title: Key Golgi factors for structural and functional maturation of bunyamwera virus.
abstract: Several complex enveloped viruses assemble in the membranes of the secretory pathway, such as the Golgi apparatus. Among them, bunyaviruses form immature viral particles that change their structure in a trans-Golgi-dependent manner. To identify key Golgi factors for viral structural maturation, we have purified and characterized the three viral forms assembled in infected cells, two intracellular intermediates and the extracellular mature virion. The first viral form is a pleomorphic structure with fully endo-beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase H (Endo-H)-sensitive, nonsialylated glycoproteins. The second viral intermediate is a structure with hexagonal and pentagonal contours and partially Endo-H-resistant glycoproteins. Sialic acid is incorporated into the small glycoprotein of this second viral form. Growing the virus in glycosylation-deficient cells confirmed that acquisition of Endo-H resistance but not sialylation is critical for the trans-Golgi-dependent structural maturation and release of mature viruses. Conformational changes in viral glycoproteins triggered by changes in sugar composition would then induce the assembly of a compact viral particle of angular contours. These structures would be competent for the second maturation step, taking place during exit from cells, that originates fully infectious virions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Structure of Macromolecules, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, CSIC, Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Reyes R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Novoa
authors.forename: Gloria
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Calderita
authors.forename: Pilar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cabezas
authors.forename: Richard M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Elliott
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Risco
mesh_terms: D000118:Acetylglucosaminidase / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D002042:Bunyamwera virus / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D016466:CHO Cells; D002460:Cell Line; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D006224:Cricetinae; D003412:Cricetulus; D024882:Drug Resistance, Viral; D006023:Glycoproteins; D019158:N-Acetylneuraminic Acid; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D014709:Vero Cells; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000737:chemistry; D019065:Virus Assembly; D014779:Virus Replication; D021601:trans-Golgi Network / Q000821:virology*
chemical_list: D006023:Glycoproteins; D014764:Viral Proteins; D000118:Acetylglucosaminidase; D019158:N-Acetylneuraminic Acid