RIPK3 interacts with MAVS to regulate type I IFN-mediated immunity to Influenza A virus infection.
RIPK3 interacts with MAVS to regulate type I IFN-mediated immunity to Influenza A virus infection.
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DOI:
10.1371/journal.ppat.1006326
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发表时间:
2017-04
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影响因子:
6.7
通讯作者:
Divangahi M
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作者:
Downey J;Pernet E;Coulombe F;Allard B;Meunier I;Jaworska J;Qureshi S;Vinh DC;Martin JG;Joubert P;Divangahi M
The type I interferon pathway plays a critical role in both host defense and tolerance against viral infection and thus requires refined regulatory mechanisms. RIPK3-mediated necroptosis has been shown to be involved in anti-viral immunity. However, the exact role of RIPK3 in immunity to Influenza A Virus (IAV) is poorly understood. In line with others, we, herein, show that Ripk3-/- mice are highly susceptible to IAV infection, exhibiting elevated pulmonary viral load and heightened morbidity and mortality. Unexpectedly, this susceptibility was linked to an inability of RIKP3-deficient macrophages (Mφ) to produce type I IFN in the lungs of infected mice. In Mφ infected with IAV in vitro, we found that RIPK3 regulates type I IFN both transcriptionally, by interacting with MAVS and limiting RIPK1 interaction with MAVS, and post-transcriptionally, by activating protein kinase R (PKR)—a critical regulator of IFN-β mRNA stability. Collectively, our findings indicate a novel role for RIPK3 in regulating Mφ-mediated type I IFN anti-viral immunity, independent of its conventional role in necroptosis. Influenza A virus (IAV) is a pulmonary pathogen that presents a significant threat to human health through seasonal epidemics and occasional, highly lethal pandemics. Type I IFN is an essential component of anti-viral immunity to influenza infection and pulmonary macrophages are the major source of type I IFN. Recently, we have shown that programmed macrophage cell death (apoptosis) plays a key role in immunity to influenza infection. Interestingly, another cell death program, termed necroptosis, has been also implicated in control of viral infection via receptor-interacting serine/threonine protein kinase 3 (RIPK3). In the present study, we define a novel role of RIPK3 in regulating the type I IFN pathway to protect against lethal IAV infection, which is independent of necroptosis. RIPK3 regulates type I IFN signaling at both the transcriptional and post-transcriptional levels to sequester viral replication and protect the host against influenza infection. Thus, manipulation of the RIPK3 pathways poses a novel avenue in the development of anti-IAV treatments.