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Activation of the interferon induction cascade by influenza A viruses requires viral RNA synthesis and nuclear export

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04/2014
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Killip, Marian J
Smith, Matt
Jackson, David
Randall, Richard E
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QR355 Virology
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Abstract
We have examined the requirements for virus transcription and replication and thus the roles of input and progeny genomes in the generation of interferon (IFN)-inducing pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) by influenza A viruses using inhibitors of these processes. Using IFN regulatory factor 3 (IRF3) phosphorylation as a marker of activation of the IFN induction cascade that occurs upstream of the IFN-β promoter, we demonstrate strong activation of the IFN induction cascade in A549 cells infected with a variety of influenza A viruses in the presence of cycloheximide or nucleoprotein (NP) small interfering RNA (siRNA), which inhibits viral protein synthesis and thus complementary ribonucleoprotein (cRNP) and progeny viral RNP (vRNP) synthesis. In contrast, activation of the IFN induction cascade by influenza viruses was very effectively abrogated by treatment with actinomycin D and other transcription inhibitors, which correlated with the inhibition of the synthesis of all viral RNA species. Furthermore, 5,6-dichloro-1-β-d-ribofuranosyl-benzimidazole, an inhibitor that prevents viral RNA export from the nucleus, was also a potent inhibitor of IRF3 activation; thus, both viral RNA synthesis and nuclear export are required for IFN induction by influenza A viruses. While the exact nature of the viral PAMPs remains to be determined, our data suggest that in this experimental system the major influenza A virus PAMPs are distinct from those of incoming genomes or progeny vRNPs.
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Killip , M J , Smith , M , Jackson , D & Randall , R E 2014 , ' Activation of the interferon induction cascade by influenza A viruses requires viral RNA synthesis and nuclear export ' , Journal of Virology , vol. 88 , no. 8 , pp. 3942-3952 . https://doi.org/10.1128/JVI.03109-13
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Journal of Virology
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Peer reviewed
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1128/JVI.03109-13
ISSN
0022-538X
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Journal article
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Copyright © 2014 Killip et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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This work is supported by grants from the Wellcome Trust (grants 087751/A/08/Z) and MRC (G1001726/1).
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http://hdl.handle.net/10023/4938

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