Frontiers in Immunology (Jul 2023)

Secretory pathways and multiple functions of nonstructural protein 1 in flavivirus infection

  • Senzhao Zhang,
  • Senzhao Zhang,
  • Senzhao Zhang,
  • Yu He,
  • Yu He,
  • Yu He,
  • Zhen Wu,
  • Zhen Wu,
  • Zhen Wu,
  • Mingshu Wang,
  • Mingshu Wang,
  • Mingshu Wang,
  • Renyong Jia,
  • Renyong Jia,
  • Renyong Jia,
  • Dekang Zhu,
  • Dekang Zhu,
  • Dekang Zhu,
  • Mafeng Liu,
  • Mafeng Liu,
  • Mafeng Liu,
  • Xinxin Zhao,
  • Xinxin Zhao,
  • Xinxin Zhao,
  • Qiao Yang,
  • Qiao Yang,
  • Qiao Yang,
  • Ying Wu,
  • Ying Wu,
  • Ying Wu,
  • Shaqiu Zhang,
  • Shaqiu Zhang,
  • Shaqiu Zhang,
  • Juan Huang,
  • Juan Huang,
  • Juan Huang,
  • Xumin Ou,
  • Xumin Ou,
  • Xumin Ou,
  • Qun Gao,
  • Qun Gao,
  • Qun Gao,
  • Di Sun,
  • Di Sun,
  • Di Sun,
  • Ling Zhang,
  • Yanling Yu,
  • Shun Chen,
  • Shun Chen,
  • Shun Chen,
  • Anchun Cheng,
  • Anchun Cheng,
  • Anchun Cheng

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2023.1205002
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14

Abstract

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The genus Flavivirus contains a wide variety of viruses that cause severe disease in humans, including dengue virus, yellow fever virus, Zika virus, West Nile virus, Japanese encephalitis virus and tick-borne encephalitis virus. Nonstructural protein 1 (NS1) is a glycoprotein that encodes a 352-amino-acid polypeptide and has a molecular weight of 46–55 kDa depending on its glycosylation status. NS1 is highly conserved among multiple flaviviruses and occurs in distinct forms, including a dimeric form within the endoplasmic reticulum, a cell-associated form on the plasma membrane, or a secreted hexameric form (sNS1) trafficked to the extracellular matrix. Intracellular dimeric NS1 interacts with other NSs to participate in viral replication and virion maturation, while extracellular sNS1 plays a critical role in immune evasion, flavivirus pathogenesis and interactions with natural vectors. In this review, we provide an overview of recent research progress on flavivirus NS1, including research on the structural details, the secretory pathways in mammalian and mosquito cells and the multiple functions in viral replication, immune evasion, pathogenesis and interaction with natural hosts, drawing together the previous data to determine the properties of this protein.

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