Journal
BIOCHEMICAL PHARMACOLOGY
Volume 154, Issue -, Pages 424-434Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2018.06.009
Keywords
Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase; Multi-tRNA synthetase complex; Infection; Antiviral immunity; Antibiotics
Categories
Funding
- National Research Foundation of Korea
- Ministry of Science and Communications Technology [NRF-2010-0029767, 2015M3C9A4053394, NRF-M3A6A4-2010-0029785]
- Korea Research Institute of Biology and Biotechnology (KRIBB) Initiative Program
Ask authors/readers for more resources
Despite remarkable advances in medical science, infection-associated diseases remain among the leading causes of death worldwide. There is a great deal of interest and concern at the rate at which new pathogens are emerging and causing significant human health problems. Expanding our understanding of how cells regulate signaling networks to defend against invaders and retain cell homeostasis will reveal promising strategies against infection. It has taken scientists decades to appreciate that eukaryotic aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (ARSs) play a role as global cell signaling mediators to regulate cell homeostasis, beyond their intrinsic function as protein synthesis enzymes. Recent discoveries revealed that ubiquitously expressed standby cytoplasmic ARSs sense and respond to danger signals and regulate immunity against infections, indicating their potential as therapeutic targets for infectious diseases. In this review, we discuss ARS-mediated anti-infectious signaling and the emerging role of ARSs in antimicrobial immunity. In contrast to their ability to defend against infection, host ARSs are inevitably co-opted by viruses for survival and propagation. We therefore provide a brief overview of the communication between viruses and the ARS system. Finally, we discuss encouraging new approaches to develop ARSs as therapeutics for infectious diseases.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available