antiviral immunity
- Virus-Cell InteractionsWhite Spot Syndrome Virus Benefits from Endosomal Trafficking, Substantially Facilitated by a Valosin-Containing Protein, To Escape Autophagic Elimination and Propagate in the Crustacean Cherax quadricarinatus
White spot disease is currently the most devastating viral disease in farmed crustaceans, such as shrimp and crayfish, and has resulted in a severe ecological problem for both brackish water and freshwater aquaculture areas worldwide. Efficient antiviral control of WSSV disease is still lacking due to our limited knowledge of its pathogenesis. Importantly, research on the WSSV infection mechanism is also quite meaningful for the...
- Pathogenesis and ImmunityA CD4+ T Cell-NK Cell Axis of Gammaherpesvirus Control
Gammaherpesviruses are widespread and cause cancers. CD4+ T cells are a key defense. We found that they defend indirectly, engaging uninfected presenting cells and recruiting innate immune cells to attack infected targets. This segregation of CD4+ T cells from immediate contact with infection helps the immune system to cope with viral evasion. Priming this defense by vaccination offers a way to protect against...
- Pathogenesis and ImmunityLong Noncoding RNA Lnc-MxA Inhibits Beta Interferon Transcription by Forming RNA-DNA Triplexes at Its Promoter
IAV can be recognized as a nonself molecular pattern by host immune systems and can cause immune responses. However, the intense immune response induced by influenza virus, known as a “cytokine storm,” can also cause widespread tissue damage (X. Z. J. Guo and P. G. Thomas, Semin Immunopathol 39:541–550, 2017, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00281-017-0636-y; S. Yokota, Nihon Rinsho 61:...
- Cellular Response to InfectionMicroRNA hsa-miR-324-5p Suppresses H5N1 Virus Replication by Targeting the Viral PB1 and Host CUEDC2
- Pathogenesis and ImmunityPhosphatase Cdc25A Negatively Regulates the Antiviral Immune Response by Inhibiting TBK1 Activity
- Virus-Cell InteractionsLnc-ISG20 Inhibits Influenza A Virus Replication by Enhancing ISG20 Expression
The replication of influenza A virus is regulated by host factors. However, the mechanisms by which lncRNAs regulate IAV infection are not well understood. We identified that lnc-ISG20 is upregulated during IAV infection and is also an interferon-stimulated gene. We demonstrated that lnc-ISG20 can enhance ISG20 expression, which in turn inhibits IAV replication. Our studies indicate that lnc-ISG20 functions as a competing endogenous RNA...
- Cellular Response to InfectionDefining the Role of Stress Granules in Innate Immune Suppression by the Herpes Simplex Virus 1 Endoribonuclease VHS