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Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2016 Nov 15. pii: S0006-291X(16)31948-9. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2016.11.085. [Epub ahead of print]
Host factor PRPF31 is involved in cccDNA production in HBV-replicating cells.Kinoshita W1, Ogura N2, Watashi K3, Wakita T4.
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- 1Central Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Japan Tobacco Inc., Osaka, Japan. Electronic address: [email protected].
- 2Central Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Japan Tobacco Inc., Osaka, Japan. Electronic address: [email protected].
- 3Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: [email protected].
- 4Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: [email protected].
AbstractHepatitis B virus (HBV) covalently closed circular DNA (cccDNA) plays a central role in chronic HBV infection and replication, and is an important factor for HBV surface antigen loss indicating the endpoint of HBV treatment. However, there is a known problem that current anti-HBV drugs, including interferons and nucleos(t)ide analogues, reduce HBV replication but have a little or no effect on reducing cccDNA. Therefore, the development of new therapeutic agents is necessary to eradicate cccDNA. In this study, we identified pre-mRNA processing factor 31 (PRPF31) by siRNA screening as a factor associated with cccDNA. PRPF31 knockdown by siRNA decreased cccDNA formation without serious cytotoxicity. In rescue experiments, expression of siRNA-resistant PRPF31 recovered cccDNA formation. PRPF31 knockdown did not affect HBV core protein and HBV core DNA levels in HBV-replicating cells. Chromatin immunoprecipitation and immunoprecipitation assays revealed an association between PRPF31 and cccDNA. Furthermore, co-overexpression of PRPF31 and HBx enhanced cccDNA formation in HepAD38 cells. Taken together, the present findings suggest that the interaction between PRPF31 and HBx may be a novel target for anti-HBV treatment.
Copyright © 2016. Published by Elsevier Inc.
KEYWORDS: HBV; PRPF31; cccDNA
PMID:27864147DOI:10.1016/j.bbrc.2016.11.085
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