Role of g5Rp in African swine fever virus replication: disruption of host translation and autophagy.

ABSTRACT: African swine fever (ASF), caused by the African swine fever virus (ASFV), is one of the most severe viral diseases affecting swine. ASFV employs sophisticated strategies to subvert host immune responses; however, the function of the viral protein g5Rp in viral pathogenesis remains incompletely defined. In this study, we demonstrate that g5Rp plays a critical role in viral replication by impairing host translation and autophagy. Overexpression of g5Rp enhanced viral replication and increased p30 protein levels, whereas siRNA-mediated knockdown of g5Rp suppressed both, underscoring its essential proviral function. Proteomic profiling of infected porcine macrophages (3D4/21 cells) revealed that g5Rp dysregulated 122 host proteins, predominantly involved in translation, autophagy, and apoptos

SUBMITTER: Xu C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12817904 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature