β-Coronaviruses are a family of positive-strand enveloped RNA viruses that includes the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Much is known regarding their cellular entry and replication pathways, but their mode of egress remains uncertain. Using imaging methodologies and virus-specific reporters, we demonstrate that β-coronaviruses utilize lysosomal trafficking for egress rather than the biosynthetic secretory pathway more commonly used by other enveloped viruses. This unconventional egress is regulated by the Arf-like small GTPase Arl8b and can be blocked by the Rab7 GTPase competitive inhibitor CID1067700. Such non-lytic release of β-coronaviruses results in lysosome deacidification, inactivation of lysosomal degradation enzymes, and disruption of antigen presentation pathways. β-Coronavirus-induced exploitation of lysosomal organelles for egress provides insights into the cellular and immunological abnormalities observed in patients and suggests new therapeutic modalities. Graphical Abstract Ghosh et al. provide evidence that β-coronaviruses do not use the biosynthetic secretory pathway typically used by enveloped viruses to leave infected cells. Instead, these viruses traffic to lysosomes for unconventional egress by Arl8b-dependent lysosomal exocytosis. Their non-lytic release results in lysosome deacidification, inactivation of lysosomal degradation enzymes, and disruption of antigen presentation.
【저자키워드】 SARS-CoV-2, coronavirus, Antigen presentation, lysosome, Rab7, pH, viral immunology, viral egress, acidification/deacidification ARL8b, CD1067700,