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ArticleEmerging microbes & infections2020

Tick-borne encephalitis virus NS4A ubiquitination antagonizes type I interferon-stimulated STAT1/2 signalling pathway.

Qi Yang, Jia You, Yuan Zhou, Yun Wang, Rongjuan Pei, Xinwen Chen, Min Yang, Jizheng Chen

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Article in Emerging microbes & infections, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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8 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Qi YangDepartment of Gastroenterology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Jia YouCollege of Pharmacy and State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Nankai University, Tianjin, People's Republic of China.
Yuan ZhouState Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.
Yun WangState Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.
Rongjuan PeiState Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.
Xinwen ChenState Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.
Min YangDepartment of Gastroenterology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Jizheng ChenState Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.
Chinese Academy of Sciences · CNGuangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health · CNGuangzhou Medical University · CNGuangzhou Women and Children Medical Center · CNState Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical BiologyWuhan Institute of Virology · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) accounts for approximately 10,000 annual cases of severe encephalitis in Europe and Asia and causes encephalitis in humans. In this study, we demonstrate TBEV appears to activate the interferon (IFN)-β dependent on RIG-I/MDA5. Both the IFN-β accumulation and the IFN stimulated genes (ISGs) transcription greatly delay. Further studies reveal that TBEV NS4A could block the phosphorylation and dimerization of STAT1/STAT2 to affect type I and II IFN-mediated STAT signalling. Additional data indicate that the residue at K132 of TBEV NS4A could be modified by ubiquitination and this modification is necessary for the interaction of NS4A with STAT1. Dynamic ubiquitination of the NS4 protein during TBEV infection might account for delayed activation of the ISGs. These results define the TBEV NS4A as an antagonist of the IFN response, by demonstrating a correlation between the association and STAT interference. Our findings provide a foundation for further understanding how TBEV evade innate immunity and a potential viral target for intervention.

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Cell LineDEAD Box Protein 58Encephalitis Viruses, Tick-BorneHumansInterferon-betaInterferon-Induced Helicase, IFIH1Interferon Regulatory FactorsInterferon-Stimulated Gene Factor 3, gamma SubunitInterferon Type ILysinePhosphorylationProtein Interaction Domains and MotifsProtein MultimerizationReceptors, ImmunologicSignal Transductionsrc Homology DomainsDEAD Box Protein 58IFIH1 protein, humanInterferon-betaInterferon-Induced Helicase, IFIH1Interferon Regulatory FactorsInterferon-Stimulated Gene Factor 3, gamma SubunitInterferon Type IIRF9 protein, humanLysineNS4A protein, flavivirusReceptors, ImmunologicRIGI protein, humanSTAT1 protein, humanSTAT1 Transcription FactorSTAT2 protein, humanSTAT2 Transcription FactorViral Nonstructural ProteinsNS4ASTAT1STAT2Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV)ubiquitination

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