Abstract
Replication of plus-stranded RNA [(+)RNA] viruses depends on the availability of coopted host proteins and lipids. But, how could viruses sense the accessibility of cellular resources? An emerging concept based on tombusviruses, small plant viruses, is that viruses might regulate viral replication at several steps depending on what cellular factors are available at a given time point. I discuss the role of phospholipids, sterols, and cellular WW domain proteins and eukaryotic elongation factor 1A (eEF1A) in control of activation of the viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) and regulation of the assembly of viral replicase complexes (VRCs). These regulatory mechanisms might explain how tombusviruses could adjust the efficiency of RNA replication and new VRC assembly to the limiting resources of the host cells during infections.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 5196-5199 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Virology |
Volume | 89 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2015 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2015, American Society for Microbiology.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology
- Immunology
- Insect Science
- Virology