Frontiers in Immunology (Apr 2024)

Multiple functions of the nonstructural protein 3D in picornavirus infection

  • Chenxia Xu,
  • Chenxia Xu,
  • Chenxia Xu,
  • Chenxia Xu,
  • Chenxia Xu,
  • Mingshu Wang,
  • Mingshu Wang,
  • Mingshu Wang,
  • Mingshu Wang,
  • Mingshu Wang,
  • Anchun Cheng,
  • Anchun Cheng,
  • Anchun Cheng,
  • Anchun Cheng,
  • Anchun Cheng,
  • Qiao Yang,
  • Qiao Yang,
  • Qiao Yang,
  • Qiao Yang,
  • Qiao Yang,
  • Juan Huang,
  • Juan Huang,
  • Juan Huang,
  • Juan Huang,
  • Juan Huang,
  • Xumin Ou,
  • Xumin Ou,
  • Xumin Ou,
  • Xumin Ou,
  • Xumin Ou,
  • Di Sun,
  • Di Sun,
  • Di Sun,
  • Di Sun,
  • Di Sun,
  • Yu He,
  • Yu He,
  • Yu He,
  • Yu He,
  • Yu He,
  • Zhen Wu,
  • Zhen Wu,
  • Zhen Wu,
  • Zhen Wu,
  • Zhen Wu,
  • Ying Wu,
  • Ying Wu,
  • Ying Wu,
  • Ying Wu,
  • Ying Wu,
  • Shaqiu Zhang,
  • Shaqiu Zhang,
  • Shaqiu Zhang,
  • Shaqiu Zhang,
  • Shaqiu Zhang,
  • Bin Tian,
  • Bin Tian,
  • Bin Tian,
  • Bin Tian,
  • Bin Tian,
  • Xinxin Zhao,
  • Xinxin Zhao,
  • Xinxin Zhao,
  • Xinxin Zhao,
  • Xinxin Zhao,
  • Mafeng Liu,
  • Mafeng Liu,
  • Mafeng Liu,
  • Mafeng Liu,
  • Mafeng Liu,
  • Dekang Zhu,
  • Dekang Zhu,
  • Dekang Zhu,
  • Dekang Zhu,
  • Renyong Jia,
  • Renyong Jia,
  • Renyong Jia,
  • Renyong Jia,
  • Renyong Jia,
  • Shun Chen,
  • Shun Chen,
  • Shun Chen,
  • Shun Chen,
  • Shun Chen

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2024.1365521
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 15

Abstract

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3D polymerase, also known as RNA-dependent RNA polymerase, is encoded by all known picornaviruses, and their structures are highly conserved. In the process of picornavirus replication, 3D polymerase facilitates the assembly of replication complexes and directly catalyzes the synthesis of viral RNA. The nuclear localization signal carried by picornavirus 3D polymerase, combined with its ability to interact with other viral proteins, viral RNA and cellular proteins, indicate that its noncatalytic role is equally important in viral infections. Recent studies have shown that 3D polymerase has multiple effects on host cell biological functions, including inducing cell cycle arrest, regulating host cell translation, inducing autophagy, evading immune responses, and triggering inflammasome formation. Thus, 3D polymerase would be a very valuable target for the development of antiviral therapies. This review summarizes current studies on the structure of 3D polymerase and its regulation of host cell responses, thereby improving the understanding of picornavirus-mediated pathogenesis caused by 3D polymerase.

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