N 6 -Methyladenine Modification of Hepatitis Delta Virus Regulates Its Virion Assembly by Recruiting YTHDF1

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-methyladenine (m6A) modifications in the HBV life cycle have been recently highlighted. Here, we investigated the functional role of m6A modification in the HDV life cycle. HDV is a subviral agent of HBV, as it uses HBV envelope proteins to form its virions. We found that m6A methylation also occurs in the intracellular HDV genome and antigenome but not in the extracellular HDV genome. The m6A modification of the HDV genome recruits m6A reader protein (YTHDF1) onto the viral genome. The association of YTHDF1 with the HDV genome abrogates the interaction of delta antigens with the HDV genome and inhibits virion assembly. This study describes the unique effects of m6A on regulation of the HDV life cycle.

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