Deep mutational scanning of influenza A virus NEP reveals pleiotropic mutations in its N-terminal domain
Teo, Q. W.; Wang, Y.; Lv, H.; Mao, K. J.; Tan, T. J. C.; Huan, Y. W.; Rivera-Cardona, J.; Shao, E. K.; Choi, D.; Dargani, Z. T.; Brooke, C. B.; Wu, N. C.
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The influenza A virus nuclear export protein (NEP) is a multifunctional protein that is essential for the viral life cycle and has very high sequence conservation. However, since the open reading frame of NEP largely overlaps with that of another influenza viral protein, non-structural protein 1, it is difficult to infer the functional constraints of NEP based on sequence conservation analysis. Besides, the N-terminal of NEP is structurally disordered, which further complicates the understanding of its function. Here, we systematically measured the replication fitness effects of >1,800 mutations of NEP. Our results show that the N-terminal domain has high mutational tolerance. Additional experiments demonstrate that N-terminal domain mutations pleiotropically affect viral transcription and replication dynamics, host cellular responses, and mammalian adaptation of avian influenza virus. Overall, our study not only advances the functional understanding of NEP, but also provides insights into its evolutionary constraints.
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