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Tao J, Cheng J, Shi Y, Li B, Tang P, Jiao J, Liu H. NLRX1 Mediates the Disruption of Intestinal Mucosal Function Caused by Porcine Astrovirus Infection via the Extracellular Regulated Protein Kinases/Myosin Light-Chain Kinase (ERK/MLCK) Pathway. Cells 2024; 13:913. [PMID: 38891045 PMCID: PMC11171766 DOI: 10.3390/cells13110913] [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: 04/24/2024] [Revised: 05/13/2024] [Accepted: 05/23/2024] [Indexed: 06/20/2024] Open
Abstract
Porcine astrovirus (PAstV) has a potential zoonotic risk, with a high proportion of co-infection occurring with porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) and other diarrheal pathogens. Despite its high prevalence, the cellular mechanism of PAstV pathogenesis is ill-defined. Previous proteomics analyses have revealed that the differentially expressed protein NOD-like receptor X1 (NLRX1) located in the mitochondria participates in several important antiviral signaling pathways in PAstV-4 infection, which are closely related to mitophagy. In this study, we confirmed that PAstV-4 infection significantly up-regulated NLRX1 and mitophagy in Caco-2 cells, while the silencing of NLRX1 or the treatment of mitophagy inhibitor 3-MA inhibited PAstV-4 replication. Additionally, PAstV-4 infection triggered the activation of the extracellular regulated protein kinases/ myosin light-chain kinase (ERK/MLCK) pathway, followed by the down-regulation of tight-junction proteins (occludin and ZO-1) as well as MUC-2 expression. The silencing of NLRX1 or the treatment of 3-MA inhibited myosin light-chain (MLC) phosphorylation and up-regulated occludin and ZO-1 proteins. Treatment of the ERK inhibitor PD98059 also inhibited MLC phosphorylation, while MLCK inhibitor ML-7 mitigated the down-regulation of mucosa-related protein expression induced by PAstV-4 infection. Yet, adding PD98059 or ML-7 did not affect NLRX1 expression. In summary, this study preliminarily explains that NLRX1 plays an important role in the disruption of intestinal mucosal function triggered by PAstV-4 infection via the ERK/MLC pathway. It will be helpful for further antiviral drug target screening and disease therapy.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jie Tao
- Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 201106, China; (J.T.); (J.C.); (Y.S.); (B.L.); (P.T.); (J.J.)
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Agricultural Genetic Breeding, Shanghai 201106, China
- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Pig Breeding, Shanghai 201302, China
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- Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 201106, China; (J.T.); (J.C.); (Y.S.); (B.L.); (P.T.); (J.J.)
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Agricultural Genetic Breeding, Shanghai 201106, China
- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Pig Breeding, Shanghai 201302, China
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- Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 201106, China; (J.T.); (J.C.); (Y.S.); (B.L.); (P.T.); (J.J.)
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Agricultural Genetic Breeding, Shanghai 201106, China
- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Pig Breeding, Shanghai 201302, China
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- Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 201106, China; (J.T.); (J.C.); (Y.S.); (B.L.); (P.T.); (J.J.)
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Agricultural Genetic Breeding, Shanghai 201106, China
- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Pig Breeding, Shanghai 201302, China
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- Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 201106, China; (J.T.); (J.C.); (Y.S.); (B.L.); (P.T.); (J.J.)
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Agricultural Genetic Breeding, Shanghai 201106, China
- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Pig Breeding, Shanghai 201302, China
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- Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 201106, China; (J.T.); (J.C.); (Y.S.); (B.L.); (P.T.); (J.J.)
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Agricultural Genetic Breeding, Shanghai 201106, China
- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Pig Breeding, Shanghai 201302, China
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- Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 201106, China; (J.T.); (J.C.); (Y.S.); (B.L.); (P.T.); (J.J.)
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Agricultural Genetic Breeding, Shanghai 201106, China
- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Pig Breeding, Shanghai 201302, China
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Zhao Q, Tian Y, Liu L, Jiang Y, Sun H, Tan S, Huang B. The Genomic and Genetic Evolution Analysis of Rabbit Astrovirus. Vet Sci 2022; 9:603. [PMID: 36356080 PMCID: PMC9697364 DOI: 10.3390/vetsci9110603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2023] Open
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Rabbit astrovirus (RAstV) is a pathogen that causes diarrhea in rabbits, with high infection rate at various stages, which can often cause secondary or mixed infections with other pathogens, bringing great economic losses to the rabbit industry. In this study, 10 samples were collected from cases of rabbits with diarrhea on a rabbit meat farm in the Shandong area of China. The positive sample for astrovirus detected by RT-PCR was inoculated into an RK 13 cell line. A rabbit astrovirus strain named Z317 was successfully isolated, which produced an obvious cytopathic effect 48 h post-inoculation in the RK 13 cell line. The genome structure of this isolate was studied by high-throughput sequencing, showing that the Z317 strain had the highest similarity with the American strain TN/2208/2010, with 92.43% nucleotide homology, belonging to group MRAstV-23. The basic properties of the Z317 capsid (Cap) protein were analyzed, and 10 liner B cell epitopes were screened with the online biosoft Bepipred 2.0 and SVMTriP, including 445–464, 186–205, 655–674, 88–107, 792–811, 45–64, and 257–276 amino acids. This is the first contribution concerning RAstV genomes in China; more studies are needed to understand the diversity and impact of RAstV on rabbit health.
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