Cyclophilin A-regulated ubiquitination is critical for RIG-I-mediated antiviral immune responses.

RIG-I is a key cytosolic pattern recognition receptor that interacts with MAVS to induce type I interferons (IFNs) against RNA virus infection. In this study, we found that cyclophilin A (CypA), a peptidyl-prolyl cis/trans isomerase, functioned as a critical positive regulator of RIG-I-mediated antiviral immune responses. Deficiency of CypA impaired ...
RIG-I-mediated type I IFN production and promoted viral replication in human cells and mice. Upon Sendai virus infection, CypA increased the interaction between RIG-I and its E3 ubiquitin ligase TRIM25, leading to enhanced TRIM25-mediated K63-linked ubiquitination of RIG-I that facilitated recruitment of RIG-I to MAVS. In addition, CypA and TRIM25 competitively interacted with MAVS, thereby inhibiting TRIM25-induced K48-linked ubiquitination of MAVS. Taken together, our findings reveal an essential role of CypA in boosting RIG-I-mediated antiviral immune responses by controlling the ubiquitination of RIG-I and MAVS.
Mesh Terms:
Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing, Animals, Antiviral Agents, Cell Line, Cyclophilin A, DEAD Box Protein 58, Humans, Interferon Type I, Mice, Sendai virus, Transcription Factors, Tripartite Motif Proteins, Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases, Ubiquitination
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Date: Dec. 08, 2016
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