2019
The 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 cells
2018
Interferon-stimulated TRIM69 interrupts dengue virus replication by ubiquitinating viral nonstructural protein 3
Wang K, Zou C, Wang X, Huang C, Feng T, Pan W, Wu Q, Wang P, Dai J. Interferon-stimulated TRIM69 interrupts dengue virus replication by ubiquitinating viral nonstructural protein 3. PLOS Pathogens 2018, 14: e1007287. PMID: 30142214, PMCID: PMC6126873, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1007287.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsA549 CellsAnimalsAnophelesCells, CulturedDengue VirusGene Expression RegulationHEK293 CellsHeLa CellsHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsHumansInterferon Type IMiceProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalRNA HelicasesSerine EndopeptidasesTripartite Motif ProteinsUbiquitinationUbiquitin-Protein LigasesUp-RegulationViral Nonstructural ProteinsVirus ReplicationConceptsInterferon-stimulated genesI interferonNonstructural protein 3DENV replicationMost interferon-stimulated genesProtein 3Dengue virus infectionDengue virus replicationType I interferonViral nonstructural protein 3DENV infectionImmunocompetent miceVirus infectionViral infectionAntiviral activityVirus replicationVivo studiesInfectionTripartite motif (TRIM) proteinsTRIM family membersViral nonstructural proteinsFamily membersNonstructural proteinsTRIM69E3 ubiquitin ligase activity