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DNA-PK Is Targeted by Multiple Vaccinia Virus Proteins to Inhibit DNA Sensing

Scutts, SR; Ember, SW; Ren, H; Ye, C; Lovejoy, CA; Mazzon, M; Veyer, DL; ... Smith, GL; + view all (2018) DNA-PK Is Targeted by Multiple Vaccinia Virus Proteins to Inhibit DNA Sensing. Cell Reports , 25 (7) 1953-1965.e4. 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.10.034. Green open access

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Abstract

Virus infection is sensed by pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) detecting virus nucleic acids and initiating an innate immune response. DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNA-PK) is a PRR that binds cytosolic DNA and is antagonized by vaccinia virus (VACV) protein C16. Here, VACV protein C4 is also shown to antagonize DNA-PK by binding to Ku and blocking Ku binding to DNA, leading to a reduced production of cytokines and chemokines in vivo and a diminished recruitment of inflammatory cells. C4 and C16 share redundancy in that a double deletion virus has reduced virulence not seen with single deletion viruses following intradermal infection. However, non-redundant functions exist because both single deletion viruses display attenuated virulence compared to wild-type VACV after intranasal infection. It is notable that VACV expresses two proteins to antagonize DNA-PK, but it is not known to target other DNA sensors, emphasizing the importance of this PRR in the response to infection in vivo.

Type: Article
Title: DNA-PK Is Targeted by Multiple Vaccinia Virus Proteins to Inhibit DNA Sensing
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.10.034
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2018.10.034
Language: English
Additional information: Copyright © 2018 The Authors. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
Keywords: DNA sensing, DNA protein kinase, pattern recognition receptor, IRF3 signaling, vaccinia virus, immune evasion, protein C4, virulence factor
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Infection and Immunity
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10081031
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