TY - JOUR
T1 - Functional-genomic analysis reveals intraspecies diversification of antiviral receptor transporter proteins in Xenopus laevis
AU - Boys, Ian N.
AU - Mar, Katrina B.
AU - Schoggins, John W.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright: © 2021 Boys et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
PY - 2021/4/1
Y1 - 2021/4/1
N2 - The Receptor Transporter Protein (RTP) family is present in most, if not all jawed vertebrates. Most of our knowledge of this protein family comes from studies on mammalian RTPs, which are multi-function proteins that regulate cell-surface G-protein coupled receptor levels, influence olfactory system development, regulate immune signaling, and directly inhibit viral infection. However, mammals comprise less than one-tenth of extant vertebrate species, and our knowledge about the expression, function, and evolution of non-mammalian RTPs is limited. Here, we explore the evolutionary history of RTPs in vertebrates. We identify signatures of positive selection in many vertebrate RTP clades and characterize multiple, independent expansions of the RTP family outside of what has been described in mammals. We find a striking expansion of RTPs in the African clawed frog, Xenopus laevis, with 11 RTPs in this species as opposed to 1 to 4 in most other species. RNA sequencing revealed that most X. laevis RTPs are upregulated following immune stimulation. In functional assays, we demonstrate that at least three of these X. laevis RTPs inhibit infection by RNA viruses, suggesting that RTP homologs may serve as antiviral effectors outside of Mammalia.
AB - The Receptor Transporter Protein (RTP) family is present in most, if not all jawed vertebrates. Most of our knowledge of this protein family comes from studies on mammalian RTPs, which are multi-function proteins that regulate cell-surface G-protein coupled receptor levels, influence olfactory system development, regulate immune signaling, and directly inhibit viral infection. However, mammals comprise less than one-tenth of extant vertebrate species, and our knowledge about the expression, function, and evolution of non-mammalian RTPs is limited. Here, we explore the evolutionary history of RTPs in vertebrates. We identify signatures of positive selection in many vertebrate RTP clades and characterize multiple, independent expansions of the RTP family outside of what has been described in mammals. We find a striking expansion of RTPs in the African clawed frog, Xenopus laevis, with 11 RTPs in this species as opposed to 1 to 4 in most other species. RNA sequencing revealed that most X. laevis RTPs are upregulated following immune stimulation. In functional assays, we demonstrate that at least three of these X. laevis RTPs inhibit infection by RNA viruses, suggesting that RTP homologs may serve as antiviral effectors outside of Mammalia.
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U2 - 10.1371/journal.pgen.1009578
DO - 10.1371/journal.pgen.1009578
M3 - Article
C2 - 34014925
AN - SCOPUS:85106372538
SN - 1553-7390
VL - 17
JO - PLoS genetics
JF - PLoS genetics
IS - 4
M1 - e1009578
ER -