Fundamental properties of the mammalian innate immune system revealed by multispecies comparison of type I interferon responses.
Fundamental properties of the mammalian innate immune system revealed by multispecies comparison of type I interferon responses.
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DOI:
10.1371/journal.pbio.2004086
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发表时间:
2017-12
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影响因子:
9.8
通讯作者:
Palmarini M
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Shaw AE;Hughes J;Gu Q;Behdenna A;Singer JB;Dennis T;Orton RJ;Varela M;Gifford RJ;Wilson SJ;Palmarini M
The host innate immune response mediated by type I interferon (IFN) and the resulting up-regulation of hundreds of interferon-stimulated genes (ISGs) provide an immediate barrier to virus infection. Studies of the type I ‘interferome’ have mainly been carried out at a single species level, often lacking the power necessary to understand key evolutionary features of this pathway. Here, using a single experimental platform, we determined the properties of the interferomes of multiple vertebrate species and developed a webserver to mine the dataset. This approach revealed a conserved ‘core’ of 62 ISGs, including genes not previously associated with IFN, underscoring the ancestral functions associated with this antiviral host response. We show that gene expansion contributes to the evolution of the IFN system and that interferomes are shaped by lineage-specific pressures. Consequently, each mammal possesses a unique repertoire of ISGs, including genes common to all mammals and others unique to their specific species or phylogenetic lineages. An analysis of genes commonly down-regulated by IFN suggests that epigenetic regulation of transcription is a fundamental aspect of the IFN response. Our study provides a resource for the scientific community highlighting key paradigms of the type I IFN response. The type I interferon (IFN) response is triggered upon sensing of an incoming pathogen in an infected cell and results in the expression of hundreds of IFN-stimulated genes (ISGs, collectively referred to as ‘the interferome’). Studies on the interferome have been carried out mainly in human cells and therefore often lack the power to understand comparative evolutionary aspects of this critical pathway. In this study, we characterized the interferome in several animal species (including humans) using a single experimental framework. This approach allowed us to identify fundamental properties of the innate immune system. In particular, we revealed 62 ‘core’ ISGs, up-regulated in response to IFN in all vertebrates, highlighting the ancestral functions of the IFN system. In addition, we show that many genes repressed by the IFN response normally function as regulators of cell transcription. ISGs shared by multiple species have a higher propensity than other genes to exist as multiple copies in the genome. Importantly, we observed that genes have arisen as ISGs throughout evolution. Hence, every animal species possesses a unique repertoire of ISGs that includes core and lineage-specific genes. Collectively, our data provide a framework on which it will be possible to test the role of the IFN response in pathogen emergence and cross-species transmission.
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DOI:
10.1093/bioinformatics/btu638
发表时间:
2015-01-15
期刊:
Bioinformatics (Oxford, England)
影响因子:
--
作者:
Anders S;Pyl PT;Huber W
通讯作者:
Huber W
影响因子:
7.3
作者:
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通讯作者:
Cheng A
影响因子:
4
作者:
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通讯作者:
Nagata, Kyosuke
影响因子:
14.9
作者:
Kambara H;Niazi F;Kostadinova L;Moonka DK;Siegel CT;Post AB;Carnero E;Barriocanal M;Fortes P;Anthony DD;Valadkhan S
通讯作者:
Valadkhan S
影响因子:
3.2
作者:
Erath, Sonja;Groettrup, Marcus
通讯作者:
Groettrup, Marcus