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. 2018 Feb 6;9:81. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.00081

Table 1.

Localization and main mitochondrial effects of viral proteins.

Virus Viral Protein Localization Main effects on mitochondria Key References
HTLV-1 p13 IMMa nucleusf
  • Fragmentationb

  • mtROS production (low doses), irreversible swelling depolarization and cytochrome c release (high dose)c

  • Reduced mitochondrial Ca2+ uptaked

  • Recruitment of SFKs to the intermembrane spacee

Ciminale et al., 1999b; D'Agostino et al., 2002a; Silic-Benussi et al., 2009c; Biasiotto et al., 2010d; Tibaldi et al., 2011e; Andresen et al., 2011f
EBV BHRF1 OMMa
  • Binds BH3-only proteins and inhibits Bak-Bax oligomerization in OMMb

Hickish et al., 1994a; Cross et al., 2008b; Flanagan and Letai, 2008b; Kvansakul et al., 2010b
KSHV K7 Mitochondriaa, ERb, nuclear membranesc
  • Blocks apoptosis by forming bridge with Bcl-2 and Caspase-3d

Feng et al., 2002a; Wang et al., 2002a, b, c, d
KS-Bcl-2 Mitochondriaa, nucleusb
  • Blocks apoptosis by binding to BH3 domains of pro-apoptotic Bcl-2 family proteinsc and by sequestration of Avend

Kalt et al., 2010 a, b; Gallo et al., 2017a, b; Flanagan and Letai, 2008c; Chau et al., 2000d
HBV HBx Nucleusa, cytoplasmb, Mitochondriac, in OMMd
  • Change in Δψme,f

  • Increased mtROSg

  • Increased COXIII activityh

  • Increased mitochondrial uptake of Ca2+i

  • Increased mitochondria fission through translocation of Drp1 and degration of Mfn2j

  • Targeting of Parkin to mitochondria and mitophagyk

  • Degradation of Mfn21

Henkler et al., 2001a, b, c; Takada et al., 1999c, f; Huh and Siddiqui, 2002d; Rahmani et al., 2000f; Shirakata and Koike, 2003f; Clippinger and Bouchard, 2008d, f; Zheng et al., 2014e, h; Ren et al., 2016g;Zou et al., 2015h; Yang and Bouchard, 2012i; Kim et al., 2013a,bj, k
Pol Mitochondriaa n. d. Unchwaniwala et al., 2016a
HCV Core ERa, OMMb, MAMsc, lipid dropletsd
  • Loss of Δψme

  • Increased mtROSf

  • Increased uptake of Ca2+g

  • promotionh or inhibitioni of mitophagy

Lo et al., 1995a; Santolini et al., 1995a; Barba et al., 1997d; Schwer et al., 2004b, c; Benali-Furet et al., 2005e, g; Suzuki et al., 2005a, b; Rouille et al., 2006a, d; Machida et al., 2006e; Wang et al., 2010b, c;Chu et al., 2011f;Kim et al., 2013bh; Hara et al., 2014i
P7 ERa, MAMsb
  • Loss of Δψmc

Griffin et al., 2005b; Haqshenas et al., 2007a; Qi et al., 2017c
NS4A ER, Mitochondria
  • Perinuclear clusteringb

  • Loss of Δψmc

Nomura-Takigawa et al., 2006a, b, c
NS3/4A ERa, MAMsb, mitochondriac
  • Cleavage of MAVSd

Wolk et al., 2000a, b; Nomura-Takigawa et al., 2006a, c; Horner et al., 2011d; Bender et al., 2015d
HPV E1E4 Cytokeratin networka, Mitochondriab
  • Dissociation from microtubules, perinuclear clusteringc

  • Loss of Δψmd

Doorbar et al., 1991a; Raj et al., 2004a, b, c, d
E2 Nucleusa, cytoplasmb, Mitochondriac
  • Perinuclear clusteringd, loss of cristae structuree

  • Loss of Δψmf

  • Increased mtROSg

Blachon et al., 2005a, b; Lai et al., 2013a, b, c, d, e, f, g; Chen et al., 2014f

ER, endoplasmic reticulum; MAM, mitochondria-associated membranes; OMM, outer mitochondrial membrane; IMM, inner mitochondrial membrane; ΔΨm, mitochondrial membrane potential; mtROS, mitochondrial reactive oxygen species; cyt c, cytochrome c. Letters in superscript indicate references for each property listed columns.