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ArticleThe Journal of clinical investigation2024

Palmitoylation acts as a checkpoint for MAVS aggregation to promote antiviral innate immune responses.

Liqiu Wang, Mengqiu Li, Guangyu Lian, Shuai Yang, Jing Cai, Zhe Cai, Yaoxing Wu, Jun Cui

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Article in The Journal of clinical investigation, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Liqiu WangMOE Key Laboratory of Gene Function and Regulation, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Functional Genes, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Innovation Center of the Sixth Affiliated Hospital, School of Life Sciences of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Mengqiu LiMOE Key Laboratory of Gene Function and Regulation, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Functional Genes, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Innovation Center of the Sixth Affiliated Hospital, School of Life Sciences of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Guangyu LianMOE Key Laboratory of Gene Function and Regulation, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Functional Genes, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Innovation Center of the Sixth Affiliated Hospital, School of Life Sciences of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Shuai YangMOE Key Laboratory of Gene Function and Regulation, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Functional Genes, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Innovation Center of the Sixth Affiliated Hospital, School of Life Sciences of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Jing CaiMOE Key Laboratory of Gene Function and Regulation, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Functional Genes, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Innovation Center of the Sixth Affiliated Hospital, School of Life Sciences of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Zhe CaiGuangzhou Institute of Pediatrics, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Yaoxing WuDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Jun CuiMOE Key Laboratory of Gene Function and Regulation, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Functional Genes, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Innovation Center of the Sixth Affiliated Hospital, School of Life Sciences of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Upon RNA virus infection, the signaling adaptor MAVS forms functional prion-like aggregates on the mitochondrial outer membrane, which serve as a central hub that links virus recognition to downstream antiviral innate immune responses. Multiple mechanisms regulating MAVS activation have been revealed; however, the checkpoint governing MAVS aggregation remains elusive. Here, we demonstrated that the palmitoylation of MAVS at cysteine 79 (C79), which is catalyzed mainly by the palmitoyl S-acyltransferase ZDHHC12, was essential for MAVS aggregation and antiviral innate immunity upon viral infection in macrophages. Notably, the systemic lupus erythematosus-associated mutation MAVS C79F was associated with defective palmitoylation, resulting in low type I interferon (IFN) production. Accordingly, Zdhhc12 deficiency apparently impaired RNA virus-induced type I IFN responses, and Zdhhc12-deficient mice were highly susceptible to lethal viral infection. These findings reveal a previously unknown mechanism by which the palmitoylation of MAVS is a checkpoint for its aggregation during viral infection to ensure timely activation of antiviral defense.

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AcyltransferasesAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingImmunity, InnateLipoylationAmino Acid SubstitutionAnimalsHEK293 CellsHumansInterferon Type IMacrophagesMiceMice, KnockoutMutation, MissenseRAW 264.7 CellsAcyltransferasesAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingInterferon Type IMAVS protein, humanMAVS protein, mouseCell biologyImmunologyInnate immunityMolecular biology

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PMID39621307
PMCPMC11601910

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