Influenza A virus infection activates caspase-8 to enhance innate antiviral immunity by cleaving CYLD and blocking TAK1 and RIG-I deubiquitination.
Cell Mol Life Sci
; 81(1): 355, 2024 Aug 19.
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ABSTRACT
Caspase-8, an aspartate-specific cysteine protease that primarily functions as an initiator caspase to induce apoptosis, can downregulate innate immunity in part by cleaving RIPK1 and IRF3. However, patients with caspase-8 mutations or deficiency develop immunodeficiency and are prone to viral infections. The molecular mechanism underlying this controversy remains unknown. Whether caspase-8 enhances or suppresses antiviral responses against influenza A virus (IAV) infection remains to be determined. Here, we report that caspase-8 is readily activated in A549 and NL20 cells infected with the H5N1, H5N6, and H1N1 subtypes of IAV. Surprisingly, caspase-8 deficiency and two caspase-8 inhibitors, Z-VAD and Z-IETD, do not enhance but rather downregulate antiviral innate immunity, as evidenced by decreased TBK1, IRF3, IκBα, and p65 phosphorylation, decreased IL-6, IFN-ß, MX1, and ISG15 gene expression; and decreased IFN-ß production but increased virus replication. Mechanistically, caspase-8 cleaves and inactivates CYLD, a tumor suppressor that functions as a deubiquitinase. Caspase-8 inhibition suppresses CYLD cleavage, RIG-I and TAK1 ubiquitination, and innate immune signaling. In contrast, CYLD deficiency enhances IAV-induced RIG-I and TAK1 ubiquitination and innate antiviral immunity. Neither caspase-3 deficiency nor treatment with its inhibitor Z-DEVD affects CYLD cleavage or antiviral innate immunity. Our study provides evidence that caspase-8 activation in two human airway epithelial cell lines does not silence but rather enhances innate immunity by inactivating CYLD.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Virus de la Influenza A
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Quinasas Quinasa Quinasa PAM
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Gripe Humana
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Caspasa 8
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Ubiquitinación
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Proteína 58 DEAD Box
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Enzima Desubiquitinante CYLD
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Inmunidad Innata
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Animals
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Humans
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En
Revista:
Cell Mol Life Sci
Asunto de la revista:
BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR
Año:
2024
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
China
Pais de publicación:
Suiza