A Prion-Like Domain in EBV EBNA1 Promotes Phase Separation and Enables SRRM1 Splicing.

ABSTRACT: Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) nuclear antigen 1 (EBNA1) is necessary to maintain stability of EBV episomes, EBV replication, and causes host genomic instability and promotes tumor cells survival. Recent studies have shown that viruses utilize liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) within host cells to form sub-cellular compartments known as "virus factories". Prion-like domains (PrLDs), which resemble structural domains of low complexity, are shown to drive LLPS in vivo. In the current study, a PrLD is identified in EBNA1 and aggregation of EBNA1 proteins is observed in EBV-positive tumors. EBNA1 condensate interacting molecules are examined and are found that EBNA1 interacts with the splicing factor SRSF1 to regulate alternative splicing of SRRM1 and promote tumor progression. Deleting the EBNA

SUBMITTER: Zhang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12591112 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature