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Editor, Senior Moderator
J Virol. 2016 Feb 24. pii: JVI.02843-15. [Epub ahead of print]
[h=1]The role of N-terminus-truncated NS1 proteins of influenza A virus in inhibiting IRF3 activation.[/h] Kuo RL[SUP]1[/SUP], Li LH[SUP]2[/SUP], Lin SJ[SUP]3[/SUP], Li ZH[SUP]2[/SUP], Chen GW[SUP]4[/SUP], Chang CK[SUP]5[/SUP], Wang YR[SUP]2[/SUP], Tam EH[SUP]2[/SUP], Gong YN[SUP]4[/SUP], Krug RM[SUP]6[/SUP], Shih SR[SUP]7[/SUP].
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[h=3]Abstract[/h] The NS1 protein encoded by influenza A virus antagonizes the interferon response through various mechanisms, including blocking cellular mRNA maturation by binding the cellular CPSF30 3' end processing factor, and/or suppressing activation of IRF3. In the present study, we identified two truncated NS1 proteins that are translated from internal AUGs at positions 235 and 241 of the NS1 open reading frame. We analyzed the cellular localization and function of the N-truncated NS1 proteins encoded by two influenza A virus strains, Udorn/72/H3N2 (Ud) and Puerto Rico/8/34/H1N1 (PR8). The NS1 protein of PR8, but not Ud, inhibits activation of IRF3, whereas the NS1 protein of Ud, but not PR8, binds CPSF30. The truncated PR8 NS1 proteins are localized in the cytoplasm, whereas the full-length PR8 NS1 protein is localized in the nucleus. Infection of cells with a PR8 virus expressing a NS1 protein containing mutations of the two in-frame AUGs results in both the absence of truncated NS1 proteins and reduced inhibition of activation of IRF3 and IFN-β transcription. Expression of the truncated PR8 NS1 protein by itself enhances the inhibition of the activation of IRF3 and IFN-β transcription in Ud virus- infected cells. These results demonstrate that truncated PR8 NS1 proteins contribute to the inhibition of activation of this innate immune response. In contrast, the N-truncated NS1 proteins of the Ud strain, like the full-length NS1 protein, are localized in the nucleus, and mutation of the two in-frame AUGs has no effect on the activation of IRF3 and IFN-β transcription.
[h=4]IMPORTANCE:[/h] Influenza A virus causes pandemics and annual epidemics in the human population. The viral NS1 protein plays a critical role in suppressing type I interferon expression. In the present study, we identified two novel truncated NS1 proteins that are translated from the second and third in-frame AUG codons in the NS1 open reading frame. The N-terminally truncated NS1 encoded by the H1N1 PR8 strain of influenza virus that suppresses IRF3 activation is localized primarily in the cytoplasm. We demonstrate that this truncated NS1 protein by itself enhances this suppression, demonstrating that some strains of influenza A virus express truncated forms of the NS1 protein that function in the inhibition of cytoplasmic antiviral events.
Copyright ? 2016, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
PMID: 26912617 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
[h=1]The role of N-terminus-truncated NS1 proteins of influenza A virus in inhibiting IRF3 activation.[/h] Kuo RL[SUP]1[/SUP], Li LH[SUP]2[/SUP], Lin SJ[SUP]3[/SUP], Li ZH[SUP]2[/SUP], Chen GW[SUP]4[/SUP], Chang CK[SUP]5[/SUP], Wang YR[SUP]2[/SUP], Tam EH[SUP]2[/SUP], Gong YN[SUP]4[/SUP], Krug RM[SUP]6[/SUP], Shih SR[SUP]7[/SUP].
[h=3]Author information[/h]
[h=3]Abstract[/h] The NS1 protein encoded by influenza A virus antagonizes the interferon response through various mechanisms, including blocking cellular mRNA maturation by binding the cellular CPSF30 3' end processing factor, and/or suppressing activation of IRF3. In the present study, we identified two truncated NS1 proteins that are translated from internal AUGs at positions 235 and 241 of the NS1 open reading frame. We analyzed the cellular localization and function of the N-truncated NS1 proteins encoded by two influenza A virus strains, Udorn/72/H3N2 (Ud) and Puerto Rico/8/34/H1N1 (PR8). The NS1 protein of PR8, but not Ud, inhibits activation of IRF3, whereas the NS1 protein of Ud, but not PR8, binds CPSF30. The truncated PR8 NS1 proteins are localized in the cytoplasm, whereas the full-length PR8 NS1 protein is localized in the nucleus. Infection of cells with a PR8 virus expressing a NS1 protein containing mutations of the two in-frame AUGs results in both the absence of truncated NS1 proteins and reduced inhibition of activation of IRF3 and IFN-β transcription. Expression of the truncated PR8 NS1 protein by itself enhances the inhibition of the activation of IRF3 and IFN-β transcription in Ud virus- infected cells. These results demonstrate that truncated PR8 NS1 proteins contribute to the inhibition of activation of this innate immune response. In contrast, the N-truncated NS1 proteins of the Ud strain, like the full-length NS1 protein, are localized in the nucleus, and mutation of the two in-frame AUGs has no effect on the activation of IRF3 and IFN-β transcription.
[h=4]IMPORTANCE:[/h] Influenza A virus causes pandemics and annual epidemics in the human population. The viral NS1 protein plays a critical role in suppressing type I interferon expression. In the present study, we identified two novel truncated NS1 proteins that are translated from the second and third in-frame AUG codons in the NS1 open reading frame. The N-terminally truncated NS1 encoded by the H1N1 PR8 strain of influenza virus that suppresses IRF3 activation is localized primarily in the cytoplasm. We demonstrate that this truncated NS1 protein by itself enhances this suppression, demonstrating that some strains of influenza A virus express truncated forms of the NS1 protein that function in the inhibition of cytoplasmic antiviral events.
Copyright ? 2016, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
PMID: 26912617 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]