RIG-I-mediated antiviral responses to single-stranded RNA bearing 5′-phosphates
RIG-I-mediated antiviral responses to single-stranded RNA bearing 5′-phosphates
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DOI:
10.1126/science.1132998
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发表时间:
2006-11-10
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56.9
通讯作者:
Sousa, Caetano Reis E.
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作者:
Pichlmair, Andreas;Schulz, Oliver;Sousa, Caetano Reis E.
Double-stranded RNA ( dsRNA) produced during viral replication is believed to be the critical trigger for activation of antiviral immunity mediated by the RNA helicase enzymes retinoic acid inducible gene I (RIG-I) and melanoma differentiation - associated gene 5 (MDA5). We showed that influenza A virus infection does not generate dsRNA and that RIG-I is activated by viral genomic single-stranded RNA (ssRNA) bearing 5'-phosphates. This is blocked by the influenza protein nonstructured protein 1 (NS1), which is found in a complex with RIG-I in infected cells. These results identify RIG-I as a ssRNA sensor and potential target of viral immune evasion and suggest that its ability to sense 5'-phosphorylated RNA evolved in the innate immune system as a means of discriminating between self and nonself.