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Journal of Virology, April 2008, p. 3782-3790, Vol. 82, No. 7
0022-538X/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JVI.02076-07
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Functional Analysis of Picornavirus 2B Proteins: Effects on Calcium Homeostasis and Intracellular Protein Trafficking{triangledown}

Arjan S. de Jong,1,{dagger} Fabrizio de Mattia,1,{dagger} Michiel M. Van Dommelen,1 Kjerstin Lanke,1 Willem J. G. Melchers,1 Peter H. G. M. Willems,2 and Frank J. M. van Kuppeveld1*

Departments of Medical Microbiology,1 Biochemistry, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands2

Received 19 September 2007/ Accepted 26 December 2007

The family Picornaviridae consists of a large group of plus-strand RNA viruses that share a similar genome organization. The nomenclature of the picornavirus proteins is based on their position in the viral RNA genome but does not necessarily imply a conserved function of proteins of different genera. The enterovirus 2B protein is a small hydrophobic protein that, upon individual expression, is localized to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and the Golgi complex, reduces ER and Golgi complex Ca2+ levels, most likely by forming transmembrane pores, and inhibits protein trafficking through the Golgi complex. At present, little is known about the function of the other picornavirus 2B proteins. Here we show that rhinovirus 2B, which is phylogenetically closely related to enterovirus 2B, shows a similar subcellular localization and function to those of enterovirus 2B. In contrast, 2B proteins of hepatitis A virus, foot-and-mouth disease virus, and encephalomyocarditis virus, all of which are more distantly related to enteroviruses, show a different localization and have little, if any, effects on Ca2+ homeostasis and intracellular protein trafficking. Our data suggest that the 2B proteins of enterovirus and rhinovirus share the same function in virus replication, while the other picornavirus 2B proteins support the viral life cycle in a different manner. Moreover, we show that an enterovirus 2B protein that is retained in the ER is unable to modify Ca2+ homeostasis and inhibit protein trafficking, demonstrating the importance of Golgi complex localization for its functioning.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Medical Microbiology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Phone: (31) 24 3617574. Fax: (31) 24 3614666. E-mail: f.vankuppeveld{at}ncmls.ru.nl

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 23 January 2008.

{dagger} A.S.D.J. and F.D.M. contributed equally to this study.

Journal of Virology, April 2008, p. 3782-3790, Vol. 82, No. 7
0022-538X/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JVI.02076-07
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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