Human IFIT3 Protein Induces Interferon Signaling and Inhibits Adenovirus Immediate Early Gene Expression.
Human IFIT3 Protein Induces Interferon Signaling and Inhibits Adenovirus Immediate Early Gene Expression.
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DOI:
10.1128/mbio.02829-21
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发表时间:
2021-12-21
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影响因子:
6.4
通讯作者:
Hearing P
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作者:
Chikhalya A;Dittmann M;Zheng Y;Sohn SY;Rice CM;Hearing P
Interferons (IFNs) are one of the hallmarks of host antiviral immunity. IFNs exert their antiviral activities through the induction of IFN-stimulated genes (ISGs) and antiviral proteins; however, the mechanism by which ISGs inhibit adenovirus (Ad) replication is not clearly understood. IFNs repress Ad immediate early gene expression and, consequently, all subsequent aspects of the viral life cycle. In this study, we found that IFN-induced protein with tetratricopeptide repeats 3, IFIT3 (ISG60), restricts Ad replication. IFIT3 repressed Ad E1A immediate early gene expression but did not alter Ad genome entry into the nucleus. Expression of IFIT3 led to phosphorylation of TBK1, IRF3, and STAT1; increased expression of IFNβ and ISGs; and required IFIT1 and IFIT2 partner proteins. During RNA virus infections, it is known that IFIT3 stimulates IFN production through mitochondrial antiviral signaling (MAVS)-mediated activation of TBK1 which synergizes activation of IRF3 and NF-κB. MAVS or TBK1 depletion in cells expressing IFIT3 blocked IFN signaling and reversed the Ad replication restriction. In addition, STING depletion phenocopied the effect suggesting that IFIT3 activates the STING pathway with cross talk to the MAVS pathway. This occurs independently of viral pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs). These results demonstrate that the expression of a single ISG, IFIT3, activates IFN signaling and establishes a cellular antiviral state independent of viral PAMPs.