Journal
AUTOPHAGY
Volume 18, Issue 12, Pages 2781-2798Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/15548627.2022.2047384
Keywords
AvibirnavirusVP3 ubiquitination; innate antiviral immune; nuclear trafficking; selective autophagy; SQSTM1; TRAF6 degradation
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- Agriculture Research System of China [CARS-40-K13]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31630077]
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This study found that the Avibirnavirus VP3 protein is ubiquitinated during infection, enhancing virus replication. VP3 inhibits the immune response and evades the host immune system by autophagy. These findings provide insights into potential drug targets for controlling virus infection.
Ubiquitination is an important reversible post-translational modification. Many viruses hijack the host ubiquitin system to enhance self-replication. In the present study, we found that Avibirnavirus VP3 protein was ubiquitinated during infection and supported virus replication by ubiquitination. Mass spectrometry and mutation analysis showed that VP3 was ubiquitinated at residues K73, K135, K158, K193, and K219. Virus rescue showed that ubiquitination at sites K73, K193, and K219 on VP3 could enhance the replication abilities of infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV), and that K135 was essential for virus survival. Binding of the zinc finger domain of TRAF6 (TNF receptor associated factor 6) to VP3 mediated K11- and K33-linked ubiquitination of VP3, which promoted its nuclear accumulation to facilitate virus replication. Additionally, VP3 could inhibit TRAF6-mediated NFKB/NF-kappa B (nuclear factor kappa B) activation and IFNB/IFN-beta (interferon beta) production to evade host innate immunity by inducing TRAF6 autophagic degradation in an SQSTM1/p62 (sequestosome 1)-dependent manner. Our findings demonstrated a macroautophagic/autophagic mechanism by which Avibirnavirus protein VP3 blocked NFKB-mediated IFNB production by targeting TRAF6 during virus infection, and provided a potential drug target for virus infection control.
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