Abstract

Interferons (IFNs) are a family of multifunctional cytokines with antiviral activities The K9 open reading frame of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) exhibits significant homology with cellular IFN regulatory factors (IRFs) We have investigated the functional consequence of K9 expression in IFN-mediated signal transduction Expression of K9 dramatically repressed transcriptional activation induced by IFN-`, - , and - Further, it induced transformation of NIH 3T3 cells, resulting in morphologic changes, focus formation, and growth in reduced-serum conditions The expression of antisense K9 in KSHV-infected BCBL-1 cells consistently increased IFN-mediated transcriptional activation but drastically decreased the expression of certain KSHV genes Thus, the K9 gene of KSHV encodes the first virus-encoded IRF (v-IRF) which functions as a repressor for cellular IFN-mediated signal transduction In addition, v-IRF likely plays an important role in regulatin g KS HV gene expression These results suggest that KSHV employs an unique mechanism to antagonize IFN-mediated antiviral activity by harboring a functional v-IRF PUBLICATIONS Li, M , Lee, H, Guo, J, Neipel, F, Fleckenstein, B, Ozato, K, and Jung, JU Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus viral interferon regulatory factor J Virol 1998; 72:5433-5440

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Type
Primate Research Center Grants (P51)
Project #
5P51RR000168-41
Application #
6591294
Study Section
Project Start
2002-05-01
Project End
2003-04-30
Budget Start
1997-10-01
Budget End
1998-09-30
Support Year
41
Fiscal Year
2002
Total Cost
$111,112
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
Harvard University
Department
Type
DUNS #
082359691
City
Boston
State
MA
Country
United States
Zip Code
02115

  Publications

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Mauney, Sarah A; Woo, Tsung-Ung W; Sonntag, Kai C (2018) Cell Type-Specific Laser Capture Microdissection for Gene Expression Profiling in the Human Brain. Methods Mol Biol 1723:203-221
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Ma, Qi; Ruan, Hongyu; Peng, Lisheng et al. (2017) Proteasome-independent polyubiquitin linkage regulates synapse scaffolding, efficacy, and plasticity. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 114:E8760-E8769
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