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RESEARCH SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T
A wide range of NS3/4A protease catalytic efficiencies in HCV-infected individuals.
Virus Research 2008 Februrary
The hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS3/4A protease acts as an antagonist of virus-induced interferon (IFN) regulatory factor (IRF)-3 activation and IFN-beta expression. The NS3/4A protease performs this function by cleaving Cardif and TRIF proteins to block retinoic-acid-inducible gen I (RIG-I) and toll-like receptor (TLR)-3 signaling, respectively. NS3/4A protease inhibition can prevent Cardif and/or TRIF inactivation during HCV infection, thereby maintaining the innate immune response. Thus, differences in NS3/4A protease catalytic efficiency could be related to viral pathogenicity. In this study, we analyzed the catalytic efficiency of the most abundant NS3/4A protease isolated from each of 12 individuals infected with HCV genotypes 1b, 1a, 3a, 4a or 4d. A diversity of NS3/4A protease catalytic efficiencies (up to a six-fold difference) was found in the analyzed samples. The genotype 1b NS3/4A proteases displayed the highest catalytic efficiencies. However, within this genotype up to three-fold differences were observed. Cross-genotypic interactions between the NS3 protease domain and the NS4A cofactor peptide were also investigated. Overall, catalytic efficiencies of NS3 proteases cross-interacting with NS4A cofactors from heterologous genotypes were as efficient as the homologous NS3/4A interactions. Of the 28 heterologous interactions tested, only 6 resulted in deleterious or nonfunctional enzymes. Nonfunctional interactions were not genotype-specific, suggesting that enhancement of NS3 catalytic efficiency by the NS4A cofactor depends on a few specific amino acid residues. Characterization of the proteolytic activities of individual NS3/4A proteases should provide clues for understanding HCV-host interactions, as well as assisting in the development of new classes of NS3/4A protease inhibitors.
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