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ArticlePLoS pathogens2018

Induction of OTUD1 by RNA viruses potently inhibits innate immune responses by promoting degradation of the MAVS/TRAF3/TRAF6 signalosome.

Liting Zhang, Jin Liu, Liping Qian, Qian Feng, Xiaofang Wang, Yukang Yuan, Yibo Zuo, Qiao Cheng, Ying Miao, Tingting Guo and 2 more

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Article in PLoS pathogens, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 61 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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61citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

61 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 100 citations in OpenAlex.

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  12. Impaired K48-polyubiquitination downmodulates mouse norovirus propagation.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2025
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  19. Deubiquitylating Enzymes in Cancer and Immunity.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Liting ZhangInstitutes of Biology and Medical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Jin LiuInstitutes of Biology and Medical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Liping QianInstitutes of Biology and Medical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Qian FengInstitutes of Biology and Medical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Xiaofang WangInstitutes of Biology and Medical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Yukang YuanInstitutes of Biology and Medical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Yibo ZuoInstitutes of Biology and Medical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Qiao ChengInstitutes of Biology and Medical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Ying MiaoInstitutes of Biology and Medical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Tingting GuoInstitutes of Biology and Medical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Xiaofeng ZhengDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6790-0669
Hui ZhengInstitutes of Biology and Medical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4325-4946
Soochow University · CNPeking University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

During RNA virus infection, the adaptor protein MAVS recruits TRAF3 and TRAF6 to form a signalosome, which is critical to induce the production of type I interferons (IFNs) and proinflammatory cytokines. While activation of the MAVS/TRAF3/TRAF6 signalosome is well studied, the negative regulation of the signalosome remains largely unknown. Here we report that RNA viruses specifically promote the deubiquitinase OTUD1 expression by NF-κB-dependent mechanisms at the early stage of viral infection. Furthermore, OTUD1 upregulates protein levels of intracellular Smurf1 by removing Smurf1 ubiquitination. Importantly, RNA virus infection promotes the binding of Smurf1 to MAVS, TRAF3 and TRAF6, which leads to ubiquitination-dependent degradation of every component of the MAVS/TRAF3/TRAF6 signalosome and subsequent potent inhibition of IFNs production. Consistently, OTUD1-deficient mice produce more antiviral cytokines and are more resistant to RNA virus infection. Our findings reveal a novel immune evasion mechanism exploited by RNA viruses, and elucidate a negative feedback loop of MAVS/TRAF3/TRAF6 signaling mediated by the OTUD1-Smurf1 axis during RNA virus infection.

Indexed as

Adaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsGene Knockdown TechniquesHEK293 CellsHumansImmunity, InnateInterferon-betaInterferon Type IMiceRNA, MessengerRNA VirusesRNA Virus InfectionsSignal TransductionTNF Receptor-Associated Factor 3TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 6Ubiquitin-Specific ProteasesAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingInterferon-betaInterferon Type IOTUD1 protein, humanRNA, MessengerTNF Receptor-Associated Factor 3TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 6Ubiquitin-Specific Proteases

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PMID29734366
PMCPMC5957451
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