Viral RNA polymerase as a SUMOylation decoy inhibits RNA quality control to promote potyvirus infection

Abstract Potyvirids are the largest group of plant RNA viruses. Pelota, a core component of RNA quality controls (RQC), promotes the degradation of potyvirids’ genomic RNA by recognizing a specific G1-2A6-7 motif. Here we demonstrate that the viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase, NIb, acts as a SUMOyl...

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Main Authors: Linhao Ge, Mingxuan Jia, Hongying Shan, Weifang Gao, Lu Jiang, Hongguang Cui, Xiaofei Cheng, Marilyne Uzest, Xueping Zhou, Aiming Wang, Fangfang Li
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-55288-6
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Mingxuan Jia
Hongying Shan
Weifang Gao
Lu Jiang
Hongguang Cui
Xiaofei Cheng
Marilyne Uzest
Xueping Zhou
Aiming Wang
Fangfang Li
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Lu Jiang
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Fangfang Li
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description Abstract Potyvirids are the largest group of plant RNA viruses. Pelota, a core component of RNA quality controls (RQC), promotes the degradation of potyvirids’ genomic RNA by recognizing a specific G1-2A6-7 motif. Here we demonstrate that the viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase, NIb, acts as a SUMOylation decoy to effectively reduce Pelota SUMOylation by competing with SCE1 to inhibit Pelota-mediated RQC. TuMV NIb is comprised of two functional SUMO interacting motif (SIM): SIM2 and SIM3. The former is identified as the key site for NIb’s SUMOylation by SUMO3, whereas the latter is responsible for the interaction with SCE1. These two SIMs are conserved among the majority of potyvirids-encoded NIbs. Thus, virus protein-mediated SUMOylation decoy strategy to suppress host defense may be a common feature in plant virus pathosystems. These findings highlight a dynamic interplay between plant defense mechanism and viral counter-strategy by orchestrating the post-translational modifications of virus and host defense components.
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spelling doaj-art-e3083d883dbd440182d3dc76693bc0572025-08-20T02:46:07ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232025-01-0116111510.1038/s41467-024-55288-6Viral RNA polymerase as a SUMOylation decoy inhibits RNA quality control to promote potyvirus infectionLinhao Ge0Mingxuan Jia1Hongying Shan2Weifang Gao3Lu Jiang4Hongguang Cui5Xiaofei Cheng6Marilyne Uzest7Xueping Zhou8Aiming Wang9Fangfang Li10State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesState Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesState Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesState Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesState Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesKey Laboratory of Green Prevention and Control of Tropical Plant Diseases and Pests, Ministry of Education and College of Plant Protection, Hainan UniversityCollege of Plant Protection, Northeast Agricultural UniversityPHIM Plant Health Institute, Univ Montpellier, INRAE, CIRAD, Institut Agro, IRDState Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesLondon Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaState Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesAbstract Potyvirids are the largest group of plant RNA viruses. Pelota, a core component of RNA quality controls (RQC), promotes the degradation of potyvirids’ genomic RNA by recognizing a specific G1-2A6-7 motif. Here we demonstrate that the viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase, NIb, acts as a SUMOylation decoy to effectively reduce Pelota SUMOylation by competing with SCE1 to inhibit Pelota-mediated RQC. TuMV NIb is comprised of two functional SUMO interacting motif (SIM): SIM2 and SIM3. The former is identified as the key site for NIb’s SUMOylation by SUMO3, whereas the latter is responsible for the interaction with SCE1. These two SIMs are conserved among the majority of potyvirids-encoded NIbs. Thus, virus protein-mediated SUMOylation decoy strategy to suppress host defense may be a common feature in plant virus pathosystems. These findings highlight a dynamic interplay between plant defense mechanism and viral counter-strategy by orchestrating the post-translational modifications of virus and host defense components.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-55288-6
spellingShingle Linhao Ge
Mingxuan Jia
Hongying Shan
Weifang Gao
Lu Jiang
Hongguang Cui
Xiaofei Cheng
Marilyne Uzest
Xueping Zhou
Aiming Wang
Fangfang Li
Viral RNA polymerase as a SUMOylation decoy inhibits RNA quality control to promote potyvirus infection
Nature Communications
title Viral RNA polymerase as a SUMOylation decoy inhibits RNA quality control to promote potyvirus infection
title_full Viral RNA polymerase as a SUMOylation decoy inhibits RNA quality control to promote potyvirus infection
title_fullStr Viral RNA polymerase as a SUMOylation decoy inhibits RNA quality control to promote potyvirus infection
title_full_unstemmed Viral RNA polymerase as a SUMOylation decoy inhibits RNA quality control to promote potyvirus infection
title_short Viral RNA polymerase as a SUMOylation decoy inhibits RNA quality control to promote potyvirus infection
title_sort viral rna polymerase as a sumoylation decoy inhibits rna quality control to promote potyvirus infection
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-55288-6
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