2024
UBR5 promotes antiviral immunity by disengaging the transcriptional brake on RIG-I like receptors
Yang D, Geng T, Harrison A, Cahoon J, Xing J, Jiao B, Wang M, Cheng C, Hill R, Wang H, Vella A, Cheng G, Wang Y, Wang P. UBR5 promotes antiviral immunity by disengaging the transcriptional brake on RIG-I like receptors. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 780. PMID: 38278841, PMCID: PMC10817939, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-45141-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell LineDEAD Box Protein 58Immunity, InnateMiceRNA VirusesTripartite Motif ProteinsUbiquitinationUbiquitin-Protein LigasesConceptsUbiquitin protein ligase E3 component N-recognin 5RIG-IImmune response to RNA virusesResponse to RNA virusesRetinoic acid-inducible gene ILysine 63-linked ubiquitinationAntiviral immune responseRNA virus infectionViral RNA sensorsKnockout cell linesInitiation of antiviral immune responsesBoost antiviral immune responseImmune responsePosttranslational regulationTranscriptional brakeGene IEpigenetic repressorsRNA virusesDe-SUMOylationRNA sensorsUbiquitinWild type littermatesIncreased viral replicationTRIM28Transcription
2020
A Critical Role for STING Signaling in Limiting Pathogenesis of Chikungunya Virus
Geng T, Lin T, Yang D, Harrison AG, Vella AT, Fikrig E, Wang P. A Critical Role for STING Signaling in Limiting Pathogenesis of Chikungunya Virus. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2020, 223: 2186-2196. PMID: 33161431, PMCID: PMC8205639, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa694.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsArthritisChikungunya FeverChikungunya virusImmunity, InnateMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, KnockoutViremiaConceptsVirus infectionSTING signalingGt miceType I IFN responseChikungunya virus infectionImmune cell infiltrationWild-type miceActivator of neutrophilsInnate immune responseExpression of interferonI IFN responseExpression of chemoattractantsRNA virus infectionDNA virus infectionInterferon genes (STING) pathwayCHIKV arthritisViremic stageArthritis progressionViral burdenArthritis pathogenesisChemokine responsesCell infiltrationJoint damageImmune responseSTING deficiency
2019
The Nuclear Matrix Protein SAFA Surveils Viral RNA and Facilitates Immunity by Activating Antiviral Enhancers and Super-enhancers
Cao L, Liu S, Li Y, Yang G, Luo Y, Li S, Du H, Zhao Y, Wang D, Chen J, Zhang Z, Li M, Ouyang S, Gao X, Sun Y, Wang Z, Yang L, Lin R, Wang P, You F. The Nuclear Matrix Protein SAFA Surveils Viral RNA and Facilitates Immunity by Activating Antiviral Enhancers and Super-enhancers. Cell Host & Microbe 2019, 26: 369-384.e8. PMID: 31513772, DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2019.08.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphatasesAnimalsAntiviral AgentsChromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneDNA Topoisomerases, Type IDNA VirusesHEK293 CellsHeLa CellsHerpesvirus 1, HumanHeterogeneous-Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein UHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansImmunity, InnateInterferon Regulatory Factor-3Interferon Regulatory Factor-7MiceNuclear Matrix-Associated ProteinsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesReceptors, Pattern RecognitionRNA VirusesRNA, Double-StrandedRNA, ViralVirusesConceptsImmune gene transcriptionViral RNAViral RNA sensorsChromatin remodelingTrigger innate immune responsesSuper enhancersGene transcriptionExtranuclear localizationRNA virusesInnate immune responseAntiviral genesDsRNA sensorsRNA sensorsViral dsRNAAntiviral stateAntiviral responseType I IFNDsRNAVSV infectionRobust antiviral responseRNAEnhancerI IFNImmune responseHSV-1The GRA15 protein from Toxoplasma gondii enhances host defense responses by activating the interferon stimulator STING
Wang P, Li S, Zhao Y, Zhang B, Li Y, Liu S, Du H, Cao L, Ou M, Ye X, Li P, Gao X, Wang P, Jing C, Shao F, Yang G, You F. The GRA15 protein from Toxoplasma gondii enhances host defense responses by activating the interferon stimulator STING. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2019, 294: 16494-16508. PMID: 31416833, PMCID: PMC6851339, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra119.009172.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalHEK293 CellsHumansImmunity, InnateInterferon-gammaInterleukin-12 Subunit p35Membrane ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNucleotidyltransferasesProtein MultimerizationProtozoan ProteinsSpleenSurvival RateToxoplasmaToxoplasmosisTumor Necrosis Factor Receptor-Associated Peptides and ProteinsUbiquitinationConceptsImmune responseCyclic GMP-AMP synthaseWT miceRobust innate immune responseCGAS-deficient miceHost immune responseInnate immune responseType I IFNCGAS/STING signalingInterferon-stimulated genesGMP-AMP synthaseInflammatory cytokinesNeurotropic pathogensGRA15Mouse modelSevere symptomsI IFNLatent infectionSTING signalingHigh mortalityMiceInfectionHost defense responsesStingsHost cellsEndogenous Retrovirus-Derived Long Noncoding RNA Enhances Innate Immune Responses via Derepressing RELA Expression
Zhou B, Qi F, Wu F, Nie H, Song Y, Shao L, Han J, Wu Z, Saiyin H, Wei G, Wang P, Ni T, Qian F. Endogenous Retrovirus-Derived Long Noncoding RNA Enhances Innate Immune Responses via Derepressing RELA Expression. MBio 2019, 10: 10.1128/mbio.00937-19. PMID: 31363026, PMCID: PMC6667616, DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00937-19.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiviral immune responseImmune responseInnate immune responseNF-κB subunitsExpression of RelADeficient miceI interferonAntiviral responseVirus-induced cytokine productionHost genome instabilityEndogenous retrovirusesNF-κB signalingType I interferonRNA virus infectionViral RNA mimicViral loadCytokine productionViral challengeVirus infectionLong noncoding RNADeleterious roleRelA expressionViral replicationViral sensorsReduced expression
2017
Blood meal acquisition enhances arbovirus replication in mosquitoes through activation of the GABAergic system
Zhu Y, Zhang R, Zhang B, Zhao T, Wang P, Liang G, Cheng G. Blood meal acquisition enhances arbovirus replication in mosquitoes through activation of the GABAergic system. Nature Communications 2017, 8: 1262. PMID: 29093445, PMCID: PMC5665997, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-01244-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAedesAnimalsArbovirusesBloodBunyamwera virusCulexDengue VirusEncephalitis Virus, CaliforniaEncephalitis Virus, JapaneseGABA-A Receptor AntagonistsGamma-Aminobutyric AcidHumansImmunity, InnateMosquito VectorsReceptors, GABA-ARNA, Double-StrandedSemliki forest virusSignal TransductionSindbis VirusVirus ReplicationConceptsGABAergic systemArboviral infectionsArbovirus replicationInfection of mosquitoesAntiviral innate immunityIngestion of bloodBlood protein digestionBlood mealGABA signalingBlood meal acquisitionGABAergic pathwayGABAA receptorsInnate immunityOral introductionGlutamic acidHematophagous insectsInfectionHuman virusesVirus acquisitionSpecific inhibitorGABAProtein digestionCommon mechanismHematophagous natureActivationNlrp9b inflammasome restricts rotavirus infection in intestinal epithelial cells
Zhu S, Ding S, Wang P, Wei Z, Pan W, Palm NW, Yang Y, Yu H, Li HB, Wang G, Lei X, de Zoete MR, Zhao J, Zheng Y, Chen H, Zhao Y, Jurado KA, Feng N, Shan L, Kluger Y, Lu J, Abraham C, Fikrig E, Greenberg HB, Flavell RA. Nlrp9b inflammasome restricts rotavirus infection in intestinal epithelial cells. Nature 2017, 546: 667-670. PMID: 28636595, PMCID: PMC5787375, DOI: 10.1038/nature22967.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsCARD Signaling Adaptor ProteinsCaspase 1DEAD-box RNA HelicasesEpithelial CellsFemaleImmunity, InnateInflammasomesInterleukin-18Intestinal MucosaIntestinesIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLPhosphate-Binding ProteinsPyroptosisReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledRNA, Double-StrandedRotavirusRotavirus Infections
2013
UBXN1 Interferes with Rig-I-like Receptor-Mediated Antiviral Immune Response by Targeting MAVS
Wang P, Yang L, Cheng G, Yang G, Xu Z, You F, Sun Q, Lin R, Fikrig E, Sutton RE. UBXN1 Interferes with Rig-I-like Receptor-Mediated Antiviral Immune Response by Targeting MAVS. Cell Reports 2013, 3: 1057-1070. PMID: 23545497, PMCID: PMC3707122, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2013.02.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiviral immune responseInnate immune responseImmune responseLike receptorsSystemic antiviral immune responsesVirus-induced innate immune responsesDengue virus infectionType I interferon responseI interferon responseRNA virusesVirus infectionViral infectionStrong inhibitory effectViral replicationVirus replicationInterferon responseRNA virus replicationInhibitory effectWest NileMAVSVesicular stomatitisInfectionAdaptor moleculeFamily membersReceptors
2011
Innate immune control of West Nile virus infection
Arjona A, Wang P, Montgomery RR, Fikrig E. Innate immune control of West Nile virus infection. Cellular Microbiology 2011, 13: 1648-1658. PMID: 21790942, PMCID: PMC3196381, DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-5822.2011.01649.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWest Nile virusWNV infectionAntiviral innate immune mechanismsLong-term neurologic sequelaeWest Nile virus infectionRe-emerging zoonotic pathogenInnate immune controlInnate immune mechanismsLife-threatening meningoencephalitisInnate immune systemNeurologic sequelaeImmune controlInflammatory mediatorsImmune mechanismsMammalian hostsVirus infectionCurrent evidenceViral infectionAntiviral effectorsImmune systemFlaviviridae familyAntiviral mechanismInfectionNile virusJAK-STAT
2010
Caspase-12 controls West Nile virus infection via the viral RNA receptor RIG-I
Wang P, Arjona A, Zhang Y, Sultana H, Dai J, Yang L, LeBlanc PM, Doiron K, Saleh M, Fikrig E. Caspase-12 controls West Nile virus infection via the viral RNA receptor RIG-I. Nature Immunology 2010, 11: 912-919. PMID: 20818395, PMCID: PMC3712356, DOI: 10.1038/ni.1933.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCaspase 12Cells, CulturedDEAD Box Protein 58DEAD-box RNA HelicasesDNA-Binding ProteinsFibroblastsImmunity, InnateInterferon Type IMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNeuronsReceptors, VirusSignal TransductionTranscription FactorsUbiquitinationUbiquitin-Protein LigasesWest Nile FeverWest Nile virus