Minimal Elements Required for the Formation of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Cytoplasmic Inclusion Bodies In Vivo and In Vitro - INRAE - Institut national de recherche pour l’agriculture, l’alimentation et l’environnement
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Minimal Elements Required for the Formation of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Cytoplasmic Inclusion Bodies In Vivo and In Vitro

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Infection of host cells by the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is characterized by the formation of spherical cytoplasmic inclusion bodies (IBs). These structures, which concentrate all the proteins of the polymerase complex as well as some cellular proteins, were initially considered aggresomes formed by viral dead-end products. However, recent studies revealed that IBs are viral factories where viral RNA synthesis, i.e., replication and transcription, occurs. The analysis of IBs by electron microscopy revealed that they are membrane-less structures, and accumulated data on their structure, organization, and kinetics of formation revealed that IBs share the characteristics of cellular organelles, such as P-bodies or stress granules, suggesting that their morphogenesis depends on a liquid-liquid phase separation mechanism. It was previously shown that expression of the RSV nucleoprotein N and phosphoprotein P of the polymerase complex is sufficient to induce the formation of pseudo-IBs. Here, using a series of truncated P proteins, we identified the domains of P required for IB formation and show that the oligomeric state of N, provided it can interact with RNA, is critical for their morphogenesis. We also show that pseudo-IBs can form in vitro when recombinant N and P proteins are mixed. Finally, using fluorescence recovery after photobleaching approaches, we reveal that in cellula and in vitro IBs are liquid organelles. Our results strongly support the liquid-liquid phase separation nature of IBs and pave the way for further characterization of their dynamics.
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hal-02954783 , version 1 (01-10-2020)

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Marie Galloux, Jennifer Risso-Ballester, Charles-Adrien Richard, Jenna Fix, Marie-Anne Rameix-Welti, et al.. Minimal Elements Required for the Formation of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Cytoplasmic Inclusion Bodies In Vivo and In Vitro. mBio, 2020, 11 (5), ⟨10.1128/mBio.01202-20⟩. ⟨hal-02954783⟩
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