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Regulatory role of TRIM21 in the type-I interferon pathway in Japanese encephalitis virus-infected human microglial cells

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JOURNAL OF NEUROINFLAMMATION
卷 11, 期 -, 页码 -

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BMC
DOI: 10.1186/1742-2094-11-24

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Japanese encephalitis virus; Viral encephalitis; Flavivirus; Antiviral mechanism; Immune evasion; TRIM proteins; TRIM21; Type I interferons; IRF-3; Vector borne infection

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  1. CSIR network project [miND-BSC0115]
  2. Indo-Korean Grant [INT/Korea/P-08]
  3. Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, New Delhi

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Background: Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) infection leads to Japanese encephalitis (JE) in humans. JEV is transmitted through mosquitoes and maintained in a zoonotic cycle. This cycle involves pigs as the major reservoir, water birds as carriers and mosquitoes as vectors. JEV invasion into the central nervous system (CNS) may occur via antipodal transport of virions or through the vascular endothelial cells. Microglial cells get activated in response to pathogenic insults. JEV infection induces the innate immune response and triggers the production of type I interferons. The signaling pathway of type I interferon production is regulated by a number of molecules. TRIM proteins are known to regulate the expression of interferons; however, the involvement of TRIM genes and their underlying mechanism during JEV infection are not known. Methods: Human microglial cells (CHME3) were infected with JEV to understand the role of TRIM21 in JEV infection and its effect on type I interferon (IFN-beta) production. Cells were infected in presence and absence of exogenous TRIM21 as well as after knocking down the TRIM21 mRNA. Levels of activated IRF3 expression were measured through Western blot analyses of anti-p-IRF3 antibody, and IFN-beta production was measured by using IFN-beta real-time PCR and luciferase activity analyses. Results: JEV infection increased expression of TRIM21 in CHME3 cells. JEV induced an innate immune response by increasing production of IFN-beta via IRF3 activation and phosphorylation. Overexpression of TRIM21 resulted in downregulation of p-IRF3 and IFN-beta, while silencing led to increased production of p-IRF3 and IFN-beta in JEV-infected CHME3 cells. Conclusion: This report demonstrates TRIM21 as a negative regulator of interferon-beta (IFN-beta) production mediated by IRF-3 during JEV infection in human microglial cells.

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