Int J Biol Sci 2020; 16(9):1586-1603. doi:10.7150/ijbs.42556 This issue Cite

Research Paper

Single-cell RNA-sequencing analysis identifies host long noncoding RNA MAMDC2-AS1 as a co-factor for HSV-1 nuclear transport

Yiliang Wang1*, Lianzhou Huang1,2*, Yun Wang3, Weisheng Luo1, Feng Li1, Ji Xiao1, Shurong Qin2, Zhaoyang Wang1, Xiaowei Song2, Yuan Wang1, Fujun Jin4, Yifei Wang1✉

1. College of Life science and Technology, Guangzhou Jinan Biomedicine Research and Development Center, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, PR China;
2. College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, PR China;
3. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, PR China;
4. Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine Postdoctoral Research Station, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, PR China.
*These authors contributed equally to this work

Citation:
Wang Y, Huang L, Wang Y, Luo W, Li F, Xiao J, Qin S, Wang Z, Song X, Wang Y, Jin F, Wang Y. Single-cell RNA-sequencing analysis identifies host long noncoding RNA MAMDC2-AS1 as a co-factor for HSV-1 nuclear transport. Int J Biol Sci 2020; 16(9):1586-1603. doi:10.7150/ijbs.42556. https://www.ijbs.com/v16p1586.htm
Other styles

File import instruction

Abstract

Graphic abstract

Herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 1 (HSV-1) infection exhibited high heterogeneity at individual cells level, including the different gene expression patterns and varying amounts of progeny virus. However, the underlying mechanism of such variability remains obscure. The importance of host long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) in virus infection had been recognized, while the contribution of lncRNAs to the heterogeneous infection remains unknown. Herein, a prior single-cell RNA sequencing data using HSV-1 reporter strain expressing ICP4-YFP was re-analyzed to obtain the differentially expressed lncRNA between the successfully initiated viral gene expression (ICP4-YFP+) cells and the aborted infection cells (ICP4-YFP-). The ICP4-YFP+ population show a higher abundance of MAMDC2 antisense 1 (MAMDC2-AS1) lncRNA than ICP4-YFP- population. MAMDC2-AS1 silencing reduces the expression of HSV-1 immediate early (IE) genes and limit HSV-1 infection in human host cells. Consistently, ectopic expression of MAMDC2-AS1 enhances HSV-1 IE genes transcription and facilitates the formation of HSV-1-induced plaques. Mechanically, both RNA-pull down and RNA immunoprecipitation assays show that MAMDC2-AS1 interacts with the RNA binding protein heat shock protein 90α (Hsp90α), a molecular chaperone involving in the nuclear import of HSV-1. The MAMDC2-AS1-Hsp90α interaction facilitates the nuclear transport of viral tegument protein VP16, the core factor initiating the expression of HSV-1 IE genes. The transcription factor YY1 mediates the induction of MAMDC2-AS1 upon HSV-1 infection. Our study elucidates the contribution of lncRNA to HSV-1 infection susceptibility in human cells and the role of Hsp90α RNA binding activity in HSV-1 infection.

Keywords: single-cell RNA-sequencing, HSV-1, MAMDC2-AS1, tegument protein, nuclear transport, Hsp90α


Citation styles

APA
Wang, Y., Huang, L., Wang, Y., Luo, W., Li, F., Xiao, J., Qin, S., Wang, Z., Song, X., Wang, Y., Jin, F., Wang, Y. (2020). Single-cell RNA-sequencing analysis identifies host long noncoding RNA MAMDC2-AS1 as a co-factor for HSV-1 nuclear transport. International Journal of Biological Sciences, 16(9), 1586-1603. https://doi.org/10.7150/ijbs.42556.

ACS
Wang, Y.; Huang, L.; Wang, Y.; Luo, W.; Li, F.; Xiao, J.; Qin, S.; Wang, Z.; Song, X.; Wang, Y.; Jin, F.; Wang, Y. Single-cell RNA-sequencing analysis identifies host long noncoding RNA MAMDC2-AS1 as a co-factor for HSV-1 nuclear transport. Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2020, 16 (9), 1586-1603. DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.42556.

NLM
Wang Y, Huang L, Wang Y, Luo W, Li F, Xiao J, Qin S, Wang Z, Song X, Wang Y, Jin F, Wang Y. Single-cell RNA-sequencing analysis identifies host long noncoding RNA MAMDC2-AS1 as a co-factor for HSV-1 nuclear transport. Int J Biol Sci 2020; 16(9):1586-1603. doi:10.7150/ijbs.42556. https://www.ijbs.com/v16p1586.htm

CSE
Wang Y, Huang L, Wang Y, Luo W, Li F, Xiao J, Qin S, Wang Z, Song X, Wang Y, Jin F, Wang Y. 2020. Single-cell RNA-sequencing analysis identifies host long noncoding RNA MAMDC2-AS1 as a co-factor for HSV-1 nuclear transport. Int J Biol Sci. 16(9):1586-1603.

This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). See http://ivyspring.com/terms for full terms and conditions.
Popup Image