPF
Gene synonyms HNRPF
Ensemble Gene ID ENSG00000169813
Ensemble Transcript ENST00000337970;ENST00000356053;ENST00000357065;ENST00000443950;ENST00000544000
KEGG ID Go to KEGG Database
Gene Ontology ID(s) GO:0000398, GO:0003723, GO:0003727, GO:0005634, GO:0005654, GO:0005829, GO:0005886, GO:0006396, GO:0008543, GO:0016020, GO:0016070, GO:0017025, GO:0035722, GO:0043484, GO:0071013,
MINT ID P52597
STRING Click to see interaction map
GWAS Analysis Click to see gwas analysis
OMIM ID 601037
PANTHER ID N.A.
PDB ID(s) 2HGL, 2HGM, 2HGN, 2KFY, 2KG0, 2KG1, 3TFY,
pfam ID PF00076, PF08080,
Drug Bank ID N.A.,
ChEMBL ID N.A.
Organism Homo sapiens (Human)

Pathogen Information

Virus Name Dengue virus 2
Virus Short Name DENV 2
Order Unassigned
Virus Family Flaviviridae
Virus Subfamily N.A.
Genus Flavivirus
Species Dengue virus
Host Human, mammals, mosquitoes and ticks
Cell Tropism Phagocytes, hepatocytes
Associated Disease Dengue fever
Mode of Transmission Arthropod bite, mainly mosquitoes
VIPR DB link http://www.viprbrc.org/brc/home.spg?decorator=flavi
ICTV DB link https://talk.ictvonline.org/ictv-reports/ictv_online_report/positive-sense-rna-viruses/w/flaviviridae
Virus Host DB link http://www.genome.jp/virushostdb/view/?virus_lineage=Flaviviridae

Publication Information

Paper Title Identification of RNA Binding Proteins Associated with Dengue Virus RNA in Infected Cells Reveals Temporally Distinct Host Factor Requirements
Author's Name Olga V. Viktorovskaya, Todd M. Greco, Ileana M. Cristea, Sunnie R. Thompson
Journal Name plos neglected and tropical disease
Pubmed ID 27556644
Abstract Background:There are currently no vaccines or antivirals available for dengue virus infection, which can cause dengue hemorrhagic fever and death. A better understanding of the host pathogen interaction is required to develop effective therapies to treat DENV. In particular, very little is known about how cellular RNA binding proteins interact with viral RNAs. RNAs within cells are not naked rather they are coated with proteins that affect localization, stability, translation and (for viruses) replication. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Seventy-nine novel RNA binding proteins for dengue virus (DENV) were identified by cross-linking proteins to dengue viral RNA during a live infection in human cells. These cellular proteins were specific and distinct from those previously identified for poliovirus, suggesting a specialized role for these factors in DENV amplification. Knockdown of these proteins demonstrated their function as viral host factors, with evidence for some factors acting early, while others late in infection. Their requirement by DENV for efficient amplification is likely specific, since protein knockdown did not impair the cell fitness for viral amplification of an unrelated virus. The protein abundances of these host factors were not significantly altered during DENV infection, suggesting their interaction with DENV RNA was due to specific recruitment mechanisms. However, at the global proteome level, DENV altered the abundances of proteins in particular classes, including transporter proteins, which were down regulated, and proteins in the ubiquitin proteasome pathway, which were up regulated. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE: The method for identification of host factors described here is robust and broadly applicable to all RNA viruses, providing an avenue to determine the conserved or distinct mechanisms through which diverse viruses manage the viral RNA within cells. This study significantly increases the number of cellular factors known to interact with DENV and reveals how DENV modulates and usurps cellular proteins for efficient amplification.
Used Model Huh-7.5 and HeLa cells
DOI 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004921