Wang Ching-Ying, Lu Chien-Yi, Li Shih-Wen, Lai Chien-Chen, Hua Chun-Hung, Huang Su-Hua, Lin Ying-Ju, Hour Mann-Jen, Lin Cheng-Wen
Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, China Medical University, Taiwan.
Institute of Molecular Biology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Virus Res. 2017 May 2;235:58-66. doi: 10.1016/j.virusres.2017.04.008. Epub 2017 Apr 13.
SARS coronavirus (CoV) papain-like protease (PLpro) reportedly induced the production of TGF-β1 through p38 MAPK/STAT3-meidated Egr-1-dependent activation (Sci. Rep. 6, 25754). This study investigated the correlation of PLpro-induced TGF-β1 with the expression of Type I collagen in human lung epithelial cells and mouse pulmonary tissues. Specific inhibitors for TGF-βRI, p38 MAPK, MEK, and STAT3 proved that SARS-CoV PLpro induced TGF-β1-dependent up-regulation of Type I collagen in vitro and in vivo. Subcellular localization analysis of SMAD3 and SMAD7 indicated that non-SMAD pathways in TGF-β1 signaling involved in the production of Type I collagen in transfected cells with pSARS-PLpro. Comprehensive analysis of ubiquitin-conjugated proteins using immunoprecipitation and nanoLC-MS/MS indicated that SARS-CoV PLpro caused the change in the ubiquitination profile of Rho GTPase family proteins, in which linked with the increase of Rho-like GTPase family proteins. Moreover, selective inhibitors TGF-βRI and STAT6 (AS1517499) ascertained that STAT6 activation was required for PLpro-induced TGF-β1-dependent up-regulation of Type I collagen in human lung epithelial cells. The results showed that SARS-CoV PLpro stimulated TGF-β1-dependent expression of Type I collagen via activating STAT6 pathway.
据报道,严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒(SARS-CoV)木瓜样蛋白酶(PLpro)通过p38丝裂原活化蛋白激酶(MAPK)/信号转导和转录激活因子3(STAT3)介导的早期生长反应因子1(Egr-1)依赖性激活诱导转化生长因子-β1(TGF-β1)的产生(《科学报告》6,25754)。本研究调查了PLpro诱导的TGF-β1与人类肺上皮细胞和小鼠肺组织中I型胶原蛋白表达的相关性。TGF-βRI、p38 MAPK、丝裂原活化蛋白激酶激酶(MEK)和STAT3的特异性抑制剂证明,SARS-CoV PLpro在体外和体内均可诱导TGF-β1依赖性I型胶原蛋白上调。SMAD3和SMAD7的亚细胞定位分析表明,在转染pSARS-PLpro的细胞中,TGF-β1信号传导中的非SMAD途径参与了I型胶原蛋白的产生。使用免疫沉淀和纳升级液相色谱-串联质谱(nanoLC-MS/MS)对泛素共轭蛋白进行的综合分析表明,SARS-CoV PLpro导致Rho鸟苷三磷酸酶(GTPase)家族蛋白的泛素化谱发生变化,其中与Rho样GTPase家族蛋白的增加有关。此外,TGF-βRI和STAT6(AS1517499)的选择性抑制剂确定,STAT6激活是PLpro诱导的人类肺上皮细胞中TGF-β1依赖性I型胶原蛋白上调所必需的。结果表明,SARS-CoV PLpro通过激活STAT6途径刺激TGF-β依赖性I型胶原蛋白的表达。