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Basic Characteristics of Mutations
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Mutation Site
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N69Q |
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Mutation Site Sentence
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N69Q showed a downshift only for the E protein, N154Q showed a downshift only for the prM protein, and N69Q/N154Q showed no downshift (Figure 4a). |
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Mutation Level
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Amino acid level |
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Mutation Type
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Nonsynonymous substitution |
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Gene/Protein/Region
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E |
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Standardized Encoding Gene
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envelope
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Genotype/Subtype
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Brazilian |
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Viral Reference
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-
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Functional Impact and Mechanisms
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Disease
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Cell line
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Immune
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- |
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Target Gene
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-
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Clinical and Epidemiological Correlations
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Clinical Information
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- |
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Treatment
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- |
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Location
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Brazil |
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Literature Information
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PMID
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32842538
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Title
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N-glycosylation in the Pre-Membrane Protein Is Essential for the Zika Virus Life Cycle
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Author
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Gwon YD,Zusinaite E,Merits A,Overby AK,Evander M
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Journal
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Viruses
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Journal Info
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2020 Aug 23;12(9):925
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Abstract
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Asparagine (N)-linked protein glycosylation plays an important role in protein synthesis and modification. Two Zika virus (ZIKV) structural proteins, the pre-membrane (prM) and envelope (E) protein are N-glycosylated. The prM protein of all ZIKV strains contains a single N-linked glycosylation site, while not all strains contain an N-linked site in the E protein. Our aim was to examine the impact of prM and E N-linked glycosylation on ZIKV infectivity and cell trafficking. Using a ZIKV infectious clone, we found that when the N-glycan sites were removed, the prM- and the prM/E-double mutants did not produce an infectious virus in the supernatant. Further, by using ZIKV prME constructs, we found that N-glycosylation was necessary for effective secretion of ZIKV virions. The absence of the N-glycan on prM or E caused protein aggregation in the rough endoplasmatic reticulum (ER) compartment. The aggregation was more pronounced for the prM-mutation, and the mutant virus lost the ER-Golgi intermediate compartment (ERGIC) localization. In addition, lack of the N-glycan on prM induced nuclear translocation of CCAAT-enhancer-binding protein homologous protein (CHOP), an ER stress marker. To conclude, we show that the prM N-glycan is essential for the ZIKV infectious cycle, and plays an important role in viral protein trafficking, protein folding, and virion assembly.
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Sequence Data
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