HSV-1 Triggers an Antiviral Transcriptional Response during Viral Replication That Is Completely Abrogated in PKR−/− Cells

Autor: Rosamaria Pennisi, Maria Teresa Sciortino
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Pathogens, Vol 12, Iss 9, p 1126 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2076-0817
DOI: 10.3390/pathogens12091126
Popis: The activation of the innate immune response during HSV-1 infection stimulates several transcription factors, such as NF-κB and IRF3, which are critical regulators of IFN-β expression. The released IFN-β activates the ISGs, which encode antiviral effectors such as the PKR. We found that HSV-1 triggers an antiviral transcriptional response during viral replication by activating TBK1-IRF3-NF-κB network kinetically. In contrast, we reported that infected PKR−/− cells fail to activate the transcription of TBK1. Downstream, TBK1 was unable to activate the transcription of IRF3 and NF-κB. These data suggested that in PKR−/− cells, HSV-1 replication counteracts TBK1-IRF3-NF-κB network. In this scenario, a combined approach of gene knockout and gene silencing was used to determine how the lack of PKR facilitates HSV-1 replication. We reported that in HEp-2-infected cells, PKR can influence the TBK1-IRF3-NF-κB network, consequently interfering with viral replication. Otherwise, an abrogated PKR-mediated signaling sustains the HSV-1 replication. Our result allows us to add additional information on the complex HSV-host interaction network by reinforcing the concept of the PKR role in the innate response-related networks during HSV replication in an in vitro model.
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