Truncation of TRIM5 in the Feliformia explains the absence of retroviral restriction in cells of the domestic cat.
TRIM5alpha mediates a potent retroviral restriction phenotype in diverse mammalian species. Here, we identify a TRIM5 transcript in cat cells with a truncated B30.2 capsid binding domain and ablated restrictive function which, remarkably, is conserved across the Feliformia. Cat TRIM5 displayed no restriction activity, but ectopic expression conferred a dominant negative effect against human TRIM5alpha. Our findings explain the absence of retroviral restriction in cat cells and suggest that disruption of the TRIM5 locus has arisen independently at least twice in the Carnivora, with implications concerning the evolution of the host and pathogen in this taxon.
McEwan
William A
WA
Institute of Comparative Medicine, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom. w.mcewan.1@research.gla.ac.uk
Schaller
Torsten
T
Ylinen
Laura M
LM
Hosie
Margaret J
MJ
Towers
Greg J
GJ
Willett
Brian J
BJ
D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000821:virology; D000090103:Antiviral Restriction Factors; D002335:Carnivora / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000821:virology*; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000821:virology*; D002415:Cats; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D006801:Humans; D008322:Mammals / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics; D010802:Phylogeny; D012190:Retroviridae / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012192:Retroviridae Infections / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D017384:Sequence Deletion; D000070584:Tripartite Motif Proteins; D044767:Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases
D000090103:Antiviral Restriction Factors; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D000070584:Tripartite Motif Proteins; C477346:TRIM5 protein, human; D044767:Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases