A fatty acid-ordered plasma membrane environment is critical for Ebola virus matrix protein assembly and budding

Plasma membrane (PM) domains and order phases have been shown to play a key role in the assembly, release, and entry of several lipid-enveloped viruses. In the present study, we provide a mechanistic understanding of the Ebola virus (EBOV) matrix protein VP40 interaction with PM lipids and their eff...

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Main Authors: Souad Amiar, Kristen A. Johnson, Monica L. Husby, Andrea Marzi, Robert V. Stahelin
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-11-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227524001688
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Kristen A. Johnson
Monica L. Husby
Andrea Marzi
Robert V. Stahelin
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description Plasma membrane (PM) domains and order phases have been shown to play a key role in the assembly, release, and entry of several lipid-enveloped viruses. In the present study, we provide a mechanistic understanding of the Ebola virus (EBOV) matrix protein VP40 interaction with PM lipids and their effect on VP40 oligomerization, a crucial step for viral assembly and budding. VP40 matrix formation is sufficient to induce changes in the PM fluidity. We demonstrate that the distance between the lipid headgroups, the fatty acid tail saturation, and the PM order are important factors for the stability of VP40 binding and oligomerization at the PM. The use of FDA-approved drugs to fluidize the PM destabilizes the viral matrix assembly leading to a reduction in budding efficiency. Overall, these findings support an EBOV assembly mechanism that reaches beyond lipid headgroup specificity by using ordered PM lipid regions independent of cholesterol.
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spelling doaj-art-4e984c7d200344eaad048843b83c8e072025-08-20T01:54:14ZengElsevierJournal of Lipid Research0022-22752024-11-01651110066310.1016/j.jlr.2024.100663A fatty acid-ordered plasma membrane environment is critical for Ebola virus matrix protein assembly and buddingSouad Amiar0Kristen A. Johnson1Monica L. Husby2Andrea Marzi3Robert V. Stahelin4Borch Department of Medicinal Chemistry & Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; Purdue Institute of Inflammation, Immunology, and Infectious Disease (PI4D), Purdue University, West Lafayette, INDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, INBorch Department of Medicinal Chemistry & Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, INLaboratory of Virology, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, MTBorch Department of Medicinal Chemistry & Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; Purdue Institute of Inflammation, Immunology, and Infectious Disease (PI4D), Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; For correspondence: Robert V. StahelinPlasma membrane (PM) domains and order phases have been shown to play a key role in the assembly, release, and entry of several lipid-enveloped viruses. In the present study, we provide a mechanistic understanding of the Ebola virus (EBOV) matrix protein VP40 interaction with PM lipids and their effect on VP40 oligomerization, a crucial step for viral assembly and budding. VP40 matrix formation is sufficient to induce changes in the PM fluidity. We demonstrate that the distance between the lipid headgroups, the fatty acid tail saturation, and the PM order are important factors for the stability of VP40 binding and oligomerization at the PM. The use of FDA-approved drugs to fluidize the PM destabilizes the viral matrix assembly leading to a reduction in budding efficiency. Overall, these findings support an EBOV assembly mechanism that reaches beyond lipid headgroup specificity by using ordered PM lipid regions independent of cholesterol.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227524001688Ebola viruslipid acyl chainsmembrane fluidityphosphatidylserineplasma membranevirus assembly
spellingShingle Souad Amiar
Kristen A. Johnson
Monica L. Husby
Andrea Marzi
Robert V. Stahelin
A fatty acid-ordered plasma membrane environment is critical for Ebola virus matrix protein assembly and budding
Journal of Lipid Research
Ebola virus
lipid acyl chains
membrane fluidity
phosphatidylserine
plasma membrane
virus assembly
title A fatty acid-ordered plasma membrane environment is critical for Ebola virus matrix protein assembly and budding
title_full A fatty acid-ordered plasma membrane environment is critical for Ebola virus matrix protein assembly and budding
title_fullStr A fatty acid-ordered plasma membrane environment is critical for Ebola virus matrix protein assembly and budding
title_full_unstemmed A fatty acid-ordered plasma membrane environment is critical for Ebola virus matrix protein assembly and budding
title_short A fatty acid-ordered plasma membrane environment is critical for Ebola virus matrix protein assembly and budding
title_sort fatty acid ordered plasma membrane environment is critical for ebola virus matrix protein assembly and budding
topic Ebola virus
lipid acyl chains
membrane fluidity
phosphatidylserine
plasma membrane
virus assembly
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227524001688
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