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Mol. Biol. Cell 10.1091/mbc.E04-11-1005

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Submitted on November 16, 2004
Revised on February 24, 2005
Accepted on March 21, 2005

Quantitative SUMO-1 Modification of a Vaccinia Virus Protein Is Required for Its Specific Localization and Prevents Its Self-association

Silvia Palacios,*{dagger} Laurent H. Perez,*{dagger} Sonja Welsch,{ddagger} Sibylle Schleich,* Katarzyna Chmielarska,{sect} Frauke Melchior,{sect} and Jacomine Krijnse Locker*

*European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Cell Biology and Biophysics Programme, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany; {ddagger}Faculty of Medicine, Institute for Hygiene, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; {sect}Department of Biochemistry, University of Goettingen, 37073 Goettingen, Germany

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Vaccinia Virus (VV), the prototype member of the poxviridae, a family of large DNA viruses, carries out DNA-replication in specialized cytoplasmic sites that are enclosed by the rough endoplasmic reticulum (ER). We show that the VV gene product of A40R is quantitatively modified by SUMO-1, which is required for its localization to the ER-enclosed replication sites. Expression of A40R lacking SUMO-1 induced the formation of rod-shaped cytoplasmic aggregates. The latter likely consisted of polymers of nonsumoylated protein, since unmodified A40R interacted with itself, but not with the SUMO-1 conjugated protein. Using a bacterial sumoylation system, we furthermore show that unmodified A40R is mostly insoluble, whereas the modified form is completely soluble. By electron microscopy, the A40R rods seen in cells were associated with the cytosolic side of the ER and induced the close apposition of several ER cisterna. A40R is the first example of a poxvirus protein to acquire SUMO-1. Its quantitative SUMO-1 modification is required for its proper localization to the viral ‘mini-nuclei’ and prevents its self-association. The ability of the nonsumoylated A40R to bring ER membranes close together could suggest a role in the fusion of ER cisterna when these coalesce to enclose the VV replication sites.

{dagger}These authors contributed equally to this work.

Address correspondence to: Jacomine Krijnse Locker (Krijnse{at}EMBL.DE)




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