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FRONTIERS IN CELLULAR AND INFECTION MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 12, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.904775
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microRNA let-7; rps16; type I interferon; antivirals; influenza A virus
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The study reveals the regulatory effect of let-7 on influenza A infection, wherein let-7 can modulate interferon expression and inhibit viral replication. Additionally, let-7 may serve as a potential biomarker of influenza A infection.
Given the frequent emergence of drug-resistant influenza virus strains and new highly pathogenic influenza virus strains, there is an urgent need to identify new antiviral drugs and targets. We found that influenza A virus (IAV) infection caused a significant decrease of microRNA let-7 expression in host cells; that overexpression of let-7 increased interferon expression and effectively inhibit IAV infection; and that let-7 targets the 3'-untranslated region (UTR) of the ribosomal protein 16 (RPS16) gene, decreasing its expression. Knocking down the expression of RPS16 increased the expression of type I interferon and inhibited viral replication. The present study uncovered the regulatory effect of let-7b and let-7f on influenza A infection, which is a potential biomarker of IAV infection. In addition, let-7 may be a promising therapeutic agent against influenza A.
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