Monocytes Latently Infected with Human Cytomegalovirus Evade Neutrophil Killing

Autor: Yusuf Aslam, Paul J. Lehner, Kate Roche, Eain A. Murphy, Elizabeth G. Elder, Veronika Romashova, Neda Farahi, Benjamin A. Krishna, John Sinclair, James C Williamson, Edwin R. Chilvers, Alexander J.T. Wood, Emma Poole
Přispěvatelé: Elder, Elizabeth [0000-0003-1615-2642], Krishna, Benjamin Anthony Cates [0000-0003-0919-2961], Williamson, James [0000-0002-2009-189X], Chilvers, Edwin [0000-0002-4230-9677], Lehner, Paul [0000-0001-9383-1054], Sinclair, John [0000-0002-2616-9571], Poole, Emma [0000-0003-3904-6121], Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: iScience
iScience, Vol 12, Iss, Pp 13-26 (2019)
ISSN: 2589-0042
Popis: Summary One site of latency of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) in vivo is in undifferentiated cells of the myeloid lineage. Although latently infected cells are known to evade host T cell responses by suppression of T cell effector functions, it is not known if they must also evade surveillance by other host immune cells. Here we show that cells latently infected with HCMV can, indeed, be killed by host neutrophils but only in a serum-dependent manner. Specifically, antibodies to the viral latency-associated US28 protein mediate neutrophil killing of latently infected cells. To address this mechanistically, a full proteomic screen was carried out on latently infected monocytes. This showed that latent infection downregulates the neutrophil chemoattractants S100A8/A9, thus suppressing neutrophil recruitment to latently infected cells. The ability of latently infected cells to inhibit neutrophil recruitment represents an immune evasion strategy of this persistent human pathogen, helping to prevent clearance of the latent viral reservoir.
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Highlights • Neutrophils can target HCMV latently infected monocytes for ADCC-mediated killing • Killing of latently infected cells by neutrophils requires high E:T ratios • Latent infection reduces secretion of the neutrophil chemoattractants S100A8/A9 • Decreased S100A8/A9 secretion prevents neutrophil targeting of latently infected cells
Molecular Mechanism of Behavior; Immunology; Immune Response; Virology
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