Intracellular disassembly of infectious rotavirus particles by depletion of Ca2+ sequestered in the endoplasmic reticulum at the end of virus cycle.
Rotavirus infection is characterized by a number of Ca(2+) dependent virus-cell interactions. The structure of rotavirus triple-layered particles (TLP) is dependent on Ca(2+) concentration. Acquisition of the capsid outer layer requires a high Ca(2+) concentration inside the ER. Infection modifies Ca(2+) homeostasis of the cell, increasing ER Ca(2+) content, which may be advantageous to virus replication. We studied the role of sequestered Ca(2+) on the stabilization of already mature viral particles within the ER. Thapsigargin (TG), a SERCA pump inhibitor, added for 30min at the end of infection depleted ER Ca(2+) and reduced the titer of already mature TLP accumulated in the cell. Another inhibitor, cyclopiazonic acid, and two Ca(2+) ionophores (A23187 and ionomycin) in the presence of EGTA had similar effects. TG eliminated the peak of radiolabeled TLP, increasing that of DLP in CsCl gradients. Electron microscopy revealed accumulation of clustered particles in the ER, which had lost their integrity. The [Ca(2+)] in the ER of infected cells is important for virus maturation and for maintaining the integrity of mature TLP. Viral particles in this compartment may be potentially infectious, already containing VP7 and VP4.
Ruiz
Marie Christine
MC
Laboratorio de Fisiología Gastrointestinal, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas, Caracas 1020A, Venezuela. mclr@ivic.ve
Aristimuño
Olga C
OC
Díaz
Yuleima
Y
Peña
Franshelle
F
Chemello
Maria Elena
ME
Rojas
Hector
H
Ludert
Juan Ernesto
JE
Michelangeli
Fabian
F
D000818:Animals; D000001:Calcimycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002460:Cell Line; D004721:Endoplasmic Reticulum / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000821:virology*; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D007211:Indoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D015759:Ionomycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D007476:Ionophores / Q000494:pharmacology; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D012401:Rotavirus / Q000502:physiology*; D019284:Thapsigargin / Q000494:pharmacology; D014771:Virion / Q000648:ultrastructure; D019065:Virus Assembly
D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D007211:Indoles; D007476:Ionophores; D000001:Calcimycin; D015759:Ionomycin; D019284:Thapsigargin; D002118:Calcium; C000543:cyclopiazonic acid