Journal
JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY
Volume 91, Issue 13, Pages -Publisher
AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1128/JVI.00546-17
Keywords
MDA5; TAK1; MAVS; 3C protease; CV-A16; CV-A6; EV-D68; HFMD; innate immune response
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Funding
- Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology [2012CB911100, 2013ZX0001-005]
- Chinese Ministry of Education [IRT1016]
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Virology, Jilin Province [20102209]
- China Scholarship Council [201406170086]
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Coxsackievirus A16 (CV-A16), CV-A6, and enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) belong to the Picomaviridae family and are major causes of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) and pediatric respiratory disease worldwide. The biological characteristics of these viruses, especially their interplay with the host innate immune system, have not been well investigated. In this study, we discovered that the 3C(pro) proteins from CV-A16, CV-A6, and EV-D68 bind melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 (MDA5) and inhibit its interaction with MAVS. Consequently, MDA5-triggered type I interferon (IFN) signaling in the retinoic acid-inducible gene I-like receptor (RLR) pathway was blocked by the CV-A16, CV-A6, and EV-D68 3C(pro) proteins. Furthermore, the CV-A16, CV-A6, and EV-D68 3C(pro) proteins all cleave transforming growth factor beta-activated kinase 1 (TAK1), resulting in the inhibition of NF-kappa B activation, a host response also critical for Toll-like receptor (TLR)-mediated signaling. Thus, our data demonstrate that circulating HFMD-associated CV-A16 and CV-A6, as well as severe respiratory disease-associated EV-D68, have developed novel mechanisms to subvert host innate immune responses by targeting key factors in the RLR and TLR pathways. Blocking the ability of 3C(pro) proteins from diverse enteroviruses and cox-sackieviruses to interfere with type I IFN induction should restore IFN antiviral function, offering a potential novel antiviral strategy. IMPORTANCE CV-A16, CV-A6, and EV-D68 are emerging pathogens associated with hand, foot, and mouth disease and pediatric respiratory disease worldwide. The pathogenic mechanisms of these viruses are largely unknown. Here we demonstrate that the CV-A16, CV-A6, and EV-D68 3C(pro) proteins block MDA5-triggered type I IFN induction. The 3C(pro) proteins of these viruses bind MDA5 and inhibit its interaction with MAVS. In addition, the CV-A16, CV-A6, and EV-D68 3C(pro) proteins cleave TAK1 to inhibit the NF-kappa B response. Thus, our data demonstrate that circulating HFMD-associated CV-A16 and CV-A6, as well as severe respiratory disease-associated EV-D68, have developed a mechanism to subvert host innate immune responses by simultaneously targeting key factors in the RLR and TLR pathways. These findings indicate the potential merit of targeting the CV-A16, CV-A6, and EV-D68 3C(pro) proteins as an antiviral strategy.
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