Virus Details


VHFID3229

Host Factor Information

Gene Name CYTH3
HF Protein Name Cytohesin-3
HF Function Plays a role in HCV secretion
Uniprot ID O43739
Protein Sequence View Fasta Sequence
NCBI Gene ID 9265
Host Factor (HF) Name in Paper CYTH3
Gene synonyms ARNO3 GRP1 PSCD3
Ensemble Gene ID ENSG00000008256
Ensemble Transcript ENST00000350796 [O43739-2];ENST00000396741 [O43739-1]
KEGG ID Go to KEGG Database
Gene Ontology ID(s) GO:0000139, GO:0001726, GO:0005086, GO:0005547, GO:0005654, GO:0005829, GO:0005886, GO:0005912, GO:0005923, GO:0031234, GO:0032012, GO:0045785, GO:0048193, GO:0090162,
MINT ID N.A.
STRING Click to see interaction map
GWAS Analysis Click to see gwas analysis
OMIM ID 605081
PANTHER ID N.A.
PDB ID(s) 4KAX,
pfam ID PF00169, PF01369,
Drug Bank ID N.A.,
ChEMBL ID CHEMBL3259466
Organism Homo sapiens (Human)

Pathogen Information

Virus Name Hepatitis C virus
Virus Short Name HCV
Order Unassigned
Virus Family Flaviviridae
Virus Subfamily N.A.
Genus Hepacivirus
Species Hepatitis C virus
Host Human
Cell Tropism Hepatocytes
Associated Disease Hepatitis, hepatocellular carcinoma
Mode of Transmission Sexual contact, blood
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 Molecular Determinants and Dynamics of Hepatitis C
Author's Name Coller KE, Heaton NS, Berger KL, Cooper JD, Saunders JL, Randall G.
Journal Name PLoS Pathogens
Pubmed ID 22241992
Abstract The current model of hepatitis C virus (HCV) production involves the assembly of virions on or near the surface of lipid droplets, envelopment at the ER in association with components of VLDL synthesis, and egress via the secretory pathway. However, the cellular requirements for and a mechanistic understanding of HCV secretion are incomplete at best. We combined an RNA interference (RNAi) analysis of host factors for infectious HCV secretion with the development of live cell imaging of HCV core trafficking to gain a detailed understanding of HCV egress. RNAi studies identified multiple components of the secretory pathway, including ER to Golgi trafficking, lipid and protein kinases that regulate budding from the trans-Golgi network (TGN), VAMP1 vesicles and adaptor proteins, and the recycling endosome. Our results support a model wherein HCV is infectious upon envelopment at the ER and exits the cell via the secretory pathway. We next constructed infectious HCV with a tetracysteine (TC) tag insertion in core (TC-core) to monitor the dynamics of HCV core trafficking in association with its cellular cofactors. In order to isolate core protein movements associated with infectious HCV secretion, only trafficking events that required the essential HCV assembly factor NS2 were quantified. TC-core traffics to the cell periphery along microtubules and this movement can be inhibited by nocodazole. Sub-populations of TC-core localize to the Golgi and co-traffic with components of the recycling endosome. Silencing of the recycling endosome component Rab11a results in the accumulation of HCV core at the Golgi. The majority of dynamic core traffics in association with apolipoprotein E (ApoE) and VAMP1 vesicles. This study identifies many new host cofactors of HCV egress, while presenting dynamic studies of HCV core trafficking in infected cells.
Used Model Huh-7.5 cells
DOI 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002466