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Journal of Virology, January 2006, p. 785-793, Vol. 80, No. 2
0022-538X/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JVI.80.2.785-793.2006
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

7a Protein of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Inhibits Cellular Protein Synthesis and Activates p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase

Sarah A. Kopecky-Bromberg, Luis Martinez-Sobrido, and Peter Palese*

Department of Microbiology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029-6574

Received 20 July 2005/ Accepted 16 October 2005

It was recently shown that the 7a protein of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus induces biochemical changes associated with apoptosis. In this study, the mechanism by which the 7a protein induces apoptosis was examined. The 7a protein was tested for the ability to inhibit cellular gene expression because several proapoptotic viral proteins with this function have previously been identified. 7a protein inhibited expression of luciferase from an mRNA construct that specifically measures translation, whereas inhibitors of transcription and nucleocytoplasmic transport did not. The inhibition of translation and other cellular processes of gene expression have been associated with the induction of a stress response in cells. Western blot analysis using phosphospecific antibodies indicated that 7a protein activated p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), but not c-Jun N-terminal protein kinase/stress-activated protein kinase. Taken together, these data indicate that the induction of apoptosis by the 7a protein may be related to its ability to inhibit cellular translation and activate p38 MAPK.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Microbiology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029-6574. Phone: (212) 241-7318. Fax: (212) 534-1684. E-mail: peter.palese{at}mssm.edu.

Journal of Virology, January 2006, p. 785-793, Vol. 80, No. 2
0022-538X/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JVI.80.2.785-793.2006
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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