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STING Is Involved in Antiviral Immune Response against VZV Infection via the Induction of Type I and III IFN Pathways. J Invest Dermatol 2017. [PMID: 28647346 DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2017.03.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Varicella zoster virus (VZV) is a human-restricted α-herpesvirus that exhibits tropism for the skin. The VZV host receptors and downstream signaling pathways responsible for the antiviral innate immune response in the skin are not completely understood. Here, we show that STING mediates an important host defense against VZV infection in dermal cells including human dermal fibroblasts and HaCaT keratinocytes. Inhibition of STING using small interfering-RNA or short hairpin RNA-mediated gene disruption resulted in enhanced viral replication but diminished IRF3 phosphorylation and induction of IFNs and proinflammatory cytokines. Pretreatment with STING agonists resulted in reduced VZV glycoprotein E expression and viral replication. Additionally, using RNA sequencing to analyze dual host and VZV transcriptomes, we identified several host immune genes significantly induced by VZV infection. Furthermore, significant up-regulation of IFN-λ secretion was observed after VZV infection, partly through a STING-dependent pathway; IFN-λ was shown to be crucial for antiviral defense against VZV in human dermal cells. In conclusion, our data provide an important insight into STING-mediated induction of type I and III IFNs and subsequent antiviral signaling pathways that regulate VZV replication in human dermal cells.
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Xu Z, Asahchop EL, Branton WG, Gelman BB, Power C, Hobman TC. MicroRNAs upregulated during HIV infection target peroxisome biogenesis factors: Implications for virus biology, disease mechanisms and neuropathology. PLoS Pathog 2017; 13:e1006360. [PMID: 28594894 PMCID: PMC5464672 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1006360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2017] [Accepted: 04/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) represent a spectrum neurological syndrome that affects up to 25% of patients with HIV/AIDS. Multiple pathogenic mechanisms contribute to the development of HAND symptoms including chronic neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration. Among the factors linked to development of HAND is altered expression of host cell microRNAs (miRNAs) in brain. Here, we examined brain miRNA profiles among HIV/AIDS patients with and without HAND. Our analyses revealed differential expression of 17 miRNAs in brain tissue from HAND patients. A subset of the upregulated miRNAs (miR-500a-5p, miR-34c-3p, miR-93-3p and miR-381-3p), are predicted to target peroxisome biogenesis factors (PEX2, PEX7, PEX11B and PEX13). Expression of these miRNAs in transfected cells significantly decreased levels of peroxisomal proteins and concomitantly decreased peroxisome numbers or affected their morphology. The levels of miR-500a-5p, miR-34c-3p, miR-93-3p and miR-381-3p were not only elevated in the brains of HAND patients, but were also upregulated during HIV infection of primary macrophages. Moreover, concomitant loss of peroxisomal proteins was observed in HIV-infected macrophages as well as in brain tissue from HIV-infected patients. HIV-induced loss of peroxisomes was abrogated by blocking the functions of the upregulated miRNAs. Overall, these findings point to previously unrecognized miRNA expression patterns in the brains of HIV patients. Targeting peroxisomes by up-regulating miRNAs that repress peroxisome biogenesis factors may represent a novel mechanism by which HIV-1 subverts innate immune responses and/or causes neurocognitive dysfunction.
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- Zaikun Xu
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Women & Childrens Health Research Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Neuroscience and Mental Health Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Women & Childrens Health Research Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Li Ka Shing Institute of Virology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Cui X, Wei Y, Xie XL, Chen LN, Zhang SH. Mitochondrial and peroxisomal Lon proteases play opposing roles in reproduction and growth but co-function in the normal development, stress resistance and longevity of Thermomyces lanuginosus. Fungal Genet Biol 2017; 103:42-54. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2017.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2017] [Revised: 03/21/2017] [Accepted: 04/09/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The Peroxisome-Mitochondria Connection: How and Why? Int J Mol Sci 2017; 18:ijms18061126. [PMID: 28538669 PMCID: PMC5485950 DOI: 10.3390/ijms18061126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 207] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2017] [Revised: 05/15/2017] [Accepted: 05/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Over the past decades, peroxisomes have emerged as key regulators in overall cellular lipid and reactive oxygen species metabolism. In mammals, these organelles have also been recognized as important hubs in redox-, lipid-, inflammatory-, and innate immune-signaling networks. To exert these activities, peroxisomes must interact both functionally and physically with other cell organelles. This review provides a comprehensive look of what is currently known about the interconnectivity between peroxisomes and mitochondria within mammalian cells. We first outline how peroxisomal and mitochondrial abundance are controlled by common sets of cis- and trans-acting factors. Next, we discuss how peroxisomes and mitochondria may communicate with each other at the molecular level. In addition, we reflect on how these organelles cooperate in various metabolic and signaling pathways. Finally, we address why peroxisomes and mitochondria have to maintain a healthy relationship and why defects in one organelle may cause dysfunction in the other. Gaining a better insight into these issues is pivotal to understanding how these organelles function in their environment, both in health and disease.
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Lee C, Geng S, Zhang Y, Rahtes A, Li L. Programming and memory dynamics of innate leukocytes during tissue homeostasis and inflammation. J Leukoc Biol 2017; 102:719-726. [PMID: 28476750 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.6mr0117-027rr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2017] [Revised: 04/06/2017] [Accepted: 04/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The field of innate immunity is witnessing a paradigm shift regarding "memory" and "programming" dynamics. Past studies of innate leukocytes characterized them as first responders to danger signals with no memory. However, recent findings suggest that innate leukocytes, such as monocytes and neutrophils, are capable of "memorizing" not only the chemical nature but also the history and dosages of external stimulants. As a consequence, innate leukocytes can be dynamically programmed or reprogrammed into complex inflammatory memory states. Key examples of innate leukocyte memory dynamics include the development of primed and tolerant monocytes when "programmed" with a variety of inflammatory stimulants at varying signal strengths. The development of innate leukocyte memory may have far-reaching translational implications, as programmed innate leukocytes may affect the pathogenesis of both acute and chronic inflammatory diseases. This review intends to critically discuss some of the recent studies that address this emerging concept and its implication in the pathogenesis of inflammatory diseases.
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- Christina Lee
- Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA; and.,Graduate Program in Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA; and
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA; and
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA; and
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA; and
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Kotenko SV, Durbin JE. Contribution of type III interferons to antiviral immunity: location, location, location. J Biol Chem 2017; 292:7295-7303. [PMID: 28289095 PMCID: PMC5418032 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.r117.777102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Type I interferons (IFN-α/β) and the more recently identified type III IFNs (IFN-λ) function as the first line of defense against virus infection and regulate the development of both innate and adaptive immune responses. Type III IFNs were originally identified as a novel ligand-receptor system acting in parallel with type I IFNs, but subsequent studies have provided increasing evidence for distinct roles for each IFN family. In addition to their compartmentalized antiviral actions, these two systems appear to have multiple levels of cross-regulation and act coordinately to achieve effective antimicrobial protection with minimal collateral damage to the host.
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- Sergei V Kotenko
- From the Departments of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics and
- Center for Immunity and Inflammation, and
- University Hospital Cancer Center, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, Rutgers, Newark, New Jersey 07103
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- Center for Immunity and Inflammation, and
- University Hospital Cancer Center, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, Rutgers, Newark, New Jersey 07103
- Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
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Lassen KG, Xavier RJ. Genetic control of autophagy underlies pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease. Mucosal Immunol 2017; 10:589-597. [PMID: 28327616 PMCID: PMC6069523 DOI: 10.1038/mi.2017.18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2017] [Accepted: 02/19/2017] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Autophagy contributes to cellular homeostasis in the face of nutrient deprivation and other cellular stresses. Cell type-specific functions for autophagy are critical in maintaining homeostasis at both the tissue level and at the whole-organism level. Recent work has highlighted the ways in which human genetic variants modulate autophagy to alter epithelial and immune responses in inflammatory bowel disease.
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- K G Lassen
- Broad Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
- Center for Computational and Integrative Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Broad Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
- Center for Computational and Integrative Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Gastrointestinal Unit and Center for the Study of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Pervolaraki K, Stanifer ML, Münchau S, Renn LA, Albrecht D, Kurzhals S, Senís E, Grimm D, Schröder-Braunstein J, Rabin RL, Boulant S. Type I and Type III Interferons Display Different Dependency on Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases to Mount an Antiviral State in the Human Gut. Front Immunol 2017; 8:459. [PMID: 28484457 PMCID: PMC5399069 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.00459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2017] [Accepted: 04/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) are constantly exposed to commensal flora and pathogen challenges. How IECs regulate their innate immune response to maintain gut homeostasis remains unclear. Interferons (IFNs) are cytokines produced during infections. While type I IFN receptors are ubiquitously expressed, type III IFN receptors are expressed only on epithelial cells. This epithelium specificity strongly suggests exclusive functions at epithelial surfaces, but the relative roles of type I and III IFNs in the establishment of an antiviral innate immune response in human IECs are not clearly defined. Here, we used mini-gut organoids to define the functions of types I and III IFNs to protect the human gut against viral infection. We show that primary non-transformed human IECs, upon viral challenge, upregulate the expression of both type I and type III IFNs at the transcriptional level but only secrete type III IFN in the supernatant. However, human IECs respond to both type I and type III IFNs by producing IFN-stimulated genes that in turn induce an antiviral state. Using genetic ablation of either type I or type III IFN receptors, we show that either IFN can independently restrict virus infection in human IECs. Importantly, we report, for the first time, differences in the mechanisms by which each IFN establishes the antiviral state. Contrary to type I IFN, the antiviral activity induced by type III IFN is strongly dependent on the mitogen-activated protein kinases signaling pathway, suggesting a pathway used by type III IFNs that non-redundantly contributes to the antiviral state. In conclusion, we demonstrate that human intestinal epithelial cells specifically regulate their innate immune response favoring type III IFN-mediated signaling, which allows for efficient protection against pathogens without producing excessive inflammation. Our results strongly suggest that type III IFN constitutes the frontline of antiviral response in the human gut. We propose that mucosal surfaces, particularly the gastrointestinal tract, have evolved to favor type III IFN-mediated response to pathogen infections as it allows for spatial segregation of signaling and moderate production of inflammatory signals which we propose are key to maintain gut homeostasis.
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- Kalliopi Pervolaraki
- Schaller Research Group at CellNetworks, Department of Infectious Diseases, Virology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,Research Group "Cellular Polarity and Viral Infection" (F140), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Schaller Research Group at CellNetworks, Department of Infectious Diseases, Virology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Schaller Research Group at CellNetworks, Department of Infectious Diseases, Virology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD, USA
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- Schaller Research Group at CellNetworks, Department of Infectious Diseases, Virology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Immunology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Virology, BioQuant, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Virology, BioQuant, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD, USA
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- Schaller Research Group at CellNetworks, Department of Infectious Diseases, Virology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,Research Group "Cellular Polarity and Viral Infection" (F140), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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Nie Y, Ran Y, Zhang HY, Huang ZF, Pan ZY, Wang SY, Wang YY. GPATCH3 negatively regulates RLR-mediated innate antiviral responses by disrupting the assembly of VISA signalosome. PLoS Pathog 2017; 13:e1006328. [PMID: 28414768 PMCID: PMC5407853 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1006328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2017] [Revised: 04/27/2017] [Accepted: 03/31/2017] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Upon viral infection, retinoic acid–inducible gene I–like receptors (RLRs) recognize viral RNA and trigger a series of signaling events, leading to the induction of type I interferons (IFNs). These processes are delicately regulated to prevent excessive and harmful immune responses. In this study, we identified G patch domain-containing protein 3 (GPATCH3) as a negative regulator of RLR-mediated antiviral signaling pathways. Overexpression of GPATCH3 impaired RNA virus- triggered induction of downstream antiviral genes, whereas its knockdown had opposite effects and attenuated viral replication. In addition, GPATCH3-deficient cells had higher IFNB1 mRNA level compared with control cells after RNA virus infection. Mechanistically, GPATCH3 was recruited to VISA in a viral infection dependent manner and the assembly of VISA/TRAF6/TBK1 signalosome was impaired in GPATCH3-overexpressing cells. In contrast, upon viral infection, the recruitment of TRAF6 and TBK1 to VISA was enhanced in GPATCH3 deficient cells. Taking together, our findings demonstrate that GPATCH3 interacts with VISA and disrupts the assembly of virus-induced VISA signalosome therefore acts as a negative regulator of RLR-mediated innate antiviral immune responses. Virus infection triggers the host cells to produce type I IFNs and proinflammatory cytokines, which are secreted proteins important for the host to clear viruses. Previously, we identified VISA (also named as MAVS, IPS-1 and Cardif) as a critical adaptor of virus-triggered, RLR-mediated induction of innate antiviral responses. In this study, we further found that GPATCH3, a functionally uncharacterized protein, interacted with mitochondria-localized VISA upon virus infection and disrupted the assembly of VISA-signalosome. Therefore, GPATCH3 acts as a negative regulator of VISA and functions as a brake of RLR-mediated antiviral innate responses. This discovery helps to understand how the innate antiviral responses are delicately regulated.
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- Ying Nie
- Wuhan Institute of Virology, Key Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Wuhan Institute of Virology, Key Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Wuhan Institute of Virology, Key Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Wuhan Institute of Virology, Key Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Wuhan Institute of Virology, Key Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Wuhan Institute of Virology, Key Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Wuhan Institute of Virology, Key Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Odendall C, Kagan JC. Activation and pathogenic manipulation of the sensors of the innate immune system. Microbes Infect 2017; 19:229-237. [PMID: 28093320 PMCID: PMC6697111 DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2017.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2016] [Accepted: 01/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The innate immune system detects the presence of microbes through different families of pattern-recognition receptors (PRRs). PRRs detect pathogens of all origins and trigger signaling events that activate innate and adaptive immunity. These events need to be tightly regulated in order to ensure optimal activation when required, and minimal signaling in the absence of microbial encounters. This regulation is achieved, at least in part, through the precise subcellular positioning of receptors and downstream signaling proteins. Consequently, mislocalization of these proteins inhibits innate immune pathways, and pathogens have evolved to alter host protein localization as a strategy to evade immune detection. This review describes the importance of subcellular localization of various PRR families and their adaptors, and highlights pathogenic immune evasion strategies that operate by altering immune protein localization.
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- Charlotte Odendall
- Department of Infectious Diseases, King's College London, London SE1 9RT, UK
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- Harvard Medical School and Division of Gastroenterology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Scagnolari C, Midulla F, Nenna R, Papoff P, Antonelli G, Pierangeli A. Rhinovirus species/genotypes and interferon-λ: subtypes, receptor and polymorphisms - missing pieces of the puzzle of childhood asthma? Eur Respir J 2017; 49:49/3/1700060. [PMID: 28356379 DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00060-2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2017] [Accepted: 01/12/2017] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Carolina Scagnolari
- Dept of Molecular Medicine, Laboratory of Virology affiliated to Istituto Pasteur Italia - Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Dept of Pediatrics and Infantile Neuropsychiatry, Sapienza University Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Dept of Pediatrics and Infantile Neuropsychiatry, Sapienza University Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Dept of Pediatrics and Infantile Neuropsychiatry, Sapienza University Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Dept of Molecular Medicine, Laboratory of Virology affiliated to Istituto Pasteur Italia - Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Dept of Molecular Medicine, Laboratory of Virology affiliated to Istituto Pasteur Italia - Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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Peteranderl C, Herold S. The Impact of the Interferon/TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand Signaling Axis on Disease Progression in Respiratory Viral Infection and Beyond. Front Immunol 2017; 8:313. [PMID: 28382038 PMCID: PMC5360710 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.00313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2016] [Accepted: 03/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Interferons (IFNs) are well described to be rapidly induced upon pathogen-associated pattern recognition. After binding to their respective IFN receptors and activation of the cellular JAK/signal transducer and activator of transcription signaling cascade, they stimulate the transcription of a plethora of IFN-stimulated genes (ISGs) in infected as well as bystander cells such as the non-infected epithelium and cells of the immune system. ISGs may directly act on the invading pathogen or can either positively or negatively regulate the innate and adaptive immune response. However, IFNs and ISGs do not only play a key role in the limitation of pathogen spread but have also been recently found to provoke an unbalanced, overshooting inflammatory response causing tissue injury and hampering repair processes. A prominent regulator of disease outcome, especially in-but not limited to-respiratory viral infection, is the IFN-dependent mediator TRAIL (TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand) produced by several cell types including immune cells such as macrophages or T cells. First described as an apoptosis-inducing agent in transformed cells, it is now also well established to rapidly evoke cellular stress pathways in epithelial cells, finally leading to caspase-dependent or -independent cell death. Hereby, pathogen spread is limited; however in some cases, also the surrounding tissue is severely harmed, thus augmenting disease severity. Interestingly, the lack of a strictly controlled and well balanced IFN/TRAIL signaling response has not only been implicated in viral infection but might furthermore be an important determinant of disease progression in bacterial superinfections and in chronic respiratory illness. Conclusively, the IFN/TRAIL signaling axis is subjected to a complex modulation and might be exploited for the evaluation of new therapeutic concepts aiming at attenuation of tissue injury.
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- Christin Peteranderl
- Department of Internal Medicine II, German Center for Lung Research (DZL), University of Giessen, Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), Giessen, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, German Center for Lung Research (DZL), University of Giessen, Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), Giessen, Germany
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Pott J, Stockinger S. Type I and III Interferon in the Gut: Tight Balance between Host Protection and Immunopathology. Front Immunol 2017; 8:258. [PMID: 28352268 PMCID: PMC5348535 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.00258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2016] [Accepted: 02/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The intestinal mucosa forms an active interface to the outside word, facilitating nutrient and water uptake and at the same time acts as a barrier toward the highly colonized intestinal lumen. A tight balance of the mucosal immune system is essential to tolerate harmless antigens derived from food or commensals and to effectively defend against potentially dangerous pathogens. Interferons (IFN) provide a first line of host defense when cells detect an invading organism. Whereas type I IFN were discovered almost 60 years ago, type III IFN were only identified in the early 2000s. It was initially thought that type I IFN and type III IFN performed largely redundant functions. However, it is becoming increasingly clear that type III IFN exert distinct and non-redundant functions compared to type I IFN, especially in mucosal tissues. Here, we review recent progress made in unraveling the role of type I/III IFN in intestinal mucosal tissue in the steady state, in response to mucosal pathogens and during inflammation.
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- Johanna Pott
- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford , Oxford , UK
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- Institute of Animal Breeding and Genetics, University of Veterinary Medicine , Vienna , Austria
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Doiron K, Goyon V, Coyaud E, Rajapakse S, Raught B, McBride HM. The dynamic interacting landscape of MAPL reveals essential functions for SUMOylation in innate immunity. Sci Rep 2017; 7:107. [PMID: 28273895 PMCID: PMC5427825 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-00151-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2016] [Accepted: 02/13/2017] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Activation of the innate immune response triggered by dsRNA viruses occurs through the assembly of the Mitochondrial Anti-Viral Signaling (MAVS) complex. Upon recognition of viral dsRNA, the cytosolic receptor RIG-I is activated and recruited to MAVS to activate the immune signaling response. We here demonstrate a strict requirement for a mitochondrial anchored protein ligase, MAPL (also called MUL1) in the signaling events that drive the transcriptional activation of antiviral genes downstream of Sendai virus infection, both in vivo and in vitro. A biotin environment scan of MAPL interacting polypeptides identified a series of proteins specific to Sendai virus infection; including RIG-I, IFIT1, IFIT2, HERC5 and others. Upon infection, RIG-I is SUMOylated in a MAPL-dependent manner, a conjugation step that is required for its activation. Consistent with this, MAPL was not required for signaling downstream of a constitutively activated form of RIG-I. These data highlight a critical role for MAPL and mitochondrial SUMOylation in the early steps of antiviral signaling.
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- Karine Doiron
- Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, 3801 University Ave, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 2B4, Canada
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- Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, 3801 University Ave, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 2B4, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, 101 College St., Toronto, ON M5G 1L7, Canada
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- Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, 3801 University Ave, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 2B4, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, 101 College St., Toronto, ON M5G 1L7, Canada
- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, 3801 University Ave, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 2B4, Canada.
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Zheng C, Su C. Herpes simplex virus 1 infection dampens the immediate early antiviral innate immunity signaling from peroxisomes by tegument protein VP16. Virol J 2017; 14:35. [PMID: 28222744 PMCID: PMC5320731 DOI: 10.1186/s12985-017-0709-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2016] [Accepted: 02/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Background Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) is an archetypal member of the alphaherpesvirus subfamily with a large genome encoding over 80 proteins, many of which play a critical role in virus-host interactions and immune modulation. Upon viral infections, the host cells activate innate immune responses to restrict their replications. Peroxisomes, which have long been defined to regulate metabolic activities, are reported to be important signaling platforms for antiviral innate immunity. It has been verified that signaling from peroxisomal MAVS (MAVS-Pex) triggers a rapid interferon (IFN) independent IFN-stimulated genes (ISGs) production against invading pathogens. However, little is known about the interaction between DNA viruses such as HSV-1 and the MAVS-Pex mediated signaling. Results HSV-1 could activate the MAVS-Pex signaling pathway at a low multiplicity of infection (MOI), while infection at a high MOI dampens MAVS-Pex induced immediately early ISGs production. A high-throughput screen assay reveals that HSV-1 tegument protein VP16 inhibits the immediate early ISGs expression downstream of MAVS-Pex signaling. Moreover, the expression of ISGs was recovered when VP16 was knockdown with its specific short hairpin RNA. Conclusion HSV-1 blocks MAVS-Pex mediated early ISGs production through VP16 to dampen the immediate early antiviral innate immunity signaling from peroxisomes.
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- Chunfu Zheng
- Institutes of Biology and Medical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China. .,Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 4N1, Canada.
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- Institutes of Biology and Medical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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Vijayan V, Srinu T, Karnati S, Garikapati V, Linke M, Kamalyan L, Mali SR, Sudan K, Kollas A, Schmid T, Schulz S, Spengler B, Weichhart T, Immenschuh S, Baumgart-Vogt E. A New Immunomodulatory Role for Peroxisomes in Macrophages Activated by the TLR4 Ligand Lipopolysaccharide. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2017; 198:2414-2425. [PMID: 28179495 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1601596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2016] [Accepted: 01/16/2017] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Peroxisomes are proposed to play an important role in the regulation of systemic inflammation; however, the functional role of these organelles in inflammatory responses of myeloid immune cells is largely unknown. In this article, we demonstrate that the nonclassical peroxisome proliferator 4-phenyl butyric acid is an efficient inducer of peroxisomes in various models of murine macrophages, such as primary alveolar and peritoneal macrophages and the macrophage cell line RAW264.7, but not in primary bone marrow-derived macrophages. Further, proliferation of peroxisomes blocked the TLR4 ligand LPS-induced proinflammatory response, as detected by the reduced induction of the proinflammatory protein cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 and the proinflammatory cytokines TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-12. In contrast, disturbing peroxisome function by knockdown of peroxisomal gene Pex14 or Mfp2 markedly increased the LPS-dependent upregulation of the proinflammatory proteins COX-2 and TNF-α. Specifically, induction of peroxisomes did not affect the upregulation of COX-2 at the mRNA level, but it reduced the half-life of COX-2 protein, which was restored by COX-2 enzyme inhibitors but not by proteasomal and lysosomal inhibitors. Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry analysis revealed that various anti-inflammatory lipid mediators (e.g., docosahexaenoic acid) were increased in the conditioned medium from peroxisome-induced macrophages, which blocked LPS-induced COX-2 upregulation in naive RAW264.7 cells and human primary peripheral blood-derived macrophages. Importantly, LPS itself induced peroxisomes that correlated with the regulation of COX-2 during the late phase of LPS activation in macrophages. In conclusion, our findings identify a previously unidentified role for peroxisomes in macrophage inflammatory responses and suggest that peroxisomes are involved in the physiological cessation of macrophage activation.
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- Vijith Vijayan
- Institute for Anatomy and Cell Biology II, Medical Cell Biology, Justus Liebig University Giessen, 35392 Giessen, Germany.,Institute for Transfusion Medicine, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- Institute for Anatomy and Cell Biology II, Medical Cell Biology, Justus Liebig University Giessen, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Institute for Anatomy and Cell Biology II, Medical Cell Biology, Justus Liebig University Giessen, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Institute for Anatomy and Cell Biology II, Medical Cell Biology, Justus Liebig University Giessen, 35392 Giessen, Germany.,Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Justus Liebig University Giessen, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Genetics, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria; and
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- Institute for Anatomy and Cell Biology II, Medical Cell Biology, Justus Liebig University Giessen, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Institute for Anatomy and Cell Biology II, Medical Cell Biology, Justus Liebig University Giessen, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Institute for Transfusion Medicine, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- Institute for Anatomy and Cell Biology II, Medical Cell Biology, Justus Liebig University Giessen, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry I, Faculty of Medicine, Goethe University Frankfurt, 60596 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Justus Liebig University Giessen, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Justus Liebig University Giessen, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Genetics, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria; and
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- Institute for Transfusion Medicine, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- Institute for Anatomy and Cell Biology II, Medical Cell Biology, Justus Liebig University Giessen, 35392 Giessen, Germany;
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Akoto C, Davies DE, Swindle EJ. Mast cells are permissive for rhinovirus replication: potential implications for asthma exacerbations. Clin Exp Allergy 2017; 47:351-360. [PMID: 28008678 PMCID: PMC5396281 DOI: 10.1111/cea.12879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2016] [Revised: 10/28/2016] [Accepted: 11/22/2016] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Human rhinoviruses (HRVs) are a major trigger of asthma exacerbations, with the bronchial epithelium being the major site of HRV infection and replication. Mast cells (MCs) play a key role in asthma where their numbers are increased in the bronchial epithelium with increasing disease severity. OBJECTIVE In view of the emerging role of MCs in innate immunity and increased localization to the asthmatic bronchial epithelium, we investigated whether HRV infection of MCs generated innate immune responses which were protective against infection. METHODS The LAD2 MC line or primary human cord blood-derived MCs (CBMCs) were infected with HRV or UV-irradiated HRV at increasing multiplicities of infection (MOI) without or with IFN-β or IFN-λ. After 24 h, innate immune responses were assessed by RT-qPCR and IFN protein release by ELISA. Viral replication was determined by RT-qPCR and virion release by TCID50 assay. RESULTS HRV infection of LAD2 MCs induced expression of IFN-β, IFN-λ and IFN-stimulated genes. However, LAD2 MCs were permissive for HRV replication and release of infectious HRV particles. Similar findings were observed with CBMCs. Neutralization of the type I IFN receptor had minimal effects on viral shedding, suggesting that endogenous type I IFN signalling offered limited protection against HRV. However, augmentation of these responses by exogenous IFN-β, but not IFN-λ, protected MCs against HRV infection. CONCLUSION AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE MCs are permissive for the replication and release of HRV, which is prevented by exogenous IFN-β treatment. Taken together, these findings suggest a novel mechanism whereby MCs may contribute to HRV-induced asthma exacerbations.
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- C Akoto
- Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, UK.,NIHR Southampton Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, UK.,NIHR Southampton Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, UK
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Saxena K, Simon LM, Zeng XL, Blutt SE, Crawford SE, Sastri NP, Karandikar UC, Ajami NJ, Zachos NC, Kovbasnjuk O, Donowitz M, Conner ME, Shaw CA, Estes MK. A paradox of transcriptional and functional innate interferon responses of human intestinal enteroids to enteric virus infection. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2017; 114:E570-E579. [PMID: 28069942 PMCID: PMC5278484 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1615422114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The intestinal epithelium can limit enteric pathogens by producing antiviral cytokines, such as IFNs. Type I IFN (IFN-α/β) and type III IFN (IFN-λ) function at the epithelial level, and their respective efficacies depend on the specific pathogen and site of infection. However, the roles of type I and type III IFN in restricting human enteric viruses are poorly characterized as a result of the difficulties in cultivating these viruses in vitro and directly obtaining control and infected small intestinal human tissue. We infected nontransformed human intestinal enteroid cultures from multiple individuals with human rotavirus (HRV) and assessed the host epithelial response by using RNA-sequencing and functional assays. The dominant transcriptional pathway induced by HRV infection is a type III IFN-regulated response. Early after HRV infection, low levels of type III IFN protein activate IFN-stimulated genes. However, this endogenous response does not restrict HRV replication because replication-competent HRV antagonizes the type III IFN response at pre- and posttranscriptional levels. In contrast, exogenous IFN treatment restricts HRV replication, with type I IFN being more potent than type III IFN, suggesting that extraepithelial sources of type I IFN may be the critical IFN for limiting enteric virus replication in the human intestine.
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- Kapil Saxena
- Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030
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- Department of Human and Molecular Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030
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- Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030
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- Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030
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- Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030
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- Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030
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- Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030
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- Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030
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- Department of Medicine, Gastroenterology Division, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205
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- Department of Medicine, Gastroenterology Division, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205
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- Department of Medicine, Gastroenterology Division, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205
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- Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030
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- Department of Human and Molecular Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030
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- Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030;
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IFN-lambda preferably inhibits PEDV infection of porcine intestinal epithelial cells compared with IFN-alpha. Antiviral Res 2017; 140:76-82. [PMID: 28109912 PMCID: PMC7113730 DOI: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2017.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2016] [Revised: 01/06/2017] [Accepted: 01/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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In contrast to type I interferons that target various types of cells and organs, interferon lambda (IFN-L) primarily acts on mucosal epithelial cells and exhibits robust antiviral activity within the mucosal surface. Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV), which causes high morbidity and mortality in piglets, is an enteropathogenic coronavirus with economic importance. Here, we demonstrated that both recombinant porcine IFN-L1 (rpIFN-L1) and rpIFN-L3 have powerful antiviral activity against PEDV infection of both Vero E6 cells and the intestinal porcine epithelial cell line J2 (IPEC-J2). Both forms of rpIFN-L inhibited two genotypes of PEDV (strain CV777 of genotype 1 and strain LNCT2 of genotype 2). rpIFN-L1 primarily controlled viral infection in the early stage and had less antiviral activity in IPEC-J2 than in rpIFN-L3 cells infected with PEDV. In addition, rpIFN-L1 exhibited greater antiviral activity against PEDV infection of IPEC-J2 cells than that of porcine IFN-alpha. Consistent with this finding, rpIFN-L1 triggered higher levels of certain antiviral IFN-stimulated genes (ISGs) (ISG15, OASL, and MxA) in IPEC-J2 cells than porcine IFN-alpha. Although IPEC-J2 cells responded to both IFN-alpha and lambda, transcriptional profiling of ISGs (specifically ISG15, OASL, MxA, and IFITMs) differed when induced by either IFN-alpha or rpIFN-L. Therefore, our data provide the experimental evidence that porcine IFN-L suppresses PEDV infection of IPEC-J2 cells, which may offer a promising therapeutic for combating PED in piglets. Porcine IFN-lambda robustly inhibited PEDV in both Vero E6 and IPEC-J2. IFN-lambda exhibited more anti-PEDV activity and induced a better antiviral response in IPEC-J2 than IFN-alpha. Porcine IFN-lambda might represent a novel therapeutic agent for PEDV infection in the future.
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Yofe I, Soliman K, Chuartzman SG, Morgan B, Weill U, Yifrach E, Dick TP, Cooper SJ, Ejsing CS, Schuldiner M, Zalckvar E, Thoms S. Pex35 is a regulator of peroxisome abundance. J Cell Sci 2017; 130:791-804. [PMID: 28049721 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.187914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2016] [Accepted: 11/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Peroxisomes are cellular organelles with vital functions in lipid, amino acid and redox metabolism. The cellular formation and dynamics of peroxisomes are governed by PEX genes; however, the regulation of peroxisome abundance is still poorly understood. Here, we use a high-content microscopy screen in Saccharomyces cerevisiae to identify new regulators of peroxisome size and abundance. Our screen led to the identification of a previously uncharacterized gene, which we term PEX35, which affects peroxisome abundance. PEX35 encodes a peroxisomal membrane protein, a remote homolog to several curvature-generating human proteins. We systematically characterized the genetic and physical interactome as well as the metabolome of mutants in PEX35, and we found that Pex35 functionally interacts with the vesicle-budding-inducer Arf1. Our results highlight the functional interaction between peroxisomes and the secretory pathway.
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- Ido Yofe
- Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Health, University Medical Center, Göttingen 37075, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel
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- Department of Cellular Biochemistry, University of Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern 67653, Germany.,Division of Redox Regulation, ZMBH-DKFZ Alliance, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg 69121, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel
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- Division of Redox Regulation, ZMBH-DKFZ Alliance, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg 69121, Germany
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- HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, Huntsville, AL 35806, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, VILLUM Center for Bioanalytical Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Odense 5230, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Health, University Medical Center, Göttingen 37075, Germany
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Morse ZJ, Horwitz MS. Innate Viral Receptor Signaling Determines Type 1 Diabetes Onset. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2017; 8:249. [PMID: 29018409 PMCID: PMC5623193 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2017.00249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2017] [Accepted: 09/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Heritable susceptibility of the autoimmune disorder, type 1 diabetes (T1D), only partially equates for the incidence of the disease. Significant evidence attributes several environmental stressors, such as vitamin D deficiency, gut microbiome, dietary antigens, and most notably virus infections in triggering the onset of T1D in these genetically susceptible individuals. Extensive epidemiological and clinical studies have provided credibility to this causal relationship. Infection by the enterovirus, coxsackievirus B, has been closely associated with onset of T1D and is considered a significant etiological agent for disease induction. Recognition of viral antigens via innate pathogen-recognition receptors induce inflammatory events which contribute to autoreactivity of pancreatic self-antigens and ultimately the destruction of insulin-secreting beta cells. The activation of these specific innate pathways and expression of inflammatory molecules, including type I and III interferon, prime the immune system to elicit either a protective regulatory response or a diabetogenic effector response. Therefore, sensing of viral antigens by retinoic acid-inducible gene I-like receptors and toll-like receptors may be detrimental to inducing autoreactivity initiated by viral stress and resulting in T1D.
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- Zachary J. Morse
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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STAT1 is essential for the inhibition of hepatitis C virus replication by interferon-λ but not by interferon-α. Sci Rep 2016; 6:38336. [PMID: 27929099 PMCID: PMC5144079 DOI: 10.1038/srep38336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2016] [Accepted: 11/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Interferon-α (IFN-α) and IFN-λ are structurally distinct cytokines that bind to different receptors, but induce expression of similar sets of genes through Janus kinase (JAK)-signal transducers and activators of transcription (STAT) pathways. The difference between IFN-α and IFN-λ signaling remains poorly understood. Here, using the CRISPR/Cas9 system, we examine the role of STAT1 and STAT2 in the inhibition of hepatitis C virus (HCV) replication by IFN-α and IFN-λ. Treatment with IFN-α increases expression of IFN-stimulated genes (ISGs) such as double-stranded RNA-activated protein kinase (PKR) and decreases viral RNA and protein levels in HCV-infected Huh-7.5 human hepatoma cells. These responses are only partially attenuated by knockout of STAT1 but are abolished by knockout of STAT2. In contrast, the inhibition of HCV replication by IFN-λ is abolished by knockout of STAT1 or STAT2. Microarray analysis reveals that IFN-α but not IFN-λ can induce expression of the majority of ISGs in STAT1 knockout cells. These findings suggest that IFN-α can inhibit HCV replication through a STAT2-dependent but STAT1-independent pathway, whereas IFN-λ induces ISG expression and inhibits HCV replication exclusively through a STAT1- and STAT2-dependent pathway.
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The respiratory immune response consists of multiple tiers of cellular responses that are engaged in a sequential manner in order to control infections. The stepwise engagement of effector functions with progressively increasing host fitness costs limits tissue damage. In addition, specific mechanisms are in place to promote disease tolerance in response to respiratory infections. Environmental factors, obesity and the ageing process can alter the efficiency and regulation of this tiered response, increasing pathology and mortality as a result. In this Review, we describe the cell types that coordinate pathogen clearance and tissue repair through the serial secretion of cytokines, and discuss how the environment and comorbidity influence this response.
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HIV-1 Tat Recruits HDM2 E3 Ligase To Target IRF-1 for Ubiquitination and Proteasomal Degradation. mBio 2016; 7:mBio.01528-16. [PMID: 27795392 PMCID: PMC5082900 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.01528-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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In addition to its ability to regulate HIV-1 promoter activation, the viral transactivator Tat also functions as a determinant of pathogenesis and disease progression by directly and indirectly modulating the host anti-HIV response, largely through the capacity of Tat to interact with and modulate the activities of multiple host proteins. We previously demonstrated that Tat modulated both viral and host transcriptional machinery by interacting with the cellular transcription factor interferon regulatory factor 1 (IRF-1). In the present study, we investigated the mechanistic basis and functional significance of Tat−IRF-1 interaction and demonstrate that Tat dramatically decreased IRF-1 protein stability. To accomplish this, Tat exploited the cellular HDM2 (human double minute 2 protein) ubiquitin ligase to accelerate IRF-1 proteasome-mediated degradation, resulting in a quenching of IRF-1 transcriptional activity during HIV-1 infection. These data identify IRF-1 as a new target of Tat-induced modulation of the cellular protein machinery and reveal a new strategy developed by HIV-1 to evade host immune responses. Current therapies have dramatically reduced morbidity and mortality associated with HIV infection and have converted infection from a fatal pathology to a chronic disease that is manageable via antiretroviral therapy. Nevertheless, HIV-1 infection remains a challenge, and the identification of useful cellular targets for therapeutic intervention remains a major goal. The cellular transcription factor IRF-1 impacts various physiological functions, including the immune response to viral infection. In this study, we have identified a unique mechanism by which HIV-1 evades IRF-1-mediated host immune responses and show that the viral protein Tat accelerates IRF-1 proteasome-mediated degradation and inactivates IRF-1 function. Restoration of IRF-1 functionality may thus be regarded as a potential strategy to reinstate both a direct antiviral response and a more broadly acting immune regulatory circuit.
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Roy A, Srivastava M, Saqib U, Liu D, Faisal SM, Sugathan S, Bishnoi S, Baig MS. Potential therapeutic targets for inflammation in toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4)-mediated signaling pathways. Int Immunopharmacol 2016; 40:79-89. [PMID: 27584057 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2016.08.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2016] [Revised: 08/08/2016] [Accepted: 08/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Inflammation is set off when innate immune cells detect infection or tissue injury. Tight control of the severity, duration, and location of inflammation is an absolute requirement for an appropriate balance between clearance of injured tissue and pathogens versus damage to host cells. Impeding the risk associated with the imbalance in the inflammatory response requires precise identification of potential therapeutic targets involved in provoking the inflammation. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) primarily known for the pathogen recognition and subsequent immune responses are being investigated for their pathogenic role in various chronic diseases. A mammalian homologue of Drosophila Toll receptor 4 (TLR4) was shown to induce the expression of genes involved in inflammatory responses. Signaling pathways via TLR4 activate various transcription factors like Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer (NF-κB), activator protein 1 (AP1), Signal Transducers and Activators of Transcription family of transcription factors (STAT1) and Interferon regulatory factors (IRF's), which are the key players regulating the inflammatory response. Inhibition of these targets and their upstream signaling molecules provides a potential therapeutic approach to treat inflammatory diseases. Here we review the therapeutic targets involved in TLR-4 signaling pathways that are critical for suppressing chronic inflammatory disorders.
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- Anjali Roy
- Center for Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering (BSBE), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Indore, MP, India
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- Center for Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering (BSBE), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Indore, MP, India
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- Discipline of Chemistry, School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Indore (IITI), Indore, MP, India
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- Center for Inflammation & Epigenetics, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX, USA
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- National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB), Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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- Center for Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering (BSBE), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Indore, MP, India
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- Center for Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering (BSBE), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Indore, MP, India
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- Center for Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering (BSBE), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Indore, MP, India.
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Yang X, Hao H, Xia Z, Xu G, Cao Z, Chen X, Liu S, Zhu Y. Soluble IL-6 Receptor and IL-27 Subunit p28 Protein Complex Mediate the Antiviral Response through the Type III IFN Pathway. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2016; 197:2369-81. [PMID: 27527594 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1600627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2016] [Accepted: 07/13/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Previously, we demonstrated that the soluble IL-6R (sIL-6R) plays an important role in the host antiviral response through induction of type I IFN and sIL-6R-mediated antiviral action via the IL-27 subunit p28; however, the mechanism that underlies sIL-6R and p28 antiviral action and whether type III IFN is involved remain unknown. In this study, we constructed a sIL-6R and p28 fusion protein (sIL-6R/p28 FP) and demonstrated that the fusion protein has stronger antiviral activity than sIL-6R alone. Consequently, knockout of sIL-6R inhibited virus-triggered IFN-λ1 expression. In addition, sIL-6R/p28 FP associated with mitochondrial antiviral signaling protein and TNFR-associated factor 6, the retinoic acid-inducible gene I adapter complex, and the antiviral activity mediated by sIL-6R/p28 FP was dependent on mitochondrial antiviral signaling protein. Furthermore, significantly reduced binding of p50/p65 and IFN regulatory factor 3 to the IFN-λ1 promoter was observed in sIL-6R knockout cells compared with the control cells. Interestingly, a novel heterodimer of c-Fos and activating transcription factor 1 was identified as a crucial transcriptional activator of IFN-λ1 The sIL-6R/p28 FP upregulated IFN-λ1 expression by increasing the binding abilities of c-Fos and activating transcription factor 1 to the IFN-λ1 promoter via the p38 MAPK signaling pathway. In conclusion, these results demonstrate the important role of sIL-6R/p28 FP in mediating virus-induced type III IFN production.
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- Xiaodan Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Virology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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The human body combats infection and promotes wound healing through the remarkable process of inflammation. Inflammation is characterized by the recruitment of stromal cell activity including recruitment of immune cells and induction of angiogenesis. These cellular processes are regulated by a class of soluble molecules called cytokines. Based on function, cell target, and structure, cytokines are subdivided into several classes including: interleukins, chemokines, and lymphokines. While cytokines regulate normal physiological processes, chronic deregulation of cytokine expression and activity contributes to cancer in many ways. Gene polymorphisms of all types of cytokines are associated with risk of disease development. Deregulation RNA and protein expression of interleukins, chemokines, and lymphokines have been detected in many solid tumors and hematopoetic malignancies, correlating with poor patient prognosis. The current body of literature suggests that in some tumor types, interleukins and chemokines work against the human body by signaling to cancer cells and remodeling the local microenvironment to support the growth, survival, and invasion of primary tumors and enhance metastatic colonization. Some lymphokines are downregulated to suppress tumor progression by enhancing cytotoxic T cell activity and inhibiting tumor cell survival. In this review, we will describe the structure/function of several cytokine families and review our current understanding on the roles and mechanisms of cytokines in tumor progression. In addition, we will also discuss strategies for exploiting the expression and activity of cytokines in therapeutic intervention.
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- M Yao
- University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, United States
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- University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, United States
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- University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, United States
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- University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, United States.
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Hsu YL, Wang MY, Ho LJ, Lai JH. Dengue virus infection induces interferon-lambda1 to facilitate cell migration. Sci Rep 2016; 6:24530. [PMID: 27456172 PMCID: PMC4960520 DOI: 10.1038/srep24530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2016] [Accepted: 03/31/2016] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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A marked increase in the rate of dengue virus (DENV) infection has resulted in more than 212 deaths in Taiwan since the beginning of 2015, mostly from fatal outcomes such as dengue hemorrhagic fever and dengue shock syndrome. The pathogenic mechanisms of these fatal manifestations are poorly understood. Cytokines induce an overwhelming immune reaction and thus have crucial roles. Interferon-lambda (IFN-λ), a newly identified IFN subtype, has antiviral effects, but its immunologic effects in DENV infection have not been investigated. In the present study, we show that DENV infection preferentially induced production of IFN-λ1 in human dendritic cells (DCs) and human lung epithelial cells. Virus nonstructural 1 (NS1) glycoprotein was responsible for the effect. DENV-induced production of IFN-λ1 was dependent on signaling pathways involving toll-like receptor (TLR)-3, interferon regulation factor (IRF)-3, and nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-κB). Blocking interaction between IFN-λ1 and its receptor IFN-λR1 through siRNA interference reduced DENV-induced DC migration towards the chemoattractants CCL19 and CCL21, by inhibiting CCR7 expression. Furthermore, IFN-λ1 itself induced CCR7 expression and DC migration. Our study presents the first evidence of the mechanisms and effects of IFN-λ1 induction in DENV-infected DCs and highlights the role of this cytokine in the immunopathogenesis of DENV infection.
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- Yu-Lin Hsu
- Institute of Preventive Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Institute of Cellular and System Medicine, National Health Research Institute, Zhunan, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, R.O.C.,Graduate Institute of Clinical Research, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C
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Koch RE, Josefson CC, Hill GE. Mitochondrial function, ornamentation, and immunocompetence. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 2016; 92:1459-1474. [DOI: 10.1111/brv.12291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2016] [Revised: 06/11/2016] [Accepted: 06/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Rebecca E. Koch
- Department of Biological Sciences; Auburn University; Auburn AL 36849 U.S.A
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- Department of Biological Sciences; Auburn University; Auburn AL 36849 U.S.A
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- Department of Biological Sciences; Auburn University; Auburn AL 36849 U.S.A
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Novatt H, Theisen TC, Massie T, Massie T, Simonyan V, Voskanian-Kordi A, Renn LA, Rabin RL. Distinct Patterns of Expression of Transcription Factors in Response to Interferonβ and Interferonλ1. J Interferon Cytokine Res 2016; 36:589-598. [PMID: 27447339 DOI: 10.1089/jir.2016.0031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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After viral infection, type I and III interferons (IFNs) are coexpressed by respiratory epithelial cells (RECs) and activate the ISGF3 transcription factor (TF) complex to induce expression of a cell-specific set of interferon-stimulated genes (ISGs). Type I and III IFNs share a canonical signaling pathway, suggesting that they are redundant. Animal and in vitro models, however, have shown that they are not redundant. Because TFs dictate cellular phenotype and function, we hypothesized that focusing on TF-ISG will reveal critical combinatorial and nonredundant functions of type I or III IFN. We treated BEAS-2B human RECs with increasing doses of IFNβ or IFNλ1 and measured expression of TF-ISG. ISGs were expressed in a dose-dependent manner with a nonlinear jump at intermediate doses. At subsaturating combinations of IFNβ and IFNλ1, many ISGs were expressed in a pattern that we modeled with a cubic equation that mathematically defines this threshold effect. Uniquely, IFNβ alone induced early and transient IRF1 transcript and protein expression, while IFNλ1 alone induced IRF1 protein expression at low levels that were sustained through 24 h. In combination, saturating doses of these 2 IFNs together enhanced and sustained IRF1 expression. We conclude that the cubic model quantitates combinatorial effects of IFNβ and IFNλ1 and that IRF1 may mediate nonredundancy of type I or III IFN in RECs.
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- Hilary Novatt
- 1 Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research , US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland
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- 1 Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research , US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland
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- 1 Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research , US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland
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- 2 Drugs Evaluation and Research, USFDA, Silver Spring, Maryland
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- 1 Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research , US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland
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- 1 Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research , US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland
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- 1 Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research , US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland
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- 1 Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research , US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland
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Stanifer ML, Rippert A, Kazakov A, Willemsen J, Bucher D, Bender S, Bartenschlager R, Binder M, Boulant S. Reovirus intermediate subviral particles constitute a strategy to infect intestinal epithelial cells by exploiting TGF-β dependent pro-survival signaling. Cell Microbiol 2016; 18:1831-1845. [PMID: 27279006 DOI: 10.1111/cmi.12626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2016] [Revised: 06/02/2016] [Accepted: 06/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) constitute the primary barrier that separates us from the outside environment. These cells, lining the surface of the intestinal tract, represent a major challenge that enteric pathogens have to face. How IECs respond to viral infection and whether enteric viruses have developed strategies to subvert IECs innate immune response remains poorly characterized. Using mammalian reovirus (MRV) as a model enteric virus, we found that the intermediate subviral particles (ISVPs), which are formed in the gut during the natural course of infection by proteolytic digestion of the reovirus virion, trigger reduced innate antiviral immune response in IECs. On the contrary, infection of IECs by virions induces a strong antiviral immune response that leads to cellular death. Additionally, we determined that virions can be sensed by both TLR and RLR pathways while ISVPs are sensed by RLR pathways only. Interestingly, we found that ISVP infected cells secrete TGF-β acting as a pro-survival factor that protects IECs against virion induced cellular death. We propose that ISVPs represent a reovirus strategy to initiate primary infection of the gut by subverting IECs innate immune system and by counteracting cellular-death pathways.
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- Megan L Stanifer
- Schaller research group at CellNetworks, Department of Infectious Diseases, Virology, Heidelberg University, Germany
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- Schaller research group at CellNetworks, Department of Infectious Diseases, Virology, Heidelberg University, Germany
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- Schaller research group at CellNetworks, Department of Infectious Diseases, Virology, Heidelberg University, Germany
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- Research Group 'Dynamics of early viral infection and the innate antiviral response'.,Division Virus-associated Carcinogenesis (F170), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Schaller research group at CellNetworks, Department of Infectious Diseases, Virology, Heidelberg University, Germany
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- Division Virus-associated Carcinogenesis (F170), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division Virus-associated Carcinogenesis (F170), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Research Group 'Dynamics of early viral infection and the innate antiviral response'.,Division Virus-associated Carcinogenesis (F170), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Schaller research group at CellNetworks, Department of Infectious Diseases, Virology, Heidelberg University, Germany.,Research Group 'Cellular polarity and viral infection' (F140), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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Kicic A, Stevens PT, Sutanto EN, Kicic-Starcevich E, Ling KM, Looi K, Martinovich KM, Garratt LW, Iosifidis T, Shaw NC, Buckley AG, Rigby PJ, Lannigan FJ, Knight DA, Stick SM. Impaired airway epithelial cell responses from children with asthma to rhinoviral infection. Clin Exp Allergy 2016; 46:1441-1455. [PMID: 27238549 DOI: 10.1111/cea.12767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2015] [Revised: 05/21/2016] [Accepted: 05/25/2016] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND The airway epithelium forms an effective immune and physical barrier that is essential for protecting the lung from potentially harmful inhaled stimuli including viruses. Human rhinovirus (HRV) infection is a known trigger of asthma exacerbations, although the mechanism by which this occurs is not fully understood. OBJECTIVE To explore the relationship between apoptotic, innate immune and inflammatory responses to HRV infection in airway epithelial cells (AECs) obtained from children with asthma and non-asthmatic controls. In addition, to test the hypothesis that aberrant repair of epithelium from asthmatics is further dysregulated by HRV infection. METHODS Airway epithelial brushings were obtained from 39 asthmatic and 36 non-asthmatic children. Primary cultures were established and exposed to HRV1b and HRV14. Virus receptor number, virus replication and progeny release were determined. Epithelial cell apoptosis, IFN-β production, inflammatory cytokine release and epithelial wound repair and proliferation were also measured. RESULTS Virus proliferation and release was greater in airway epithelial cells from asthmatics but this was not related to the number of virus receptors. In epithelial cells from asthmatic children, virus infection dampened apoptosis, reduced IFN-β production and increased inflammatory cytokine production. HRV1b infection also inhibited wound repair capacity of epithelial cells isolated from non-asthmatic children and exaggerated the defective repair response seen in epithelial cells from asthmatics. Addition of IFN-β restored apoptosis, suppressed virus replication and improved repair of airway epithelial cells from asthmatics but did not reduce inflammatory cytokine production. CONCLUSIONS Collectively, HRV infection delays repair and inhibits apoptotic processes in epithelial cells from non-asthmatic and asthmatic children. The delayed repair is further exaggerated in cells from asthmatic children and is only partially reversed by exogenous IFN-β.
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- A Kicic
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Perth, WA, Australia. .,School of Paediatrics and Child Health, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia. .,Telethon Kids Institute, Centre for Health Research, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia. .,Centre for Cell Therapy and Regenerative Medicine, School of Medicine and Pharmacology, The University of Western Australia and Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, Nedlands, WA, Australia.
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- School of Paediatrics and Child Health, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia.,Telethon Kids Institute, Centre for Health Research, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Perth, WA, Australia.,Telethon Kids Institute, Centre for Health Research, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Perth, WA, Australia.,Telethon Kids Institute, Centre for Health Research, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia
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- Telethon Kids Institute, Centre for Health Research, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia
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- Telethon Kids Institute, Centre for Health Research, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia
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- Telethon Kids Institute, Centre for Health Research, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia
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- Telethon Kids Institute, Centre for Health Research, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia
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- School of Paediatrics and Child Health, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia.,Centre for Cell Therapy and Regenerative Medicine, School of Medicine and Pharmacology, The University of Western Australia and Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, Nedlands, WA, Australia
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- Telethon Kids Institute, Centre for Health Research, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia
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- Centre of Microscopy, Characterisation and Analysis, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia
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- Centre of Microscopy, Characterisation and Analysis, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia
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- School of Medicine, Notre Dame University, Fremantle, WA, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia.,Priority Research Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Disease, Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Perth, WA, Australia.,School of Paediatrics and Child Health, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia.,Telethon Kids Institute, Centre for Health Research, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia.,Centre for Cell Therapy and Regenerative Medicine, School of Medicine and Pharmacology, The University of Western Australia and Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, Nedlands, WA, Australia
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Khan M, Syed GH, Kim SJ, Siddiqui A. Hepatitis B Virus-Induced Parkin-Dependent Recruitment of Linear Ubiquitin Assembly Complex (LUBAC) to Mitochondria and Attenuation of Innate Immunity. PLoS Pathog 2016; 12:e1005693. [PMID: 27348524 PMCID: PMC4922663 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2015] [Accepted: 05/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Hepatitis B virus (HBV) suppresses innate immune signaling to establish persistent infection. Although HBV is a DNA virus, its pre-genomic RNA (pgRNA) can be sensed by RIG-I and activates MAVS to mediate interferon (IFN) λ synthesis. Despite of the activation of RIG-I-MAVS axis by pgRNA, the underlying mechanism explaining how HBV infection fails to induce interferon-αβ (IFN) synthesis remained uncharacterized. We demonstrate that HBV induced parkin is able to recruit the linear ubiquitin assembly complex (LUBAC) to mitochondria and abrogates IFN β synthesis. Parkin interacts with MAVS, accumulates unanchored linear polyubiquitin chains on MAVS via LUBAC, to disrupt MAVS signalosome and attenuate IRF3 activation. This study highlights the novel role of parkin in antiviral signaling which involves LUBAC being recruited to the mitochondria. These results provide avenues of investigations on the role of mitochondrial dynamics in innate immunity. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) chronic infection is one of the major causes of hepatocellular carcinoma. HBV infection is associated with mitochondrial dysfunction. We previously showed that persistent infection of HBV requires rapid clearance of impaired mitochondria by mitophagy, a cellular quality control process that insures survival of HBV infected cells. During the process, Parkin, an RBR E3 ligase, is recruited to mitochondria to induce mitophagy. In this study, we show that the Parkin, plays a critical role in the modulation of innate immune signaling. Using HBV expressing cells, we show that the Parkin recruits linear ubiquitin assembly complex (LUBAC) to the mitochondria and subsequently inhibits downstream signaling of mitochondrial antiviral signaling protein (MAVS). Mitochondrial LUBAC then catalyzes linear ubiquitin chains on MAVS, which abrogates its downstream events such as MAVS-TRAFs interaction and abolishes IRF3 phosphorylation. The results of this study highlight the molecular details explaining how HBV can suppress interferon synthesis implicating a mitophagy-independent role of Parkin. HBV-induced mitochondrial damage serves as the platform for recruitment of Parkin and LUBAC, which together modify MAVS by ubiquitination and cripples its downstream signaling.
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- Mohsin Khan
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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Zhang Q, Yoo D. Immune evasion of porcine enteric coronaviruses and viral modulation of antiviral innate signaling. Virus Res 2016; 226:128-141. [PMID: 27212682 PMCID: PMC7111337 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2016.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2016] [Revised: 05/16/2016] [Accepted: 05/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Enteric coronaviruses have evolved to modulate the host innate immunity. Viral IFN antagonists have been identified and they are mostly redundant. For protection of intestinal epithelia from enteric viruses, type III IFN plays a major role.
Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) and porcine deltacoronavirus (PDCoV) are emerged and reemerging viruses in pigs, and together with transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV), pose significant economic concerns to the swine industry. These viruses infect epithelial cells of the small intestine and cause watery diarrhea, dehydration, and a high mortality in neonatal piglets. Type I interferons (IFN-α/β) are major antiviral cytokines forming host innate immunity, and in turn, these enteric coronaviruses have evolved to modulate the host innate immune signaling during infection. Accumulating evidence however suggests that IFN induction and signaling in the intestinal epithelial cells differ from other epithelial cells, largely due to distinct features of the gut epithelial mucosal surface and commensal microflora, and it appears that type III interferon (IFN-λ) plays a key role to maintain the antiviral state in the gut. This review describes the recent understanding on the immune evasion strategies of porcine enteric coronaviruses and the role of different types of IFNs for intestinal antiviral innate immunity.
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- Qingzhan Zhang
- Department of Pathobiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana IL, United States
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- Department of Pathobiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana IL, United States.
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Peroxisomes are platforms for cytomegalovirus' evasion from the cellular immune response. Sci Rep 2016; 6:26028. [PMID: 27181750 PMCID: PMC4867596 DOI: 10.1038/srep26028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2015] [Accepted: 04/18/2016] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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The human cytomegalovirus developed distinct evasion mechanisms from the cellular antiviral response involving vMIA, a virally-encoded protein that is not only able to prevent cellular apoptosis but also to inhibit signalling downstream from mitochondrial MAVS. vMIA has been shown to localize at mitochondria and to trigger their fragmentation, a phenomenon proven to be essential for the signalling inhibition. Here, we demonstrate that vMIA is also localized at peroxisomes, induces their fragmentation and inhibits the peroxisomal-dependent antiviral signalling pathway. Importantly, we demonstrate that peroxisomal fragmentation is not essential for vMIA to specifically inhibit signalling downstream the peroxisomal MAVS. We also show that vMIA interacts with the cytoplasmic chaperone Pex19, suggesting that the virus has developed a strategy to highjack the peroxisomal membrane proteins' transport machinery. Furthermore, we show that vMIA is able to specifically interact with the peroxisomal MAVS. Our results demonstrate that peroxisomes constitute a platform for evasion of the cellular antiviral response and that the human cytomegalovirus has developed a mechanism by which it is able to specifically evade the peroxisomal MAVS-dependent antiviral signalling.
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Mitochondria are unique dynamic organelles that evolved from free-living bacteria into endosymbionts of mammalian hosts (Sagan 1967; Hatefi 1985). They have a distinct ~16.6 kb closed circular DNA genome coding for 13 polypeptides (Taanman 1999). In addition, a majority of the ~1500 mitochondrial proteins are encoded in the nucleus and transported to the mitochondria (Bonawitz et al. 2006). Mitochondria have two membranes: an outer smooth membrane and a highly folded inner membrane called cristae, which encompasses the matrix that houses the enzymes of the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle and lipid metabolism. The inner mitochondrial membrane houses the protein complexes comprising the electron transport chain (ETC) (Hatefi 1985).
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- David M. Hockenbery
- Clinical Research Divison, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington USA
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Radoshevich L, Dussurget O. Cytosolic Innate Immune Sensing and Signaling upon Infection. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:313. [PMID: 27014235 PMCID: PMC4789553 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00313] [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: 01/16/2016] [Accepted: 02/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Cytosolic sensing of pathogens is essential to a productive immune response. Recent reports have emphasized the importance of signaling platforms emanating from organelles and cytosolic sensors, particularly during the response to intracellular pathogens. Here, we highlight recent discoveries identifying the key mediators of nucleic acid and cyclic nucleotide sensing and discuss their importance in host defense. This review will also cover strategies evolved by pathogens to manipulate these pathways.
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- Lilliana Radoshevich
- Unité des Interactions Bactéries-Cellules, Institut PasteurParis, France; Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U604Paris, France; Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, USC2020Paris, France
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- Unité des Interactions Bactéries-Cellules, Institut PasteurParis, France; Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U604Paris, France; Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, USC2020Paris, France; Cellule Pasteur, Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris CitéParis, France
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Tripathi DN, Walker CL. The peroxisome as a cell signaling organelle. Curr Opin Cell Biol 2016; 39:109-12. [PMID: 26967755 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2016.02.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2016] [Revised: 02/18/2016] [Accepted: 02/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Peroxisomes participate in lipid metabolism, and are a major source of ROS in the cell. Their importance in cellular energy balance and redox homeostasis is well-established, as is the need to maintain peroxisome homeostasis to prevent pathologies associated with too few, or too many, of these organelles. How cells regulate peroxisome number has remained somewhat elusive. Recently, the tumor suppressors ATM and TSC, which regulate mTORC1 signaling, have been localized to peroxisomes. When activated by peroxisomal ROS, ATM signals to TSC to repress mTORC1 signaling and increase autophagic flux in cells, and also phosphorylates the peroxisomal protein PEX 5 to target peroxisomes for selective autophagy (pexophagy), providing a mechanism for regulation of peroxisomal homeostasis using ROS as a rheostat.
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- Durga Nand Tripathi
- Center for Translational Cancer Research, Institute of Bioscience & Technology, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Houston, TX 77030, United States
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- Center for Translational Cancer Research, Institute of Bioscience & Technology, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Houston, TX 77030, United States.
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Microbial pathogenesis and type III interferons. Cytokine Growth Factor Rev 2016; 29:45-51. [PMID: 26987613 PMCID: PMC4899229 DOI: 10.1016/j.cytogfr.2016.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2016] [Revised: 02/19/2016] [Accepted: 02/22/2016] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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The innate immune system possesses a multitude of pathways to sense and respond to microbial pathogens. One such family are the interferons (IFNs), a family of cytokines that are involved in several cellular functions. Type I IFNs are appreciated to be important in several viral and bacterial diseases, while the recently identified type III IFNs (IFNL1, IFNL2, IFNL3, IFNL4) have been studied primarily in the context of viral infection. Viral and bacterial infections however are not mutually exclusive, and often the presence of a viral pathogen increases the pathogenesis of bacterial infection. The role of type III IFN in bacterial and viral-bacterial co-infections has just begun to be explored. In this mini review we discuss type III IFN signaling and its role in microbial pathogenesis with an emphasis on the work that has been conducted with bacterial pathogens.
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Yoneyama M, Jogi M, Onomoto K. Regulation of antiviral innate immune signaling by stress-induced RNA granules. J Biochem 2016; 159:279-86. [PMID: 26748340 PMCID: PMC4763080 DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvv122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2015] [Accepted: 09/24/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Activation of antiviral innate immunity is triggered by cellular pattern recognition receptors. Retinoic acid inducible gene-I (RIG-I)-like receptors (RLRs) detect viral non-self RNA in cytoplasm of virus-infected cells and play a critical role in the clearance of the invaded viruses through production of antiviral cytokines. Among the three known RLRs, RIG-I and melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 recognize distinct non-self signatures of viral RNA and activate antiviral signaling. Recent reports have clearly described the molecular machinery underlying the activation of RLRs and interactions with the downstream adaptor, mitochondrial antiviral signaling protein (MAVS). RLRs and MAVS are thought to form large multimeric filaments around cytoplasmic organelles depending on the presence of Lys63-linked ubiquitin chains. Furthermore, RLRs have been shown to localize to stress-induced ribonucleoprotein aggregate known as stress granules and utilize them as a platform for recognition/activation of signaling. In this review, we will focus on the current understanding of RLR-mediated signal activation and the interactions with stress-induced RNA granules.
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- Mitsutoshi Yoneyama
- Division of Molecular Immunology, Medical Mycology Research Center, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8673, Japan
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- Division of Molecular Immunology, Medical Mycology Research Center, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8673, Japan
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- Division of Molecular Immunology, Medical Mycology Research Center, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8673, Japan
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Ferreira AR, Magalhães AC, Camões F, Gouveia A, Vieira M, Kagan JC, Ribeiro D. Hepatitis C virus NS3-4A inhibits the peroxisomal MAVS-dependent antiviral signalling response. J Cell Mol Med 2016; 20:750-7. [PMID: 26865163 PMCID: PMC5125814 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.12801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2015] [Accepted: 01/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the cause of one of the most prevalent viral infections worldwide. Upon infection, the HCV genome activates the RIG‐I‐MAVS signalling pathway leading to the production of direct antiviral effectors which prevent important steps in viral propagation. MAVS localizes at peroxisomes and mitochondria and coordinate the activation of an effective antiviral response: peroxisomal MAVS is responsible for a rapid but short‐termed antiviral response, while the mitochondrial MAVS is associated with the activation of a stable response with delayed kinetics. The HCV NS3‐4A protease was shown to specifically cleave the mitochondrial MAVS, inhibiting the downstream response. In this study, we have analysed whether HCV NS3‐4A is also able to cleave the peroxisomal MAVS and whether this would have any effect on the cellular antiviral response. We show that NS3‐4A is indeed able to specifically cleave this protein and release it into the cytosol, a mechanism that seems to occur at a similar kinetic rate as the cleavage of the mitochondrial MAVS. Under these conditions, RIG‐I‐like receptor (RLR) signalling from peroxisomes is blocked and antiviral gene expression is inhibited. Our results also show that NS3‐4A is able to localize at peroxisomes in the absence of MAVS. However, mutation studies have shown that this localization pattern is preferred in the presence of a fully cleavable MAVS. These findings present evidence of a viral evasion strategy that disrupts RLR signalling on peroxisomes and provide an excellent example of how a single viral evasion strategy can block innate immune signalling from different organelles.
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- Ana R Ferreira
- Department of Medical Sciences, Institute for Biomedicine -iBiMED- and Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Institute for Biomedicine -iBiMED- and Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Institute for Biomedicine -iBiMED- and Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Institute for Biomedicine -iBiMED- and Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Institute for Biomedicine -iBiMED- and Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Institute for Biomedicine -iBiMED- and Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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Lambda Interferon Restructures the Nasal Microbiome and Increases Susceptibility to Staphylococcus aureus Superinfection. mBio 2016; 7:e01939-15. [PMID: 26861017 PMCID: PMC4752601 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.01939-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Much of the morbidity and mortality associated with influenza virus respiratory infection is due to bacterial coinfection with pathogens that colonize the upper respiratory tract such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Streptococcus pneumoniae. A major component of the immune response to influenza virus is the production of type I and III interferons. Here we show that the immune response to infection with influenza virus causes an increase and restructuring of the upper respiratory microbiota in wild-type (WT) mice but not in Il28r−/− mutant mice lacking the receptor for type III interferon. Mice lacking the IL-28 receptor fail to induce STAT1 phosphorylation and expression of its regulator, SOCS1. Il28r−/− mutant mice have increased expression of interleukin-22 (IL-22), as well as Ngal and RegIIIγ, in the nasal cavity, the source of organisms that would be aspirated to cause pneumonia. Proteomic analysis reveals changes in several cytoskeletal proteins that contribute to barrier function in the nasal epithelium that may contribute to the effects of IL-28 signaling on the microbiota. The importance of the effects of IL-28 signaling in the pathogenesis of MRSA pneumonia after influenza virus infection was confirmed by showing that WT mice nasally colonized before or after influenza virus infection had significantly higher levels of infection in the upper airways, as well as significantly greater susceptibility to MRSA pneumonia than Il28r−/− mutant mice did. Our results suggest that activation of the type III interferon in response to influenza virus infection has a major effect in expanding the upper airway microbiome and increasing susceptibility to lower respiratory tract infection. S. aureus and influenza virus are important respiratory pathogens, and coinfection with these organisms is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The ability of influenza virus to increase susceptibility to S. aureus infection is less well understood. We show here that influenza virus leads to a change in the upper airway microbiome in a type III interferon-dependent manner. Mice lacking the type III interferon receptor have altered STAT1 and IL-22 signaling. In coinfection studies, mice without the type III interferon receptor had significantly less nasal S. aureus colonization and subsequent pneumonia than infected WT mice did. This work demonstrates that type III interferons induced by influenza virus contribute to nasal colonization and pneumonia due to S. aureus superinfection.
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Cui P, Liu H, Islam F, Li L, Farooq MA, Ruan S, Zhou W. OsPEX11, a Peroxisomal Biogenesis Factor 11, Contributes to Salt Stress Tolerance in Oryza sativa. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:1357. [PMID: 27695459 PMCID: PMC5024708 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.01357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2016] [Accepted: 08/25/2016] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Peroxisomes are single membrane-bound organelles, whose basic enzymatic constituents are catalase and H2O2-producing flavin oxidases. Previous reports showed that peroxisome is involved in numerous processes including primary and secondary metabolism, plant development and abiotic stress responses. However, knowledge on the function of different peroxisome genes from rice and its regulatory roles in salt and other abiotic stresses is limited. Here, a novel prey protein, OsPEX11 (Os03g0302000), was screened and identified by yeast two-hybrid and GST pull-down assays. Phenotypic analysis of OsPEX11 overexpression seedlings demonstrated that they had better tolerance to salt stress than wild type (WT) and OsPEX11-RNAi seedlings. Compared with WT and OsPEX11-RNAi seedlings, overexpression of OsPEX11 had lower level of lipid peroxidation, Na+/K+ ratio, higher activities of antioxidant enzymes (SOD, POD, and CAT) and proline accumulation. Furthermore, qPCR data suggested that OsPEX11 acted as a positive regulator of salt tolerance by reinforcing the expression of several well-known rice transporters (OsHKT2;1, OsHKT1;5, OsLti6a, OsLti6b, OsSOS1, OsNHX1, and OsAKT1) involved in Na+/K+ homeostasis in transgenic plants under salinity. Ultrastructural observations of OsPEX11-RNAi seedlings showed that they were less sensitive to salt stress than WT and overexpression lines. These results provide experimental evidence that OsPEX11 is an important gene implicated in Na+ and K+ regulation, and plays a critical role in salt stress tolerance by modulating the expression of cation transporters and antioxidant defense. Thus, OsPEX11 could be considered in transgenic breeding for improvement of salt stress tolerance in rice crop.
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- Peng Cui
- Institute of Crop Science and Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm, Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou, China
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- College of Agriculture and Food Science, Zhejiang A & F UniversityLin’an, China
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- Institute of Crop Science and Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm, Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou, China
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- Institute of Crop Science and Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm, Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou, China
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- Institute of Crop Science and Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm, Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou, China
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- Laboratory of Plant Molecular Biology and Proteomics, Institute of Biotechnology, Hangzhou Academy of Agricultural SciencesHangzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Weijun Zhou, Songlin Ruan,
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- Institute of Crop Science and Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm, Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Weijun Zhou, Songlin Ruan,
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New interferons (IFNs) include members of the type I IFN family, such as IFN epsilon (IFNε), IFN tau, IFN omega, and IFN kappa, as well as the type III IFN family, also known as the IFN lambdas. By comparison the classical or ‘old’ IFNs comprise the 14 subtypes of IFN alpha and IFN beta, which are all members of the type I IFN family, as well as type II IFN gamma. In this article, we examine the new IFNs and specifically discuss their discovery, comparative structures, functions in physiology and disease, the signaling pathways they initiate, and their regulatory controls. We highlight IFNε that was discovered in our laboratory and characterized for its role in protecting the female reproductive tract from infections.
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Roulois D, Loo Yau H, Singhania R, Wang Y, Danesh A, Shen SY, Han H, Liang G, Jones PA, Pugh TJ, O'Brien C, De Carvalho DD. DNA-Demethylating Agents Target Colorectal Cancer Cells by Inducing Viral Mimicry by Endogenous Transcripts. Cell 2015; 162:961-73. [PMID: 26317465 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2015.07.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 948] [Impact Index Per Article: 105.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2014] [Revised: 05/04/2015] [Accepted: 06/26/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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DNA-demethylating agents have shown clinical anti-tumor efficacy via an unknown mechanism of action. Using a combination of experimental and bioinformatics analyses in colorectal cancer cells, we demonstrate that low-dose 5-AZA-CdR targets colorectal cancer-initiating cells (CICs) by inducing viral mimicry. This is associated with induction of dsRNAs derived at least in part from endogenous retroviral elements, activation of the MDA5/MAVS RNA recognition pathway, and downstream activation of IRF7. Indeed, disruption of virus recognition pathways, by individually knocking down MDA5, MAVS, or IRF7, inhibits the ability of 5-AZA-CdR to target colorectal CICs and significantly decreases 5-AZA-CdR long-term growth effects. Moreover, transfection of dsRNA into CICs can mimic the effects of 5-AZA-CdR. Together, our results represent a major shift in understanding the anti-tumor mechanisms of DNA-demethylating agents and highlight the MDA5/MAVS/IRF7 pathway as a potentially druggable target against CICs.
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- David Roulois
- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 2M9, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 2M9, Canada; Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5G 2M9, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 2M9, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 2M9, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 2M9, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 2M9, Canada
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- Department of Urology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
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- Department of Urology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
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- Department of Urology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 2M9, Canada; Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5G 2M9, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 2M9, Canada; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada; Department of Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON M5T 1P5, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 2M9, Canada; Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5G 2M9, Canada.
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Bender S, Reuter A, Eberle F, Einhorn E, Binder M, Bartenschlager R. Activation of Type I and III Interferon Response by Mitochondrial and Peroxisomal MAVS and Inhibition by Hepatitis C Virus. PLoS Pathog 2015; 11:e1005264. [PMID: 26588843 PMCID: PMC4654527 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2015] [Accepted: 10/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Sensing viruses by pattern recognition receptors (PRR) triggers the innate immune system of the host cell and activates immune signaling cascades such as the RIG-I/IRF3 pathway. Mitochondrial antiviral-signaling protein (MAVS, also known as IPS-1, Cardif, and VISA) is the crucial adaptor protein of this pathway localized on mitochondria, peroxisomes and mitochondria-associated membranes of the endoplasmic reticulum. Activation of MAVS leads to the production of type I and type III interferons (IFN) as well as IFN stimulated genes (ISGs). To refine the role of MAVS subcellular localization for the induction of type I and III IFN responses in hepatocytes and its counteraction by the hepatitis C virus (HCV), we generated various functional and genetic knock-out cell systems that were reconstituted to express mitochondrial (mito) or peroxisomal (pex) MAVS, exclusively. Upon infection with diverse RNA viruses we found that cells exclusively expressing pexMAVS mounted sustained expression of type I and III IFNs to levels comparable to cells exclusively expressing mitoMAVS. To determine whether viral counteraction of MAVS is affected by its subcellular localization we employed infection of cells with HCV, a major causative agent of chronic liver disease with a high propensity to establish persistence. This virus efficiently cleaves MAVS via a viral protease residing in its nonstructural protein 3 (NS3) and this strategy is thought to contribute to the high persistence of this virus. We found that both mito- and pexMAVS were efficiently cleaved by NS3 and this cleavage was required to suppress activation of the IFN response. Taken together, our findings indicate comparable activation of the IFN response by pex- and mitoMAVS in hepatocytes and efficient counteraction of both MAVS species by the HCV NS3 protease. Mammalian cells developed several defense mechanisms against viral infection. One major strategy involves pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) recognizing non-self motifs in viral RNA and triggering the production of type I and III interferon (IFN) that induce an antiviral state. One central signaling molecule in this cascade is MAVS (Mitochondrial Antiviral Signaling protein), residing on mitochondria, mitochondria-associated membranes of the endoplasmic reticulum, and peroxisomes. Here we characterized the role of mitochondrial and peroxisomal MAVS for the activation of the IFN response and their counteraction by the hepatitis C virus (HCV), a major causative agent of chronic liver disease with a high propensity to establish persistence. By using various functional and genetic knock-out cell systems reconstituted to express exclusively mitochondrial or peroxisomal MAVS, we observed comparable activation of type I and III IFN response by either MAVS species. In addition, we found that the HCV protease residing in nonstructural protein 3 (NS3) efficiently cleaves MAVS independent from its subcellular localization. This cleavage is required for suppression of the IFN response and might contribute to HCV persistence. Our results indicate a largely localization-independent activation of the IFN response by MAVS in hepatocytes and its efficient counteraction by the HCV NS3 protease.
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- Silke Bender
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Molecular Virology, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
- Division of Virus-Associated Carcinogenesis, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Virus-Associated Carcinogenesis, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Molecular Virology, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Virus-Associated Carcinogenesis, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
- Master BioSciences, Département de Biologie, École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Division of Virus-Associated Carcinogenesis, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Molecular Virology, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
- Division of Virus-Associated Carcinogenesis, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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Lasfar A, Zloza A, Cohen-Solal KA. IFN-lambda therapy: current status and future perspectives. Drug Discov Today 2015; 21:167-171. [PMID: 26552337 DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2015.10.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2015] [Revised: 10/02/2015] [Accepted: 10/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Interferon-lambda (IFN-λ), the most recently described type III IFN, plays a crucial part by acting on specific cell types, controlling viral infections and establishing robust innate immunity against cancer. In contrast to IFN-α or IFN-γ, IFN-λ has a restricted cell response pattern, which could make this new IFN a better choice for disease targeting and reducing adverse events. Although IFN-λ is considered to have pivotal roles in cancer, viral infections and autoimmune diseases, clinical trials have only been conducted for treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus infection. In this review, we discuss the current and the potential clinical applications of IFN-λ in the context of current IFN therapy.
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- Ahmed Lasfar
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ, USA; Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.
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- Section of Surgical Oncology Research, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Department of Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers, State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, Rutgers, State University of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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Looney BM, Xia CQ, Concannon P, Ostrov DA, Clare-Salzler MJ. Effects of type 1 diabetes-associated IFIH1 polymorphisms on MDA5 function and expression. Curr Diab Rep 2015; 15:96. [PMID: 26385483 DOI: 10.1007/s11892-015-0656-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Recent evidence has highlighted the role of the innate immune system in type 1 diabetes (T1D) pathogenesis. Specifically, aberrant activation of the interferon response prior to seroconversion of T1D-associated autoantibodies supports a role for the interferon response as a precipitating event toward activation of autoimmunity. Melanoma differentiation-associated protein 5 (MDA5), encoded by IFIH1, mediates the innate immune system's interferon response to certain viral species that form double-stranded RNA (dsRNA), the MDA5 ligand, during their life cycle. Extensive research has associated single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within the coding region of IFIH1 with T1D. This review discusses the different risk and protective IFIH1 alleles in the context of recent structural and functional analysis that relate to MDA5 regulation of interferon responses. These studies have provided a functional hypothesis for IFIH1 T1D-associated SNPs' effects on MDA5-mediated interferon responses as well as supporting the genome-wide association (GWA) studies that first associated IFIH1 with T1D.
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- Benjamin M Looney
- Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine Interdisciplinary Program in Biomedical Sciences, University of Florida, 1600 SW Archer Rd., Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA.
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- Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Florida, 1600 SW Archer Rd., Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA.
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- University of Florida Genetics Institute, 2033 Mowry Rd., P.O. Box 103610, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA.
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- Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Florida, 2033 Mowry Rd., P.O. Box 103633, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA.
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- Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Florida, 2033 Mowry Rd., P.O. Box 103633, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA.
- Center for Immunology and Transplantation, University of Florida, 1600 SW Archer Rd., P.O. Box 100275, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA.
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Nakai M, Oshiumi H, Funami K, Okamoto M, Matsumoto M, Seya T, Sakamoto N. Interferon (IFN) and Cellular Immune Response Evoked in RNA-Pattern Sensing During Infection with Hepatitis C Virus (HCV). SENSORS 2015; 15:27160-73. [PMID: 26512676 PMCID: PMC4634469 DOI: 10.3390/s151027160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2015] [Revised: 10/10/2015] [Accepted: 10/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infects hepatocytes but not dendritic cells (DCs), but DCs effectively mature in response to HCV-infected hepatocytes. Using gene-disrupted mice and hydrodynamic injection strategy, we found the MAVS pathway to be crucial for induction of type III interferons (IFNs) in response to HCV in mouse. Human hepatocytes barely express TLR3 under non-infectious states, but frequently express it in HCV infection. Type I and III IFNs are induced upon stimulation with polyI:C, an analog of double-stranded (ds)RNA. Activation of TLR3 and the TICAM-1 pathway, followed by DC-mediated activation of cellular immunity, is augmented during exposure to viral RNA. Although type III IFNs are released from replication-competent human hepatocytes, DC-mediated CTL proliferation and NK cell activation hardly occur in response to the released type III IFNs. Yet, type I IFNs and HCV-infected hepatocytes can induce maturation of DCs in either human or mouse origin. In addition, mouse CD8+ DCs mature in response to HCV-infected hepatocytes unless the TLR3/TICAM-1 pathway is blocked. We found the exosomes containing HCV RNA in the supernatant of the HCV-infected hepatocytes act as a source of TLR3-mediated DC maturation. Here we summarize our view on the mechanism by which DCs mature to induce NK and CTL in a status of HCV infection.
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- Masato Nakai
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan.
- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan.
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan.
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan.
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan.
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan.
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan.
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Flavivirus Infection Impairs Peroxisome Biogenesis and Early Antiviral Signaling. J Virol 2015; 89:12349-61. [PMID: 26423946 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01365-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2015] [Accepted: 09/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED Flaviviruses are significant human pathogens that have an enormous impact on the global health burden. Currently, there are very few vaccines against or therapeutic treatments for flaviviruses, and our understanding of how these viruses cause disease is limited. Evidence suggests that the capsid proteins of flaviviruses play critical nonstructural roles during infection, and therefore, elucidating how these viral proteins affect cellular signaling pathways could lead to novel targets for antiviral therapy. We used affinity purification to identify host cell proteins that interact with the capsid proteins of West Nile and dengue viruses. One of the cellular proteins that formed a stable complex with flavivirus capsid proteins is the peroxisome biogenesis factor Pex19. Intriguingly, flavivirus infection resulted in a significant loss of peroxisomes, an effect that may be due in part to capsid expression. We posited that capsid protein-mediated sequestration and/or degradation of Pex19 results in loss of peroxisomes, a situation that could result in reduced early antiviral signaling. In support of this hypothesis, we observed that induction of the lambda interferon mRNA in response to a viral RNA mimic was reduced by more than 80%. Together, our findings indicate that inhibition of peroxisome biogenesis may be a novel mechanism by which flaviviruses evade the innate immune system during early stages of infection. IMPORTANCE RNA viruses infect hundreds of millions of people each year, causing significant morbidity and mortality. Chief among these pathogens are the flaviviruses, which include dengue virus and West Nile virus. Despite their medical importance, there are very few prophylactic or therapeutic treatments for these viruses. Moreover, the manner in which they subvert the innate immune response in order to establish infection in mammalian cells is not well understood. Recently, peroxisomes were reported to function in early antiviral signaling, but very little is known regarding if or how pathogenic viruses affect these organelles. We report for the first time that flavivirus infection results in significant loss of peroxisomes in mammalian cells, which may indicate that targeting of peroxisomes is a key strategy used by viruses to subvert early antiviral defenses.
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