Journal: The Journal of Cell Biology
Article Title: SARS-CoV-2 ORF10 impairs cilia by enhancing CUL2 ZYG11B activity
doi: 10.1083/jcb.202108015
Figure Lengend Snippet: ORF10 promotes IFT46 degradation by stimulating CUL2 ZYG11B activity. (A) ORF10 reduces TALPID3, TTBK2, BBS4, SEPTIN2, and IFT46 levels in a ubiquitin–proteasome pathway-dependent manner. Immunoblotting analysis of TALPID3, TTBK2, BBS4, SEPTIN2, IFT46, and ORF10 levels in ORF10-expressing and empty vector control HEK293T cells that were treated with or without the proteasome inhibitor MG-132 or the autophagy-lysosome degradation inhibitor 3-MA. GAPDH served as a loading control. (B) Odyssey-based quantification of protein levels in A ( n = 3 independent experiments). Data are presented as the mean ± SEM. * indicates P < 0.05, ** indicates P < 0.01, *** indicates P < 0.001. Statistical analysis was performed with two-tailed unpaired Student’s t test. (C) ORF10 promotes the degradation of IFT46. A cycloheximide chase (CHX) assay of IFT46 was performed in ORF10-expressing and empty vector control HEK293T cells. Samples were taken at 0, 1, 2, and 4 h after the addition of CHX. The IFT46 and ORF10 protein levels were detected by immunoblotting using rabbit IFT46 antibody and rabbit HA antibody. GAPDH served as a loading control. (D) Quantification of the IFT46 levels in C. The protein level of IFT46 was quantified using Odyssey software. ( n = 3 independent experiments). Data are presented as the mean ± SEM. * indicates P < 0.05. Statistical analysis was performed with two-tailed unpaired Student’s t test. (E) ZYG11B physically interacts with IFT46. MYC-IFT46 and ZYG11B-FLAG (or empty vector) were co-transfected into HEK293T cells. 24 h after transfection, cells were collected for immunoprecipitation (IP) with an anti-MYC antibody, followed by analysis using anti-FLAG and anti-MYC antibodies. (F) CUL2 ZYG11B promotes the ubiquitination of IFT46. MYC-IFT46, ZYG11B-FLAG, and HA-Ub were transfected into HEK293T cells. 24 h after transfection, cells were collected for immunoprecipitation (IP) with an anti-MYC antibody, followed by analysis using anti-HA and anti-MYC antibodies. (G) The IFT46 level is dramatically decreased in ZYG11B-overexpressing HEK293T cells. Immunoblotting analysis against IFT46, FLAG, and HA for control, ORF10-expressing, and ZYG11B-overexpressing HEK293T cells. GAPDH served as a loading control. (H) Overexpression of ZYG11B promotes IFT46 degradation. A cycloheximide chase (CHX) assay of IFT46 was performed ZYG11B-overexpressing HEK293T cells. Samples were taken at 0, 1, 2, and 4 h after the addition of CHX. The IFT46 and ZYG11B protein levels were assessed with immunoblotting. GAPDH served as a loading control. (I) Quantification of the relative IFT46 levels in H. The protein level of IFT46 were quantified using Odyssey software. ( n = 3 independent experiments). Data are presented as the mean ± SEM. * indicates P < 0.05. Statistical analysis was performed with two-tailed unpaired Student’s t test. (J) ORF10 promotes the ubiquitination of IFT46. MYC-IFT46 and FLAG-Ub were transfected into HEK293T cells. 24 h after transfection, cells were collected and added with ORF10 or SARS-ORF10 for immunoprecipitation (IP) with an anti-MYC antibody, followed by analysis using anti-FLAG and anti-MYC antibodies. (K) IFT46 overexpression partially rescues the cilia biogenesis defects of ORF10-expressing NIH3T3 cells. Immunofluorescence analysis for Ac-Tubulin (green) and HA (red) in ORF10-expressing, ORF10/IFT46 co-transfected, and empty-vector cells. Nuclei were stained with DAPI (blue). (L) Distribution of ciliated cells among the ORF10-expressing, ORF10/IFT46 co-transfected, and empty-vector cells (K; n = 5 independent experiments). Data are presented as the mean ± SEM. ** indicates P < 0.01. Statistical analysis was performed with two-tailed unpaired Student’s t test. Source data are available for this figure: .
Article Snippet: Rabbit antibodies to TTBK2 (1:1,000, bs-11771R) and rabbit antibodies to Cytokeratin5 (1:200, bs-1208) were purchased from Bioss.
Techniques: Activity Assay, Western Blot, Expressing, Plasmid Preparation, Two Tailed Test, Software, Transfection, Immunoprecipitation, Over Expression, Immunofluorescence, Staining