Biochemical analysis of the host factor activity of ZCCHC14 in hepatitis A virus replication

Author:

Li You1ORCID,Lemon Stanley M.234ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

2. Department of Medicine, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

3. Department of Microbiology & Immunology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

4. Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

Abstract

ABSTRACT Relatively little is known of the mechanisms underlying hepatitis A virus (HAV) genome replication. Unlike other well-studied picornaviruses, HAV RNA replication requires the zinc finger protein ZCCHC14 and non-canonical TENT4 poly(A) polymerases with which it forms a complex. The ZCCHC14–TENT4 complex binds to a stem-loop located within the internal ribosome entry site (IRES) in the 5’ untranslated RNA (5’UTR) and is essential for viral RNA synthesis, but the underlying mechanism is unknown. Here, we describe how different ZCCHC14 domains contribute to its RNA-binding, TENT4-binding, and HAV host factor activities. We show that the RNA-binding activity of ZCCHC14 requires both a sterile alpha motif (SAM) and a downstream unstructured domain (D4) and that ZCCHC14 contains two TENT4-binding sites: one at the N-terminus and the other around D4. Both RNA-binding and TENT4-binding are required for HAV host factor activity of ZCCHC14. We also demonstrate that the location of the ZCCHC14-binding site within the 5’UTR is critical for its function. Our study provides a novel insight into the function of ZCCHC14 and helps elucidate the mechanism of the ZCCHC14–TENT4 complex in HAV replication. IMPORTANCE The zinc finger protein ZCCHC14 is an essential host factor for both hepatitis A virus (HAV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV). It recruits the non-canonical TENT4 poly(A) polymerases to viral RNAs and most likely also a subset of cellular mRNAs. Little is known about the details of these interactions. We show here the functional domains of ZCCHC14 that are involved in binding to HAV RNA and interactions with TENT4 and describe previously unrecognized peptide sequences that are critical for the HAV host factor activity of ZCCHC14. Our study advances the understanding of the ZCCHC14–TENT4 complex and how it functions in regulating viral and cellular RNAs.

Funder

HHS | NIH | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

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