Characterization of the HHV-6B U20 Immunoevasin

Schneider, Christine L.; Whyte, Melissa L.; Konrad, Sheryl L; Hudson, Amy W.

doi:10.1128/jvi.01890-22

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“…We began by characterizing the U20-ULBP1 complex using size-exclusion chromatography. In this experiment we used soluble recombinant U20 produced in HEK293S GnTI cells carrying the full complement of N-linked glycans ( 37 ). Analysis by mass spectrometry of U20 treated with various glycosidases confirmed the presence of nine N-linked glycosylation sites ( Supplementary Figure S1C , Supplementary Table S1 ).…”

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The HHV-6B U20 glycoprotein binds ULBP1, masking it from recognition by NKG2D and interfering with natural killer cell activation

Weaver,

Schneider,

Becerra-Artiles

et al. 2024

Front. Immunol.

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IntroductionHuman Herpesvirus 6B (HHV-6B) impedes host immune responses by downregulating class I MHC molecules (MHC-I), hindering antigen presentation to CD8+ T cells. Downregulation of MHC-I disengages inhibitory receptors on natural killer (NK) cells, resulting in activation and killing of the target cell if NK cell activating receptors such as NKG2D have engaged stress ligands upregulated on the target cells. Previous work has shown that HHV-6B downregulates three MHC-like stress ligands MICB, ULBP1, and ULBP3, which are recognized by NKG2D. The U20 glycoprotein of the related virus HHV-6A has been implicated in the downregulation of ULBP1, but the precise mechanism remains undetermined.MethodsWe set out to investigate the role of HHV-6B U20 in modulating NK cell activity. We used HHV-6B U20 expressed as a recombinant protein or transduced into target cells, as well as HHV-6B infection, to investigate binding interactions with NK cell ligands and receptors and to assess effects on NK cell activation. Small-angle X-ray scattering was used to align molecular models derived from machine-learning approaches.ResultsWe demonstrate that U20 binds directly to ULBP1 with sub-micromolar affinity. Transduction of U20 decreases NKG2D binding to ULBP1 at the cell surface but does not decrease ULBP1 protein levels, either at the cell surface or in toto. HHV-6B infection and soluble U20 have the same effect. Transduction of U20 blocks NK cell activation in response to cell-surface ULBP1. Structural modeling of the U20 – ULBP1 complex indicates some similarities to the m152-RAE1γ complex.

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