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Volume 105, Issue 2

A conserved methyltransferase active site residue of Zika virus NS5 is required for the restriction of STING activation and interferon expression No Access

Abstract

Zika virus (ZIKV) is a re-emerging RNA virus and causes major public health events due to its link to severe neurological complications in foetuses and neonates. The cGAS–STING signalling pathway regulates innate immunity and plays an important role in the invasion of DNA and RNA viruses. This study reveals a distinct mechanism by which ZIKV restricts the cGAS–STING signalling to repress IFN-β expression. ZIKV attenuates IFN-β expression induced by DNA viruses (herpes simplex virus type 1, HSV-1) or two double-stranded DNAs (dsDNA90 and HSV120) in mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs). Notably, ZIKV NS5, the viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase, was responsible for the repression of IFN-β. NS5 interacts with STING in the cytoplasm, suppresses IRF3 phosphorylation and nucleus localization and promotes the cleavage of STING K48-linked polyubiquitination. Furthermore, the NS5 methyltransferase (MTase) domain interacts with STING to restrict STING-induced IFN-β expression. Interestingly, point mutation analyses of conserved methyltransferase active site residue D146 indicate that it is critical for repressing IFN-β expression induced by STING stimulation in cGAS–STING signalling.

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Keyword(s): cGAS–STING signalling pathway , IFN-β , innate immunity , IRF3 , methyltransferase , polyubiquitination and ZIKV NS5
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A conserved methyltransferase active site residue of Zika virus NS5 is required for the restriction of STING activation and interferon expression
J. Gen. Virol. 105, 001954 (2024); https://doi.org/10.1099/jgv.0.001954
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