Virus Details


VHFID6812

Host Factor Information

Gene Name AKR1C2
HF Protein Name Aldo-keto reductase family 1 member C2
HF Function Involved in Rotavirus cell entry
Uniprot ID P52895
Protein Sequence View Fasta Sequence
NCBI Gene ID 1646
Host Factor (HF) Name in Paper AKR1C2
Gene synonyms DDH2
Ensemble Gene ID ENSG00000151632
Ensemble Transcript ENST00000380753 [P52895-1];ENST00000455190 [P52895-2]
KEGG ID Go to KEGG Database
Gene Ontology ID(s) GO:0004032, GO:0005737, GO:0006693, GO:0007186, GO:0007586, GO:0008202, GO:0008284, GO:0016655, GO:0018636, GO:0030855, GO:0031406, GO:0032052, GO:0042448, GO:0044597, GO:0044598, GO:0047086, GO:0047115, GO:0051897, GO:0055114, GO:0071395, GO:0071799,
MINT ID N.A.
STRING Click to see interaction map
GWAS Analysis Click to see gwas analysis
OMIM ID 600450
PANTHER ID PTHR11732
PDB ID(s) 1IHI, 1J96, 1XJB, 2HDJ, 2IPJ, 4JQ1, 4JQ2, 4JQ3, 4JQ4, 4JQA, 4JTQ, 4JTR, 4L1W, 4L1X, 4XO6, 4XO7,
pfam ID PF00248,
Drug Bank ID DB03461, DB00157, DB01586,
ChEMBL ID CHEMBL5847
Organism Homo sapiens (Human)

Pathogen Information

Virus Name Rotavirus A
Virus Short Name RVA
Order Unassigned
Virus Family Reoviridae
Virus Subfamily Spinareovirinae
Genus Rotavirus
Species Rotavirus A
Host Human, vertebrates
Cell Tropism N.A.
Associated Disease Gastroenteritis symptoms are principally induced by the viral enterotoxin nsp4
Mode of Transmission Fecal-oral
VIPR DB link https://www.viprbrc.org/brc/home.spg?decorator=reo
ICTV DB link https://talk.ictvonline.org/ictv-reports/ictv_9th_report/dsrna-viruses-2011/w/dsrna_viruses/188/reoviridae
Virus Host DB link http://www.genome.jp/virushostdb/view/?virus_lineage=Reoviridae

Publication Information

Paper Title Genome-wide RNAi screen reveals a role for the ESCRT complex in rotavirus cell entry
Author's Name Daniela Silva-Ayala, Tomas Lopez, Michelle Gutierrez, Norbert Perrimon, Susana Lopez, and Carlos F. Arias
Journal Name PNAS
Pubmed ID 23733942
Abstract Rotavirus (RV) is the major cause of childhood gastroenteritis worldwide. This study presents a functional genome-scale analysis of cellular proteins and pathways relevant for RV infection using RNAi. Among the 522 proteins selected in the screen for their ability to affect viral infectivity, an enriched group that participates in endocytic processes was identified. Within these proteins, subunits of the vacuolar ATPase, small GTPases, actinin 4, and, of special interest, components of the endosomal sorting complex required for transport (ESCRT) machinery were found. Here we provide evidence for a role of the ESCRT complex in the entry of simian and human RV strains in both monkey and human epithelial cells. In addition, the ESCRT-associated ATPase VPS4A and phospholipid lysobisphosphatidic acid, both crucial for the formation of intralumenal vesicles in multivesicular bodies, were also found to be required for cell entry. Interestingly, it seems that regardless of the molecules that rhesus RV and human RV strains use for cell-surface attachment and the distinct endocytic pathway used, all these viruses converge in early endosomes and use multivesicular bodies for cell entry. Furthermore, the small GTPases RHOA and CDC42, which regulate different types of clathrin-independent endocytosis, as well as early endosomal antigen 1 (EEA1), were found to be involved in this process. This work reports the direct involvement of the ESCRT machinery in the life cycle of a nonenveloped virus and highlights the complex mechanism that these viruses use to enter cells. It also illustrates the efficiency of high-throughput RNAi screenings as genetic tools for comprehensively studying the interaction between viruses and their host cells.
Used Model MA104 cells
DOI 10.1073/pnas.1304932110