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Sun M, Yu Z, Ma J, Pan Z, Lu C, Yao H. Down-regulating heat shock protein 27 is involved in porcine epidemic diarrhea virus escaping from host antiviral mechanism. Vet Microbiol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2017.04.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Xu L, Wang W, Li Y, Zhou X, Yin Y, Wang Y, de Man RA, van der Laan LJW, Huang F, Kamar N, Peppelenbosch MP, Pan Q. RIG-I is a key antiviral interferon-stimulated gene against hepatitis E virus regardless of interferon production. Hepatology 2017; 65:1823-1839. [PMID: 28195391 DOI: 10.1002/hep.29105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2017] [Revised: 02/04/2017] [Accepted: 02/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Interferons (IFNs) are broad antiviral cytokines that exert their function by inducing the transcription of hundreds of IFN-stimulated genes (ISGs). However, little is known about the antiviral potential of these cellular effectors on hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection, the leading cause of acute hepatitis globally. In this study, we profiled the antiviral potential of a panel of important human ISGs on HEV replication in cell culture models by overexpression of an individual ISG. The mechanism of action of the key anti-HEV ISG was further studied. We identified retinoic acid-inducible gene I (RIG-I), melanoma differentiation-associated protein 5, and IFN regulatory factor 1 (IRF1) as the key anti-HEV ISGs. We found that basal expression of RIG-I restricts HEV infection. Pharmacological activation of the RIG-I pathway by its natural ligand 5'-triphosphate RNA potently inhibits HEV replication. Overexpression of RIG-I activates the transcription of a wide range of ISGs. RIG-I also mediates but does not overlap with IFN-α-initiated ISG transcription. Although it is classically recognized that RIG-I exerts antiviral activity through the induction of IFN production by IRF3 and IRF7, we reveal an IFN-independent antiviral mechanism of RIG-I in combating HEV infection. We found that activation of RIG-I stimulates an antiviral response independent of IRF3 and IRF7 and regardless of IFN production. However, it is partially through activation of the Janus kinase (JAK)-signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) cascade of IFN signaling. RIG-I activated two distinct categories of ISGs, one JAK-STAT-dependent and the other JAK-STAT-independent, which coordinately contribute to the anti-HEV activity. CONCLUSION We identified RIG-I as an important anti-HEV ISG that can be pharmacologically activated; activation of RIG-I stimulates the cellular innate immunity against HEV regardless of IFN production but partially through the JAK-STAT cascade of IFN signaling. (Hepatology 2017;65:1823-1839).
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- Lei Xu
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC-University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC-University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Medical Faculty, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC-University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC-University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC-University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC-University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Erasmus MC-University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Medical Faculty, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China
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- Department of Nephrology and Organ Transplantation, CHU Rangueil, Toulouse, France
- INSERM U1043, IFR-BMT, CHU Purpan, Toulouse, France
- University Toulouse III-Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC-University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC-University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Regulation and function of the cGAS-STING pathway of cytosolic DNA sensing. Nat Immunol 2017; 17:1142-9. [PMID: 27648547 DOI: 10.1038/ni.3558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1269] [Impact Index Per Article: 181.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2016] [Accepted: 08/16/2016] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The recognition of microbial nucleic acids is a major mechanism by which the immune system detects pathogens. Cyclic GMP-AMP (cGAMP) synthase (cGAS) is a cytosolic DNA sensor that activates innate immune responses through production of the second messenger cGAMP, which activates the adaptor STING. The cGAS-STING pathway not only mediates protective immune defense against infection by a large variety of DNA-containing pathogens but also detects tumor-derived DNA and generates intrinsic antitumor immunity. However, aberrant activation of the cGAS pathway by self DNA can also lead to autoimmune and inflammatory disease. Thus, the cGAS pathway must be properly regulated. Here we review the recent advances in understanding of the cGAS-STING pathway, focusing on the regulatory mechanisms and roles of this pathway in heath and disease.
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Zhou X, Jiang Z. STING-mediated DNA sensing in cancer immunotherapy. SCIENCE CHINA-LIFE SCIENCES 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s11427-016-9066-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Weiss E, Rautou PE, Fasseu M, Giabicani M, de Chambrun M, Wan J, Minsart C, Gustot T, Couvineau A, Maiwall R, Hurtado-Nedelec M, Pilard N, Lebrec D, Valla D, Durand F, de la Grange P, Monteiro RC, Paugam-Burtz C, Lotersztajn S, Moreau R. Type I interferon signaling in systemic immune cells from patients with alcoholic cirrhosis and its association with outcome. J Hepatol 2017; 66:930-941. [PMID: 28040548 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2016.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2016] [Revised: 12/09/2016] [Accepted: 12/13/2016] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS In immune cells, constitutively and acutely produced type I interferons (IFNs) engage autocrine/paracrine signaling pathways to induce IFN-stimulated genes (ISGs). Enhanced activity of IFN signaling pathways can cause excessive inflammation and tissue damage. We aimed to investigate ISG expression in systemic immune cells from patients with decompensated alcoholic cirrhosis, and its association with outcome. METHODS Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from patients and heathy subjects were stimulated or not with lipopolysaccharide (LPS, an IFN inducer) or increasing concentrations of IFN-β. The expression of 48 ISGs and ten "non-ISG" inflammatory cytokines were analyzed using RT-qPCR. RESULTS We developed an 8-ISG signature (IFN score) assessing ISG expression. LPS-stimulated ISG induction was significantly lower in PBMCs from patients with cirrhosis compared to healthy controls. Non-ISGs, however, showed higher induction. Lower induction of ISGs by LPS was not due to decreased IFN production by cirrhotic PBMCs or neutralization of secreted IFN, but a defective PBMC response to IFN. This defect was at least in part due to decreased constitutive ISG expression. Patients with the higher baseline IFN scores and ISG levels had the higher risk of death. At baseline, "non-ISG" cytokines did not correlate with outcome. CONCLUSIONS PBMCs from patients with decompensated alcoholic cirrhosis exhibit downregulated ISG expression, both constitutively and after an acute stimulus. Our finding that higher baseline PBMC ISG expression was associated with higher risk of death, suggests that constitutive ISG expression in systemic immune cells contributes to the prognosis of alcoholic cirrhosis. LAY SUMMARY Enhanced activity of IFN signaling pathways can cause excessive inflammation and tissue damage. Here we show that peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from patients with alcoholic cirrhosis exhibit a defect in interferon-stimulated genes (ISGs). We found that higher baseline ISG expression in PBMCs was associated with higher risk of death, revealing a probable contribution of ISG expression in immune cells to the outcome of alcoholic cirrhosis.
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- Emmanuel Weiss
- INSERM, U1149, Centre de Recherche sur l'Inflammation (CRI), Clichy and Paris, France; UMR S_1149, Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France; Laboratoire d'Excellence Inflamex, ComUE Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France; Département d'Anesthésie et Réanimation, Hôpital Beaujon, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Clichy, France
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- Département Hospitalo-Universitaire (DHU) UNITY, Service d'Hépatologie, Hôpital Beaujon, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Clichy, France; INSERM, U970, Paris Cardiovascular Research Center - PARCC, Paris, France; UMR S_970, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- INSERM, U1149, Centre de Recherche sur l'Inflammation (CRI), Clichy and Paris, France; UMR S_1149, Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- INSERM, U1149, Centre de Recherche sur l'Inflammation (CRI), Clichy and Paris, France; UMR S_1149, Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- INSERM, U1149, Centre de Recherche sur l'Inflammation (CRI), Clichy and Paris, France; UMR S_1149, Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- INSERM, U1149, Centre de Recherche sur l'Inflammation (CRI), Clichy and Paris, France; UMR S_1149, Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Laboratory of Experimental Gastroenterology, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- INSERM, U1149, Centre de Recherche sur l'Inflammation (CRI), Clichy and Paris, France; UMR S_1149, Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France; Laboratory of Experimental Gastroenterology, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium; Department of Gastroenterology, HepatoPancreatology and Digestive Oncology, C.U.B. Hôpital Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- INSERM, U1149, Centre de Recherche sur l'Inflammation (CRI), Clichy and Paris, France; UMR S_1149, Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Department of Hepatology, Institute of Liver and Biliary Science, New Delhi, India
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- INSERM, U1149, Centre de Recherche sur l'Inflammation (CRI), Clichy and Paris, France; UMR S_1149, Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France; Service d'Immunologie, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Bichat, Paris, France
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- INSERM, U1149, Centre de Recherche sur l'Inflammation (CRI), Clichy and Paris, France; UMR S_1149, Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Département Hospitalo-Universitaire (DHU) UNITY, Service d'Hépatologie, Hôpital Beaujon, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Clichy, France
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- INSERM, U1149, Centre de Recherche sur l'Inflammation (CRI), Clichy and Paris, France; UMR S_1149, Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France; Département Hospitalo-Universitaire (DHU) UNITY, Service d'Hépatologie, Hôpital Beaujon, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Clichy, France
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- INSERM, U1149, Centre de Recherche sur l'Inflammation (CRI), Clichy and Paris, France; UMR S_1149, Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France; Département Hospitalo-Universitaire (DHU) UNITY, Service d'Hépatologie, Hôpital Beaujon, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Clichy, France
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- INSERM, U1149, Centre de Recherche sur l'Inflammation (CRI), Clichy and Paris, France; UMR S_1149, Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France; Laboratoire d'Excellence Inflamex, ComUE Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France; Service d'Immunologie, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Bichat, Paris, France
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- INSERM, U1149, Centre de Recherche sur l'Inflammation (CRI), Clichy and Paris, France; UMR S_1149, Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France; Département d'Anesthésie et Réanimation, Hôpital Beaujon, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Clichy, France
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- INSERM, U1149, Centre de Recherche sur l'Inflammation (CRI), Clichy and Paris, France; UMR S_1149, Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France; Laboratoire d'Excellence Inflamex, ComUE Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- INSERM, U1149, Centre de Recherche sur l'Inflammation (CRI), Clichy and Paris, France; UMR S_1149, Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France; Laboratoire d'Excellence Inflamex, ComUE Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France; Département Hospitalo-Universitaire (DHU) UNITY, Service d'Hépatologie, Hôpital Beaujon, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Clichy, France.
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Mao Y, Luo W, Zhang L, Wu W, Yuan L, Xu H, Song J, Fujiwara K, Abe JI, LeMaire SA, Wang XL, Shen YH. STING-IRF3 Triggers Endothelial Inflammation in Response to Free Fatty Acid-Induced Mitochondrial Damage in Diet-Induced Obesity. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2017; 37:920-929. [PMID: 28302626 PMCID: PMC5408305 DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.117.309017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 187] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2016] [Accepted: 03/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Metabolic stress in obesity induces endothelial inflammation and activation, which initiates adipose tissue inflammation, insulin resistance, and cardiovascular diseases. However, the mechanisms underlying endothelial inflammation induction are not completely understood. Stimulator of interferon genes (STING) is an important molecule in immunity and inflammation. In the present study, we sought to determine the role of STING in palmitic acid-induced endothelial activation/inflammation. APPROACH AND RESULTS In cultured endothelial cells, palmitic acid treatment activated STING, as indicated by its perinuclear translocation and binding to interferon regulatory factor 3 (IRF3), leading to IRF3 phosphorylation and nuclear translocation. The activated IRF3 bound to the promoter of ICAM-1 (intercellular adhesion molecule 1) and induced ICAM-1 expression and monocyte-endothelial cell adhesion. When analyzing the upstream signaling, we found that palmitic acid activated STING by inducing mitochondrial damage. Palmitic acid treatment caused mitochondrial damage and leakage of mitochondrial DNA into the cytosol. Through the cytosolic DNA sensor cGAS (cyclic GMP-AMP synthase), the mitochondrial damage and leaked cytosolic mitochondrial DNA activated the STING-IRF3 pathway and increased ICAM-1 expression. In mice with diet-induced obesity, the STING-IRF3 pathway was activated in adipose tissue. However, STING deficiency (Stinggt/gt ) partially prevented diet-induced adipose tissue inflammation, obesity, insulin resistance, and glucose intolerance. CONCLUSIONS The mitochondrial damage-cGAS-STING-IRF3 pathway is critically involved in metabolic stress-induced endothelial inflammation. STING may be a potential therapeutic target for preventing cardiovascular diseases and insulin resistance in obese individuals.
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- Yun Mao
- From the Shandong University Qilu Hospital Research Center for Cell Therapy, Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research (Y.M., W.L., W.W., L.Y., H.X., X.L.W.), Jinan, P.R. China; Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (Y.M., W.L., L.Z., S.A.L., X.L.W., Y.H.S.); Department of Surgery, Texas Heart Institute, Houston (Y.M., W.L., L.Z., S.A.L., X.L.W., Y.H.S.); Department of Biostatistics (J.S.) and Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Cardiology - Research (K.F., J.-I.A.), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston
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- From the Shandong University Qilu Hospital Research Center for Cell Therapy, Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research (Y.M., W.L., W.W., L.Y., H.X., X.L.W.), Jinan, P.R. China; Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (Y.M., W.L., L.Z., S.A.L., X.L.W., Y.H.S.); Department of Surgery, Texas Heart Institute, Houston (Y.M., W.L., L.Z., S.A.L., X.L.W., Y.H.S.); Department of Biostatistics (J.S.) and Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Cardiology - Research (K.F., J.-I.A.), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston
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- From the Shandong University Qilu Hospital Research Center for Cell Therapy, Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research (Y.M., W.L., W.W., L.Y., H.X., X.L.W.), Jinan, P.R. China; Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (Y.M., W.L., L.Z., S.A.L., X.L.W., Y.H.S.); Department of Surgery, Texas Heart Institute, Houston (Y.M., W.L., L.Z., S.A.L., X.L.W., Y.H.S.); Department of Biostatistics (J.S.) and Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Cardiology - Research (K.F., J.-I.A.), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston
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- From the Shandong University Qilu Hospital Research Center for Cell Therapy, Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research (Y.M., W.L., W.W., L.Y., H.X., X.L.W.), Jinan, P.R. China; Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (Y.M., W.L., L.Z., S.A.L., X.L.W., Y.H.S.); Department of Surgery, Texas Heart Institute, Houston (Y.M., W.L., L.Z., S.A.L., X.L.W., Y.H.S.); Department of Biostatistics (J.S.) and Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Cardiology - Research (K.F., J.-I.A.), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston
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- From the Shandong University Qilu Hospital Research Center for Cell Therapy, Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research (Y.M., W.L., W.W., L.Y., H.X., X.L.W.), Jinan, P.R. China; Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (Y.M., W.L., L.Z., S.A.L., X.L.W., Y.H.S.); Department of Surgery, Texas Heart Institute, Houston (Y.M., W.L., L.Z., S.A.L., X.L.W., Y.H.S.); Department of Biostatistics (J.S.) and Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Cardiology - Research (K.F., J.-I.A.), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston
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- From the Shandong University Qilu Hospital Research Center for Cell Therapy, Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research (Y.M., W.L., W.W., L.Y., H.X., X.L.W.), Jinan, P.R. China; Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (Y.M., W.L., L.Z., S.A.L., X.L.W., Y.H.S.); Department of Surgery, Texas Heart Institute, Houston (Y.M., W.L., L.Z., S.A.L., X.L.W., Y.H.S.); Department of Biostatistics (J.S.) and Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Cardiology - Research (K.F., J.-I.A.), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston
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- From the Shandong University Qilu Hospital Research Center for Cell Therapy, Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research (Y.M., W.L., W.W., L.Y., H.X., X.L.W.), Jinan, P.R. China; Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (Y.M., W.L., L.Z., S.A.L., X.L.W., Y.H.S.); Department of Surgery, Texas Heart Institute, Houston (Y.M., W.L., L.Z., S.A.L., X.L.W., Y.H.S.); Department of Biostatistics (J.S.) and Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Cardiology - Research (K.F., J.-I.A.), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston
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- From the Shandong University Qilu Hospital Research Center for Cell Therapy, Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research (Y.M., W.L., W.W., L.Y., H.X., X.L.W.), Jinan, P.R. China; Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (Y.M., W.L., L.Z., S.A.L., X.L.W., Y.H.S.); Department of Surgery, Texas Heart Institute, Houston (Y.M., W.L., L.Z., S.A.L., X.L.W., Y.H.S.); Department of Biostatistics (J.S.) and Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Cardiology - Research (K.F., J.-I.A.), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston
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- From the Shandong University Qilu Hospital Research Center for Cell Therapy, Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research (Y.M., W.L., W.W., L.Y., H.X., X.L.W.), Jinan, P.R. China; Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (Y.M., W.L., L.Z., S.A.L., X.L.W., Y.H.S.); Department of Surgery, Texas Heart Institute, Houston (Y.M., W.L., L.Z., S.A.L., X.L.W., Y.H.S.); Department of Biostatistics (J.S.) and Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Cardiology - Research (K.F., J.-I.A.), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston
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- From the Shandong University Qilu Hospital Research Center for Cell Therapy, Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research (Y.M., W.L., W.W., L.Y., H.X., X.L.W.), Jinan, P.R. China; Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (Y.M., W.L., L.Z., S.A.L., X.L.W., Y.H.S.); Department of Surgery, Texas Heart Institute, Houston (Y.M., W.L., L.Z., S.A.L., X.L.W., Y.H.S.); Department of Biostatistics (J.S.) and Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Cardiology - Research (K.F., J.-I.A.), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston
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- From the Shandong University Qilu Hospital Research Center for Cell Therapy, Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research (Y.M., W.L., W.W., L.Y., H.X., X.L.W.), Jinan, P.R. China; Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (Y.M., W.L., L.Z., S.A.L., X.L.W., Y.H.S.); Department of Surgery, Texas Heart Institute, Houston (Y.M., W.L., L.Z., S.A.L., X.L.W., Y.H.S.); Department of Biostatistics (J.S.) and Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Cardiology - Research (K.F., J.-I.A.), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston
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- From the Shandong University Qilu Hospital Research Center for Cell Therapy, Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research (Y.M., W.L., W.W., L.Y., H.X., X.L.W.), Jinan, P.R. China; Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (Y.M., W.L., L.Z., S.A.L., X.L.W., Y.H.S.); Department of Surgery, Texas Heart Institute, Houston (Y.M., W.L., L.Z., S.A.L., X.L.W., Y.H.S.); Department of Biostatistics (J.S.) and Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Cardiology - Research (K.F., J.-I.A.), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston.
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Puschnik AS, Majzoub K, Ooi YS, Carette JE. A CRISPR toolbox to study virus-host interactions. Nat Rev Microbiol 2017; 15:351-364. [PMID: 28420884 PMCID: PMC5800792 DOI: 10.1038/nrmicro.2017.29] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
Viruses are obligate intracellular pathogens that depend on host cellular components for replication. Genetic screens are an unbiased and comprehensive method to uncover host cellular components that are critical for the infection with viruses. Loss-of-function screens result in the genome-wide disruption of gene expression, whereas gain-of-function screens rely on large-scale overexpression of host genes. Genetic knockout screens can be conducted using haploid insertional mutagenesis or the CRISPR–Cas system. Genetic screens using the CRISPR–Cas system have provided crucial insights in the host determinants of infections with important human pathogens such as dengue virus, West Nile virus, Zika virus and hepatitis C virus. CRISPR–Cas-based techniques additionally provide ways to generate both in vitro and in vivo models to study viral pathogenesis, to manipulate viral genomes, to eradicate viral disease vectors using gene drive systems and to advance the development of antiviral therapeutics.
In this Review, Puschnik and colleagues discuss the technical aspects of using CRISPR–Cas technology in genome-scale knockout screens to study virus–host interactions, and they compare these screens with alternative genetic screening technologies. Viruses depend on their hosts to complete their replication cycles; they exploit cellular receptors for entry and hijack cellular functions to replicate their genome, assemble progeny virions and spread. Recently, genome-scale CRISPR–Cas screens have been used to identify host factors that are required for virus replication, including the replication of clinically relevant viruses such as Zika virus, West Nile virus, dengue virus and hepatitis C virus. In this Review, we discuss the technical aspects of genome-scale knockout screens using CRISPR–Cas technology, and we compare these screens with alternative genetic screening technologies. The relative ease of use and reproducibility of CRISPR–Cas make it a powerful tool for probing virus–host interactions and for identifying new antiviral targets.
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- Andreas S Puschnik
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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Ruangkiattikul N, Nerlich A, Abdissa K, Lienenklaus S, Suwandi A, Janze N, Laarmann K, Spanier J, Kalinke U, Weiss S, Goethe R. cGAS-STING-TBK1-IRF3/7 induced interferon-β contributes to the clearing of non tuberculous mycobacterial infection in mice. Virulence 2017; 8:1303-1315. [PMID: 28422568 DOI: 10.1080/21505594.2017.1321191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Type I interferons (IFN-I), such as IFN-α and IFN-β are important messengers in the host response against bacterial infections. Knowledge about the role of IFN-I in infections by nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) is limited. Here we show that macrophages infected with pathogens of the Mycobacterium avium complex produced significantly lower amounts of IFN-β than macrophages infected with the opportunistic pathogen M. smegmatis. To dissect the molecular mechanisms of this phenomenon, we focused on the obligate pathogen Mycobacterium avium ssp paratuberculosis (MAP) and the opportunistic M. smegmatis. Viability of both bacteria was required for induction of IFN-β in macrophages. Both bacteria induced IFN-β via the cGAS-STING-TBK1-IRF3/7-pathway of IFN-β activation. Stronger phosphorylation of TBK1 and higher amounts of extracellular bacterial DNA in the macrophage cytosol were found in M. smegmatis infected macrophages than in MAP infected macrophages. After intraperitoneal infection of mice, a strong Ifnb induction by M. smegmatis correlated with clearance of the bacteria. In contrast, MAP only induced weak Ifnb expression which correlated with bacterial persistence and increased number of granulomas in the liver. In mice lacking the type I interferon receptor we observed improved survival of M. smegmatis while survival of MAP was similar to that in wildtype mice. On the other hand, treatment of MAP infected wildtype mice with the IFN-I inducer poly(I:C) or recombinant IFN-β impaired the survival of MAP. This indicates an essential role of IFN-I in clearing infections by MAP and M. smegmatis. The expression level of IFN-I is decisive for transient versus persistent NTM infection.
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- a Institute for Microbiology , University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover , Hannover , Germany
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- a Institute for Microbiology , University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover , Hannover , Germany.,b Department of Molecular Immunology , Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research , Braunschweig , Germany
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- b Department of Molecular Immunology , Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research , Braunschweig , Germany
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- b Department of Molecular Immunology , Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research , Braunschweig , Germany
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- a Institute for Microbiology , University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover , Hannover , Germany
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- a Institute for Microbiology , University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover , Hannover , Germany
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- c Institute for Experimental Infection Research, TWINCORE Centre for Experimental and Clinical Infection Research , a joint venture between the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research and the Hannover Medical School , Hannover , Germany
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- c Institute for Experimental Infection Research, TWINCORE Centre for Experimental and Clinical Infection Research , a joint venture between the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research and the Hannover Medical School , Hannover , Germany
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- b Department of Molecular Immunology , Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research , Braunschweig , Germany.,d Institute of Immunology , Hannover Medical School , Hannover , Germany
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- a Institute for Microbiology , University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover , Hannover , Germany
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Mitochondrial DNA in innate immune responses and inflammatory pathology. Nat Rev Immunol 2017; 17:363-375. [PMID: 28393922 DOI: 10.1038/nri.2017.21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 607] [Impact Index Per Article: 86.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) - which is well known for its role in oxidative phosphorylation and maternally inherited mitochondrial diseases - is increasingly recognized as an agonist of the innate immune system that influences antimicrobial responses and inflammatory pathology. On entering the cytoplasm, extracellular space or circulation, mtDNA can engage multiple pattern-recognition receptors in cell-type- and context-dependent manners to trigger pro-inflammatory and type I interferon responses. Here, we review the expanding research field of mtDNA in innate immune responses to highlight new mechanistic insights and discuss the physiological and pathological relevance of this exciting area of mitochondrial biology.
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Kato K, Omura H, Ishitani R, Nureki O. Cyclic GMP-AMP as an Endogenous Second Messenger in Innate Immune Signaling by Cytosolic DNA. Annu Rev Biochem 2017; 86:541-566. [PMID: 28399655 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-biochem-061516-044813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 171] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The innate immune system functions as the first line of defense against invading bacteria and viruses. In this context, the cGAS/STING [cyclic guanosine monophosphate (GMP)-adenosine monophosphate (AMP) synthase/STING] signaling axis perceives the nonself DNA associated with bacterial and viral infections, as well as the leakage of self DNA by cellular dysfunction and stresses, to elicit the host's immune responses. In this pathway, the noncanonical cyclic dinucleotide 2',3'-cyclic GMP-AMP (2',3'-cGAMP) functions as a second messenger for signal transduction: 2',3'-cGAMP is produced by the enzyme cGAS upon its recognition of double-stranded DNA, and then the 2',3'-cGAMP is recognized by the receptor STING to induce the phosphorylation of downstream factors, including TBK1 (TANK binding kinase 1) and IRF3 (interferon regulatory factor 3). Numerous crystal structures of the components of this cGAS/STING signaling axis have been reported and these clarify the structural basis for their signal transduction mechanisms. In this review, we summarize recent progress made in the structural dissection of this signaling pathway and indicate possible directions of forthcoming research.
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- Kazuki Kato
- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan; ,
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan; ,
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan; ,
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan; ,
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Aguirre S, Luthra P, Sanchez-Aparicio MT, Maestre AM, Patel J, Lamothe F, Fredericks AC, Tripathi S, Zhu T, Pintado-Silva J, Webb LG, Bernal-Rubio D, Solovyov A, Greenbaum B, Simon V, Basler CF, Mulder LCF, García-Sastre A, Fernandez-Sesma A. Dengue virus NS2B protein targets cGAS for degradation and prevents mitochondrial DNA sensing during infection. Nat Microbiol 2017; 2:17037. [PMID: 28346446 DOI: 10.1038/nmicrobiol.2017.37] [Citation(s) in RCA: 254] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2016] [Accepted: 02/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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During the last few decades, the global incidence of dengue virus (DENV) has increased dramatically, and it is now endemic in more than 100 countries. To establish a productive infection in humans, DENV uses different strategies to inhibit or avoid the host innate immune system. Several DENV proteins have been shown to strategically target crucial components of the type I interferon system. Here, we report that the DENV NS2B protease cofactor targets the DNA sensor cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS) for lysosomal degradation to avoid the detection of mitochondrial DNA during infection. Such degradation subsequently results in the inhibition of type I interferon production in the infected cell. Our data demonstrate a mechanism by which cGAS senses cellular damage upon DENV infection.
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- Sebastian Aguirre
- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029-6574, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029-6574, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029-6574, USA.,Global Health and Emerging Pathogens Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029-6574, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029-6574, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029-6574, USA.,Global Health and Emerging Pathogens Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029-6574, USA.,Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029-6574, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029-6574, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029-6574, USA.,Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029-6574, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029-6574, USA.,Global Health and Emerging Pathogens Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029-6574, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029-6574, USA.,Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029-6574, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029-6574, USA.,Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029-6574, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029-6574, USA.,Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029-6574, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029-6574, USA
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- Tisch Cancer Institute, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Department of Pathology and Oncological Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029-6574, USA
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- Tisch Cancer Institute, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Department of Pathology and Oncological Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029-6574, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029-6574, USA.,Global Health and Emerging Pathogens Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029-6574, USA.,Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029-6574, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029-6574, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029-6574, USA.,Global Health and Emerging Pathogens Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029-6574, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029-6574, USA.,Global Health and Emerging Pathogens Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029-6574, USA.,Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029-6574, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029-6574, USA.,Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029-6574, USA.,Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029-6574, USA
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- Michiel van Gent
- Department of Microbiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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Cumberworth SL, Clark JJ, Kohl A, Donald CL. Inhibition of type I interferon induction and signalling by mosquito-borne flaviviruses. Cell Microbiol 2017; 19. [PMID: 28273394 PMCID: PMC5413821 DOI: 10.1111/cmi.12737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2017] [Revised: 02/20/2017] [Accepted: 03/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The Flavivirus genus (Flaviviridae family) contains a number of important human pathogens, including dengue and Zika viruses, which have the potential to cause severe disease. In order to efficiently establish a productive infection in mammalian cells, flaviviruses have developed key strategies to counteract host immune defences, including the type I interferon response. They employ different mechanisms to control interferon signal transduction and effector pathways, and key research generated over the past couple of decades has uncovered new insights into their abilities to actively decrease interferon antiviral activity. Given the lack of antivirals or prophylactic treatments for many flaviviral infections, it is important to fully understand how these viruses affect cellular processes to influence pathogenesis and disease outcome. This review will discuss the strategies mosquito-borne flaviviruses have evolved to antagonise type I interferon mediated immune responses.
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- MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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- MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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- MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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Tian B, Yang J, Zhao Y, Ivanciuc T, Sun H, Garofalo RP, Brasier AR. BRD4 Couples NF-κB/RelA with Airway Inflammation and the IRF-RIG-I Amplification Loop in Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection. J Virol 2017; 91:e00007-17. [PMID: 28077651 PMCID: PMC5331805 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00007-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2017] [Accepted: 01/04/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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The airway mucosa expresses protective interferon (IFN) and inflammatory cytokines in response to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection. In this study, we examine the role of bromodomain containing 4 (BRD4) in mediating this innate immune response in human small airway epithelial cells. We observe that RSV induces BRD4 to complex with NF-κB/RelA. BRD4 is functionally required for expression of the NF-κB-dependent inflammatory gene regulatory network (GRN), including the IFN response factor 1 (IRF1) and IRF7, which mediate a cross talk pathway for RIG-I upregulation. Mechanistically, BRD4 is required for cyclin-dependent kinase 9 (CDK9) recruitment and phospho-Ser 2 carboxy-terminal domain (CTD) RNA polymerase (Pol) II formation on the promoters of IRF1, IRF7, and RIG-I, producing their enhanced expression by transcriptional elongation. We also find that BRD4 independently regulates CDK9/phospho-Ser 2 CTD RNA Pol II recruitment to the IRF3-dependent IFN-stimulated genes (ISGs). In vivo, poly(I·C)-induced neutrophilia and mucosal chemokine production are blocked by a small-molecule BRD4 bromodomain inhibitor. Similarly, BRD4 inhibition reduces RSV-induced neutrophilia, mucosal CXC chemokine expression, activation of the IRF7-RIG-I autoamplification loop, mucosal IFN expression, and airway obstruction. RSV infection activates BRD4 acetyltransferase activity on histone H3 Lys (K) 122, demonstrating that RSV infection activates BRD4 in vivo These data validate BRD4 as a major effector of RSV-induced inflammation and disease. BRD4 is required for coupling NF-κB to expression of inflammatory genes and the IRF-RIG-I autoamplification pathway and independently facilitates antiviral ISG expression. BRD4 inhibition may be a strategy to reduce exuberant virus-induced mucosal airway inflammation.IMPORTANCE In the United States, 2.1 million children annually require medical attention for RSV infections. A first line of defense is the expression of the innate gene network by infected epithelial cells. Expression of the innate response requires the recruitment of transcriptional elongation factors to rapidly induce innate response genes through an unknown mechanism. We discovered that RSV infection induces a complex of bromodomain containing 4 (BRD4) with NF-κB and cyclin-dependent kinase 9 (CDK9). BRD4 is required for stable CDK9 binding, phospho-Ser 2 RNA Pol II formation, and histone acetyltransferase activity. Inhibition of BRD4 blocks Toll-like receptor 3 (TLR3)-dependent neutrophilia and RSV-induced inflammation, demonstrating its importance in the mucosal innate response in vivo Our study shows that BRD4 plays a central role in inflammation and activation of the IRF7-RIG-I amplification loop vital for mucosal interferon expression. BRD4 inhibition may be a strategy for modulating exuberant mucosal airway inflammation.
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- Bing Tian
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA
- Sealy Center for Molecular Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA
- Sealy Center for Molecular Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA
- Sealy Center for Molecular Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA
- Institute for Translational Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA
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- Sealy Center for Molecular Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA
- Sealy Center for Molecular Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA
- Institute for Translational Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA
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Herpes Simplex Virus 1 UL24 Abrogates the DNA Sensing Signal Pathway by Inhibiting NF-κB Activation. J Virol 2017; 91:JVI.00025-17. [PMID: 28100608 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00025-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2017] [Accepted: 01/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS) is a newly identified DNA sensor that recognizes foreign DNA, including the genome of herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1). Upon binding of viral DNA, cGAS produces cyclic GMP-AMP, which interacts with and activates stimulator of interferon genes (STING) to trigger the transcription of antiviral genes such as type I interferons (IFNs), and the production of inflammatory cytokines. HSV-1 UL24 is widely conserved among members of the herpesviruses family and is essential for efficient viral replication. In this study, we found that ectopically expressed UL24 could inhibit cGAS-STING-mediated promoter activation of IFN-β and interleukin-6 (IL-6), and UL24 also inhibited interferon-stimulatory DNA-mediated IFN-β and IL-6 production during HSV-1 infection. Furthermore, UL24 selectively blocked nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) but not IFN-regulatory factor 3 promoter activation. Coimmunoprecipitation analysis demonstrated that UL24 bound to the endogenous NF-κB subunits p65 and p50 in HSV-1-infected cells, and UL24 was also found to bind the Rel homology domains (RHDs) of these subunits. Furthermore, UL24 reduced the tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α)-mediated nuclear translocation of p65 and p50. Finally, mutational analysis revealed that the region spanning amino acids (aa) 74 to 134 of UL24 [UL24(74-134)] is responsible for inhibiting cGAS-STING-mediated NF-κB promoter activity. For the first time, UL24 was shown to play an important role in immune evasion during HSV-1 infection.IMPORTANCE NF-κB is a critical component of the innate immune response and is strongly induced downstream of most pattern recognition receptors (PRRs), leading to the production of IFN-β as well as a number of inflammatory chemokines and interleukins. To establish persistent infection, viruses have evolved various mechanisms to counteract the host NF-κB pathway. In the present study, for the first time, HSV-1 UL24 was demonstrated to inhibit the activation of NF-κB in the DNA sensing signal pathway via binding to the RHDs of the NF-κB subunits p65 and p50 and abolishing their nuclear translocation.
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During viral and bacterial infections, pathogen-derived cytosolic nucleic acids are recognized by the intracellular RNA sensors retinoic acid-inducible gene I and melanoma-differentiated gene 5 and intracellular DNA sensors, including cyclic-di-GMP-AMP synthase, absent in melanoma 2, interferon (IFN)-gamma inducible protein 16, polymerase III, and so on. Binding of intracellular nucleic acids to these sensors activates downstream signaling cascades, resulting in the production of type I IFNs and pro-inflammatory cytokines to induce appropriate systematic immune responses. While these sensors also recognize endogenous nucleic acids and activate immune responses, they can discriminate between self- and non-self-nucleic acids. However, dysfunction of these sensors or failure of regulatory mechanisms causes aberrant activation of immune response and autoimmune disorders. In this review, we focus on how intracellular immune sensors recognize exogenous nucleic acids and activate the innate immune system, and furthermore, how autoimmune diseases result from dysfunction of these sensors.
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- Daisuke Ori
- a Laboratory of Molecular Immunobiology , Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST), Takayama-cho , Ikoma , Nara , Japan
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- a Laboratory of Molecular Immunobiology , Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST), Takayama-cho , Ikoma , Nara , Japan
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- a Laboratory of Molecular Immunobiology , Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST), Takayama-cho , Ikoma , Nara , Japan
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Stav-Noraas TE, Edelmann RJ, Poulsen LLC, Sundnes O, Phung D, Küchler AM, Müller F, Kamen AA, Haraldsen G, Kaarbø M, Hol J. Endothelial IL-33 Expression Is Augmented by Adenoviral Activation of the DNA Damage Machinery. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2017; 198:3318-3325. [PMID: 28258201 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1600054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2016] [Accepted: 02/06/2017] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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IL-33, required for viral clearance by cytotoxic T cells, is generally expressed in vascular endothelial cells in healthy human tissues. We discovered that endothelial IL-33 expression was stimulated as a response to adenoviral transduction. This response was dependent on MRE11, a sensor of DNA damage that can also be activated by adenoviral DNA, and on IRF1, a transcriptional regulator of cellular responses to viral invasion and DNA damage. Accordingly, we observed that endothelial cells responded to adenoviral DNA by phosphorylation of ATM and CHK2 and that depletion or inhibition of MRE11, but not depletion of ATM, abrogated IL-33 stimulation. In conclusion, we show that adenoviral transduction stimulates IL-33 expression in endothelial cells in a manner that is dependent on the DNA-binding protein MRE11 and the antiviral factor IRF1 but not on downstream DNA damage response signaling.
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- Tor Espen Stav-Noraas
- K.G. Jebsen Inflammation Research Centre, Oslo University Hospital and University of Oslo, N-0424 Oslo, Norway.,Laboratory of Immunohistochemistry and Immunopathology, Department of Pathology, Oslo University Hospital and University of Oslo, N-0424 Oslo, Norway
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- K.G. Jebsen Inflammation Research Centre, Oslo University Hospital and University of Oslo, N-0424 Oslo, Norway.,Laboratory of Immunohistochemistry and Immunopathology, Department of Pathology, Oslo University Hospital and University of Oslo, N-0424 Oslo, Norway
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- K.G. Jebsen Inflammation Research Centre, Oslo University Hospital and University of Oslo, N-0424 Oslo, Norway.,Laboratory of Immunohistochemistry and Immunopathology, Department of Pathology, Oslo University Hospital and University of Oslo, N-0424 Oslo, Norway
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- K.G. Jebsen Inflammation Research Centre, Oslo University Hospital and University of Oslo, N-0424 Oslo, Norway.,Laboratory of Immunohistochemistry and Immunopathology, Department of Pathology, Oslo University Hospital and University of Oslo, N-0424 Oslo, Norway
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- Laboratory of Immunohistochemistry and Immunopathology, Department of Pathology, Oslo University Hospital and University of Oslo, N-0424 Oslo, Norway
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- Laboratory of Immunohistochemistry and Immunopathology, Department of Pathology, Oslo University Hospital and University of Oslo, N-0424 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Microbiology, Oslo University Hospital and University of Oslo, N-0424 Oslo, Norway; and
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- Department of Bioengineering, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A OC3, Canada
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- K.G. Jebsen Inflammation Research Centre, Oslo University Hospital and University of Oslo, N-0424 Oslo, Norway; .,Laboratory of Immunohistochemistry and Immunopathology, Department of Pathology, Oslo University Hospital and University of Oslo, N-0424 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Microbiology, Oslo University Hospital and University of Oslo, N-0424 Oslo, Norway; and
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- K.G. Jebsen Inflammation Research Centre, Oslo University Hospital and University of Oslo, N-0424 Oslo, Norway.,Laboratory of Immunohistochemistry and Immunopathology, Department of Pathology, Oslo University Hospital and University of Oslo, N-0424 Oslo, Norway
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Zevini A, Olagnier D, Hiscott J. Crosstalk between Cytoplasmic RIG-I and STING Sensing Pathways. Trends Immunol 2017; 38:194-205. [PMID: 28073693 PMCID: PMC5329138 DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2016.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 232] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2016] [Revised: 12/09/2016] [Accepted: 12/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Detection of evolutionarily conserved molecules on microbial pathogens by host immune sensors represents the initial trigger of the immune response against infection. Cytosolic receptors sense viral and intracellular bacterial genomes, as well as nucleic acids produced during replication. Once activated, these sensors trigger multiple signaling cascades, converging on the production of type I interferons and proinflammatory cytokines. Although distinct classes of receptors are responsible for the RNA and DNA sensing, the downstream signaling components are physically and functionally interconnected. This review highlights the importance of the crosstalk between retinoic acid inducible gene-I (RIG-I)-mitochondrial antiviral-signaling protein (MAVS) RNA sensing and the cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS)- stimulator of interferon genes (STING) DNA sensing pathways in potentiating efficient antiviral responses. The potential of cGAS-STING manipulation as a component of cancer immunotherapy is also reviewed.
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- Alessandra Zevini
- Istituto Pasteur - Italia, Istituto Pasteur - Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus Research Center for Innate Immunology, Aarhus University, Denmark
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- Istituto Pasteur - Italia, Istituto Pasteur - Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, Rome, Italy.
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Herpes Simplex Virus 1 Abrogates the cGAS/STING-Mediated Cytosolic DNA-Sensing Pathway via Its Virion Host Shutoff Protein, UL41. J Virol 2017; 91:JVI.02414-16. [PMID: 28077645 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.02414-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2016] [Accepted: 01/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS) is a key DNA sensor capable of detecting microbial DNA and activating the adaptor protein stimulator of interferon genes (STING), leading to interferon (IFN) production and host antiviral responses. Cells exhibited reduced type I IFN production in response to cytosolic DNA in the absence of cGAS. Although the cGAS/STING-mediated DNA-sensing signal is crucial for host defense against many viruses, especially for DNA viruses, few viral components have been identified to specifically target this signaling pathway. Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) is a DNA virus that has evolved multiple strategies to evade host immune responses. In the present study, we found that HSV-1 tegument protein UL41 was involved in counteracting the cGAS/STING-mediated DNA-sensing pathway. Our results showed that wild-type (WT) HSV-1 infection could inhibit immunostimulatory DNA-induced activation of the IFN signaling pathway compared with the UL41-null mutant virus (R2621), and ectopic expression of UL41 decreased cGAS/STING-mediated IFN-β promoter activation and IFN-β production. Further study indicated that UL41 reduced the accumulation of cGAS to abrogate host recognition of viral DNA. In addition, stable knockdown of cGAS facilitated the replication of R2621 but not WT HSV-1. For the first time, HSV-1 UL41 was demonstrated to evade the cGAS/STING-mediated DNA-sensing pathway by degrading cGAS via its RNase activity.IMPORTANCE HSV-1 is well known for its ability to evade host antiviral responses and establish a lifelong latent infection while triggering reactivation and lytic infection under stress. Currently, whether HSV-1 evades the cytosolic DNA sensing and signaling is still poorly understood. In the present study, we found that tegument protein UL41 targeted the cGAS/STING-mediated cellular DNA-sensing pathway by selectively degrading cGAS mRNA. Knockdown of endogenous cGAS could facilitate the replication of R2621 but not WT HSV-1. Furthermore, UL41 was shown for the first time to act directly on cGAS. Findings in this study could provide new insights into the host-virus interaction and help develop new approaches against HSV-1.
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Coronaviruses (CoV) comprise a large group of emerging human and animal pathogens, including the highly pathogenic severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) strains. The molecular mechanisms regulating emerging coronavirus pathogenesis are complex and include virus–host interactions associated with entry, replication, egress and innate immune control. Epigenetics research investigates the genetic and non-genetic factors that regulate phenotypic variation, usually caused by external and environmental factors that alter host expression patterns and performance without any change in the underlying genotype. Epigenetic modifications, such as histone modifications, DNA methylation, chromatin remodeling, and non-coding RNAs, function as important regulators that remodel host chromatin, altering host expression patterns and networks in a highly flexible manner. For most of the past two and a half decades, research has focused on the molecular mechanisms by which RNA viruses antagonize the signaling and sensing components that regulate induction of the host innate immune and antiviral defense programs upon infection. More recently, a growing body of evidence supports the hypothesis that viruses, even lytic RNA viruses that replicate in the cytoplasm, have developed intricate, highly evolved, and well-coordinated processes that are designed to regulate the host epigenome, and control host innate immune antiviral defense processes, thereby promoting robust virus replication and pathogenesis. In this article, we discuss the strategies that are used to evaluate the mechanisms by which viruses regulate the host epigenome, especially focusing on highly pathogenic respiratory RNA virus infections as a model. By combining measures of epigenome reorganization with RNA and proteomic datasets, we articulate a spatial-temporal data integration approach to identify regulatory genomic clusters and regions that play a crucial role in the host’s innate immune response, thereby defining a new viral antagonism mechanism following emerging coronavirus infection.
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IFI16 is required for DNA sensing in human macrophages by promoting production and function of cGAMP. Nat Commun 2017; 8:14391. [PMID: 28186168 PMCID: PMC5309897 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms14391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 210] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2015] [Accepted: 12/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Innate immune activation by macrophages is an essential part of host defence against infection. Cytosolic recognition of microbial DNA in macrophages leads to induction of interferons and cytokines through activation of cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS) and stimulator of interferon genes (STING). Other host factors, including interferon-gamma inducible factor 16 (IFI16), have been proposed to contribute to immune activation by DNA. However, their relation to the cGAS-STING pathway is not clear. Here, we show that IFI16 functions in the cGAS-STING pathway on two distinct levels. Depletion of IFI16 in macrophages impairs cGAMP production on DNA stimulation, whereas overexpression of IFI16 amplifies the function of cGAS. Furthermore, IFI16 is vital for the downstream signalling stimulated by cGAMP, facilitating recruitment and activation of TANK-binding kinase 1 in STING complex. Collectively, our results suggest that IFI16 is essential for efficient sensing and signalling upon DNA challenge in macrophages to promote interferons and antiviral responses. The role of IFI16 as a DNA sensor is highly controversial. With support from a Nature Communications back-to-back publication from Almine et al. the authors here provide functional evidence that IFI16 is required for DNA sensing via the cGAS-STING pathway in human macrophages.
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Yockey LJ, Varela L, Rakib T, Khoury-Hanold W, Fink SL, Stutz B, Szigeti-Buck K, Van den Pol A, Lindenbach BD, Horvath TL, Iwasaki A. Vaginal Exposure to Zika Virus during Pregnancy Leads to Fetal Brain Infection. Cell 2016; 166:1247-1256.e4. [PMID: 27565347 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2016.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 293] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2016] [Revised: 07/29/2016] [Accepted: 08/03/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Zika virus (ZIKV) can be transmitted sexually between humans. However, it is unknown whether ZIKV replicates in the vagina and impacts the unborn fetus. Here, we establish a mouse model of vaginal ZIKV infection and demonstrate that, unlike other routes, ZIKV replicates within the genital mucosa even in wild-type (WT) mice. Mice lacking RNA sensors or transcription factors IRF3 and IRF7 resulted in higher levels of local viral replication. Furthermore, mice lacking the type I interferon (IFN) receptor (IFNAR) became viremic and died of infection after a high-dose vaginal ZIKV challenge. Notably, vaginal infection of pregnant dams during early pregnancy led to fetal growth restriction and infection of the fetal brain in WT mice. This was exacerbated in mice deficient in IFN pathways, leading to abortion. Our study highlights the vaginal tract as a highly susceptible site of ZIKV replication and illustrates the dire disease consequences during pregnancy.
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- Laura J Yockey
- Department of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06520 USA
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- Program in Integrative Cell Signaling and Neurobiology of Metabolism, Section of Comparative Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06520 USA
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- Department of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06520 USA
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- Department of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06520 USA
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- Department of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06520 USA; Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06520 USA
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- Program in Integrative Cell Signaling and Neurobiology of Metabolism, Section of Comparative Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06520 USA
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- Program in Integrative Cell Signaling and Neurobiology of Metabolism, Section of Comparative Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06520 USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06520 USA
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- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06520 USA
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- Program in Integrative Cell Signaling and Neurobiology of Metabolism, Section of Comparative Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06520 USA
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- Department of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06520 USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06520 USA.
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Perelman SS, Abrams ME, Eitson JL, Chen D, Jimenez A, Mettlen M, Schoggins JW, Alto NM. Cell-Based Screen Identifies Human Interferon-Stimulated Regulators of Listeria monocytogenes Infection. PLoS Pathog 2016; 12:e1006102. [PMID: 28002492 PMCID: PMC5176324 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1006102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2016] [Accepted: 11/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The type I interferon (IFN) activated transcriptional response is a critical antiviral defense mechanism, yet its role in bacterial pathogenesis remains less well characterized. Using an intracellular pathogen Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) as a model bacterial pathogen, we sought to identify the roles of individual interferon-stimulated genes (ISGs) in context of bacterial infection. Previously, IFN has been implicated in both restricting and promoting Lm growth and immune stimulatory functions in vivo. Here we adapted a gain-of-function flow cytometry based approach to screen a library of more than 350 human ISGs for inhibitors and enhancers of Lm infection. We identify 6 genes, including UNC93B1, MYD88, AQP9, and TRIM14 that potently inhibit Lm infection. These inhibitors act through both transcription-mediated (MYD88) and non-transcriptional mechanisms (TRIM14). Further, we identify and characterize the human high affinity immunoglobulin receptor FcγRIa as an enhancer of Lm internalization. Our results reveal that FcγRIa promotes Lm uptake in the absence of known host Lm internalization receptors (E-cadherin and c-Met) as well as bacterial surface internalins (InlA and InlB). Additionally, FcγRIa-mediated uptake occurs independently of Lm opsonization or canonical FcγRIa signaling. Finally, we established the contribution of FcγRIa to Lm infection in phagocytic cells, thus potentially linking the IFN response to a novel bacterial uptake pathway. Together, these studies provide an experimental and conceptual basis for deciphering the role of IFN in bacterial defense and virulence at single-gene resolution. While the type I interferon response is known to be activated by both viruses and bacteria, it has mostly been characterized in terms of its antiviral properties. Listeria monocytogenes, an opportunistic Gram-positive bacterial pathogen with up to 50% mortality rate and a variety of clinical manifestations, is a potent activator of interferon secretion. In mouse models, interferon has been previously implicated in both restricting and promoting L. monocytogenes infection. Here, we utilized a high-throughput flow-cytometry based approach to screen a library of human interferon I stimulated genes (ISGs) and identified regulators of L. monocytogenes infection. These include inhibitors that act through both transcriptional (MYD88) and transcription-independent (TRIM14) mechanisms. Strikingly, expression of the human high affinity immunoglobulin receptor FcγRIa (CD64) was found to potently enhance L. monocytogenes infection. Both biochemical and cellular studies indicate that FcγRIa increases primary invasion of L. monocytogenes through a previously uncharacterized IgG-independent internalization mechanism. Together, these studies provide an important insight into the complex role of interferon response in bacterial virulence and host defense.
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- Sofya S. Perelman
- Department of Microbiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States of America
- * E-mail: (JWS); (NMA)
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States of America
- * E-mail: (JWS); (NMA)
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Interferon Regulatory Factor 1 and Type I Interferon Cooperate To Control Acute Gammaherpesvirus Infection. J Virol 2016; 91:JVI.01444-16. [PMID: 27795415 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01444-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2016] [Accepted: 10/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Gammaherpesviruses are ubiquitous pathogens that establish lifelong infection in >95% of adults worldwide and are associated with a variety of malignancies. Coevolution of gammaherpesviruses with their hosts has resulted in an intricate relationship between the virus and the host immune system, and perturbation of the virus-host balance results in pathology. Interferon regulatory factor 1 (IRF-1) is a tumor suppressor that is also involved in the regulation of innate and adaptive immune responses. Here, we show that type I interferon (IFN) and IRF-1 cooperate to control acute gammaherpesvirus infection. Specifically, we demonstrate that a combination of IRF-1 and type I IFN signaling ensures host survival during acute gammaherpesvirus infection and supports IFN gamma-mediated suppression of viral replication. Thus, our studies reveal an intriguing cross talk between IRF-1 and type I and II IFNs in the induction of the antiviral state during acute gammaherpesvirus infection. IMPORTANCE Gammaherpesviruses establish chronic infection in a majority of adults, and this long-term infection is associated with virus-driven development of a range of malignancies. In contrast, a brief period of active gammaherpesvirus replication during acute infection of a naive host is subclinical in most individuals. Here, we discovered that a combination of type I interferon (IFN) signaling and interferon regulatory factor 1 (IRF-1) expression is required to ensure survival of a gammaherpesvirus-infected host past the first 8 days of infection. Specifically, both type I IFN receptor and IRF-1 expression potentiated antiviral effects of type II IFN to restrict gammaherpesvirus replication in vivo, in the lungs, and in vitro, in primary macrophage cultures.
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McFadden MJ, Gokhale NS, Horner SM. Protect this house: cytosolic sensing of viruses. Curr Opin Virol 2016; 22:36-43. [PMID: 27951430 PMCID: PMC5346041 DOI: 10.1016/j.coviro.2016.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2016] [Accepted: 11/22/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Cells are equipped with pattern recognition receptors to sense invading viruses. Nucleic acids of RNA viruses are sensed by RIG-I like receptors in the cytosol. Foreign DNA is sensed by cGAS and other DNA sensors in the cytosol. These pattern recognition receptors activate adaptor proteins to initiate antiviral innate immune responses.
The ability to recognize invading viral pathogens and to distinguish their components from those of the host cell is critical to initiate the innate immune response. The efficiency of this detection is an important factor in determining the susceptibility of the cell to viral infection. Innate sensing of viruses is, therefore, an indispensable step in the line of defense for cells and organisms. Recent discoveries have uncovered novel sensors of viral components and hallmarks of infection, as well as mechanisms by which cells discriminate between self and non-self. This review highlights the mechanisms used by cells to detect viral pathogens in the cytosol, and recent advances in the field of cytosolic sensing of viruses.
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- Michael J McFadden
- Department of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center Durham, NC 27710, USA; Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center Durham, NC 27710, USA.
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Antiviral Innate Immune Response Interferes with the Formation of Replication-Associated Membrane Structures Induced by a Positive-Strand RNA Virus. mBio 2016; 7:mBio.01991-16. [PMID: 27923923 PMCID: PMC5142621 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.01991-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Infection with nidoviruses like corona- and arteriviruses induces a reticulovesicular network of interconnected endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-derived double-membrane vesicles (DMVs) and other membrane structures. This network is thought to accommodate the viral replication machinery and protect it from innate immune detection. We hypothesized that the innate immune response has tools to counteract the formation of these virus-induced replication organelles in order to inhibit virus replication. Here we have investigated the effect of type I interferon (IFN) treatment on the formation of arterivirus-induced membrane structures. Our approach involved ectopic expression of arterivirus nonstructural proteins nsp2 and nsp3, which induce DMV formation in the absence of other viral triggers of the interferon response, such as replicating viral RNA. Thus, this setup can be used to identify immune effectors that specifically target the (formation of) virus-induced membrane structures. Using large-scale electron microscopy mosaic maps, we found that IFN-β treatment significantly reduced the formation of the membrane structures. Strikingly, we also observed abundant stretches of double-membrane sheets (a proposed intermediate of DMV formation) in IFN-β-treated samples, suggesting the disruption of DMV biogenesis. Three interferon-stimulated gene products, two of which have been reported to target the hepatitis C virus replication structures, were tested for their possible involvement, but none of them affected membrane structure formation. Our study reveals the existence of a previously unknown innate immune mechanism that antagonizes the viral hijacking of host membranes. It also provides a solid basis for further research into the poorly understood interactions between the innate immune system and virus-induced replication structures. IMPORTANCE Viruses with a positive-strand RNA genome establish a membrane-associated replication organelle by hijacking and remodeling intracellular host membranes, a process deemed essential for their efficient replication. It is unknown whether the cellular innate immune system can detect and/or inhibit the formation of these membrane structures, which could be an effective mechanism to delay viral RNA replication. In this study, using an expression system that closely mimics the formation of arterivirus replication structures, we show for the first time that IFN-β treatment clearly reduces the amount of induced membrane structures. Moreover, drastic morphological changes were observed among the remaining structures, suggesting that their biogenesis was impaired. Follow-up experiments suggested that host cells contain a hitherto unknown innate antiviral mechanism, which targets this common feature of positive-strand RNA virus replication. Our study provides a strong basis for further research into the interaction of the innate immune system with membranous viral replication organelles.
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Xu L, Wang W, Peppelenbosch MP, Pan Q. Noncanonical Antiviral Mechanisms of ISGs: Dispensability of Inducible Interferons. Trends Immunol 2016; 38:1-2. [PMID: 27916385 DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2016.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2016] [Accepted: 11/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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- Lei Xu
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC-University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC-University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC-University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC-University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Li MMH, Bozzacco L, Hoffmann HH, Breton G, Loschko J, Xiao JW, Monette S, Rice CM, MacDonald MR. Interferon regulatory factor 2 protects mice from lethal viral neuroinvasion. J Exp Med 2016; 213:2931-2947. [PMID: 27899441 PMCID: PMC5154937 DOI: 10.1084/jem.20160303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2016] [Revised: 09/09/2016] [Accepted: 11/01/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Li et al. describe a novel role for IRF2, previously known as a negative regulator of type I IFN signaling, in protection of mice from lethal viral neuroinvasion by facilitating the proper localization of B cells and antibodies to the central nervous system. The host responds to virus infection by activating type I interferon (IFN) signaling leading to expression of IFN-stimulated genes (ISGs). Dysregulation of the IFN response results in inflammatory diseases and chronic infections. In this study, we demonstrate that IFN regulatory factor 2 (IRF2), an ISG and a negative regulator of IFN signaling, influences alphavirus neuroinvasion and pathogenesis. A Sindbis virus strain that in wild-type (WT) mice only causes disease when injected into the brain leads to lethal encephalitis in Irf2−/− mice after peripheral inoculation. Irf2−/− mice fail to control virus replication and recruit immune infiltrates into the brain. Reduced B cells and virus-specific IgG are observed in the Irf2−/− mouse brains despite the presence of peripheral neutralizing antibodies, suggesting a defect in B cell trafficking to the central nervous system (CNS). B cell–deficient μMT mice are significantly more susceptible to viral infection, yet WT B cells and serum are unable to rescue the Irf2−/− mice. Collectively, our data demonstrate that proper localization of B cells and local production of antibodies in the CNS are required for protection. The work advances our understanding of host mechanisms that affect viral neuroinvasion and their contribution to immunity against CNS infections.
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- Melody M H Li
- Laboratory of Virology and Infectious Disease, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065
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- Laboratory of Virology and Infectious Disease, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065
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- Laboratory of Virology and Infectious Disease, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065
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- Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065
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- Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065
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- Laboratory of Virology and Infectious Disease, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065
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- Tri-Institutional Laboratory of Comparative Pathology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, The Rockefeller University, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065
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- Laboratory of Virology and Infectious Disease, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065
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- Laboratory of Virology and Infectious Disease, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065
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Identification of Interferon-Stimulated Gene Proteins That Inhibit Human Parainfluenza Virus Type 3. J Virol 2016; 90:11145-11156. [PMID: 27707917 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01551-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2016] [Accepted: 09/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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A major arm of cellular innate immunity is type I interferon (IFN), represented by IFN-α and IFN-β. Type I IFN transcriptionally induces a large number of cellular genes, collectively known as IFN-stimulated gene (ISG) proteins, which act as antivirals. The IFIT (interferon-induced proteins with tetratricopeptide repeats) family proteins constitute a major subclass of ISG proteins and are characterized by multiple tetratricopeptide repeats (TPRs). In this study, we have interrogated IFIT proteins for the ability to inhibit the growth of human parainfluenza virus type 3 (PIV3), a nonsegmented negative-strand RNA virus of the Paramyxoviridae family and a major cause of respiratory disease in children. We found that IFIT1 significantly inhibited PIV3, whereas IFIT2, IFIT3, and IFIT5 were less effective or not at all. In further screening a set of ISG proteins we discovered that several other such proteins also inhibited PIV3, including IFITM1, IDO (indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase), PKR (protein kinase, RNA activated), and viperin (virus inhibitory protein, endoplasmic reticulum associated, interferon inducible)/Cig5. The antiviral effect of IDO, the enzyme that catalyzes the first step of tryptophan degradation, could be counteracted by tryptophan. These results advance our knowledge of diverse ISG proteins functioning as antivirals and may provide novel approaches against PIV3. IMPORTANCE The innate immunity of the host, typified by interferon (IFN), is a major antiviral defense. IFN inhibits virus growth by inducing a large number of IFN-stimulated gene (ISG) proteins, several of which have been shown to have specific antiviral functions. Parainfluenza virus type 3 (PIV3) is major pathogen of children, and no reliable vaccine or specific antiviral against it currently exists. In this article, we report several ISG proteins that strongly inhibit PIV3 growth, the use of which may allow a better antiviral regimen targeting PIV3.
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Innate recognition of microbial-derived signals in immunity and inflammation. SCIENCE CHINA-LIFE SCIENCES 2016; 59:1210-1217. [PMID: 27888386 DOI: 10.1007/s11427-016-0325-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2016] [Accepted: 10/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Microbes generate a vast array of different types of conserved structural components called pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs), which can be recognized by cells of the innate immune system. This recognition of "nonself" signatures occurs through host pattern recognition receptors (PRRs), suggesting that microbial-derived signals are good targets for innate immunity to discriminate between self- and nonself. Such PAMP-PRR interactions trigger multiple but distinct downstream signaling cascades, subsequently leading to production of proinflammatory cytokines and interferons that tailor immune responses to particular microbes. Aberrant PRR signals have been associated with various inflammatory diseases and fine regulation of PRR signaling is essential for avoiding excessive inflammatory immune responses and maintaining immune homeostasis. In this review we summarize the ligands and signal transduction pathways of PRRs and highlight recent progress of the mechanisms involved in microbe-specific innate immune recognition during immune responses and inflammation, which may provide new targets for therapeutic intervention to the inflammatory disorders.
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Hayes CN, Chayama K. Interferon stimulated genes and innate immune activation following infection with hepatitis B and C viruses. J Med Virol 2016; 89:388-396. [DOI: 10.1002/jmv.24659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- C. Nelson Hayes
- Department of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Applied Life Sciences, Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences; Hiroshima University; Hiroshima Japan
- Liver Research Project Center; Hiroshima University; Hiroshima Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Applied Life Sciences, Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences; Hiroshima University; Hiroshima Japan
- Liver Research Project Center; Hiroshima University; Hiroshima Japan
- Laboratory for Digestive Diseases; Center for Genomic Medicine, RIKEN; Hiroshima Japan
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The Peculiar Characteristics of Fish Type I Interferons. Viruses 2016; 8:v8110298. [PMID: 27827855 PMCID: PMC5127012 DOI: 10.3390/v8110298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2016] [Revised: 10/25/2016] [Accepted: 10/25/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Antiviral type I interferons (IFNs) have been discovered in fish. Genomic studies revealed their considerable number in many species; some genes encode secreted and non-secreted isoforms. Based on cysteine motifs, fish type I IFNs fall in two subgroups, which use two different receptors. Mammalian type I IFN genes are intronless while type III have introns; in fish, all have introns, but structurally, both subgroups belong to type I. Type I IFNs likely appeared early in vertebrates as intron containing genes, and evolved in parallel in tetrapods and fishes. The diversity of their repertoires in fish and mammals is likely a convergent feature, selected as a response to the variety of viral strategies. Several alternative nomenclatures have been established for different taxonomic fish groups, calling for a unified system. The specific functions of each type I gene remains poorly understood, as well as their interactions in antiviral responses. However, distinct induction pathways, kinetics of response, and tissue specificity indicate that fish type I likely are highly specialized, especially in groups where they are numerous such as salmonids or cyprinids. Unravelling their functional integration constitutes the next challenge to understand how these cytokines evolved to orchestrate antiviral innate immunity in vertebrates.
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Zhang M, Zhang MX, Zhang Q, Zhu GF, Yuan L, Zhang DE, Zhu Q, Yao J, Shu HB, Zhong B. USP18 recruits USP20 to promote innate antiviral response through deubiquitinating STING/MITA. Cell Res 2016; 26:1302-1319. [PMID: 27801882 DOI: 10.1038/cr.2016.125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2016] [Revised: 07/11/2016] [Accepted: 09/14/2016] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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STING (also known as MITA) mediates the innate antiviral signaling and ubiquitination of STING is key to its function. However, the deubiquitination process of STING is unclear. Here we report that USP18 recruits USP20 to deconjugate K48-linked ubiquitination chains from STING and promotes the stability of STING and the expression of type I IFNs and proinflammatory cytokines after DNA virus infection. USP18 deficiency or knockdown of USP20 resulted in enhanced K48-linked ubiquitination and accelerated degradation of STING, and impaired activation of IRF3 and NF-κB as well as induction of downstream genes after infection with DNA virus HSV-1 or transfection of various DNA ligands. In addition, Usp18-/- mice were more susceptible to HSV-1 infection compared with the wild-type littermates. USP18 did not deubiquitinate STING in vitro but facilitated USP20 to catalyze deubiquitination of STING in a manner independent of the enzymatic activity of USP18. In addition, reconstitution of STING into Usp18-/- MEFs restored HSV-1-induced expression of downstream genes and cellular antiviral responses. Our findings thus uncover previously uncharacterized roles of USP18 and USP20 in mediating virus-triggered signaling and contribute to the understanding of the complicated regulatory system of the innate antiviral responses.
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- Man Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Department of Pathology and Division of Biological Sciences, Moores UCSD Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou 730046, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Medical Research Institute, School of Medicine, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.,Medical Research Institute, School of Medicine, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
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Upon virus infection, host cells mount a concerted innate immune response involving type I interferon and pro-inflammatory cytokines to enable elimination of the pathogen. Recently, cGAS and STING have been identified as intracellular sensors that activate the interferon pathway in response to virus infection and thus mediate host defense against a range of DNA and RNA viruses. Here we review how viruses are sensed by the cGAS-STING signaling pathway as well as how viruses modulate this pathway. Mechanisms utilized by viral proteins to inhibit cGAS and/or STING are also discussed. On the flip side, host cells have also evolved strategies to thwart viral immune escape. The balance between host immune control and viral immune evasion is pivotal to viral pathogenesis, and we discuss this virus-host stand-off in the context of the cGAS-STING innate immune pathway.
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- Zhe Ma
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA; Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA; Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
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Sindbis Virus Can Exploit a Host Antiviral Protein To Evade Immune Surveillance. J Virol 2016; 90:10247-10258. [PMID: 27581990 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01487-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2016] [Accepted: 08/29/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Viral infection induces production of type I interferons (IFNs), which stimulate the expression of a variety of antiviral factors to inhibit viral replication. To establish effective infection, viruses need to develop strategies to evade the immune responses. A neurovirulent Sindbis virus strain with neuroinvasive properties (SVNI) causes lethal encephalitis in mice, and its replication in cultured cells is inhibited by the zinc finger antiviral protein (ZAP), a host factor that specifically inhibits the replication of certain viruses by binding to the viral mRNAs, repressing the translation of target mRNA, and promoting the degradation of target mRNA. We report here that murine embryonic fibroblast cells from ZAP knockout mice supported more efficient SVNI replication than wild-type cells. SVNI infection of 10-day-old suckling mice led to reduced survival in the knockout mice. Unexpectedly, however, SVNI infection of 23-day-old weanling mice, whose immune system is more developed than that of the suckling mice, resulted in significantly improved survival in ZAP knockout mice. Further analyses revealed that in the weanling knockout mice, SVNI replicated more efficiently in lymphoid tissues at early times postinfection and induced higher levels of IFN production, which restricted viral spread to the central nervous system. Blocking IFN activity through the use of receptor-neutralizing antibodies rendered knockout mice more sensitive to SVNI infection than wild-type mice. These results uncover a mechanism by which SVNI exploits a host antiviral factor to evade innate immune surveillance. IMPORTANCE Sindbis virus, a prototypic member of the Alphavirus genus, has been used to study the pathogenesis of acute viral encephalitis in mice for many years. How the virus evades immune surveillance to establish effective infection is largely unknown. ZAP is a host antiviral factor that potently inhibits Sindbis virus replication in cell culture. We show here that infection of ZAP knockout suckling mice with an SVNI led to faster disease progression. However, SVNI infection of weanling mice led to slower disease progression in knockout mice. Further analyses revealed that in weanling knockout mice, SVNI replicated more efficiently in lymphoid tissues at early times postinfection and induced higher levels of interferon production, which restricted viral spread to the central nervous system. These results uncover a mechanism by which SVNI exploits a host antiviral factor to evade innate immune surveillance and allow enhanced neuroinvasion.
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A time-resolved molecular map of the macrophage response to VSV infection. NPJ Syst Biol Appl 2016; 2:16027. [PMID: 28725479 PMCID: PMC5516859 DOI: 10.1038/npjsba.2016.27] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2016] [Revised: 08/17/2016] [Accepted: 08/18/2016] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Studying the relationship between virus infection and cellular response is paradigmatic for our understanding of how perturbation changes biological systems. Immune response, in this context is a complex yet evolutionarily adapted and robust cellular change, and is experimentally amenable to molecular analysis. To visualize the full cellular response to virus infection, we performed temporal transcriptomics, proteomics, and phosphoproteomics analysis of vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV)-infected mouse macrophages. This enabled the understanding of how infection-induced changes in host gene and protein expression are coordinated with post-translational modifications by cells in time to best measure and control the infection process. The vast and complex molecular changes measured could be decomposed in a limited number of clusters within each category (transcripts, proteins, and protein phosphorylation) each with own kinetic parameter and characteristic pathways/processes, suggesting multiple regulatory options in the overall sensing and homeostatic program. Altogether, the data underscored a prevalent executive function to phosphorylation. Resolution of the molecular events affecting the RIG-I pathway, central to viral recognition, reveals that phosphorylation of the key innate immunity adaptor mitochondrial antiviral-signaling protein (MAVS) on S328/S330 is necessary for activation of type-I interferon and nuclear factor κ B (NFκB) pathways. To further understand the hierarchical relationships, we analyzed kinase–substrate relationships and found RAF1 and, to a lesser extent, ARAF to be inhibiting VSV replication and necessary for NFκB activation, and AKT2, but not AKT1, to be supporting VSV replication. Integrated analysis using the omics data revealed co-regulation of transmembrane transporters including SLC7A11, which was subsequently validated as a host factor in the VSV replication. The data sets are predicted to greatly empower future studies on the functional organization of the response of macrophages to viral challenges.
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Gack MU, Diamond MS. Innate immune escape by Dengue and West Nile viruses. Curr Opin Virol 2016; 20:119-128. [PMID: 27792906 DOI: 10.1016/j.coviro.2016.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2016] [Revised: 09/15/2016] [Accepted: 09/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Dengue (DENV) and West Nile (WNV) viruses are mosquito-transmitted flaviviruses that cause significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Disease severity and pathogenesis of DENV and WNV infections in humans depend on many factors, including pre-existing immunity, strain virulence, host genetics and virus-host interactions. Among the flavivirus-host interactions, viral evasion of type I interferon (IFN)-mediated innate immunity has a critical role in modulating pathogenesis. DENV and WNV have evolved effective strategies to evade immune surveillance pathways that lead to IFN induction and to block signaling downstream of the IFN-α/β receptor. Here, we discuss recent advances in our understanding of the molecular mechanisms by which DENV and WNV antagonize the type I IFN response in human cells.
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- Michaela U Gack
- Department of Microbiology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA.
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- Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Department of Pathology & Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Department of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Center for Human Immunology and Immunotherapy Programs, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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Medin CL, Rothman AL. Zika Virus: The Agent and Its Biology, With Relevance to Pathology. Arch Pathol Lab Med 2016; 141:33-42. [PMID: 27763795 DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2016-0409-ra] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Once obscure, Zika virus (ZIKV) has attracted significant medical and scientific attention in the past year because of large outbreaks associated with the recent introduction of this virus into the Western hemisphere. In particular, the occurrence of severe congenital infections and cases of Guillain-Barré syndrome has placed this virus squarely in the eyes of clinical and anatomic pathologists. This review article provides a basic introduction to ZIKV, its genetics, its structural characteristics, and its biology. A multidisciplinary effort will be essential to establish clinicopathologic correlations of the basic virology of ZIKV in order to advance development of diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines.
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- From the Institute for Immunology and Informatics, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Rhode Island, Providence. Drs Medin and Rothman both contributed equally to the manuscript
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Montgomery RR. Age-related alterations in immune responses to West Nile virus infection. Clin Exp Immunol 2016; 187:26-34. [PMID: 27612657 DOI: 10.1111/cei.12863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/31/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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West Nile virus (WNV) is the most important causative agent of viral encephalitis worldwide and an important public health concern in the United States due to its high prevalence, severe disease, and the absence of effective treatments. Infection with WNV is mainly asymptomatic, but some individuals develop severe, possibly fatal, neurological disease. Individual host factors play a role in susceptibility to WNV infection, including genetic polymorphisms in key anti-viral immune genes, but age is the most well-defined risk factor for susceptibility to severe disease. Ageing is associated with distinct changes in immune cells and a decline in immune function leading to increased susceptibility to infection and reduced responses to vaccination. WNV is detected by pathogen recognition receptors including Toll-like receptors (TLRs), which show reduced expression and function in ageing. Neutrophils, monocyte/macrophages and dendritic cells, which first recognize and respond to infection, show age-related impairment of many functions relevant to anti-viral responses. Natural killer cells control many viral infections and show age-related changes in phenotype and functional responses. A role for the regulatory receptors Mertk and Axl in blood-brain barrier permeability and in facilitating viral uptake through phospholipid binding may be relevant for susceptibility to WNV, and age-related up-regulation of Axl has been noted previously in human dendritic cells. Understanding the specific immune parameters and mechanisms that influence susceptibility to symptomatic WNV may lead to a better understanding of increased susceptibility in elderly individuals and identify potential avenues for therapeutic approaches: an especially relevant goal, as the world's populating is ageing.
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- R R Montgomery
- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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Tao J, Zhou X, Jiang Z. cGAS-cGAMP-STING: The three musketeers of cytosolic DNA sensing and signaling. IUBMB Life 2016; 68:858-870. [PMID: 27706894 DOI: 10.1002/iub.1566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2016] [Accepted: 09/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Innate immunity is the first line of host defense against invading pathogens. The detection of aberrant nucleic acids which represent some conserved PAMPs triggers robust type I IFN-mediated innate immune responses. Host- or pathogen-derived cytosolic DNA binds and activates the DNA sensor cGAS, which synthesizes the second messenger 2'3'-cGAMP and triggers STING-dependent downstream signaling. Here, we highlight recent progress in cGAS-cGAMP-STING, the Three Musketeers of cytosolic DNA sensing and signaling, and their essential roles in infection, autoimmune diseases, and cancer. We also focus on the regulation of these critical signal components by variant host/pathogen proteins and update our understanding of this indispensable pathway to provide new insights for drug discovery. © 2016 IUBMB Life, 68(11):858-870, 2016.
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- Jianli Tao
- State Key Laboratory of Protein and Plant Gene Research, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China.,Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Differentiation of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China.,Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Protein and Plant Gene Research, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China.,Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Differentiation of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China.,Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Protein and Plant Gene Research, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China. .,Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Differentiation of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China. .,Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Beijing, China.
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The host takes use of pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) to defend against pathogen invasion or cellular damage. Among microorganism-associated molecular patterns detected by host PRRs, nucleic acids derived from bacteria or viruses are tightly supervised, providing a fundamental mechanism of host defense. Pathogenic DNAs are supposed to be detected by DNA sensors that induce the activation of NFκB or TBK1-IRF3 pathway. DNA sensor cGAS is widely expressed in innate immune cells and is a key sensor of invading DNAs in several cell types. cGAS binds to DNA, followed by a conformational change that allows the synthesis of cyclic guanosine monophosphate–adenosine monophosphate (cGAMP) from adenosine triphosphate and guanosine triphosphate. cGAMP is a strong activator of STING that can activate IRF3 and subsequent type I interferon production. Here we describe recent progresses in DNA sensors especially cGAS in the innate immune responses against pathogenic DNAs.
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Pépin G, Nejad C, Thomas BJ, Ferrand J, McArthur K, Bardin PG, Williams BRG, Gantier MP. Activation of cGAS-dependent antiviral responses by DNA intercalating agents. Nucleic Acids Res 2016; 45:198-205. [PMID: 27694309 PMCID: PMC5224509 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkw878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2016] [Revised: 09/11/2016] [Accepted: 09/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Acridine dyes, including proflavine and acriflavine, were commonly used as antiseptics before the advent of penicillins in the mid-1940s. While their mode of action on pathogens was originally attributed to their DNA intercalating activity, work in the early 1970s suggested involvement of the host immune responses, characterized by induction of interferon (IFN)-like activities through an unknown mechanism. We demonstrate here that sub-toxic concentrations of a mixture of acriflavine and proflavine instigate a cyclic-GMP-AMP (cGAMP) synthase (cGAS)-dependent type-I IFN antiviral response. This pertains to the capacity of these compounds to induce low level DNA damage and cytoplasmic DNA leakage, resulting in cGAS-dependent cGAMP-like activity. Critically, acriflavine:proflavine pre-treatment of human primary bronchial epithelial cells significantly reduced rhinovirus infection. Collectively, our findings constitute the first evidence that non-toxic DNA binding agents have the capacity to act as indirect agonists of cGAS, to exert potent antiviral effects in mammalian cells.
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- Geneviève Pépin
- Centre for Innate Immunity and Infectious Diseases, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia.,Department of Molecular and Translational Science, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
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- Centre for Innate Immunity and Infectious Diseases, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia.,Department of Molecular and Translational Science, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
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- Centre for Innate Immunity and Infectious Diseases, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia.,Department of Molecular and Translational Science, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia.,Monash Lung and Sleep, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
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- Centre for Innate Immunity and Infectious Diseases, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia.,Department of Molecular and Translational Science, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
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- ACRF Chemical Biology Division, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville 3052, Australia.,Department of Medical Biology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville 3010, Australia
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- Centre for Innate Immunity and Infectious Diseases, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia.,Monash Lung and Sleep, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
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- Department of Molecular and Translational Science, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia.,Centre for Cancer Research, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
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- Centre for Innate Immunity and Infectious Diseases, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia .,Department of Molecular and Translational Science, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
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Chen M, Meng Q, Qin Y, Liang P, Tan P, He L, Zhou Y, Chen Y, Huang J, Wang RF, Cui J. TRIM14 Inhibits cGAS Degradation Mediated by Selective Autophagy Receptor p62 to Promote Innate Immune Responses. Mol Cell 2016; 64:105-119. [PMID: 27666593 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2016.08.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 249] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2016] [Revised: 07/08/2016] [Accepted: 08/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS) is an essential DNA virus sensor that triggers type I interferon (IFN) signaling by producing cGAMP to initiate antiviral immunity. However, post-translational regulation of cGAS remains largely unknown. We report that K48-linked ubiquitination of cGAS is a recognition signal for p62-depdendent selective autophagic degradation. The induction of TRIM14 by type I IFN accelerates cGAS stabilization by recruiting USP14 to cleave the ubiquitin chains of cGAS at lysine (K) 414. Knockout of TRIM14 impairs herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1)-triggered antiviral responses in a cGAS-dependent manner. Due to impaired type I IFN production, Trim14-/- mice are highly susceptible to lethal HSV-1 infection. Taken together, our findings reveal a positive feedback loop of cGAS signaling generated by TRIM14-USP14 and provide insights into the crosstalk between autophagy and type I IFN signaling in innate immunity.
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- Meixin Chen
- Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, PRC
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- Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, PRC
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- Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, PRC; School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan, PRC
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- Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, PRC
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- Center for Inflammation and Epigenetics, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M University, Health Science Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M University, Health Science Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M University, Health Science Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, PRC
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- Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, PRC; State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, PRC.
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- Center for Inflammation and Epigenetics, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M University, Health Science Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Weill Cornell Medicine, Cornell University, New York, NY, USA.
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- Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, PRC; Collaborative Innovation Center of Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, PRC.
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The Interferon-Stimulated Gene IFITM3 Restricts Infection and Pathogenesis of Arthritogenic and Encephalitic Alphaviruses. J Virol 2016; 90:8780-94. [PMID: 27440901 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00655-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2016] [Accepted: 07/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED Host cells respond to viral infections by producing type I interferon (IFN), which induces the expression of hundreds of interferon-stimulated genes (ISGs). Although ISGs mediate a protective state against many pathogens, the antiviral functions of the majority of these genes have not been identified. IFITM3 is a small transmembrane ISG that restricts a broad range of viruses, including orthomyxoviruses, flaviviruses, filoviruses, and coronaviruses. Here, we show that alphavirus infection is increased in Ifitm3(-/-) and Ifitm locus deletion (Ifitm-del) fibroblasts and, reciprocally, reduced in fibroblasts transcomplemented with Ifitm3. Mechanistic studies showed that Ifitm3 did not affect viral binding or entry but inhibited pH-dependent fusion. In a murine model of chikungunya virus arthritis, Ifitm3(-/-) mice sustained greater joint swelling in the ipsilateral ankle at days 3 and 7 postinfection, and this correlated with higher levels of proinflammatory cytokines and viral burden. Flow cytometric analysis suggested that Ifitm3(-/-) macrophages from the spleen were infected at greater levels than observed in wild-type (WT) mice, results that were supported by experiments with Ifitm3(-/-) bone marrow-derived macrophages. Ifitm3(-/-) mice also were more susceptible than WT mice to lethal alphavirus infection with Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus, and this was associated with greater viral burden in multiple organs. Collectively, our data define an antiviral role for Ifitm3 in restricting infection of multiple alphaviruses. IMPORTANCE The interferon-induced transmembrane protein 3 (IFITM3) inhibits infection of multiple families of viruses in cell culture. Compared to other viruses, much less is known about the antiviral effect of IFITM3 on alphaviruses. In this study, we characterized the antiviral activity of mouse Ifitm3 against arthritogenic and encephalitic alphaviruses using cells and animals with a targeted gene deletion of Ifitm3 as well as deficient cells transcomplemented with Ifitm3. Based on extensive virological analysis, we demonstrate greater levels of alphavirus infection and disease pathogenesis when Ifitm3 expression is absent. Our data establish an inhibitory role for Ifitm3 in controlling infection of alphaviruses.
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Long noncoding RNA #32 contributes to antiviral responses by controlling interferon-stimulated gene expression. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2016; 113:10388-93. [PMID: 27582466 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1525022113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Despite the breadth of knowledge that exists regarding the function of long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) in biological phenomena, the role of lncRNAs in host antiviral responses is poorly understood. Here, we report that lncRNA#32 is associated with type I IFN signaling. The silencing of lncRNA#32 dramatically reduced the level of IFN-stimulated gene (ISG) expression, resulting in sensitivity to encephalomyocarditis virus (EMCV) infection. In contrast, the ectopic expression of lncRNA#32 significantly suppressed EMCV replication, suggesting that lncRNA#32 positively regulates the host antiviral response. We further demonstrated the suppressive function of lncRNA#32 in hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus infection. lncRNA#32 bound to activating transcription factor 2 (ATF2) and regulated ISG expression. Our results reveal a role for lncRNA#32 in host antiviral responses.
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Kouwaki T, Fukushima Y, Daito T, Sanada T, Yamamoto N, Mifsud EJ, Leong CR, Tsukiyama-Kohara K, Kohara M, Matsumoto M, Seya T, Oshiumi H. Extracellular Vesicles Including Exosomes Regulate Innate Immune Responses to Hepatitis B Virus Infection. Front Immunol 2016; 7:335. [PMID: 27630638 PMCID: PMC5005343 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2016.00335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2016] [Accepted: 08/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The innate immune system is essential for controlling viral infection. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) persistently infects human hepatocytes and causes hepatocellular carcinoma. However, the innate immune response to HBV infection in vivo remains unclear. Using a tree shrew animal model, we showed that HBV infection induced hepatic interferon (IFN)-γ expression during early infection. Our in vitro study demonstrated that hepatic NK cells produced IFN-γ in response to HBV only in the presence of hepatic F4/80+ cells. Moreover, extracellular vesicles (EVs) released from HBV-infected hepatocytes contained viral nucleic acids and induced NKG2D ligand expression in macrophages by stimulating MyD88, TICAM-1, and MAVS-dependent pathways. In addition, depletion of exosomes from EVs markedly reduced NKG2D ligand expression, suggesting the importance of exosomes for NK cell activation. In contrast, infection of hepatocytes with HBV increased immunoregulatory microRNA levels in EVs and exosomes, which were transferred to macrophages, thereby suppressing IL-12p35 mRNA expression in macrophages to counteract the host innate immune response. IFN-γ increased the hepatic expression of DDX60 and augmented the DDX60-dependent degradation of cytoplasmic HBV RNA. Our results elucidated the crucial role of exosomes in antiviral innate immune response against HBV.
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- Takahisa Kouwaki
- Department of Immunology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University , Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto , Japan
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- Department of Immunology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University , Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto , Japan
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- Laboratory for Biologics Development, Research Center for Zoonosis Control, GI-CoRE Global Station for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University , Kita-Ku, Sapporo , Japan
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science , Kamikitazawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo , Japan
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science , Kamikitazawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo , Japan
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- Laboratory for Biologics Development, Research Center for Zoonosis Control, GI-CoRE Global Station for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University , Kita-Ku, Sapporo , Japan
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- Section of Bioengineering Technology, Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL) MICET , Melaka , Malaysia
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- Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Transboundary Animal Diseases Center, Kagoshima University , Korimoto, Kagoshima , Japan
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science , Kamikitazawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo , Japan
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University , Kita-Ku, Sapporo , Japan
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University , Kita-Ku, Sapporo , Japan
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- Department of Immunology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, Japan; Laboratory for Biologics Development, Research Center for Zoonosis Control, GI-CoRE Global Station for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan; JST, PREST, Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, Japan
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cGAS-STING Signaling Regulates Initial Innate Control of Cytomegalovirus Infection. J Virol 2016; 90:7789-97. [PMID: 27334590 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01040-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2016] [Accepted: 06/13/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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UNLABELLED Several innate sensing pathways contribute to the control of early cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, leading to a multiphasic type I interferon (IFN-I) response that limits viral replication and promotes host defenses. Toll-like receptor (TLR)-dependent pathways induce IFN-I production in CMV-infected plasmacytoid dendritic cells; however, the initial burst of IFN-I that occurs within the first few hours in vivo is TLR independent and emanates from stromal cells. Here we show that primary human endothelial cells mount robust IFN-I responses to human CMV that are dependent upon cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS), STING, and interferon regulatory factor 3 (IRF3) signaling. Disruption of STING expression in endothelial cells by clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR)-Cas9 revealed that it is essential for the induction of IFN-I and restriction of CMV replication. Consistently, STING was necessary to mount the first phase of IFN-I production and curb CMV replication in infected mice. Thus, DNA sensing through STING is critical for primary detection of both human and mouse CMV in nonhematopoietic cells and drives the initial wave of IFN-I that is key for controlling early viral replication in vivo. IMPORTANCE Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is one of the most common viral pathogens, with the majority of people contracting the virus in their lifetime. Although acute infection is mostly asymptomatic in healthy persons, significant pathology is observed in immunocompromised individuals, and chronic CMV infection may exacerbate a myriad of inflammatory conditions. Here we show that primary human endothelial cells mount robust IFN-I responses against CMV via a cGAS/STING/IRF3 pathway. Disruption of STING expression by CRISPRs revealed an essential role in eliciting IFN-I responses and restricting CMV replication. Consistently, in mice, STING is necessary for the first phase of IFN-I production that limits early CMV replication. Our results demonstrate a pivotal role for the cGAS-STING pathway in the initial detection of CMV infection.
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Feng H, Zhang QM, Zhang YB, Li Z, Zhang J, Xiong YW, Wu M, Gui JF. Zebrafish IRF1, IRF3, and IRF7 Differentially Regulate IFNΦ1 and IFNΦ3 Expression through Assembly of Homo- or Heteroprotein Complexes. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2016; 197:1893-904. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1600159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2016] [Accepted: 07/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Cook BWM, Ranadheera C, Nikiforuk AM, Cutts TA, Kobasa D, Court DA, Theriault SS. Limited Effects of Type I Interferons on Kyasanur Forest Disease Virus in Cell Culture. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2016; 10:e0004871. [PMID: 27479197 PMCID: PMC4968803 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2016] [Accepted: 06/30/2016] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The tick-borne flavivirus, Kyasanur Forest disease virus (KFDV) causes seasonal infections and periodic outbreaks in south-west India. The current vaccine offers poor protection with reported issues of coverage and immunogenicity. Since there are no approved prophylactic therapeutics for KFDV, type I IFN-α/β subtypes were assessed for antiviral potency against KFDV in cell culture. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS The continued passage of KFDV-infected cells with re-administered IFN-α2a treatment did not eliminate KFDV and had little effect on infectious particle production whereas the IFN-sensitive, green fluorescent protein-expressing vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV-GFP) infection was controlled. Further evaluation of the other IFN-α/β subtypes versus KFDV infection indicated that single treatments of either IFN-αWA and IFN-αΚ appeared to be more effective than IFN-α2a at reducing KFDV titres. Concentration-dependent analysis of these IFN-α/β subtypes revealed that regardless of subtype, low concentrations of IFN were able to limit cytopathic effects (CPE), while significantly higher concentrations were needed for inhibition of virion release. Furthermore, expression of the KFDV NS5 in cell culture before IFN addition enabled VSV-GFP to overcome the effects of IFN-α/β signalling, producing a robust infection. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE Treatment of cell culture with IFN does not appear to be suitable for KFDV eradication and the assay used for such studies should be carefully considered. Further, it appears that the NS5 protein is sufficient to permit KFDV to bypass the antiviral properties of IFN. We suggest that other prophylactic therapeutics should be evaluated in place of IFN for treatment of individuals with KFDV disease.
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- Bradley W. M. Cook
- Applied Biosafety Research Program, National Microbiology Laboratory at the Canadian Science Centre for Human and Animal Health and National Microbiology Laboratory at the J. C. Wilt Infectious Diseases Research Centre, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Department of Microbiology, The University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- High Containment Respiratory Viruses Group, Special Pathogens Program, National Microbiology Laboratory at the Canadian Science Centre for Human and Animal Health, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Applied Biosafety Research Program, National Microbiology Laboratory at the Canadian Science Centre for Human and Animal Health and National Microbiology Laboratory at the J. C. Wilt Infectious Diseases Research Centre, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Department of Microbiology, The University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Applied Biosafety Research Program, National Microbiology Laboratory at the Canadian Science Centre for Human and Animal Health and National Microbiology Laboratory at the J. C. Wilt Infectious Diseases Research Centre, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- High Containment Respiratory Viruses Group, Special Pathogens Program, National Microbiology Laboratory at the Canadian Science Centre for Human and Animal Health, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Department of Medical Microbiology, The University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology, The University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Applied Biosafety Research Program, National Microbiology Laboratory at the Canadian Science Centre for Human and Animal Health and National Microbiology Laboratory at the J. C. Wilt Infectious Diseases Research Centre, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Department of Microbiology, The University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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For Better or Worse: Cytosolic DNA Sensing during Intracellular Bacterial Infection Induces Potent Innate Immune Responses. J Mol Biol 2016; 428:3372-86. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2016.04.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2016] [Revised: 04/19/2016] [Accepted: 04/21/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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