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Avian leukosis virus subgroup J evades innate immunity by activating miR-155 to dually target TRAF3 and STAT1.
Avian leukosis virus subgroup J (ALV-J) causes immunosuppression and myelocytomas in poultry. While ALV-J evades innate immunity to sustain infection, the mechanisms remain unclear. Here, we show that ALV-J upregulates microRNA-155 (miR-155) to suppress type I interferon (IFN-I) responses, facilitating viral replication. Mechanistically, the ALV-J p27 protein reduced DEAD-box helicase 3X (DDX3X) promoter activity, repressing its expression and promoting MIR155 host gene (MIR155HG) processing into mature miR-155. miR-155 directly targets the tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor 3 (TRAF3) and the signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 (STAT1), both of which are key regulators of IFN-I response. Silencing TRAF3 or STAT1 rescues ALV-J replication suppressed by miR-155 inhibition. These findings reveal a novel miRNA-mediated innate immune evasion strategy employed by ALV-J, enhancing our understanding of retroviral pathogenesis.
期刊介绍:
Bacteria, fungi, parasites, prions and viruses cause a plethora of diseases that have important medical, agricultural, and economic consequences. Moreover, the study of microbes continues to provide novel insights into such fundamental processes as the molecular basis of cellular and organismal function.