Division of Virology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Japan.
Department of Special Pathogens, International Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Japan.
J Infect Dis. 2018 Apr 11;217(9):1372-1382. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiy035.
Exosomes regulate cell-cell communication by transferring functional proteins and RNAs between cells. Here, to clarify the function of exosomes during influenza virus infection, we characterized lung-derived exosomal microRNAs (miRNAs). Among the detected miRNAs, miR-483-3p was present at high levels in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) exosomes during infection of mice with various strains of influenza virus, and miR-483-3p transfection potentiated gene expression of type I interferon and proinflammatory cytokine upon viral infection of MLE-12 cells. RNF5, a regulator of the RIG-I signaling pathway, was identified as a target gene of miR-483-3p. Moreover, we found that CD81, another miR-483-3p target, functions as a negative regulator of RIG-I signaling in MLE-12 cells. Taken together, this study indicates that BALF exosomal miRNAs may mediate the antiviral and inflammatory response to influenza virus infection.
外泌体通过在细胞间转移功能性蛋白质和 RNA 来调节细胞间通讯。在这里,为了阐明外泌体在流感病毒感染过程中的功能,我们对肺来源的外泌体 microRNAs(miRNAs)进行了特征分析。在检测到的 miRNAs 中,miR-483-3p 在感染各种流感病毒的小鼠的支气管肺泡灌洗液(BALF)外泌体中含量较高,并且 miR-483-3p 转染可增强 MLE-12 细胞感染病毒时Ⅰ型干扰素和促炎细胞因子的基因表达。RIG-I 信号通路的调节因子 RNF5 被鉴定为 miR-483-3p 的靶基因。此外,我们发现 CD81 是 miR-483-3p 的另一个靶基因,它在 MLE-12 细胞中作为 RIG-I 信号的负调节剂发挥作用。综上所述,本研究表明 BALF 外泌体 miRNAs 可能介导了对流感病毒感染的抗病毒和炎症反应。