Enterovirus 2A pro Cleavage of the YTHDF m 6 A Readers Implicates YTHDF3 as a Mediator of Type I Interferon-Driven JAK/STAT Signaling

Autor: Mikhail I. Dobrikov, Joseph D. Trimarco, Michael C. Brown, Martine W. Tremblay, Elena Y. Dobrikova, Matthias Gromeier, Jonathan P. Kastan
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: mBio, Vol 12, Iss 2 (2021)
mBio
ISSN: 2150-7511
Popis: It is believed that ∼7,000 messenger RNAs (mRNAs) are subject to N6-methyladenosine modification. The biological significance of this remains mysterious.
Enteroviruses (EV) deploy two proteases that mediate viral polyprotein cleavage and host cell manipulation. Here, we report that EV 2A proteases cleave all three members of the YTHDF protein family, cytosolic N6-methyladenosine (m6A) “readers” that regulate target mRNA fate. YTHDF protein cleavage occurs very early during infection, before viral translation is detected or cytopathogenic effects are observed. Preemptive YTHDF protein depletion enhanced viral translation and replication but only in cells with restrained viral translation, signs of inefficient 2A protease activity, and protective innate host immune responses. This effect corresponded with repression of interferon (IFN)-stimulated gene (ISG) induction, while type I/III IFN production was not significantly altered. Moreover, YTHDF3 depletion impaired JAK/STAT signaling in cells treated with type I, but not type II, IFN. YTHDF3 depletion’s stimulatory effect on viral dynamics was dampened by JAK/STAT blockade and enhanced by type I IFN pretreatment of cells. We propose that EV 2A proteases cleave YTHDF proteins to antagonize ISG induction in infected cells.
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