Project description:The norovirus VPg protein is covalently linked to the viral genome in place of a 5' cap, and functions as a cap-substitute, capable of interacting with translation initiation factors. Following on from our previous study (Chung et. al. 2014, J. BIol. Chem.) we wished to determine the interactome of human norovirus VPg, and compare that of murine norovirus VPg. We had previously demonstrated that mutation of the penultimate C-terminal phenylalanine residue in murine norovirus VPg greatly reduced initiation factor binding (F123A). Insertion of the equivalent mutation into human norovirus (F137A) also reduced initiation factor binding. Affinity purification of wild-type of mutant human and murine norovirus VPg was accomplished using GFP-tagged VPg transfected into SILAC-labelled human HEK-293T cells.
Project description:The goal of this study was to evaluate the transcriptional response of 4 human duodenal enteroid lines on monolayers to norovirus infections (GII.4). Enteroids were plated as monolayers in Intesticult (Stem Cell Technologies) proliferation medium. After 1 day of cell growth as a monolayer, the proliferation medium was changed with differentiation medium for 5 days. Five-day-differentiated monolayers were washed and were either mock-infected or inoculated with human norovirus supplemented with 500 μM glycochenodeoxycholic acid (GCDCA), for 1 to 2 h at 37°C. Total RNA was extracted using the Qiagen RNeasy kit and paired-end Illumina sequencing was performed.
Project description:Norovirus replication is accomplished by the use of a number of viral proteins derived from a long polyprotein. These components are named from NS1/2 to NS7. Having previously determined that the incorporation of FLAG epitope tags into certain positions in the norovirus genome was tolerated (Thorne et. al. 2012 J. Virol)