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Article: Role of hepatitis B core protein in HBV transcription and recruitment of histone acetyltransferases to cccDNA minichromosome

TitleRole of hepatitis B core protein in HBV transcription and recruitment of histone acetyltransferases to cccDNA minichromosome
Authors
KeywordsCovalently closed circular DNA
HBV transcription
Hepatitis B core protein
Hepatitis B virus
Histone acetylation
Issue Date2017
PublisherElsevier BV. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/antiviral
Citation
Antiviral Research, 2017, v. 144, p. 1-7 How to Cite?
AbstractThe hepatitis B core protein (HBc) has been suggested to interact with covalently closed circular DNA (cccDNA) and regulate hepatitis B virus (HBV) transcription. However, direct evidence is lacking. We aimed to identify the specific HBc region(s) responsible for transcription regulation and its interaction with cccDNA. Seventeen mutants with mutations at the four arginine-rich clusters of the HBc carboxyl-terminal domain (CTD) were created. The effect of HBc mutations on the levels of HBV DNA, RNA, and hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) were measured. The association of cccDNA with mutant HBc and histone acetyltransferases (HATs) was assessed by chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP). Compared with wild-type HBc, HBc mutants with mutations in clusters III and IV resulted in a significant reduction in HBV RNA levels (all P < 0.05). HBc arginine clusters III and IV mutants also had a significantly lower levels of intracellular HBV DNA (<5% of wild-type; P < 0.001) and HBsAg (<10% of wild-type; P < 0.0001). cccDNA-ChIP assay demonstrated that HBc clusters III and IV mutants had a smaller degree of association with cccDNA (P < 0.001). In the HBc mutants, the association between HATs with cccDNA were reduced. In conclusion, HBc-CTD arginine residues at clusters III and IV play an important role in the regulation of HBV transcription as well as subsequent replication steps, likely through the reduced interaction of HBc with cccDNA and reduced acetylation of cccDNA-bound histones. These findings may provide clues to the identification of novel therapeutic targets against HBV.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/241594
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dc.contributor.authorChong, CK-
dc.contributor.authorCheng, CYS-
dc.contributor.authorTsoi, SY-
dc.contributor.authorHuang, FY-
dc.contributor.authorLiu, F-
dc.contributor.authorSeto, WKW-
dc.contributor.authorLai, CL-
dc.contributor.authorYuen, RMF-
dc.contributor.authorWong, DKH-
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-20T01:45:50Z-
dc.date.available2017-06-20T01:45:50Z-
dc.date.issued2017-
dc.identifier.citationAntiviral Research, 2017, v. 144, p. 1-7-
dc.identifier.issn0166-3542-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/241594-
dc.description.abstractThe hepatitis B core protein (HBc) has been suggested to interact with covalently closed circular DNA (cccDNA) and regulate hepatitis B virus (HBV) transcription. However, direct evidence is lacking. We aimed to identify the specific HBc region(s) responsible for transcription regulation and its interaction with cccDNA. Seventeen mutants with mutations at the four arginine-rich clusters of the HBc carboxyl-terminal domain (CTD) were created. The effect of HBc mutations on the levels of HBV DNA, RNA, and hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) were measured. The association of cccDNA with mutant HBc and histone acetyltransferases (HATs) was assessed by chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP). Compared with wild-type HBc, HBc mutants with mutations in clusters III and IV resulted in a significant reduction in HBV RNA levels (all P < 0.05). HBc arginine clusters III and IV mutants also had a significantly lower levels of intracellular HBV DNA (<5% of wild-type; P < 0.001) and HBsAg (<10% of wild-type; P < 0.0001). cccDNA-ChIP assay demonstrated that HBc clusters III and IV mutants had a smaller degree of association with cccDNA (P < 0.001). In the HBc mutants, the association between HATs with cccDNA were reduced. In conclusion, HBc-CTD arginine residues at clusters III and IV play an important role in the regulation of HBV transcription as well as subsequent replication steps, likely through the reduced interaction of HBc with cccDNA and reduced acetylation of cccDNA-bound histones. These findings may provide clues to the identification of novel therapeutic targets against HBV.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherElsevier BV. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/antiviral-
dc.relation.ispartofAntiviral Research-
dc.rightsPosting accepted manuscript (postprint): © <year>. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/-
dc.subjectCovalently closed circular DNA-
dc.subjectHBV transcription-
dc.subjectHepatitis B core protein-
dc.subjectHepatitis B virus-
dc.subjectHistone acetylation-
dc.titleRole of hepatitis B core protein in HBV transcription and recruitment of histone acetyltransferases to cccDNA minichromosome-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.emailTsoi, SY: jastsoi@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailHuang, FY: camy@graduate.hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailSeto, WKW: wkseto2@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailLai, CL: hrmelcl@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailYuen, RMF: mfyuen@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailWong, DKH: danywong@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.authoritySeto, WKW=rp01659-
dc.identifier.authorityLai, CL=rp00314-
dc.identifier.authorityYuen, RMF=rp00479-
dc.identifier.authorityWong, DKH=rp00492-
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.antiviral.2017.05.003-
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-85019095945-
dc.identifier.hkuros272614-
dc.identifier.volume144-
dc.identifier.spage1-
dc.identifier.epage7-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000407413200001-
dc.publisher.placeNetherlands-
dc.identifier.issnl0166-3542-

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