VISA is an adapter protein required for virus-triggered IFN-beta signaling.
VISA is an adapter protein required for virus-triggered IFN-beta signaling.
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2005
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Liang-Guo Xu;Yan-Yi Wang;Ke-jun Han;Lianyun Li;Z. Zhai;H. Shu
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Liang-Guo Xu;Yan-Yi Wang;Ke-jun Han;Lianyun Li;Z. Zhai;H. Shu
Viral infection or stimulation of TLR3 triggers signaling cascades, leading to activation of the transcription factors IRF-3 and NF-kappaB, which collaborate to induce transcription of type I interferon (IFN) genes. In this study, we identified a protein termed VISA (for virus-induced signaling adaptor) as a critical component in the IFN-beta signaling pathways. VISA recruits IRF-3 to the cytoplasmic viral dsRNA sensor RIG-I. Depletion of VISA inhibits virus-triggered and RIG-I-mediated activation of IRF-3, NF-kappaB, and the IFN-beta promoter, suggesting that VISA plays a central role in virus-triggered TLR3-independent IFN-beta signaling. Our data also indicate that VISA interacts with TRIF and TRAF6 and mediates bifurcation of the TLR3-triggered NF-kappaB and IRF-3 activation pathways. These findings suggest that VISA is critically involved in both virus-triggered TLR3-independent and TLR3-mediated antiviral IFN signaling.