School of Life Sciences, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.
Institute of Tianjin Key Laboratory of Function and Application of Biological Macromolecular Structures, Tianjin, China.
Microbiol Spectr. 2023 Jun 15;11(3):e0413822. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.04138-22. Epub 2023 May 1.
Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) is a globally emerging pathogen causing severe respiratory illnesses mainly in children. The protease from EV-D68 could impair type I interferon (IFN-I) production. However, the role of the EV-D68 structural protein in antagonizing host antiviral responses remains largely unknown. We showed that the EV-D68 structural protein VP3 interacted with IFN regulatory factor 7 (IRF7), and this interaction suppressed the phosphorylation and nuclear translocation of IRF7 and then repressed the transcription of IFN. Furthermore, VP3 inhibited the TNF receptor associated factor 6 (TRAF6)-induced ubiquitination of IRF7 by competitive interaction with IRF7. IRF7 showed much weaker interaction ability to VP3, and VP3 performed weaker interaction ability with IRF7. The VP3 from enterovirus A71 (EV-A71) and coxsackievirus A16 (CV-A16) was also found to interact with the IRF7 protein. These results indicate that the enterovirus structural protein VP3 plays a pivotal role in subverting host innate immune responses and may be a potential target for antiviral drug research. EV-D68 is a globally emerging pathogen that causes severe respiratory illnesses. Here, we report that EV-D68 inhibits innate immune responses by targeting IRF7. Further investigations revealed that the structural protein VP3 inhibited the TRAF6-induced ubiquitination of IRF7 by competitive interaction with IRF7. These results indicate that the control of IRF7 by VP3 may be a mechanism by which EV-D68 represses IFN-I production.
肠道病毒 D68(EV-D68)是一种全球新兴的病原体,主要导致儿童严重的呼吸道疾病。EV-D68 的蛋白酶可损害 I 型干扰素(IFN-I)的产生。然而,EV-D68 结构蛋白在拮抗宿主抗病毒反应中的作用在很大程度上尚不清楚。我们表明,EV-D68 结构蛋白 VP3 与干扰素调节因子 7(IRF7)相互作用,这种相互作用抑制了 IRF7 的磷酸化和核易位,从而抑制了 IFN 的转录。此外,VP3 通过与 IRF7 的竞争性相互作用抑制 TNF 受体相关因子 6(TRAF6)诱导的 IRF7 泛素化。IRF7 与 VP3 的相互作用能力较弱,而 VP3 与 IRF7 的相互作用能力较弱。肠道病毒 A71(EV-A71)和柯萨奇病毒 A16(CV-A16)的 VP3 也被发现与 IRF7 蛋白相互作用。这些结果表明,肠道病毒结构蛋白 VP3 在颠覆宿主固有免疫反应中起着关键作用,可能是抗病毒药物研究的潜在靶点。
EV-D68 是一种全球新兴的病原体,可引起严重的呼吸道疾病。在这里,我们报告 EV-D68 通过靶向 IRF7 抑制先天免疫反应。进一步的研究表明,结构蛋白 VP3 通过与 IRF7 的竞争性相互作用抑制 TRAF6 诱导的 IRF7 泛素化。这些结果表明,VP3 对 IRF7 的控制可能是 EV-D68 抑制 IFN-I 产生的一种机制。