The inducible amphisome isolates viral hemagglutinin and defends against influenza A virus infection

Nat Commun. 2020 Jan 9;11(1):162. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-13974-w.

Abstract

The emergence of drug-resistant influenza type A viruses (IAVs) necessitates the development of novel anti-IAV agents. Here, we target the IAV hemagglutinin (HA) protein using multivalent peptide library screens and identify PVF-tet, a peptide-based HA inhibitor. PVF-tet inhibits IAV cytopathicity and propagation in cells by binding to newly synthesized HA, rather than to the HA of the parental virus, thus inducing the accumulation of HA within a unique structure, the inducible amphisome, whose production from the autophagosome is accelerated by PVF-tet. The amphisome is also produced in response to IAV infection in the absence of PVF-tet by cells overexpressing ABC transporter subfamily A3, which plays an essential role in the maturation of multivesicular endosomes into the lamellar body, a lipid-sorting organelle. Our results show that the inducible amphisomes can function as a type of organelle-based anti-viral machinery by sequestering HA. PVF-tet efficiently rescues mice from the lethality of IAV infection.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters / biosynthesis
  • Animals
  • Antiviral Agents / pharmacology*
  • Autophagosomes / metabolism
  • Dogs
  • Drug Evaluation, Preclinical / methods
  • Endosomes / metabolism
  • Female
  • Hemagglutinins, Viral / metabolism*
  • Influenza A virus / growth & development*
  • Madin Darby Canine Kidney Cells
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred BALB C
  • Orthomyxoviridae Infections / prevention & control*
  • Peptide Library
  • Peptides / pharmacology*
  • Sf9 Cells
  • Spodoptera

Substances

  • ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters
  • Abca3 protein, mouse
  • Antiviral Agents
  • Hemagglutinins, Viral
  • Peptide Library
  • Peptides