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- Title
Hepatitis B virus dampens autophagy maturation via negative regulation of Rab7 expression.
- Authors
Tianhui Zhou; Min Jin; Yongsen Ding; Yi Zhang; Ye Sun; Shiqian Huang; Qing Xie; Congfeng Xu; Wei Cai
- Abstract
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection brings a huge challenge for medical health practitioners. It has been reported that invaded HBV escapes autophagic degradation through inhibiting lysosome maturation following enhanced autophagy formation, which putatively contributes to HBV replication and infection. However, the underlying mechanism by which HBV escapes from autophagic degradation remains elusive. In this study, we monitored the autophagic process using HepG2 cells and mice without or with transient HBV DNA plasmid transfection (pHepG2) or stable HBV infection (HepG2.2.15 cells) in vitro and in vivo. The results of Western blot, transmission electron microscopy and confocal microscopy, confirmed that HBV induced autophagy, while the fusion of autophagosomes with lysosomes was arrested. Furthermore, Rab7, a small GTPase that functions as a molecular switch responsible for the autophagosome-lysosome fusion, was inhibited, suggesting a potential mechanism for HBV-induced inhibition of autophagic degradation. In conclusion, our study proposes a potential mechanism for how HBV escapes autophagic degradation, which might be a novel therapeutic target for controlling HBV infection.
- Subjects
HEPATITIS B virus; AUTOPHAGY; MEDICAL personnel; CONFOCAL microscopy; INFECTION
- Publication
BioScience Trends, 2016, Vol 10, Issue 4, p244
- ISSN
1881-7815
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5582/bst.2016.01049