title: Identification of cellular proteins modified in response to African swine fever virus infection by proteomics.
abstract: Changes in gene expression are produced in cells as a consequence of virus infections. In the present work, we used proteomic technology to globally examine African swine fever virus (ASFV)-infected Vero cells searching for infection-associated proteins in order to determine target proteins for pathogenesis studies. We studied the alterations in cellular protein profile after ASFV infection by two-dimensional electrophoresis, identifying the modified cellular proteins by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization peptide mass fingerprinting. A total of twelve different over-expressed cellular proteins were unambiguously identified. The most significant changes were in redox-related proteins, nucleoside diphosphate kinases, heat shock proteins, members of the Ran-Gppnhp-Ranbd1 complex and apolipoproteins. These cellular protein modifications could represent distinct roles during infection related to apoptosis and transcriptional modulation mechanisms. The present study constitutes the first attempt to understand the dynamics of ASFV-host cell interactions by proteomics.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Biotecnología, Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria, Carretera de la Coruña, km 7,5, E-28040 Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Alfonso
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rivera
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hernáez
authors.forename: Covadonga
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Alonso
authors.forename: José M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Escribano
mesh_terms: D000358:African Swine Fever Virus / Q000378:metabolism*; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D015180:Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry*; D011485:Protein Binding; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry; D040901:Proteomics / Q000379:methods*; D016622:Silver Staining; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization; D014709:Vero Cells
chemical_list: D010455:Peptides; D011506:Proteins