Long-read transcriptomics of Ostreid herpesvirus 1 uncovers a conserved expression strategy for the capsid maturation module and pinpoints a mechanism for evasion of the ADAR-based antiviral defence.

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Autori principali: Rosani, Umberto, Bortoletto, Enrico, Zhang, Xiang, Huang, Bo-Wen, Xin, Lu-Sheng, Krupovic, Mart, Bai, Chang-Ming
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author Rosani, Umberto
Bortoletto, Enrico
Zhang, Xiang
Huang, Bo-Wen
Xin, Lu-Sheng
Krupovic, Mart
Bai, Chang-Ming
author_facet Rosani, Umberto
Bortoletto, Enrico
Zhang, Xiang
Huang, Bo-Wen
Xin, Lu-Sheng
Krupovic, Mart
Bai, Chang-Ming
Rosani, Umberto
Bortoletto, Enrico
Zhang, Xiang
Huang, Bo-Wen
Xin, Lu-Sheng
Krupovic, Mart
Bai, Chang-Ming
collection PubMed - marine biology
contents Long-read transcriptomics of Ostreid herpesvirus 1 uncovers a conserved expression strategy for the capsid maturation module and pinpoints a mechanism for evasion of the ADAR-based antiviral defence. Rosani, Umberto Bortoletto, Enrico Zhang, Xiang Huang, Bo-Wen Xin, Lu-Sheng Krupovic, Mart Bai, Chang-Ming Ostreid herpesvirus 1 (OsHV-1), a member of the family (order ), is a major pathogen of bivalves. However, the molecular details of the malacoherpesvirus infection cycle and its overall similarity to the replication of mammalian herpesviruses (family ) remain obscure. Here, to gain insights into the OsHV-1 biology, we performed long-read sequencing of infected blood clams, , which yielded over one million OsHV-1 long reads. These data enabled the annotation of the viral genome with 78 gene units and 274 transcripts, of which 67 were polycistronic mRNAs, 35 ncRNAs, and 20 natural antisense transcripts (NATs). Transcriptomics and proteomics data indicate preferential transcription and independent translation of the capsid scaffold protein as an OsHV-1 capsid maturation protease isoform. The conservation of this transcriptional architecture across likely indicates its functional importance and ancient origin. Moreover, we traced RNA editing events using short-read sequencing and supported the presence of inosine nucleotides in native OsHV-1 RNA, consistent with the activity of adenosine deaminase acting on dsRNA 1 (ADAR1). Our data suggest that, whereas RNA hyper-editing is concentrated in specific regions of the OsHV-1 genome, single-nucleotide editing is more dispersed along the OsHV-1 transcripts. In conclusion, we reveal the existence of conserved pan- transcriptomic architecture of the capsid maturation module and uncover a transcription-based viral counter defence mechanism, which presumably facilitates the evasion of the host ADAR antiviral system.
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spellingShingle Long-read transcriptomics of Ostreid herpesvirus 1 uncovers a conserved expression strategy for the capsid maturation module and pinpoints a mechanism for evasion of the ADAR-based antiviral defence.
Rosani, Umberto
Bortoletto, Enrico
Zhang, Xiang
Huang, Bo-Wen
Xin, Lu-Sheng
Krupovic, Mart
Bai, Chang-Ming
Long-read transcriptomics of Ostreid herpesvirus 1 uncovers a conserved expression strategy for the capsid maturation module and pinpoints a mechanism for evasion of the ADAR-based antiviral defence. Rosani, Umberto Bortoletto, Enrico Zhang, Xiang Huang, Bo-Wen Xin, Lu-Sheng Krupovic, Mart Bai, Chang-Ming Ostreid herpesvirus 1 (OsHV-1), a member of the family (order ), is a major pathogen of bivalves. However, the molecular details of the malacoherpesvirus infection cycle and its overall similarity to the replication of mammalian herpesviruses (family ) remain obscure. Here, to gain insights into the OsHV-1 biology, we performed long-read sequencing of infected blood clams, , which yielded over one million OsHV-1 long reads. These data enabled the annotation of the viral genome with 78 gene units and 274 transcripts, of which 67 were polycistronic mRNAs, 35 ncRNAs, and 20 natural antisense transcripts (NATs). Transcriptomics and proteomics data indicate preferential transcription and independent translation of the capsid scaffold protein as an OsHV-1 capsid maturation protease isoform. The conservation of this transcriptional architecture across likely indicates its functional importance and ancient origin. Moreover, we traced RNA editing events using short-read sequencing and supported the presence of inosine nucleotides in native OsHV-1 RNA, consistent with the activity of adenosine deaminase acting on dsRNA 1 (ADAR1). Our data suggest that, whereas RNA hyper-editing is concentrated in specific regions of the OsHV-1 genome, single-nucleotide editing is more dispersed along the OsHV-1 transcripts. In conclusion, we reveal the existence of conserved pan- transcriptomic architecture of the capsid maturation module and uncover a transcription-based viral counter defence mechanism, which presumably facilitates the evasion of the host ADAR antiviral system.
title Long-read transcriptomics of Ostreid herpesvirus 1 uncovers a conserved expression strategy for the capsid maturation module and pinpoints a mechanism for evasion of the ADAR-based antiviral defence.
url https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39555210/