Skip to main navigation Skip to search Skip to main content

O-GlcNAc modification of the coat protein of the potyvirus Plum pox virus enhances viral infection

  • José de Jesús Pérez
  • , Namrata D. Udeshi
  • , Jeffrey Shabanowitz
  • , Sergio Ciordia
  • , Silvia Juárez
  • , Cheryl L. Scott
  • , Neil E. Olszewski
  • , Donald F. Hunt
  • , Juan Antonio García

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Abstract

O-GlcNAcylation is a dynamic protein modification which has been studied mainly in metazoans. We reported previously that an Arabidopsis thaliana O-GlcNAc transferase modifies at least two threonine residues of the Plum pox virus (PPV) capsid protein (CP). Now, six additional residues were shown to be involved in O-GlcNAc modification of PPV CP. CP O-GlcNAcylation was abolished in the PPV CP7-T/A mutant, in which seven threonines were mutated. PPV CP7-T/A infected Nicotiana clevelandii, Nicotiana benthamiana, and Prunus persica without noticeable defects. However, defects in infection of A. thaliana were readily apparent. In mixed infections of wild-type arabidopsis, the CP7-T/A mutant was outcompeted by wild-type virus. These results indicate that CP O-GlcNAcylation has a major role in the infection process. O-GlcNAc modification may have a role in virion assembly and/or stability as the CP of PPV CP7-T/A was more sensitive to protease digestion than that of the wild-type virus.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)122-131
Number of pages10
JournalVirology
Volume442
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 1 2013

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
We thank Elvira Domínguez and Beatriz García García for technical assistance. This work was supported by Grants BIO2010-18541 from Spanish MCINN, SAL/0185/2006 from Comunidad de Madrid, and KBBE-204429 (SharCo) from the European Union to JAG, 2005×747_3 from the Spanish National Proteomics Institute (ProteoRed-ISC III) to SC and SJ, MCB-0112826 from National Science Foundation and DE-FG02-02ER15353 from US Department of Energy to NEO, and GM037537 from U.S. Public Health Service to DFH.

Keywords

  • Capsid protein
  • Mass spectrometry
  • O-GlcNAcylation
  • Plum pox virus
  • Potyvirus

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'O-GlcNAc modification of the coat protein of the potyvirus Plum pox virus enhances viral infection'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this