WDR82 Negatively Regulates Cellular Antiviral Response by Mediating TRAF3 Polyubiquitination in Multiple Cell Lines.

Upon virus infection, retinoic acid-inducible gene I-like receptors in host cells recognize viral RNA and activate type I IFN expression. Previously, we identified WD repeat domain (WDR) 5 as one positive regulator for pathway activation. In this study, we report that WDR82, a homolog protein of WDR5, acts opposite to ...
WDR5 and inhibits the activation of the retinoic acid-inducible gene I signaling pathway. WDR82 overexpression inhibits virus-triggered pathway activation, whereas its knockdown enhances induced IFN-β expression. WDR82 is localized on the mitochondria, and its first N-terminal WD40 domain is critical for localization. WDR82 interacts with TNFR-associated factor (TRAF) 3, and its overexpression promotes K48-linked, but not K63-linked, polyubiquitination on TRAF3. Furthermore, WDR82 knockdown inhibits viral replication in the cell, whereas its overexpression has the opposite effect. Interestingly, WDR82 regulates Sendai virus-induced IFNB1 expression in a cell type-specific manner. Taken together, our findings demonstrate that WDR82 is a negative regulator of virus-triggered type I IFNs pathway through mediating TRAF3 polyubiquitination status and stability on mitochondria.
Mesh Terms:
Animals, Cell Line, Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone, DEAD-box RNA Helicases, Fibroblasts, HEK293 Cells, Humans, Interferon-beta, Mice, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Mitochondria, RNA, Viral, Sendai virus, Signal Transduction, TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 3, Ubiquitination, Vesicular Stomatitis, Vesicular stomatitis Indiana virus, Virus Replication
J. Immunol.
Date: Dec. 01, 2015
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