Functional evidence of the involvement of the dynein light chain DYNLRB2 in murine leukemia virus infection

Tatiana Opazo, Andrea Garcés, Diego Tapia, Felipe Barraza, Angélica Bravo, Tomás Schwenke, Jorge Cancino, Gloria Arriagada

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Abstract

How murine leukemia virus (MLV) travels from the cell membrane to the nucleus and the mechanism for nuclear entry of MLV DNA in dividing cells still remain unclear. It seems likely that the MLV preintegration complex (PIC) interacts with cellular proteins to perform these tasks. We recently published that the microtubule motor cytoplasmic dynein complex and its regulator proteins interact with the MLV PIC at early times of infection, suggesting a functional interaction between the incoming viral particles, the dynein complex, and dynein regulators. To better understand the role of the dynein complex in MLV infection, we performed short hairpin RNA (shRNA) screening of the dynein light chains on MLV infection. We found that silencing of a specific light chain of the cytoplasmic dynein complex, DYNLRB2, reduced the efficiency of infection by MLV reporter viruses without affecting HIV-1 infection. Furthermore, the overexpression of DYNLRB2 increased infection by MLV. We conclude that the DYNLRB2 light chain of the cytoplasmic dynein complex is an important and specific piece of the host machinery needed for MLV infection.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere00129-17
JournalJournal of Virology
Volume91
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 May 2017

Keywords

  • DYNLRB2
  • Dynein
  • Dynein light chain
  • MLV

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Microbiology
  • Immunology
  • Insect Science
  • Virology

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