Virus Details


VHFID3243

Host Factor Information

Gene Name NUAK2
HF Protein Name NUAK family SNF1-like kinase 2
HF Function Involved in virus replication
Uniprot ID Q9H093
Protein Sequence View Fasta Sequence
NCBI Gene ID 81788
Host Factor (HF) Name in Paper NUAK2
Gene synonyms OMPHK2 SNARK
Ensemble Gene ID ENSG00000163545
Ensemble Transcript ENST00000367157
KEGG ID Go to KEGG Database
Gene Ontology ID(s) GO:0000287, GO:0004674, GO:0005524, GO:0005634, GO:0005737, GO:0006468, GO:0006915, GO:0030036, GO:0035556, GO:0042149, GO:0043066,
MINT ID N.A.
STRING Click to see interaction map
GWAS Analysis Click to see gwas analysis
OMIM ID 608131
PANTHER ID N.A.
PDB ID(s) N.A.,
pfam ID PF00069,
Drug Bank ID N.A.,
ChEMBL ID CHEMBL5698
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 Identification of Host Genes Involved in Hepatitis C Virus Replication by Small Interfering RNA Technology
Author's Name Ng TI, Mo H, Pilot-Matias T, He Y, Koev G, Krishnan P, Mondal R, Pithawalla R, He W, Dekhtyar T, Packer J, Schurdak M, Molla A.
Journal Name Hepatology
Pubmed ID 17518369
Abstract Hepatitis C virus (HCV) replication is highly dependent on host cell factors. Identification of these host factors not only facilitates understanding of the biology of HCV infection but also enables the discovery of novel targets for anti-HCV therapy. To identify hostgenes important for HCV RNA replication, we screened a library of small interfering RNA (siRNA) that targets approximately 4,000 human genes in Huh7-derived EN5-3 cells harboring an HCV subgenomic replicon with the nonstructural region NS3-NS5B from the 1b-N strain. Nine cellular genes that potentially regulate HCV replication were identified in this screen. Silencing of these genes resulted in inhibition of HCV replication by more than 60% and exhibited minimal toxicity. Knockdown of host gene expression by these siRNAs was confirmed at the RNA level and, in some instances, at the protein level. The level of siRNA silencing of these host genes correlated well with inhibition of HCV. These genes included those that encoded a G-protein coupled receptor (TBXA2R), a membrane protein (LTbeta), an adapter protein (TRAF2), 2 transcription factors (RelA and NFkappaB2), 2 protein kinases (MKK7 and SNARK), and 2 closely related transporter proteins (SLC12A4 and SLC12A5). Of interest, some of these genes are members of the tumor necrosis factor/lymphotoxin signaling pathway.
Used Model EN5?3 cells
DOI 10.1002/hep.21608