Genome-wide RNAi screen reveals a role for the ESCRT complex in rotavirus cell entry.

ABSTRACT: Rotavirus (RV) is the major cause of childhood gastroenteritis worldwide. This study presents a functional genome-scale analysis of cellular proteins and pathways relevant for RV infection using RNAi. Among the 522 proteins selected in the screen for their ability to affect viral infectivity, an enriched group that participates in endocytic processes was identified. Within these proteins, subunits of the vacuolar ATPase, small GTPases, actinin 4, and, of special interest, components of the endosomal sorting complex required for transport (ESCRT) machinery were found. Here we provide evidence for a role of the ESCRT complex in the entry of simian and human RV strains in both monkey and human epithelial cells. In addition, the ESCRT-associated ATPase VPS4A and phospholipid lysobisphosphatidi

SUBMITTER: Silva-Ayala D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3690850 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature