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Cyclophilin A-regulated ubiquitination is critical for RIG-I-mediated antiviral immune responses

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RIG-I is a key cytosolic pattern recognition receptor that interacts with MAVS to induce type I interferons (IFNs) against RNA virus infection. In this study, we found that cyclophilin A (CypA), a peptidyl-prolyl cis/trans isomerase, functioned as a critical positive regulator of RIG-I-mediated antiviral immune responses. Deficiency of CypA impaired RIG-I-mediated type I IFN production and promoted viral replication in human cells and mice. Upon Sendai virus infection, CypA increased the interaction between RIG-I and its E3 ubiquitin ligase TRIM25, leading to enhanced TRIM25-mediated K63-linked ubiquitination of RIG-I that facilitated recruitment of RIG-I to MAVS. In addition, CypA and TRIM25 competitively interacted with MAVS, thereby inhibiting TRIM25-induced K48-linked ubiquitination of MAVS. Taken together, our findings reveal an essential role of CypA in boosting RIG-I-mediated antiviral immune responses by controlling the ubiquitination of RIG-I and MAVS.

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DOI
10.7554/eLife.24425
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oai:uchicago.tind.io:9953

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China
31472178
National Natural Science Foundation of China
31672531
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Key Research Program
National Natural Science Foundation of China
31630079
National Key Technology Support Program of China
2015BAD11B02
National Natural Science Foundation of China
81621091

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Biological Sciences Division
Department(s)
Pathology