Cytomegaloviral proteins pUL50 and pUL53 are associated with the nuclear lamina and interact with cellular protein kinase C

J Gen Virol. 2007 Oct;88(Pt 10):2642-2650. doi: 10.1099/vir.0.82924-0.

Abstract

Human cytomegalovirus-encoded pUL50 and pUL53 belong to a group of conserved herpesviral nuclear proteins. This study describes: (i) the co-localization of pUL50 with components of the nuclear lamina such as lamins A/C and lamin B receptor by double immunofluorescent staining, (ii) a strong pUL50-mediated relocalization of pUL53 from a diffuse nuclear pattern towards a nuclear rim localization, (iii) a direct interaction between pUL50 and pUL53, as well as between pUL50 and protein kinase C (PKC), shown by yeast two-hybrid and co-immunoprecipitation analyses, (iv) in vitro phosphorylation of pUL50, which is highly suggestive of PKC activity, and finally (v) partial relocalization of PKC by pUL50/pUL53 from its main cytoplasmic localization to a marked nuclear lamina accumulation. These data suggest a role for pUL50 and pUL53 in the recruitment of PKC, an event that is considered to be important for cytomegalovirus-induced distortion of the nuclear lamina.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cell Line
  • Cell Nucleus / metabolism*
  • Cell Nucleus / virology
  • Cytomegalovirus / metabolism*
  • Cytomegalovirus / physiology
  • HeLa Cells
  • Humans
  • Nuclear Envelope / virology*
  • Open Reading Frames
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Protein Kinase C / metabolism*
  • Recombinant Proteins / metabolism
  • Transfection
  • Viral Proteins / metabolism*
  • Virus Replication

Substances

  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Viral Proteins
  • pUL50 protein, cytomegalovirus
  • pUL53 protein, cytomegalovirus
  • Protein Kinase C