A Secreted Viral Nonstructural Protein Determines Intestinal Norovirus Pathogenesis

Autor: Megan T. Baldridge, Herbert W. Virgin, Sanghyun Lee, Gaya K. Amarasinghe, Hejun Liu, Barry L. Hykes, Craig B. Wilen, Broc T. McCune, Scott A. Handley, Robert C. Orchard, Chandni Desai, Timothy J. Nice, Ki-Wook Kim, Zoi E. Sychev
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Cell Host Microbe
ISSN: 1931-3128
DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2019.04.005
Popis: Summary Murine norovirus (MNoV) infects a low percentage of enteric tuft cells and can persist in these cells for months following acute infection. Both tuft-cell tropism and resistance to interferon-λ (IFN-λ)-mediated clearance during persistent infection requires the viral nonstructural protein 1/2 (NS1/2). We show that processing of NS1/2 yields NS1, an unconventionally secreted viral protein that is central for IFN-λ resistance. MNoV infection globally suppresses intestinal IFN-λ responses, which is attributable to secreted NS1. MNoV NS1 secretion is triggered by caspase-3 cleavage of NS1/2, and a secreted form of human NoV NS1 is also observed. NS1 secretion is essential for intestinal infection and resistance to IFN-λ in vivo. NS1 vaccination alone protects against MNoV challenge, despite the lack of induction of neutralizing anti-capsid antibodies previously shown to confer protection. Thus, despite infecting a low number of tuft cells, NS1 secretion allows MNoV to globally suppress IFN responses and promote persistence.
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