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TRK-Fused Gene (TFG), a protein involved in protein secretion pathways, is an essential component of the antiviral innate immune response.
Khan, Kashif Aziz; Marineau, Alexandre; Doyon, Priscilla; Acevedo, Mariana; Durette, Étienne; Gingras, Anne-Claude; Servant, Marc J.
  • Khan KA; Faculty of Pharmacy, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada.
  • Marineau A; Faculty of Pharmacy, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada.
  • Doyon P; Faculty of Pharmacy, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada.
  • Acevedo M; Faculty of Pharmacy, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada.
  • Durette É; Faculty of Pharmacy, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada.
  • Gingras AC; Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Servant MJ; Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
PLoS Pathog ; 17(1): e1009111, 2021 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1015956
ABSTRACT
Antiviral innate immune response to RNA virus infection is supported by Pattern-Recognition Receptors (PRR) including RIG-I-Like Receptors (RLR), which lead to type I interferons (IFNs) and IFN-stimulated genes (ISG) production. Upon sensing of viral RNA, the E3 ubiquitin ligase TNF Receptor-Associated Factor-3 (TRAF3) is recruited along with its substrate TANK-Binding Kinase (TBK1), to MAVS-containing subcellular compartments, including mitochondria, peroxisomes, and the mitochondria-associated endoplasmic reticulum membrane (MAM). However, the regulation of such events remains largely unresolved. Here, we identify TRK-Fused Gene (TFG), a protein involved in the transport of newly synthesized proteins to the endomembrane system via the Coat Protein complex II (COPII) transport vesicles, as a new TRAF3-interacting protein allowing the efficient recruitment of TRAF3 to MAVS and TBK1 following Sendai virus (SeV) infection. Using siRNA and shRNA approaches, we show that TFG is required for virus-induced TBK1 activation resulting in C-terminal IRF3 phosphorylation and dimerization. We further show that the ability of the TRAF3-TFG complex to engage mTOR following SeV infection allows TBK1 to phosphorylate mTOR on serine 2159, a post-translational modification shown to promote mTORC1 signaling. We demonstrate that the activation of mTORC1 signaling during SeV infection plays a positive role in the expression of Viperin, IRF7 and IFN-induced proteins with tetratricopeptide repeats (IFITs) proteins, and that depleting TFG resulted in a compromised antiviral state. Our study, therefore, identifies TFG as an essential component of the RLR-dependent type I IFN antiviral response.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Antiviral Agents / Proteins / Interferon Type I / Vesiculovirus / Rhabdoviridae Infections / Secretory Pathway / Immunity, Innate Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: PLoS Pathog Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Journal.ppat.1009111

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Antiviral Agents / Proteins / Interferon Type I / Vesiculovirus / Rhabdoviridae Infections / Secretory Pathway / Immunity, Innate Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: PLoS Pathog Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Journal.ppat.1009111