Sichao Huang, Dongliang Fei, Yueyu Ma, Chen Wang, Donghui Shi, Kunyang Liu, Ming Li, Mingxiao Ma
Virus research 2020 SepDeformed wing virus (DWV) interacting with Varroa destructor is a possible cause of honeybee colony mortality. VP2 is the structural protein of DWV but its function remains unknown. To clarify the function of VP2 and screen for novel binding proteins that interact with VP2, we carried out a membrane protein yeast two-hybrid screening using VP2 as bait. Subsequently, the interaction between VP2 and the host interacting protein [heat shock protein 10 (Hsp10)] was further verified using glutathione S-transferase pull-down assay in vitro and co-immunoprecipitation assay in cells. Furthermore, fluorescence confocal microscopy revealed that VP2 and Hsp10 were mainly co-localized in the cytoplasm. Using real-time polymerase chain reaction, we found that Hsp10 expression in DWV-infected worker honey bees were downregulated compared with that in healthy honey bees. Additionally, we showed that overexpression of VP2 protein could reduce the expression of Hsp10. These results suggest that Hsp10 plays a vital role in host immunity and antiviral effects. Copyright © 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Sichao Huang, Dongliang Fei, Yueyu Ma, Chen Wang, Donghui Shi, Kunyang Liu, Ming Li, Mingxiao Ma. Identification of a novel host protein interacting with the structural protein VP2 of deformed wing virus by yeast two-hybrid screening. Virus research. 2020 Sep;286:198072
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