With the efforts in developmental biology and neuroscience during the past several decades,our knowledge has been significantly advanced about the genetic,cellular,and molecular mechanisms underlying brain development...With the efforts in developmental biology and neuroscience during the past several decades,our knowledge has been significantly advanced about the genetic,cellular,and molecular mechanisms underlying brain development and function.However,we should keep in mind that the human brain is the product of complex evolutionary processes,and there is a trade-off between brain evolution and neurological disorders[1].展开更多
A key to tackling the coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)pandemic is to understand how severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-Co V-2)manages to outsmart host antiviral defense mechanisms.Stress granules(S...A key to tackling the coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)pandemic is to understand how severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-Co V-2)manages to outsmart host antiviral defense mechanisms.Stress granules(SGs),which are assembled during viral infection and function to sequester host and viral m RNAs and proteins,are part of the antiviral responses.Here,we show that the SARS-Co V-2 nucleocapsid(N)protein,an RNA binding protein essential for viral production,interacted with RasGTPase-activating protein SH3-domain-binding protein(G3 BP)and disrupted SG assembly,both of which require intrinsically disordered region1(IDR1)in N protein.The N protein partitioned into SGs through liquid-liquid phase separation with G3 BP,and blocked the interaction of G3 BP1 with other SG-related proteins.Moreover,the N protein domains important for phase separation with G3 BP and SG disassembly were required for SARS-Co V-2 viral production.We propose that N protein-mediated SG disassembly is crucial for SARS-Co V-2 production.展开更多
基金supported by the Science and Technology Department of Yunnan Province(202305AH340007)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32371017)the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2023YFA1800500).
文摘With the efforts in developmental biology and neuroscience during the past several decades,our knowledge has been significantly advanced about the genetic,cellular,and molecular mechanisms underlying brain development and function.However,we should keep in mind that the human brain is the product of complex evolutionary processes,and there is a trade-off between brain evolution and neurological disorders[1].
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81830004,31970755,and 31970173)the Local Grant(608285568031)。
文摘A key to tackling the coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)pandemic is to understand how severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-Co V-2)manages to outsmart host antiviral defense mechanisms.Stress granules(SGs),which are assembled during viral infection and function to sequester host and viral m RNAs and proteins,are part of the antiviral responses.Here,we show that the SARS-Co V-2 nucleocapsid(N)protein,an RNA binding protein essential for viral production,interacted with RasGTPase-activating protein SH3-domain-binding protein(G3 BP)and disrupted SG assembly,both of which require intrinsically disordered region1(IDR1)in N protein.The N protein partitioned into SGs through liquid-liquid phase separation with G3 BP,and blocked the interaction of G3 BP1 with other SG-related proteins.Moreover,the N protein domains important for phase separation with G3 BP and SG disassembly were required for SARS-Co V-2 viral production.We propose that N protein-mediated SG disassembly is crucial for SARS-Co V-2 production.
