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Pathogenesis and Immunity

Inhibition of Alpha/Beta Interferon Signaling by the NS4B Protein of Flaviviruses

Jorge L. Muñoz-Jordán, Maudry Laurent-Rolle, Joseph Ashour, Luis Martínez-Sobrido, Mundrigi Ashok, W. Ian Lipkin, Adolfo García-Sastre
Jorge L. Muñoz-Jordán
1Department of Microbiology
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Maudry Laurent-Rolle
1Department of Microbiology
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Joseph Ashour
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2Microbiology Graduate School Training Program, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029
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Luis Martínez-Sobrido
1Department of Microbiology
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Mundrigi Ashok
3Jerome L. and Dawn Greene Infectious Disease Laboratory, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032
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W. Ian Lipkin
3Jerome L. and Dawn Greene Infectious Disease Laboratory, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032
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Adolfo García-Sastre
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DOI: 10.1128/JVI.79.13.8004-8013.2005
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    Deletion analysis of DEN NS4B. (A) Schematic representation of various deletions of DEN-2 NS4B created by PCR. The N-terminal 2K segment was deleted (Δ2K-NS4B), left intact (NS4B), or replaced by the murine MHC-I signal peptide KB (KB-NS4B). In addition, deletions of the C-terminal region were also created by PCR [NS4B(1-232), NS4B(1-155), NS4B(1-125), NS4B(1-77), and NS4B(1-47)] as indicated. (B) Immunoblot analysis of HA-tagged NS4B derivatives. All fragments represented in panel A were cloned in pCAGGS-HA to tag the C-terminal end of each protein. Expression levels of each protein were examined by running transfected cell extracts in a 4 to 20% gradient polyacrylamide. Proteins were transferred to a nitrocellulose membrane and detected with anti-HA primary antibody and horseradish peroxidase-labeled secondary antibody. Molecular mass (kDa) markers are at left.

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    Expression of 2K-mutant NS4Bs. (A) Induction of ISRE-9-27-CAT reporter gene after treatment with IFN. Recombinant pCAGGS-HA plasmids containing the DEN-2 NS4B, Δ2K-NS4B, or KB-NS4B gene fragments were transfected in Vero cells along with reporter plasmid ISRE-9-27-CAT and pCAGGS-FL. Following stimulation with 1,000 U of human IFN-β, CAT activity was quantitated in crude cell extracts. CAT activities were normalized to the corresponding FL activities to determine the percentage of CAT induction. CAT activities were determined as mean values from three independent experiments (P values of 0.02 to 0.06) (B) Immunostaining of transfected Vero cells. The indicated NS4B derivatives were expressed in Vero cells for 24 h. Cells were fixed, permeabilized, and immunostained using a polyclonal primary antibody for HA and a monoclonal anti-calnexin antibody. Fluorescein isothiocyanate-labeled secondary anti-rabbit antibody was used to detect NS4B proteins (green fluorescence) and a Texas red-labeled monoclonal antibody was used as a secondary antibody to detect calnexin (red fluorescence). DAPI staining reveals nuclear chromatin.

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    Analysis of C-terminal deletions of DEN NS4B. (A) Induction of ISRE-9-27-CAT reporter gene after treatment with IFN. Recombinant pCAGGS-HA plasmids containing each of the DEN-2 NS4B C-terminal deletions were transfected in Vero cells together with the ISRE-9-27-CAT plasmid, and CAT expression was stimulated with 1,000 U of IFN-β 24 h later. Results show the percentage of CAT activity for each individual construct. CAT activities were determined as mean values from two independent experiments (P values of 0.01 to 0.05). (B) Inhibition of NDV-GFP replication by IFN in the presence of DEN-2 NS4B derivatives. Vero cells were transfected with the plasmids expressing the indicated NS4B wild-type and mutant proteins and stimulated with 1,000 U of IFN-β prior to infection with NDV-GFP. Expression of GFP was visualized as green fluorescence by fluorescence microscopy. (C) STAT1 activation by IFN in the presence of NS4B derivatives. Vero cells simultaneously expressing NS4B (red) derivatives and GFP-STAT1 (green) were stimulated with 1,000 U of human IFN-β for 35 min, fixed, and permeabilized. HA-labeled protein was detected by fluorescence microscopy after incubation with polyclonal antibodies to HA and Texas red-labeled secondary antibody.

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    Cleavage of NS4A/B. (A) Schematic representation of NS4A/B constructs. NS4A/B was derived by PCR and cloned in pCAGGS-HA. A schematic representation shows NS4B, NS4A/B, and NS4A/B in the presence of NS2B and NS3 (indicated by a triangle). (B) An immunoblot shows expression of these recombinant proteins in Vero cells. In the presence of NS2B and NS3, a complex pattern is obtained with bands coinciding with those obtained when only NS4B is transfected as indicated. Molecular mass markers (kDa) are at left. (C) Induction of ISRE-9-27-CAT after treatment with IFN. The percentage of CAT induction by IFN-β in the presence of the indicated expression plasmids is shown. CAT activities were determined as mean values from two independent experiments (P values of 0.03 to 0.05). (D) Activation of STAT1 by IFN in the presence of cleaved and uncleaved DEN proteins. GFP-tagged STAT1 protein was visualized by fluorescence microscopy in cells previously transfected with the indicated constructs and briefly stimulated with IFN-β. NS4A/B+2B+3, NS4A/B+NS2B+NS3. The presence of NS2B+NS3 is indicated by a triangle.

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    Conserved NS4B function among flaviviruses. (A) An immunoblot shows levels of expression of DEN, WNV, and YFV NS4B in Vero cells transfected with the indicated plasmids. (B) Induction of ISRE-9-27-CAT after treatment with IFN-β. Vero cells were transfected with each of the indicated plasmids. At 24 h posttransfection, cells were treated with 1,000 U of human IFN-β. The CAT activities were normalized to the corresponding luciferase activities to determine CAT induction. CAT activities were determined as mean values from two independent experiments (P values of 0.02 to 0.04). (C) Vero cells simultaneously expressing YFV or WNV NS4B (red) and GFP-STAT1 (green) were treated with IFN-β. HA-labeled protein was detected by fluorescence microscopy after incubation with polyclonal antibodies to HA and Texas red-labeled secondary antibody.

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Inhibition of Alpha/Beta Interferon Signaling by the NS4B Protein of Flaviviruses
Jorge L. Muñoz-Jordán, Maudry Laurent-Rolle, Joseph Ashour, Luis Martínez-Sobrido, Mundrigi Ashok, W. Ian Lipkin, Adolfo García-Sastre
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Inhibition of Alpha/Beta Interferon Signaling by the NS4B Protein of Flaviviruses
Jorge L. Muñoz-Jordán, Maudry Laurent-Rolle, Joseph Ashour, Luis Martínez-Sobrido, Mundrigi Ashok, W. Ian Lipkin, Adolfo García-Sastre
Journal of Virology Jun 2005, 79 (13) 8004-8013; DOI: 10.1128/JVI.79.13.8004-8013.2005
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