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The interferon (IFN) system protects mammals from diseases caused by virus infections. IFN synthesis is induced by pattern recognition receptor signaling pathways activated by virus infection. IFN is secreted from the infected cells and acts upon neighboring cells by binding cell surface receptors and triggering induction of hundreds of IFN-stimulated genes and proteins, many of which block different steps of virus replication. The IFN-induced tetratricopeptide repeat proteins (IFIT) are a family of RNA-binding proteins. We and others have previously reported that IFIT2 protects mice from many neurotropic RNA viruses; indeed, Ifit2-/- mice are very susceptible to intranasal or subcutaneous infections with vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV). Here, using a newly generated conditional knockout mouse, we report that ablation of Ifit2 expression only in neuronal cells was sufficient to render mice susceptible to neuropathogenesis caused by intranasal, but not subcutaneous, infection of VSV. Another genetically modified mouse line, expressing a mutant IFIT2 that cannot bind RNA, was as susceptible to VSV infection as Ifit2-/- mice. These results demonstrated that IFIT2 RNA-binding activity is essential for protecting mice against neurological diseases caused by intranasal infection of VSV.IMPORTANCEInterferon's (IFN's) antiviral effects are mediated by the proteins encoded by the interferon-stimulated genes. IFN-stimulated genes (IFIT2) is one such protein, which inhibits replication of many RNA viruses in the mouse brain and the resultant neuropathology. Our study sheds light on how IFIT2 works. By ablating Ifit2 expression only in neuronal cells, using a newly generated conditional knockout mouse line, we showed that Ifit2 induction in the neurons of the infected mouse was necessary for antiviral function of interferon. IFIT2 has no known enzyme activity; instead, it functions by binding to cellular or viral proteins or RNAs. We engineered a new mouse line that expressed a mutant IFIT2 that cannot bind RNA. These mice were very susceptible to infection with vesicular stomatitis virus indicating that the RNA-binding property of IFIT2 was essential for its antiviral function in vivo.
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Camundongos Knockout , Neurônios , Proteínas de Ligação a RNA , Estomatite Vesicular , Animais , Camundongos , Proteínas de Ligação a RNA/genética , Proteínas de Ligação a RNA/metabolismo , Neurônios/virologia , Neurônios/metabolismo , Estomatite Vesicular/virologia , Estomatite Vesicular/imunologia , Estomatite Vesicular/genética , Replicação Viral , Vesiculovirus/imunologia , Vesiculovirus/genética , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Vírus da Estomatite Vesicular Indiana/imunologia , Vírus da Estomatite Vesicular Indiana/genética , Proteínas Reguladoras de ApoptoseRESUMO
Type I interferon (IFN) is induced in virus infected cells, secreted and it inhibits viral replication in neighboring cells. IFN is also an important player in many non-viral diseases and in the development of normal immune cells. Although the signaling pathways for IFN induction by viral RNA or DNA have been extensively studied, its mode of induction in uninfected cells remains obscure. Here, we report that inflammatory cytokines, such as TNF-α and IL-1ß, can induce IFN-ß through activation of the cytoplasmic RIG-I signaling pathway. However, RIG-I is activated not by RNA, but by PACT, the protein activator of PKR. In cell lines or primary cells expressing RIG-I and PACT, activation of the MAPK, p38, by cytokine signaling, leads to phosphorylation of PACT, which binds to primed RIG-I and activates its signaling pathway. Thus, a new mode of type I IFN induction by ubiquitous inflammatory cytokines has been revealed. Key points: Cytochalasin D followed by TNF-α / IL-1ß treatment activates IFN-ß expression.IFN-ß expression happens due to activation of RIG-I signaling.Interaction between RIG-I and PACT activates IFN-ß expression.
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IMPORTANCE: Interferon-stimulated genes (ISGs) are induced in response to interferon expression due to viral infections. Role of these ISGs can be variable in different cells or organs. Our study highlights such cell-specific role of an ISG, Ddx3, which regulates the translation of mRNAs essential for interferon induction (PACT) and interferon signaling (STAT1) in a cell-specific manner. Our study also highlights the role of PACT in RNA virus-induced RLR signaling. Our study depicts how Ddx3 regulates innate immune signaling pathways in an indirect manner. Such cell-specific behavior of ISGs helps us to better understand viral pathogenesis and highlights the complexities of viral tropism and innate immune responses.
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Imunidade Inata , Interferons , Vírus de RNA , Imunidade Inata/imunologia , Interferons/biossíntese , Interferons/imunologia , Vírus de RNA/imunologia , Vírus de RNA/patogenicidade , Transdução de Sinais , Humanos , Animais , CamundongosRESUMO
To combat microbial infections, mammalian cells use a variety of innate immune response pathways to induce synthesis of anti-microbial proteins. The cGAS/STING pathway recognizes cytoplasmic viral or cellular DNA to elicit signals that lead to type I interferon and other cytokine synthesis. cGAMP, synthesized by DNA-activated cGAS, activates the ER-associated protein, STING, which oligomerizes and translocates to other intracellular membrane compartments to trigger different branches of signaling. We have reported that, in the ER, EGFR-mediated phosphorylation of Tyr245 of STING is required for its transit to the late endosomes, where it recruits and activates the transcription factor IRF3 required for IFN induction. In the current study, we inquired whether STING Tyr245 phosphorylation per se or STING's location in the late endosomes was critical for its ability to recruit IRF3 and induce IFN. Using pharmacological inhibitors or genetic ablation of proteins that are essential for specific steps of STING trafficking, we demonstrated that the presence of STING in the late endosomal membranes, even without Tyr245 phosphorylation, was sufficient for IRF3-mediated IFN induction.
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Interferons , Proteínas Serina-Treonina Quinases , Animais , Proteínas Serina-Treonina Quinases/genética , Proteínas de Membrana/metabolismo , Nucleotidiltransferases/genética , Nucleotidiltransferases/metabolismo , Imunidade Inata/genética , DNA , Endossomos/metabolismo , Mamíferos/genética , Mamíferos/metabolismoRESUMO
Interferon-induced protein with tetratricopeptide repeats 2, Ifit2, is critical in restricting neurotropic murine-ß-coronavirus, RSA59 infection. RSA59 intracranial injection of Ifit2-deficient (-/-) compared to wild-type (WT) mice results in impaired acute microglial activation, reduced CX3CR1 expression, limited migration of peripheral lymphocytes into the brain, and impaired virus control followed by severe morbidity and mortality. While the protective role of Ifit2 is established for acute viral encephalitis, less is known about its influence during the chronic demyelinating phase of RSA59 infection. To understand this, RSA59 infected Ifit2-/- and Ifit2+/+ (WT) were observed for neuropathological outcomes at day 5 (acute phase) and 30 post-infection (chronic phase). Our study demonstrates that Ifit2 deficiency causes extensive RSA59 spread throughout the spinal cord gray and white matter, associated with impaired CD4+ T and CD8+ T cell infiltration. Further, the cervical lymph nodes of RSA59 infected Ifit2-/- mice showed reduced activation of CD4+ T cells and impaired IFNγ expression during acute encephalomyelitis. Interestingly, BBB integrity was better preserved in Ifit2-/- mice, as evidenced by tight junction protein Claudin-5 and adapter protein ZO-1 expression surrounding the meninges and blood vessels and decreased Texas red dye uptake, which may be responsible for reduced leukocyte infiltration. In contrast to sparse myelin loss in WT mice, the chronic disease phase in Ifit2-/- mice was associated with severe demyelination and persistent viral load, even at low inoculation doses. Overall, our study highlights that Ifit2 provides antiviral functions by promoting acute neuroinflammation and thereby aiding virus control and limiting severe chronic demyelination. IMPORTANCE Interferons execute their function by inducing specific genes collectively termed as interferon-stimulated genes (ISGs), among which interferon-induced protein with tetratricopeptide repeats 2, Ifit2, is known for restricting neurotropic viral replication and spread. However, little is known about its role in viral spread to the spinal cord and its associated myelin pathology. Toward this, our study using a neurotropic murine ß-coronavirus and Ifit2-deficient mice demonstrates that Ifit2 deficiency causes extensive viral spread throughout the gray and white matter of the spinal cord accompanied by impaired microglial activation and T cell infiltration. Furthermore, infected Ifit2-deficient mice showed impaired activation of T cells in the cervical lymph node and relatively intact blood-brain barrier integrity. Overall, Ifit2 plays a crucial role in mounting host immunity against neurotropic murine coronavirus in the acute phase while preventing mice from developing viral-induced severe chronic neuroinflammatory demyelination, the characteristic feature of human neurological disease multiple sclerosis (MS).
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Infecções por Coronavirus , Esclerose Múltipla , Vírus da Hepatite Murina , Substância Branca , Camundongos , Humanos , Animais , Substância Branca/patologia , Vírus da Hepatite Murina/fisiologia , Bainha de Mielina , Interferons , Proteínas/genética , Medula Espinal/patologia , Esclerose Múltipla/patologia , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Proteínas de Ligação a RNA/genética , Proteínas Reguladoras de Apoptose/genéticaRESUMO
Glomerulonephritis (GN) is a group of inflammatory diseases and an important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The initiation of the inflammatory process is quite different for each type of GN; however, each GN is characterized commonly and variably by acute inflammation with neutrophils and macrophages and crescent formation, leading to glomerular death. Toll-like receptor (TLR) 7 is a sensor for self-RNA and implicated in the pathogenesis of human and murine GN. Here, we show that TLR7 exacerbates glomerular injury in nephrotoxic serum nephritis (NTN), a murine model of severe crescentic GN. TLR7-/- mice were resistant to NTN, although TLR7-/- mice manifested comparable immune-complex deposition to wild-type mice without significant defects in humoral immunity, suggesting that endogenous TLR7 ligands accelerate glomerular injury. TLR7 was expressed exclusively in macrophages in glomeruli in GN but not in glomerular resident cells or neutrophils. Furthermore, we discovered that epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), a receptor-type tyrosine kinase, is essential for TLR7 signaling in macrophages. Mechanistically, EGFR physically interacted with TLR7 upon TLR7 stimulation, and EGFR inhibitor completely blocked the phosphorylation of TLR7 tyrosine residue(s). EGFR inhibitor attenuated glomerular damage in wild-type mice, and no additional glomerular protective effects by EGFR inhibitor were observed in TLR7-/- mice. Finally, mice lacking EGFR in macrophages were resistant to NTN. This study clearly demonstrated that EGFR-dependent TLR7 signaling in macrophages is essential for glomerular injury in crescentic GN.
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Fator de Crescimento Epidérmico , Glomerulonefrite , Camundongos , Humanos , Animais , Receptor 7 Toll-Like , Receptores ErbB , Macrófagos/metabolismoRESUMO
Many pattern recognition receptors in mammalian cells initiate signaling processes that culminate in mounting an innate protective response mediated by induced synthesis of a large number of proteins including type I interferons and other cytokines. Many of these receptors are not located on the plasma membrane but on the membranes of intracellular organelles such as endosomes, mitochondria, and the endoplasmic reticulum; they primarily recognize microbial or cellular nucleic acids. In the course of biochemical analyses of the signaling pathways triggered by these receptors, we discovered that they require tyrosine phosphorylation by the protein kinase activity of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), which is located not only on the plasma membrane but also on the intracellular membranes. Here, we discuss how specific members of this family of receptors, such as TLR3, TLR9, or STING, interact with EGFR and other protein tyrosine kinases and what are the functional consequences of their post-translational modifications. The article highlights an unexpected functional link between a growth factor receptor and cellular innate immune response.
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Receptores ErbB , Tirosina , Animais , Fosforilação , Tirosina/metabolismo , Receptores ErbB/metabolismo , Proteínas Tirosina Quinases/metabolismo , Citocinas/metabolismo , Processamento de Proteína Pós-Traducional , Receptores de Reconhecimento de Padrão/metabolismo , Mamíferos/metabolismoRESUMO
In cancer cells, endogenous or therapy-induced DNA damage leads to the abnormal presence of DNA in the cytoplasm, which triggers the activation of cGAS (cyclic GMP-AMP synthase) and STING (stimulator of interferon genes). STAT2 suppresses the cGAMP-induced expression of IRF3-dependent genes by binding to STING, blocking its intracellular trafficking, which is essential for the full response to STING activation. STAT2 reshapes STING signaling by inhibiting the induction of IRF3-dependent, but not NF-κB-dependent genes. This noncanonical activity of STAT2 is regulated independently of its tyrosine phosphorylation but does depend on the phosphorylation of threonine 404, which promotes the formation of a STAT2:STING complex that keeps STING bound to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and increases resistance to DNA damage. We conclude that STAT2 is a key negative intracellular regulator of STING, a function that is quite distinct from its function as a transcription factor.
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Proteínas de Membrana , Nucleotidiltransferases , Proteínas Serina-Treonina Quinases , Fator de Transcrição STAT2 , DNA/metabolismo , Dano ao DNA , Nucleotidiltransferases/metabolismo , Fosforilação , Proteínas Serina-Treonina Quinases/metabolismo , Transdução de Sinais , Fator de Transcrição STAT2/metabolismo , Proteínas de Membrana/metabolismoRESUMO
Besides antiviral functions, type I IFN expresses potent anti-inflammatory properties and is being widely used to treat certain autoimmune conditions, such as multiple sclerosis. In a murine model of multiple sclerosis, experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis, administration of IFN-ß effectively attenuates the disease development. However, the precise mechanisms underlying IFN-ß-mediated treatment remain elusive. In this study, we report that IFN-induced protein with tetratricopeptide repeats 2 (Ifit2), a type I and type III IFN-stimulated gene, plays a previously unrecognized immune-regulatory role during autoimmune neuroinflammation. Mice deficient in Ifit2 displayed greater susceptibility to experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis and escalated immune cell infiltration in the CNS. Ifit2 deficiency was also associated with microglial activation and increased myeloid cell infiltration. We also observed that myelin debris clearance and the subsequent remyelination were substantially impaired in Ifit2-/- CNS tissues. Clearing myelin debris is an important function of the reparative-type myeloid cell subset to promote remyelination. Indeed, we observed that bone marrow-derived macrophages, CNS-infiltrating myeloid cells, and microglia from Ifit2-/- mice express cytokine and metabolic genes associated with proinflammatory-type myeloid cell subsets. Taken together, our findings uncover a novel regulatory function of Ifit2 in autoimmune inflammation in part by modulating myeloid cell function and metabolic activity.
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Encefalomielite Autoimune Experimental , Esclerose Múltipla , Animais , Camundongos , Inflamação , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Microglia , Células Mieloides , Repetições de Tetratricopeptídeos , Interferons/farmacologiaRESUMO
Interferon (IFN) regulatory factor 3 (IRF3) is a transcription factor activated by phosphorylation in the cytoplasm of a virus-infected cell; by translocating to the nucleus, it induces transcription of IFN-ß and other antiviral genes. We have previously reported IRF3 can also be activated, as a proapoptotic factor, by its linear polyubiquitination mediated by the RIG-I pathway. Both transcriptional and apoptotic functions of IRF3 contribute to its antiviral effect. Here, we report a nontranscriptional function of IRF3, namely, the repression of IRF3-mediated NF-κB activity (RIKA), which attenuated viral activation of NF-κB and the resultant inflammatory gene induction. In Irf3-/- mice, consequently, Sendai virus infection caused enhanced inflammation in the lungs. Mechanistically, RIKA was mediated by the direct binding of IRF3 to the p65 subunit of NF-κB in the cytoplasm, which prevented its nuclear import. A mutant IRF3 defective in both the transcriptional and the apoptotic activities was active in RIKA and inhibited virus replication. Our results demonstrated IRF3 deployed a three-pronged attack on virus replication and the accompanying inflammation.
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Imunidade Inata , Fator Regulador 3 de Interferon , NF-kappa B , Pneumonia Viral , Transporte Ativo do Núcleo Celular , Animais , Núcleo Celular/metabolismo , Expressão Gênica , Fator Regulador 3 de Interferon/genética , Fator Regulador 3 de Interferon/metabolismo , Interferon beta/genética , Camundongos , NF-kappa B/metabolismo , Pneumonia Viral/genética , Pneumonia Viral/imunologia , Vírus SendaiRESUMO
Antisense locked nucleic acid (LNA) technology has been widely used for silencing microRNAs with enhanced specificity and efficiency. In this protocol, we first describe the procedure for targeted intracranial delivery of LNAs to silence microRNAs specifically in the mouse brain. We then detail the steps to isolate RNA and protein from mouse brain, followed by using RT-PCR and Western blotting to confirm microRNA silencing. This noninvasive approach can only be applied to mouse brain to specifically target silencing of microRNAs. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Sharma et al. (2021).1.
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MicroRNAs , Animais , Camundongos , MicroRNAs/genética , Oligonucleotídeos Antissenso/genética , Western Blotting , EncéfaloRESUMO
Mammalian innate immune response to virus infection is meditated by many cell-intrinsic pathways. RNA viruses, such as Sendai virus, which replicate in the cytoplasm, trigger the RIG-I-like receptor pathway, which activates the transcription factor, IRF3. Activated IRF3 translocates to the nucleus and induces transcription of the genes which encode interferons, the major antiviral cytokines. Interestingly, IRF3 activates another interferon-independent antiviral pathway, called RIG-I induced pathway of apoptosis (RIPA). For activating RIPA, IRF3 translocates from the cytoplasm to mitochondria. RIPA requires linear polyubiquitination of IRF3 by the enzyme complex, LUBAC; ubiquitinated IRF3 binds to Bax and translocates it to mitochondria causing the release of Cytochrome C, activation of caspases and apoptosis of the infected cell. Here, we report that Otulin, the deubiquitinase that removes linear polyubiquitin chains, inhibits RIPA by deubiquitinating IRF3. Ablation of Otulin expression enhanced RIPA and its overexpression inhibited RIPA. In virus-infected cells, to overcome Otulin-mediated inhibition, RIPA actively degrades Otulin. This degradation required sequential actions of RIPA-activated Caspase 3 and proteasomes. Caspase 3 cleaved Otulin at D31; the D31A mutant was not cleaved at all. The caspase-cleaved fragment was totally degraded by proteasomes, which was preceded by its K48-linked ubiquitination. Mass spectrometric analysis of Otulin identified K64 and K197 as the ubiquitinated residues. Otulin interacted with LUBAC after virus infection and the E3-ubiquitin ligase, HOIP, a component of LUBAC, ubiquitinated Otulin to trigger its proteasome-mediated degradation. To assess the impact of Otulin degradation on RIPA-mediated antiviral action, we expressed, in Otulin-ablated cells, a non-degradable mutant of Otulin, in which D31, K64 and K197 had been mutated. The cells expressing the Otulin mutant were less susceptible to virus-induced apoptosis, because RIPA was less active, and consequently virus replication was more robust. Thus, our study has revealed an important positive feedback loop of RIPA.
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Antivirais , Viroses , Animais , Apoptose , Caspase 3/metabolismo , Mamíferos/metabolismo , Ubiquitina/metabolismo , UbiquitinaçãoRESUMO
The nature and the intensity of innate immune response to virus infection determine the course of pathogenesis in the host. Among the many pathogen-associated molecular pattern recognition receptors, STING, an endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-associated protein, plays a pivotal role in triggering responses to microbial or cellular cytoplasmic DNA. Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1), a common human pathogen, activates STING signaling, and the resultant induction of type I interferon causes inhibition of virus replication. In this context, we have observed that phosphorylation of Tyr245 of STING by epidermal growth factor receptor kinase is necessary for interferon induction. Here, we report that phosphorylation of Tyr240 by the tyrosine kinase Syk is essential for all signaling activities of STING. Our analysis showed that upon ligand-binding, STING dimerizes and interacts with membrane-bound EGFR, which autophosphorylates and provides the platform for the recruitment of cytoplasmic Syk to the signaling complex and its activation. Activated Syk phosphorylates Tyr240 of STING, followed by phosphorylation of Tyr245 by epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). Pharmacological or genetic ablation of Syk activity resulted in an arrest of STING in the ER compartment and a complete block of gene induction. Consequently, in the absence of Syk, HSV-1 could not induce interferon, and it replicated more robustly. IMPORTANCE The innate immune response to virus infection leads to interferon production and inhibition of viral replication. STING, an ER-bound protein, mediates such a response to cytoplasmic cellular or microbial DNA. HSV-1, a DNA virus, activates STING, and it replicates more efficiently in the absence of STING signaling. We demonstrate that phosphorylation of Tyr240 of STING by the protein tyrosine kinase Syk is essential for STING-mediated gene induction. To signal, ligand-activated STING recruits two kinases, Syk and EGFR, which phosphorylate Tyr240 and Tyr245, respectively. The dependence of STING signaling on Syk has broad significance, because STING plays a major role in many microbial, mitochondrial, and autoimmune diseases as well as in cancer development and therapy.
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Herpes Simples/metabolismo , Herpesvirus Humano 1/fisiologia , Interferon beta/metabolismo , Proteínas de Membrana/metabolismo , Quinase Syk/metabolismo , Motivos de Aminoácidos , Receptores ErbB/genética , Receptores ErbB/metabolismo , Herpes Simples/genética , Herpes Simples/virologia , Herpesvirus Humano 1/genética , Humanos , Interferon beta/genética , Proteínas de Membrana/química , Proteínas de Membrana/genética , Fosforilação , Quinase Syk/genética , Replicação ViralRESUMO
Coronaviruses have emerged as alarming pathogens owing to their inherent ability of genetic variation and cross-species transmission. Coronavirus infection burdens the endoplasmic reticulum (ER.), causes reactive oxygen species production and induces host stress responses, including unfolded protein response (UPR) and antioxidant system. In this study, we have employed a neurotropic murine ß-coronavirus (M-CoV) infection in the Central Nervous System (CNS) of experimental mice model to study the role of host stress responses mediated by interplay of DJ-1 and XBP1. DJ-1 is an antioxidant molecule with established functions in neurodegeneration. However, its regulation in virus-induced cellular stress response is less explored. Our study showed that M-CoV infection activated the glial cells and induced antioxidant and UPR genes during the acute stage when the viral titer peaks. As the virus particles decreased and acute neuroinflammation diminished at day ten p.i., a significant up-regulation in UPR responsive XBP1, antioxidant DJ-1, and downstream signaling molecules, including Nrf2, was recorded in the brain tissues. Additionally, preliminary in silico analysis of the binding between the DJ-1 promoter and a positively charged groove of XBP1 is also investigated, thus hinting at a mechanism behind the upregulation of DJ-1 during MHV-infection. The current study thus attempts to elucidate a novel interplay between the antioxidant system and UPR in the outcome of coronavirus infection.
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HAV-infected Ifnar1-/- mice recapitulate many of the cardinal features of hepatitis A in humans, including serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) elevation, hepatocellular apoptosis, and liver inflammation. Previous studies implicate MAVS-IRF3 signaling in pathogenesis, but leave unresolved the role of IRF3-mediated transcription versus the non-transcriptional, pro-apoptotic activity of ubiquitylated IRF3. Here, we compare the intrahepatic transcriptomes of infected versus naïve Mavs-/- and Ifnar1-/- mice using high-throughput sequencing, and identify IRF3-mediated transcriptional responses associated with hepatocyte apoptosis and liver inflammation. Infection was transcriptionally silent in Mavs-/- mice, in which HAV replicates robustly within the liver without inducing inflammation or hepatocellular apoptosis. By contrast, infection resulted in the upregulation of hundreds of genes in Ifnar1-/- mice that develop acute hepatitis closely modeling human disease. Upregulated genes included pattern recognition receptors, interferons, chemokines, cytokines and other interferon-stimulated genes. Compared with Ifnar1-/- mice, HAV-induced inflammation was markedly attenuated and there were few apoptotic hepatocytes in livers of infected Irf3S1/S1Ifnar1-/- mice in which IRF3 is transcriptionally-inactive due to alanine substitutions at Ser-388 and Ser-390. Although transcriptome profiling revealed remarkably similar sets of genes induced in Irf3S1/S1Ifnar1-/- and Ifnar1-/- mice, a subset of genes was differentially expressed in relation to the severity of the liver injury. Prominent among these were both type 1 and type III interferons and interferon-responsive genes associated previously with apoptosis, including multiple members of the ISG12 and 2'-5' oligoadenylate synthetase families. Ifnl3 and Ifnl2 transcript abundance correlated strongly with disease severity, but mice with dual type 1 and type III interferon receptor deficiency remained fully susceptible to liver injury. Collectively, our data show that IRF3-mediated transcription is required for HAV-induced liver injury in mice and identify key IRF3-responsive genes associated with pathogenicity, providing a clear distinction from the transcription-independent role of IRF3 in liver injury following binge exposure to alcohol.
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Hepatite A/metabolismo , Hepatite A/patologia , Fator Regulador 3 de Interferon/metabolismo , Fígado/patologia , Animais , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Camundongos , Camundongos Knockout , TranscriptomaRESUMO
STING is a nodal point for cellular innate immune response to microbial infections, autoimmunity and cancer; it triggers the synthesis of the antiviral proteins, type I interferons. Many DNA viruses, including Herpes Simplex Virus 1 (HSV1), trigger STING signaling causing inhibition of virus replication. Here, we report that HSV1 evades this antiviral immune response by inducing a cellular microRNA, miR-24, which binds to the 3' untranslated region of STING mRNA and inhibits its translation. Expression of the gene encoding miR-24 is induced by the transcription factor AP1 and activated by MAP kinases in HSV1-infected cells. Introduction of exogenous miR-24 or prior activation of MAPKs, causes further enhancement of HSV1 replication in STING-expressing cells. Conversely, transfection of antimiR-24 inhibits virus replication in those cells. HSV1 infection of mice causes neuropathy and death; using two routes of infection, we demonstrated that intracranial injection of antimiR-24 alleviates both morbidity and mortality of the infected mice. Our studies reveal a new immune evasion strategy adopted by HSV1 through the regulation of STING and demonstrates that it can be exploited to enhance STING's antiviral action.
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Herpes Simples/imunologia , Evasão da Resposta Imune/imunologia , Proteínas de Membrana/imunologia , MicroRNAs/imunologia , Animais , Regulação da Expressão Gênica/imunologia , Herpes Simples/metabolismo , Herpesvirus Humano 1/imunologia , Herpesvirus Humano 1/metabolismo , Interações Hospedeiro-Patógeno/imunologia , Humanos , Imunidade Celular/imunologia , Proteínas de Membrana/metabolismo , CamundongosRESUMO
Infection of a host cell by an invading viral pathogen triggers a multifaceted antiviral response. One of the most potent defense mechanisms host cells possess is the interferon (IFN) system, which initiates a targeted, coordinated attack against various stages of viral infection. This immediate innate immune response provides the most proximal defense and includes the accumulation of antiviral proteins, such as IFN-stimulated genes (ISGs), as well as a variety of protective cytokines. However, viruses have co-evolved with their hosts, and as such, have devised distinct mechanisms to undermine host innate responses. As large, double-stranded DNA viruses, herpesviruses rely on a multitude of means by which to counter the antiviral attack. Herein, we review the various approaches the human herpesviruses employ as countermeasures to the host innate immune response.
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Infecções por Herpesviridae/imunologia , Imunidade Inata/fisiologia , Animais , Infecções por Herpesviridae/metabolismo , Humanos , Imunidade Inata/genética , Transdução de Sinais/fisiologia , Replicação Viral/fisiologiaRESUMO
Protection of the brain from viral infections involves the type I IFN (IFN-I) system, defects in which render humans susceptible to herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE). However, excessive cerebral IFN-I levels lead to pathologies, suggesting the need for tight regulation of responses. Based on data from mouse models, human HSE cases, and primary cell culture systems, we showed that microglia and other immune cells undergo apoptosis in the HSV-1-infected brain through a mechanism dependent on the cyclic GMP-AMP synthase/stimulator of interferon genes (cGAS/STING) pathway, but independent of IFN-I. HSV-1 infection of microglia induced cGAS-dependent apoptosis at high viral doses, whereas lower viral doses led to IFN-I responses. Importantly, inhibition of caspase activity prevented microglial cell death and augmented IFN-I responses. Accordingly, HSV-1-infected organotypic brain slices or mice treated with a caspase inhibitor exhibited lower viral load and an improved infection outcome. Collectively, we identify an activation-induced apoptosis program in brain immune cells that downmodulates local immune responses.
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Encéfalo/imunologia , Herpes Simples/imunologia , Herpesvirus Humano 1/imunologia , Interferon Tipo I/imunologia , Proteínas de Membrana/imunologia , Nucleotidiltransferases/imunologia , Animais , Apoptose/genética , Apoptose/imunologia , Encéfalo/virologia , Herpes Simples/genética , Humanos , Interferon Tipo I/genética , Masculino , Proteínas de Membrana/genética , Camundongos , Camundongos Knockout , Microglia/imunologia , Microglia/virologia , Nucleotidiltransferases/genéticaRESUMO
The interferon-induced tetratricopeptide repeat protein (Ifit2) protects mice from lethal neurotropic viruses. Neurotropic coronavirus MHV-RSA59 infection of Ifit2-/- mice caused pronounced morbidity and mortality accompanied by rampant virus replication and spread throughout the brain. In spite of the higher virus load, induction of many cytokines and chemokines in the brains of infected Ifit2-/- mice were similar to that in wild-type mice. In contrast, infected Ifit2-/- mice revealed significantly impaired microglial activation as well as reduced recruitment of NK1.1 T cells and CD4 T cells to the brain, possibly contributing to the lack of viral clearance. These two deficiencies were associated with a lower level of microglial expression of CX3CR1, the receptor of the CX3CL1 (Fractalkine) chemokine, which plays a critical role in both microglial activation and leukocyte recruitment. The above results uncovered a new potential role of an interferon-induced protein in immune protection.
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Proteínas Reguladoras de Apoptose/metabolismo , Movimento Celular/imunologia , Infecções por Coronavirus/virologia , Leucócitos/virologia , Vírus da Hepatite Murina/patogenicidade , Proteínas de Ligação a RNA/metabolismo , Replicação Viral/imunologia , Animais , Proteínas Reguladoras de Apoptose/deficiência , Infecções por Coronavirus/imunologia , Citocinas/metabolismo , Interferons/metabolismo , Leucócitos/citologia , Leucócitos/metabolismo , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Microglia/metabolismo , Vírus da Hepatite Murina/metabolismoRESUMO
STING (STimulator of INterferon Genes) mediates protective cellular response to microbial infection and tissue damage, but its aberrant activation can lead to autoinflammatory diseases. Upon ligand stimulation, the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) protein STING translocates to endosomes for induction of interferon production, while an alternate trafficking route delivers it directly to the autophagosomes. Here, we report that phosphorylation of a specific tyrosine residue in STING by the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is required for directing STING to endosomes, where it interacts with its downstream effector IRF3. In the absence of EGFR-mediated phosphorylation, STING rapidly transits into autophagosomes, and IRF3 activation, interferon production, and antiviral activity are compromised in cell cultures and mice, while autophagic activity is enhanced. Our observations illuminate a new connection between the tyrosine kinase activity of EGFR and innate immune functions of STING and suggest new experimental and therapeutic approaches for selective regulation of STING functions.