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ArticleViruses2021

Nonstructural Protein NS1 of Influenza Virus Disrupts Mitochondrial Dynamics and Enhances Mitophagy via ULK1 and BNIP3.

Jae-Hwan Lee, Soo-Jin Oh, Jeanho Yun, Ok Sarah Shin

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Article in Viruses, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jae-Hwan LeeBK21 Graduate Program, Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul 08308, Korea.
Soo-Jin OhBK21 Graduate Program, Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul 08308, Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-5423-0440
Jeanho YunPeripheral Neuropathy Research Center, Department of Translational Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Busan 49201, Korea.
Ok Sarah ShinBK21 Graduate Program, Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul 08308, Korea.
Korea University Medical Center · KRDong-A University · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nonstructural protein 1 (NS1) of influenza virus (IFV) is essential for evading interferon (IFN)-mediated antiviral responses, thereby contributing to the pathogenesis of influenza. Mitophagy is a type of autophagy that selectively removes damaged mitochondria. The role of NS1 in IFV-mediated mitophagy is currently unknown. Herein, we showed that overexpression of NS1 protein led to enhancement of mitophagy. Mitophagy induction via carbonyl cyanide 3-chlorophenylhydrazone treatment in IFV-infected A549 cells led to increased viral replication efficiency, whereas the knockdown of PTEN-induced kinase 1 (PINK1) led to the opposite effect on viral replication. Overexpression of NS1 protein led to changes in mitochondrial dynamics, including depolarization of mitochondrial membrane potential. In contrast, infection with NS1-deficient virus resulted in impaired mitochondrial fragmentation, subsequent mitolysosomal formation, and mitophagy induction, suggesting an important role of NS1 in mitophagy. Meanwhile, NS1 protein increased the phosphorylation of Unc-51-like autophagy activating kinase 1 (ULK1) and the mitochondrial expression of BCL2- interacting protein 3 (BNIP3), both of which were found to be important for IFV-mediated mitophagy. Overall, these data highlight the importance of IFV NS1, ULK1, and BNIP3 during mitophagy activation.

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Mitochondrial DynamicsMitophagyA549 CellsAnimalsAutophagy-Related Protein-1 HomologCarbonyl Cyanide m-Chlorophenyl HydrazoneHumansInfluenza A Virus, H1N1 SubtypeIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMembrane Potential, MitochondrialMembrane ProteinsMitochondriaProto-Oncogene ProteinsViral Nonstructural ProteinsVirus ReplicationAutophagy-Related Protein-1 HomologBNIP3 protein, humanCarbonyl Cyanide m-Chlorophenyl HydrazoneINS1 protein, influenza virusIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMembrane ProteinsProto-Oncogene ProteinsULK1 protein, humanViral Nonstructural Proteinsantiviral immune responsesBNIP3influenza a virusmitophagyNS1

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PMID34578425
PMCPMC8473137
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