Structure homology and interaction redundancy for discovering virus-host protein interactions

EMBO Rep. 2013 Oct;14(10):938-44. doi: 10.1038/embor.2013.130. Epub 2013 Sep 6.

Abstract

Virus-host interactomes are instrumental to understand global perturbations of cellular functions induced by infection and discover new therapies. The construction of such interactomes is, however, technically challenging and time consuming. Here we describe an original method for the prediction of high-confidence interactions between viral and human proteins through a combination of structure and high-quality interactome data. Validation was performed for the NS1 protein of the influenza virus, which led to the identification of new host factors that control viral replication.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Binding Sites
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Dogs
  • Host-Pathogen Interactions*
  • Humans
  • Madin Darby Canine Kidney Cells
  • Models, Biological*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Orthomyxoviridae / metabolism
  • Orthomyxoviridae / physiology
  • Protein Binding
  • Viral Nonstructural Proteins / chemistry
  • Viral Nonstructural Proteins / metabolism*
  • Virus Replication

Substances

  • INS1 protein, influenza virus
  • Viral Nonstructural Proteins