%0 Journal Article %9 ACL : Articles dans des revues avec comité de lecture répertoriées par l'AERES %A El Kazzi, P. %A Rabah, N. %A Chamontin, C. %A Poulain, L. %A Ferron, F %A Debart, F. %A Canard, B. %A Missé, Dorothée %A Coutard, B. %A Nisole, S. %A Decroly, E. %T Internal RNA 2'O-methylation in the HIV-1 genome counteracts ISG20 nuclease-mediated antiviral effect %D 2023 %L fdi:010086598 %G ENG %J Nucleic Acids Research %@ 0305-1048 %M ISI:000880639500001 %N 6 %P 2501-2515 %R 10.1093/nar/gkac996 %U https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010086598 %> https://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc/pleins_textes/2023-06/010086598.pdf %V 51 %W Horizon (IRD) %X RNA 2'O-methylation is a 'self' epitranscriptomic modification allowing discrimination between host and pathogen. Indeed, human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) induces 2'O-methylation of its genome by recruiting the cellular FTSJ3 methyltransferase, thereby impairing detection by RIG-like receptors. Here, we show that RNA 2'O-methylations interfere with the antiviral activity of interferon-stimulated gene 20-kDa protein (ISG20). Biochemical experiments showed that ISG20-mediated degradation of 2'O-methylated RNA pauses two nucleotides upstream of and at the methylated residue. Structure-function analysis indicated that this inhibition is due to steric clash between ISG20 R53 and D90 residues and the 2'O-methylated nucleotide. We confirmed that hypomethylated HIV-1 genomes produced in FTSJ3-KO cells were more prone to in vitro degradation by ISG20 than those produced in cells expressing FTSJ3. Finally, we found that reverse-transcription of hypomethylated HIV-1 was impaired in T cells by interferon-induced ISG20, demonstrating the direct antagonist effect of 2'O-methylation on ISG20-mediated antiviral activity. %$ 020 ; 052