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Journal of Virology, December 2006, p. 11667-11677, Vol. 80, No. 23
0022-538X/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JVI.01142-06
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Double-Stranded RNA Binding of Influenza B Virus Nonstructural NS1 Protein Inhibits Protein Kinase R but Is Not Essential To Antagonize Production of Alpha/Beta Interferon{triangledown}

Bianca Dauber, Jana Schneider, and Thorsten Wolff*

Robert Koch-Institute, Nordufer 20, 13353 Berlin, Germany

Received 2 June 2006/ Accepted 6 September 2006

Expression of alpha/beta interferon (IFN-{alpha}/ß) in virus-infected vertebrate cells is a key event in the establishment of a sustained antiviral response, which is triggered by double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) produced during viral replication. These antiviral cytokines initiate the expression of cellular proteins with activities that limit the replication and spread of the invading viruses. Within this response, the dsRNA-dependent protein kinase R (PKR) that is expressed at constitutive levels and upregulated by IFN-{alpha}/ß acts as an important antiviral effector that can block the cellular translational machinery. We previously demonstrated that efficient replication of influenza B virus depends on the viral dsRNA-binding NS1 protein that inhibits the transcriptional activation of IFN-{alpha}/ß genes. Here we tested the postulate that the viral NS1 protein counteracts antiviral responses through sequestering intracellular dsRNA by analyzing a collection of recombinant influenza B viruses. As expected, viruses expressing dsRNA-binding-defective NS1 proteins were strongly attenuated for replication in IFN-competent hosts. Interestingly, these virus mutants failed to prevent activation of PKR but could effectively limit IFN induction. Conversely, a mutant virus expressing the N-terminal dsRNA-binding domain of NS1 prevented PKR activation, but not IFN induction, suggesting an important role for the NS1 C-terminal part in silencing the activation route of IFN-{alpha}/ß genes. Thus, our findings indicate an unexpected mechanistic dichotomy of the influenza B virus NS1 protein in the suppression of antiviral responses, which involves at least one activity that is largely separable from dsRNA binding.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Robert Koch-Institute, Nordufer 20, 13353 Berlin, Germany. Phone: 49-30-4547 2278. Fax: 49-30-4547 2328. E-mail: WolffT{at}rki.de.

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 20 September 2006.

Journal of Virology, December 2006, p. 11667-11677, Vol. 80, No. 23
0022-538X/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JVI.01142-06
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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