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ArticleScientific reports2016

ERK/c-Jun Recruits Tet1 to Induce Zta Expression and Epstein-Barr Virus Reactivation through DNA Demethylation.

Wei Zhang, Dongjie Han, Pin Wan, Pan Pan, Yanhua Cao, Yingle Liu, Kailang Wu, Jianguo Wu

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Wei ZhangState Key Laboratory of Virology and College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
Dongjie HanState Key Laboratory of Virology and College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
Pin WanState Key Laboratory of Virology and College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
Pan PanState Key Laboratory of Virology and College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
Yanhua CaoState Key Laboratory of Virology and College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
Yingle LiuState Key Laboratory of Virology and College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
Kailang WuState Key Laboratory of Virology and College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
Jianguo WuState Key Laboratory of Virology and College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
Wuhan University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

DNA demethylation plays an essential role in the reactivation of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) from latency infection. However, it is unclear how epigenetic modification is initiated in responding to stimuli. Here, we demonstrate that ERK/c-Jun signaling is involved in DNA demethylation of EBV immediate early (IE) gene Zta in response to 12-O-Tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) stimulation. Remarkably, Ser73 phosphorylation of c-Jun facilitates Zta promoter demethylation and EBV reactivation, whereas knockdown of c-Jun attenuates Zta demethylation and viral reactivation. More importantly, we reveal for the first time that c-Jun interacts with DNA dioxygenase Tet1 and facilitates Tet1 to bind to Zta promoter. The binding of c-Jun and Tet1 to Zta enhances promoter demethylation, resulting in the activation of Zta, the stimulation of BHRF1 (a lytic early gene) and gp350/220 (a lytic late gene), and ultimately the reactivation of EBV. Knockdown of Tet1 attenuates TPA-induced Zta demethylation and EBV reactivation. Thus, TPA activates ERK/c-Jun signaling, which subsequently facilitates Tet1 to bind to Zta promoter, leading to DNA demethylation, gene expression, and EBV reactivation. This study reveals important roles of ERK/c-Jun signaling and Tet1 dioxygenase in epigenetic modification, and provides new insights into the mechanism underlying the regulation of virus latent and lytic infection.

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Epigenesis, GeneticAnimalsB-LymphocytesCallithrixDemethylationDNA MethylationHerpesvirus 4, HumanHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansJNK Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3Mixed Function OxygenasesPromoter Regions, GeneticProtein BindingProto-Oncogene ProteinsBHRF1 protein, Human herpesvirus 4BZLF1 protein, Herpesvirus 4, HumanJNK Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3Mixed Function OxygenasesProto-Oncogene ProteinsRNA, Small InterferingTET1 protein, humanTetradecanoylphorbol AcetateTrans-ActivatorsViral Proteins

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