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In this study, we focused on the involvement of NSs in replication via the modulation of autophagosomes. Initially, we examined the impact of NP expression levels, a marker for replication, upon the infection of HeLa cells with severe fever thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV), with or without the inhibition of NP binding. Western blot analysis revealed a reduction in NP levels in NSsW61Y-expressing conditions. Furthermore, the expression levels of the canonical autophagosome markers p62 and LC3 decreased in HeLa cells expressing NSsW61Y, revealing the involvement of individual viral proteins on autophagy. Subsequent experiments confirmed that NSsW61Y perturbs autophagy flux, as evidenced by reduced levels of LC3B and p62 upon treatment with chloroquine, an inhibitor of autophagosome\u2013lysosome fusion. LysoTracker staining demonstrated a decrease in lysosomes in cells expressing the NS mutant compared to those expressing wild-type NS. We further explored the mTOR-associated regulatory pathway, a key regulator affected by NS mutant expression. The observed inhibition of replication could be linked to conformational changes in the NSs, impairing their binding to NP and altering mTOR regulation, a crucial upstream signaling component in autophagy. These findings illuminate the intricate interplay between NSsW61Y and the suppression of host autophagy machinery, which is crucial for the generation of autophagosomes to facilitate viral replication.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijms25126394","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,6,10]],"date-time":"2024-06-10T10:08:43Z","timestamp":1718014123000},"page":"6394","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["The Effect of Tryptophan-to-Tyrosine Mutation at Position 61 of the Nonstructural Protein of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus on Viral Replication through Autophagosome Modulation"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"25","author":[{"given":"Ji-Young","family":"Park","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Veterinary Medicine, Jeonbuk National University, Iksan 54596, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6949-5011","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Amal","family":"Senevirathne","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Veterinary Medicine, Jeonbuk National University, Iksan 54596, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9858-9452","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Khristine Kaith S.","family":"Lloren","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Veterinary Medicine, Jeonbuk National University, Iksan 54596, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2028-2207","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"John Hwa","family":"Lee","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Veterinary Medicine, Jeonbuk National University, Iksan 54596, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,6,10]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1880","DOI":"10.3201\/eid2011.140888","article-title":"Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus, South Korea, 2013","volume":"20","author":"Park","year":"2014","journal-title":"Emerg. 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