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ArticleJournal of medical virology2021

SARS-CoV-2 ORF9b antagonizes type I and III interferons by targeting multiple components of the RIG-I/MDA-5-MAVS, TLR3-TRIF, and cGAS-STING signaling pathways.

Lulu Han, Meng-Wei Zhuang, Jian Deng, Yi Zheng, Jing Zhang, Mei-Ling Nan, Xue-Jing Zhang, Chengjiang Gao, Pei-Hui Wang

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Article in Journal of medical virology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 173 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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173 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 241 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lulu HanKey Laboratory of Infection and Immunity of Shandong Province, Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Meng-Wei ZhuangKey Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of Ministry of Education and Advanced Medical Research Institute, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Jian DengKey Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of Ministry of Education and Advanced Medical Research Institute, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Yi ZhengKey Laboratory of Infection and Immunity of Shandong Province, Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Jing ZhangKey Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of Ministry of Education and Advanced Medical Research Institute, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Mei-Ling NanKey Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of Ministry of Education and Advanced Medical Research Institute, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Xue-Jing ZhangKey Laboratory of Infection and Immunity of Shandong Province, Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Chengjiang GaoKey Laboratory of Infection and Immunity of Shandong Province, Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9365-4497
Pei-Hui WangKey Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of Ministry of Education and Advanced Medical Research Institute, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6853-2423
Shandong University · CN

Funding

COVID-19 emergency tackling research project of Shandong University 2020XGB03Key Research and Development Program of Shandong Province 2020CXGC011305National Natural Science Foundation of China 31730026National Natural Science Foundation of China 81525012National Natural Science Foundation of China 81930039Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province BK20200225Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province ZR2020QC085
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The suppression of types I and III interferon (IFN) responses by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) contributes to the pathogenesis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The strategy used by SARS-CoV-2 to evade antiviral immunity needs further investigation. Here, we reported that SARS-CoV-2 ORF9b inhibited types I and III IFN production by targeting multiple molecules of innate antiviral signaling pathways. SARS-CoV-2 ORF9b impaired the induction of types I and III IFNs by Sendai virus and poly (I:C). SARS-CoV-2 ORF9b inhibited the activation of types I and III IFNs induced by the components of cytosolic dsRNA-sensing pathways of RIG-I/MDA5-MAVS signaling, including RIG-I, MDA-5, MAVS, TBK1, and IKKε, rather than IRF3-5D, which is the active form of IRF3. SARS-CoV-2 ORF9b also suppressed the induction of types I and III IFNs by TRIF and STING, which are the adaptor protein of the endosome RNA-sensing pathway of TLR3-TRIF signaling and the adaptor protein of the cytosolic DNA-sensing pathway of cGAS-STING signaling, respectively. A mechanistic analysis revealed that the SARS-CoV-2 ORF9b protein interacted with RIG-I, MDA-5, MAVS, TRIF, STING, and TBK1 and impeded the phosphorylation and nuclear translocation of IRF3. In addition, SARS-CoV-2 ORF9b facilitated the replication of the vesicular stomatitis virus. Therefore, the results showed that SARS-CoV-2 ORF9b negatively regulates antiviral immunity and thus facilitates viral replication. This study contributes to our understanding of the molecular mechanism through which SARS-CoV-2 impairs antiviral immunity and provides an essential clue to the pathogenesis of COVID-19.

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Adaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAdaptor Proteins, Vesicular TransportAnimalsChlorocebus aethiopsCoronavirus Nucleocapsid ProteinsCyclic Guanosine Monophosphate-Adenosine Monophosphate SynthaseDEAD Box Protein 58Gene Expression RegulationHEK293 CellsHeLa CellsHumansI-kappa B KinaseImmune EvasionImmunity, InnateInterferon-Induced Helicase, IFIH1Interferon Regulatory Factor-3Adaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAdaptor Proteins, Vesicular TransportcGAS protein, humanCoronavirus Nucleocapsid ProteinsCyclic Guanosine Monophosphate-Adenosine Monophosphate SynthaseDEAD Box Protein 58IFIH1 protein, humanI-kappa B KinaseInterferon-Induced Helicase, IFIH1Interferon Regulatory Factor-3InterferonsIRF3 protein, humanMAVS protein, humanMembrane Proteinsnucleocapsid phosphoprotein, SARS-CoV-2NucleotidyltransferasesPhosphoproteinsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesReceptors, ImmunologicRIGI protein, humanSTING1 protein, humanSTING ProteinTBK1 protein, humanTICAM1 protein, humanTLR3 protein, humanToll-Like Receptor 3antiviral immunityCOVID-19IFNsORF9bSARS-CoV-2

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PMID33913550
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