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Zhang J, Shi H, Zhang L, Feng T, Chen J, Zhang X, Ji Z, Jing Z, Zhu X, Liu D, Yang X, Zeng M, Shi D, Feng L. Swine acute diarrhea syndrome coronavirus nucleocapsid protein antagonizes the IFN response through inhibiting TRIM25 oligomerization and functional activation of RIG-I/TRIM25. Vet Res 2024; 55:44. [PMID: 38589930 PMCID: PMC11000385 DOI: 10.1186/s13567-024-01303-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2024] [Indexed: 04/10/2024] Open
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Swine acute diarrhea syndrome coronavirus (SADS-CoV), an emerging Alpha-coronavirus, brings huge economic loss in swine industry. Interferons (IFNs) participate in a frontline antiviral defense mechanism triggering the activation of numerous downstream antiviral genes. Here, we demonstrated that TRIM25 overexpression significantly inhibited SADS-CoV replication, whereas TRIM25 deficiency markedly increased viral yield. We found that SADS-CoV N protein suppressed interferon-beta (IFN-β) production induced by Sendai virus (SeV) or poly(I:C). Moreover, we determined that SADS-CoV N protein interacted with RIG-I N-terminal two caspase activation and recruitment domains (2CARDs) and TRIM25 coiled-coil dimerization (CCD) domain. The interaction of SADS-CoV N protein with RIG-I and TRIM25 caused TRIM25 multimerization inhibition, the RIG-I-TRIM25 interaction disruption, and consequent the IRF3 and TBK1 phosphorylation impediment. Overexpression of SADS-CoV N protein facilitated the replication of VSV-GFP by suppressing IFN-β production. Our results demonstrate that SADS-CoV N suppresses the host IFN response, thus highlighting the significant involvement of TRIM25 in regulating antiviral immune defenses.
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- Jiyu Zhang
- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Xiangfang District, Haping Road 678, Harbin, 150069, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Xiangfang District, Haping Road 678, Harbin, 150069, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Xiangfang District, Haping Road 678, Harbin, 150069, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Xiangfang District, Haping Road 678, Harbin, 150069, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Xiangfang District, Haping Road 678, Harbin, 150069, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Xiangfang District, Haping Road 678, Harbin, 150069, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Xiangfang District, Haping Road 678, Harbin, 150069, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Xiangfang District, Haping Road 678, Harbin, 150069, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Xiangfang District, Haping Road 678, Harbin, 150069, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Xiangfang District, Haping Road 678, Harbin, 150069, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Xiangfang District, Haping Road 678, Harbin, 150069, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Xiangfang District, Haping Road 678, Harbin, 150069, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Xiangfang District, Haping Road 678, Harbin, 150069, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Xiangfang District, Haping Road 678, Harbin, 150069, China.
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Rahimi-Tesiye M, Zaersabet M, Salehiyeh S, Jafari SZ. The role of TRIM25 in the occurrence and development of cancers and inflammatory diseases. Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer 2023; 1878:188954. [PMID: 37437700 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2023.188954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2023] [Revised: 07/01/2023] [Accepted: 07/08/2023] [Indexed: 07/14/2023]
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The tripartite motif (TRIM) family proteins are a group of proteins involved in different signaling pathways. The changes in the expression regulation, function, and signaling of this protein family are associated with the occurrence and progression of a wide range of disorders. Given the importance of these proteins in pathogenesis, they can be considered as potential therapeutic targets for many diseases. TRIM25, as an E3-ubiquitin ligase, is involved in the development of various diseases and cellular mechanisms, including antiviral innate immunity and cell proliferation. The clinical studies conducted on restricting the function of this protein have reached promising results that can be further evaluated in the future. Here, we review the regulation of TRIM25 and its function in different diseases and signaling pathways, especially the retinoic acid-inducible gene-I (RIG-I) signaling which prompts many kinds of cancers and inflammatory disorders.
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- Maryam Rahimi-Tesiye
- Faculty of Life Science and Biotechnology, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran.
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran
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Tanikawa T, Fujii K, Sugie Y, Tsunekuni R. Ubiquitin-specific protease 18 in mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) interferes with type I interferon-mediated inhibition of high pathogenicity avian influenza virus replication. Virology 2022; 577:32-42. [PMID: 36270121 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2022.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2022] [Revised: 09/29/2022] [Accepted: 10/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Ubiquitin-specific protease 18 (USP18) is a well-established innate immune factor in vertebrates. Although Anatidae birds rarely exhibit distinctive clinical signs during high pathogenicity avian influenza virus (HPAIV) infections, some virus strains cause deadly diseases. Here, we investigated the association between USP18 expression and pathogenicity during HPAIV infections in the Anatidae mallard Anas platyrhynchos. First, mallard USP18 gene (duUSP18) was cloned, and its transcriptional variants, with three different open reading frames, were characterized. Experimental infections with two different pathogenic strains, Miyazaki and Takeo, demonstrated an early induction of duUSP18 mRNA upon HPAIV infection in a bird's whole body in vivo and in primary duck cells in vitro, which was positively associated with pathogenicity in mallards. In addition, duUSP18 knockdown under interferon-β stimulation attenuated viral replication, regardless of pathogenicity. These results indicate a role for duUSP18 in favoring viral replication and virus resistance to type I interferon immunity in mallards.
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- Taichiro Tanikawa
- National Institute of Animal Health, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0856, Japan.
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- Toyama Prefectural Tobu Livestock Hygiene Service Center, 46 Mizuhashi-kanao-shin, Toyama, 939-3536, Japan.
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- Shiga Prefectural Livestock Hygiene Service Center, 226-1, Nishihongou, Oumihachiman, Shiga, 523-0813, Japan.
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- National Institute of Animal Health, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0856, Japan.
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Diaz-Beneitez E, Cubas-Gaona LL, Candelas-Rivera O, Benito-Zafra A, Sánchez-Aparicio MT, Miorin L, Rodríguez JF, García-Sastre A, Rodríguez D. Interaction between chicken TRIM25 and MDA5 and their role in mediated antiviral activity against IBDV infection. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:1068328. [PMID: 36519174 PMCID: PMC9742432 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1068328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2022] [Accepted: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2023] Open
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Infectious Bursal Disease Virus (IBDV) is the causative agent of an immunosuppressive disease that affects domestic chickens (Gallus gallus) severely affecting poultry industry worldwide. IBDV infection is characterized by a rapid depletion of the bursal B cell population by apoptosis and the atrophy of this chief lymphoid organ. Previous results from our laboratory have shown that exposure of infected cells to type I IFN leads to an exacerbated apoptosis, indicating an important role of IFN in IBDV pathogenesis. It has been described that recognition of the dsRNA IBDV genome by MDA5, the only known cytoplasmic pattern recognition receptor for viral RNA in chickens, leads to type I IFN production. Here, we confirm that TRIM25, an E3 ubiquitin ligase that leads to RIG-I activation in mammalian cells, significantly contributes to positively regulate MDA5-mediated activation of the IFN-inducing pathway in chicken DF-1 cells. Ectopic expression of chTRIM25 together with chMDA5 or a deletion mutant version exclusively harboring the CARD domains (chMDA5 2CARD) enhances IFN-β and NF-ĸB promoter activation. Using co-immunoprecipitation assays, we show that chMDA5 interacts with chTRIM25 through the CARD domains. Moreover, chTRIM25 co-localizes with both chMDA5 and chMDA5 2CARD, but not with chMDA5 mutant proteins partially or totally lacking these domains. On the other hand, ablation of endogenous chTRIM25 expression reduces chMDA5-induced IFN-β and NF-ĸB promoter activation. Interestingly, ectopic expression of either wild-type chTRIM25, or a mutant version (chTRIM25 C59S/C62S) lacking the E3 ubiquitin ligase activity, restores the co-stimulatory effect of chMDA5 in chTRIM25 knockout cells, suggesting that the E3-ubiquitin ligase activity of chTRIM25 is not required for its downstream IFN-β and NF-ĸB activating function. Also, IBDV-induced expression of IFN-β, Mx and OAS genes was reduced in chTRIM25 knockout as compared to wild-type cells, hence contributing to the enhancement of IBDV replication. Enhanced permissiveness to replication of other viruses, such as avian reovirus, Newcastle disease virus and vesicular stomatitis virus was also observed in chTRIM25 knockout cells. Additionally, chTRIM25 knockout also results in reduced MAVS-induced IFN-β promoter stimulation. Nonetheless, similarly to its mammalian counterpart, chTRIM25 overexpression in wild-type DF-1 cells causes the degradation of ectopically expressed chMAVS.
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- Elisabet Diaz-Beneitez
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, CSIC, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, CSIC, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, CSIC, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States
- Global Health and Emerging Pathogens Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States
- Global Health and Emerging Pathogens Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, CSIC, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States
- Global Health and Emerging Pathogens Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States
- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Icahn School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States
- The Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States
- Department of Pathology, Molecular and Cell-Based MedicineI at Mount Sinai, Icahn School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, CSIC, Madrid, Spain
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Avian Influenza NS1 Proteins Inhibit Human, but Not Duck, RIG-I Ubiquitination and Interferon Signaling. J Virol 2022; 96:e0077622. [PMID: 36069546 PMCID: PMC9517716 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00776-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The nonstructural protein 1 (NS1) of influenza A viruses is an important virulence factor that controls host cell immune responses. In human cells, NS1 proteins inhibit the induction of type I interferon by several mechanisms, including potentially, by preventing the activation of the retinoic acid-inducible gene I (RIG-I) receptor by the ubiquitin ligase tripartite motif-containing protein 25 (TRIM25). It is unclear whether the inhibition of human TRIM25 is a universal function of all influenza A NS1 proteins or is strain dependent. It is also unclear if NS1 proteins similarly target the TRIM25 of mallard ducks, a natural reservoir host of avian influenza viruses with a long coevolutionary history and unique disease dynamics. To answer these questions, we compared the ability of five different NS1 proteins to interact with human and duck TRIM25 using coimmunoprecipitation and microscopy and assessed the consequence of this on RIG-I ubiquitination and signaling in both species. We show that NS1 proteins from low-pathogenic and highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses potently inhibit RIG-I ubiquitination and reduce interferon promoter activity and interferon-beta protein secretion in transfected human cells, while the NS1 of the mouse-adapted PR8 strain does not. However, all the NS1 proteins, when cloned into recombinant viruses, suppress interferon in infected alveolar cells. In contrast, avian NS1 proteins do not suppress duck RIG-I ubiquitination and interferon promoter activity, despite interacting with duck TRIM25. IMPORTANCE Influenza A viruses are a major cause of human and animal disease. Periodically, avian influenza viruses from wild waterfowl, such as ducks, pass through intermediate agricultural hosts and emerge into the human population as zoonotic diseases with high mortality rates and epidemic potential. Because of their coevolution with influenza A viruses, ducks are uniquely resistant to influenza disease compared to other birds, animals, and humans. Here, we investigate a mechanism of influenza A virus interference in an important antiviral signaling pathway that is orthologous in humans and ducks. We show that NS1 proteins from four avian influenza strains can block the coactivation and signaling of the human RIG-I antiviral receptor, while none block the coactivation and signaling of duck RIG-I. Understanding host-pathogen dynamics in the natural reservoir will contribute to our understanding of viral disease mechanisms, viral evolution, and the pressures that drive it, which benefits global surveillance and outbreak prevention.
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Lewandowska M, Sharoni T, Admoni Y, Aharoni R, Moran Y. Functional characterization of the cnidarian antiviral immune response reveals ancestral complexity. Mol Biol Evol 2021; 38:4546-4561. [PMID: 34180999 PMCID: PMC8476169 DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msab197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Animals evolved a broad repertoire of innate immune sensors and downstream effector cascades for defense against RNA viruses. Yet, this system varies greatly among different bilaterian animals, masking its ancestral state. In this study, we aimed to characterize the antiviral immune response of the cnidarian Nematostella vectensis and decipher the function of the retinoic acid-inducible gene I (RIG-I)-like receptors (RLRs) known to detect viral double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) in bilaterians but activate different antiviral pathways in vertebrates and nematodes. We show that polyinosinic:polycytidylic acid (poly(I:C)), a mimic of long viral dsRNA and a primary ligand for the vertebrate RLR melanoma differentiation-associated protein 5 (MDA5), triggers a complex antiviral immune response bearing features distinctive for both vertebrate and invertebrate systems. Importantly, a well-characterized agonist of the vertebrate RIG-I receptor does not induce a significant transcriptomic response that bears signature of the antiviral immune response, which experimentally supports the results of a phylogenetic analysis indicating clustering of the two N. vectensis RLR paralogs (NveRLRa and NveRLRb) with MDA5. Furthermore, the results of affinity assays reveal that NveRLRb binds poly(I:C) and long dsRNA and its knockdown impairs the expression of putative downstream effector genes including RNA interference components. Our study provides for the first time the functional evidence for the conserved role of RLRs in initiating immune response to dsRNA that originated before the cnidarian–bilaterian split and lay a strong foundation for future research on the evolution of the immune responses to RNA viruses.
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- Magda Lewandowska
- Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel
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- Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel
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- Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel
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- Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel
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- Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel
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Levy ES, Chang R, Zamecnik CR, Dhariwala MO, Fong L, Desai TA. Multi-Immune Agonist Nanoparticle Therapy Stimulates Type I Interferons to Activate Antigen-Presenting Cells and Induce Antigen-Specific Antitumor Immunity. Mol Pharm 2021; 18:1014-1025. [PMID: 33541072 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.0c00984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
Cancer immunity is mediated by a delicate orchestration between the innate and adaptive immune system both systemically and within the tumor microenvironment. Although several adaptive immunity molecular targets have been proven clinically efficacious, stand-alone innate immunity targeting agents have not been successful in the clinic. Here, we report a nanoparticle optimized for systemic administration that combines immune agonists for TLR9, STING, and RIG-I with a melanoma-specific peptide to induce antitumor immunity. These immune agonistic nanoparticles (iaNPs) significantly enhance the activation of antigen-presenting cells to orchestrate the development and response of melanoma-sensitized T-cells. iaNP treatment not only suppressed tumor growth in an orthotopic solid tumor model, but also significantly reduced tumor burden in a metastatic animal model. This combination biomaterial-based approach to coordinate innate and adaptive anticancer immunity provides further insights into the benefits of stimulating multiple activation pathways to promote tumor regression, while also offering an important platform to effectively and safely deliver combination immunotherapies for cancer.
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- Elizabeth S Levy
- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94158, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94158, United States.,Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94158, United States
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- Department of Dermatology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143, United Stats
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143, United States.,Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94158, United States
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Gu T, Li G, Tian Y, Chen L, Wu X, Zeng T, Xu Q, Vladyslav S, Chen G, Lu L. Molecular cloning, expression and mimicking antiviral activity analysis of retinoic acid-inducible gene-I in duck (Anas platyrhynchos). J Genet 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s12041-020-1187-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Li C, Di D, Huang H, Wang X, Xia Q, Ma X, Liu K, Li B, Shao D, Qiu Y, Li Z, Wei J, Ma Z. NS5-V372A and NS5-H386Y variations are responsible for differences in interferon α/β induction and co-contribute to the replication advantage of Japanese encephalitis virus genotype I over genotype III in ducklings. PLoS Pathog 2020; 16:e1008773. [PMID: 32881988 PMCID: PMC7494076 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1008773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2020] [Revised: 09/16/2020] [Accepted: 07/01/2020] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
Abstract
Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) genotype I (GI) replicates more efficiently than genotype III (GIII) in birds, and this difference is considered to be one of the reasons for the JEV genotype shift. In this study, we utilized duck embryo fibroblasts and domestic ducklings as in vitro and in vivo models of a JEV amplifying avian host to identify the viral determinants of the differing replication efficiency between the GI and GIII strains in birds. GI strains induced significantly lower levels of interferon (IFN)-α and β production than GIII strains, an effect orrelated with the enhanced replication efficiency of GI strains over GIII strains. By using a series of chimeric viruses with exchange of viral structural and non-structural (NS) proteins, we identified NS5 as the viral determinant of the differences in IFN-α and β induction and replication efficiency between the GI and III strains. NS5 inhibited IFN-α and β production induced by poly(I:C) stimulation and harbored 11 amino acid variations, of which the NS5-V372A and NS5-H386Y variations were identified to co-contribute to the differences in IFN-α and β induction and replication efficiency between the strains. The NS5-V372A and NS5-H386Y variations resulted in alterations in the number of hydrogen bonds formed with neighboring residues, which were associated with the different ability of the GI and GIII strains to inhibit IFN-α and β production. Our findings indicated that the NS5-V372A and NS5-H386Y variations enabled GI strains to inhibit IFN-α and β production more efficiently than GIII strains for antagonism of the IFN-I mediated antiviral response, thereby leading to the replication and host adaption advantages of GI strains over GIII strains in birds. These findings provide new insight into the molecular basis of the JEV genotype shift. The Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) transmission cycle is maintained by mosquitoes and amplification hosts (pigs and birds). In areas without large pig populations, birds play a major role in the maintenance of the JEV transmission cycle. The shift in the dominant JEV genotype from genotype III (GIII) to genotype I (GI) is occurring in most countries in Asia. GI strains replicates more efficiently than GIII strains in birds, and this difference has been considered one of the reasons for the JEV genotype shift. By using a series of chimeric viruses with exchange of viral structural and non-structural (NS) proteins, we demonstrated that NS5 is the viral determinant of the differences in replication efficiencies between the GI and III strains in birds. Furthermore, the NS5-V372A and NS5-H386Y variations were identified to co-contribute to the differences in type I interferon (IFN-I) induction and replication efficiency between the strains. Our findings suggested that the NS5-V372A and NS5-H386Y variations enable GI strains to inhibit IFN-I production more efficiently than GIII strains, thus resulting in antagonism of the IFN-I mediated antiviral response and consequently conferring a replication and host adaption advantage to GI strains over GIII strains in birds. These findings provide new insight into the molecular basis of the JEV genotype shift.
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- Chenxi Li
- Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Shanghai, P.R. China
- * E-mail: (JW); (ZM)
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- Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Shanghai, P.R. China
- * E-mail: (JW); (ZM)
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Innate Immune Responses to Avian Influenza Viruses in Ducks and Chickens. Vet Sci 2019; 6:vetsci6010005. [PMID: 30634569 PMCID: PMC6466002 DOI: 10.3390/vetsci6010005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2018] [Revised: 12/26/2018] [Accepted: 01/04/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Mallard ducks are important natural hosts of low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) viruses and many strains circulate in this reservoir and cause little harm. Some strains can be transmitted to other hosts, including chickens, and cause respiratory and systemic disease. Rarely, these highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses cause disease in mallards, while chickens are highly susceptible. The long co-evolution of mallard ducks with influenza viruses has undoubtedly fine-tuned many immunological host–pathogen interactions to confer resistance to disease, which are poorly understood. Here, we compare innate responses to different avian influenza viruses in ducks and chickens to reveal differences that point to potential mechanisms of disease resistance. Mallard ducks are permissive to LPAI replication in their intestinal tissues without overtly compromising their fitness. In contrast, the mallard response to HPAI infection reflects an immediate and robust induction of type I interferon and antiviral interferon stimulated genes, highlighting the importance of the RIG-I pathway. Ducks also appear to limit the duration of the response, particularly of pro-inflammatory cytokine expression. Chickens lack RIG-I, and some modulators of the signaling pathway and may be compromised in initiating an early interferon response, allowing more viral replication and consequent damage. We review current knowledge about innate response mediators to influenza infection in mallard ducks compared to chickens to gain insight into protective immune responses, and open questions for future research.
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Gu T, Lu L, An C, Zhang Y, Wu X, Xu Q, Chen G. Negative regulation of the RLR-mediated IFN signaling pathway by duck ubiquitin-specific protease 18 (USP18). J Cell Physiol 2018; 234:3995-4004. [PMID: 30256391 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.27208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2018] [Accepted: 07/13/2018] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
Abstract
Ubiquitin-specific protease 18 (USP18) plays an important role in regulating type I interferon (IFN) signaling in innate immunity, and has a crucial impact on the IFN therapeutic effect. Although significant progress has been made in elucidating USP18 function in mammals, the role of USP18 in ducks (duUSP18) remains poorly understood. In this study, we cloned the USP18 gene from white crested ducks by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and rapid amplification of complementary DNA (cDNA) ends. We determined that duUSP18 cDNA contains a 52-bp 5'UTR, a 1,131-bp open reading frame and a 356-bp 3'UTR, and encodes a 376-amino acid protein. Multiple sequence alignments showed that duUSP18 shares high similarity with USP18 from other vertebrates. Overexpression of duUSP18 inhibited nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) and interferon regulatory factor 1 (IRF1) activity, and reduced IFN-β production following 5' triphosphate double-stranded RNA (5'ppp dsRNA) or lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulation. duUSP18 knockdown significantly activated 5'ppp dsRNA-induced and LPS-induced NF-κB and IRF1 activation, and induced IFN-β expression in duck embryo fibroblasts. Furthermore, Quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) revealed that overexpression or knockdown of duUSP18 could alter the expression of genes related to the RLR-mediated IFN signaling pathway following the treatment with 5'ppp dsRNA. In addition, site-directed mutation analysis revealed that cysteine 66 (C66), histidine 313 (H313), and histidine 321 (H321) of duUSP18 were critical for inhibiting IFN-β activity. Taken together, these results suggest that duck USP18 plays an important role in innate immune responses against double-stranded RNA viruses in the RLR-mediated IFN signaling pathway, and that further studies are warranted to elucidate its underlying mechanisms, which could provide molecular insights into the effect of the treatment of duck diseases.
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- Tiantian Gu
- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Molecular Design of Jiangsu Province, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Molecular Design of Jiangsu Province, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Molecular Design of Jiangsu Province, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Molecular Design of Jiangsu Province, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Molecular Design of Jiangsu Province, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Molecular Design of Jiangsu Province, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Molecular Design of Jiangsu Province, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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Zhao H, Wang Y, Shao Y, Liu J, Li J, Zong H, Xing M. Characterization of Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) Interferon α: Prokaryotic Expression, Biological Activities, and Physicochemical Characteristics. J Interferon Cytokine Res 2018; 38:20-28. [DOI: 10.1089/jir.2017.0089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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- Hongjing Zhao
- College of Wildlife Resources, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, People's Republic of China
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- College of Wildlife Resources, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, People's Republic of China
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- College of Wildlife Resources, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, People's Republic of China
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- College of Wildlife Resources, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, People's Republic of China
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- College of Wildlife Resources, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, People's Republic of China
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- Guangdong Vocational College of Science and Trade, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- College of Wildlife Resources, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, People's Republic of China
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Zhang Y, Chen Y, Xu Q, Liu R, Wu N, Chen G. Identification of DNA methylation and transcriptional regulatory regions in the promoter of duck retinoic acid inducible gene I (RIG-I). Br Poult Sci 2017; 59:40-44. [DOI: 10.1080/00071668.2017.1390213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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- Y. Zhang
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Animal Genetic, Breeding and Molecular Design, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Animal Genetic, Breeding and Molecular Design, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Animal Genetic, Breeding and Molecular Design, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Jining Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Bureau, Center for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Jining, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Animal Genetic, Breeding and Molecular Design, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Animal Genetic, Breeding and Molecular Design, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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Sharma A, Dolganiuc A, Dolganiuc A. Alcohol Fuels Hepatitis C Virus Propensity for Infection in ISGylation/Proteasome-Dependent Manner. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2016; 41:23-25. [PMID: 27966793 DOI: 10.1111/acer.13281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2016] [Accepted: 10/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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