Nonstructural protein of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome phlebovirus inhibits TBK1 to evade interferon-mediated response.,Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

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Nonstructural protein of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome phlebovirus inhibits TBK1 to evade interferon-mediated response.
Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology ( IF 2.8 ) Pub Date : 2020-12-31 , DOI: 10.4014/jmb.2008.08048
Jae Kyung Lee ₁ , Ok Sarah Shin ₁

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Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) is an emerging phlebovirus of the Phenuiviridae family that has been circulating in East Asian countries, such as China, Japan, and South Korea. Despite the increasing infection rates and relatively high mortality rate, there is limited information available regarding SFTSV viral pathogenesis. In addition, there are currently no vaccines or effective antiviral treatments available. Previous reports have shown that SFTSV suppresses the host immune response, and its nonstructural proteins (NSs) function as an antagonist of type I interferon (IFN), whose induction is an essential part of the host defense system against viral infections. Given that SFTSV NSs suppress the innate immune response by inhibiting type I IFN, we investigated the mechanism utilized by SFTSV NSs to evade IFN-mediated response. Our co-immunoprecipitation data suggest the interactions between NSs and retinoic acid inducible gene-I (RIG-I) or TANK binding kinase 1 (TBK1). Furthermore, confocal analysis indicates the ability of NSs to sequester RIG-I and related downstream molecules in the cytoplasmic structures called inclusion bodies (IBs). NSs are also capable of inhibiting TBK1-IRF3 interaction, and therefore prevent the phosphorylation and nuclear translocation of IRF3 for the induction of type I IFN. The ability of SFTSV NSs to interact with and sequester TBK1 and IRF3 in IBs demonstrate an effective yet unique method utilized by SFTSV to evade and suppress host immunity.

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