Journal: Journal of Virology
Article Title: ANP32 proteins from ticks and vertebrates are key host factors for replication of Bourbon virus across species
doi: 10.1128/jvi.00522-25
Figure Lengend Snippet: Ticks encode a single ancestral locus expressing ANP32A variants that support BRBV polymerase activity. ( A ) Syntenic gene blocks were identified for ANP32 genes, revealing a single ancestral locus present in the lone star (Aam) ticks and brown dog (Rsa) ticks. Comparisons were made to humans (Hsa, Homo sapiens ), chickens (Gga), swine (Ssc), and cows (Bta). ( B ) De novo transcriptome assembly identifies multiple splice variants of tick ANP32. The genomic locus for Rsa and Aam ticks is indicated, as well as accession numbers for previously cataloged transcript variants. Exons are shown as boxes with non-coding regions in pink, open reading frames in red, and a small upstream open reading frame (uORF) in gray. The conserved start site present in vertebrate ANP32A is indicated. ( C ) BRBV polymerase activity assays were performed in DKO cells expressing the viral polymerase, nucleoprotein, and a viral reporter as well as the indicated ANP32A or ANP32B from humans (hu), cows (co), chickens (ch), lone star ticks (Aam), or brown dog ticks (Rsa). Naming of tick variants corresponds to those diagrammed in (B). Activity was normalized to an internal Renilla luciferase control. ( D ) Polymerase activity assays were performed for DHOV and THOV as in (C). ( E ) Activity of the FLUAV polymerase in cells expressing diverse ANP32 proteins was measured as described for (C). For (C)–(E), data are mean of n = 3 ± sd. Significance was assessed by a one-way ANOVA with a post hoc Dunnett’s multiple comparisons test against the empty vector. ** P ≤ 0.01; *** P ≤ 0.001; **** P ≤ 0.0001; ns, not significant. ( F ) Expression of ANP32 proteins was detected by western blot. Tubulin was probed as a loading control.
Article Snippet: Primary antibodies used were mouse α-tubulin DM1A (Proteintech 66031-1-Ig), α-actin (Proteintech 66009-1-Ig), α-human ANP32A (Proteintech 67687-1-Ig), α-human ANP32B (Proteintech 10843-1-AP), α-V5 (Chromotek v5ab), and M2 α-FLAG (Sigma F1804).
Techniques: Expressing, Activity Assay, Luciferase, Control, Plasmid Preparation, Western Blot