title: EWSR1 binds the hepatitis C virus cis-acting replication element and is required for efficient viral replication.
abstract: The hepatitis C virus (HCV) genome contains numerous RNA elements that are required for its replication. Most of the identified RNA structures are located within the 5' and 3' untranslated regions (UTRs). One prominent RNA structure, termed the cis-acting replication element (CRE), is located within the NS5B coding region. Mutation of part of the CRE, the 5BSL3.2 stem-loop, impairs HCV RNA replication. This loop has been implicated in a kissing interaction with a complementary stem-loop structure in the 3' UTR. Although it is clear that this interaction is required for viral replication, the function of the interaction, and its regulation are unknown. In order to gain insight into the CRE function, we isolated cellular proteins that preferentially bind the CRE and identified them using mass spectrometry. This approach identified EWSR1 as a CRE-binding protein. Silencing EWSR1 expression impairs HCV replication and infectious virus production but not translation. While EWRS1 is a shuttling protein that is extensively nuclear in hepatocytes, substantial amounts of EWSR1 localize to the cytosol in HCV-infected cells and colocalize with sites of HCV replication. A subset of EWRS1 translocates into detergent-resistant membrane fractions, which contain the viral replicase proteins, in cells with replicating HCV. EWSR1 directly binds the CRE, and this is dependent on the intact CRE structure. Finally, EWSR1 preferentially interacts with the CRE in the absence of the kissing interaction. This study implicates EWSR1 as a novel modulator of CRE function in HCV replication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
authors.forename: Todd E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Oakland
authors.forename: Kyle J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Haselton
authors.forename: Glenn
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Randall
mesh_terms: D002148:Calmodulin-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D004742:Enhancer Elements, Genetic / Q000502:physiology*; D015967:Gene Expression Regulation, Viral; D057809:HEK293 Cells; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D034802:RNA-Binding Protein EWS; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D017361:Viral Nonstructural Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D014779:Virus Replication / Q000235:genetics*; D012324:RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase
chemical_list: D002148:Calmodulin-Binding Proteins; D012367:RNA, Viral; D034802:RNA-Binding Protein EWS; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins; D017361:Viral Nonstructural Proteins; C500986:EWSR1 protein, human; C087036:NS-5 protein, hepatitis C virus; D012324:RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase
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