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Journal of Virology, October 2005, p. 12280-12285, Vol. 79, No. 19
0022-538X/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JVI.79.19.12280-12285.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Epstein-Barr Virus-Encoded Poly(A)– RNA Confers Resistance to Apoptosis Mediated through Fas by Blocking the PKR Pathway in Human Epithelial Intestine 407 Cells

Asuka Nanbo, Hironori Yoshiyama, and Kenzo Takada*

Department of Tumor Virology, Institute for Genetic Medicine, Hokkaido University, N15 W7, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-1815, Japan

Received 24 March 2005/ Accepted 29 June 2005

Our recent findings demonstrated that the Epstein-Barr virus-encoding small nonpolyadenylated RNA (EBER) confers resistance to various apoptotic stimuli and contributes to the maintenance of malignant phenotypes in Burkitt's lymphoma. In this study we investigated the role of EBER in the human epithelial Intestine 407 cell line, which is known to be susceptible to Fas (Apo1/CD95)-mediated apoptosis. Fas, a member of the tumor necrosis factor receptor family, transduces extracellular signals to the apoptotic cellular machinery, leading to cell death. Transfection of the EBER gene into Intestine 407 cells significantly protected the cells from Fas-mediated apoptosis, whereas EBER-negative cell lines underwent apoptosis after Fas treatment. EBER bound double-stranded RNA-dependent protein kinase R (PKR), an interferon-inducible serine/threonine kinase, and abrogated its kinase activity. Moreover, expression of the catalytically inactive dominant-negative PKR provided resistance to Fas-induced apoptosis. Expression of EBER or dominant-negative PKR also inhibited the cleavage of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase, a mediator of the cellular response to DNA damage, downstream of the Fas-mediated apoptotic pathway. These results in combination indicate that EBER confers resistance to Fas-mediated apoptosis by blocking PKR activity in Intestine 407 cells, consistent with the idea that EBER contributes to the maintenance of epithelioid malignancies.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Tumor Virology, Institute for Genetic Medicine, Hokkaido University, N15 W7, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-1815, Japan. Phone: 81 11 706 5071. Fax: 81 11 706 7540. E-mail: kentaka{at}igm.hokudai.ac.jp.

Journal of Virology, October 2005, p. 12280-12285, Vol. 79, No. 19
0022-538X/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JVI.79.19.12280-12285.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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