GTF3A mutations predispose to herpes simplex encephalitis by disrupting biogenesis of the host-derived RIG-I ligand RNA5SP141

Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) infects several billion people worldwide and can cause life-threatening herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE) in some patients. Monogenic defects in components of the type I interferon system have been identified in patients with HSE, emphasizing the role of inborn errors of immunity underlying HSE pathogenesis. Here, we identify compound heterozygous loss-of-function mutations in the gene GTF3A encoding for transcription factor IIIA (TFIIIA), a component of the RNA polymerase III complex, in a patient with common variable immunodeficiency and HSE. Patient fibroblasts and GTF3A gene-edited cells displayed impaired HSV-1-induced innate immune responses and enhanced HSV-1 replication. Chromatin immunoprecipitation sequencing analysis identified the 5S ribosomal RNA pseudogene 141 (RNA5SP141), an endogenous ligand of the RNA sensor RIG-I, as a transcriptional target of TFIIIA. GTF3A mutant cells exhibited diminished RNA5SP141 expression and abrogated RIG-I activation upon HSV-1 infection. Our work unveils a crucial role for TFIIIA in transcriptional regulation of a cellular RIG-I agonist and shows that GTF3A genetic defects lead to impaired cell-intrinsic anti-HSV-1 responses and can predispose to HSE.

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CommentIn: Nat Rev Immunol. 2023 Jan;23(1):4. - PMID 36477413

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:7

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Science immunology - 7(2022), 77 vom: 25. Nov., Seite eabq4531

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Englisch

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Naesens, Leslie [VerfasserIn]
Muppala, Santoshi [VerfasserIn]
Acharya, Dhiraj [VerfasserIn]
Nemegeer, Josephine [VerfasserIn]
Bogaert, Delfien [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Jung-Hyun [VerfasserIn]
Staes, Katrien [VerfasserIn]
Debacker, Veronique [VerfasserIn]
De Bleser, Pieter [VerfasserIn]
De Bruyne, Marieke [VerfasserIn]
De Baere, Elfride [VerfasserIn]
van Gent, Michiel [VerfasserIn]
Liu, GuanQun [VerfasserIn]
Lambrecht, Bart N [VerfasserIn]
Staal, Jens [VerfasserIn]
Kerre, Tessa [VerfasserIn]
Beyaert, Rudi [VerfasserIn]
Maelfait, Jonathan [VerfasserIn]
Tavernier, Simon J [VerfasserIn]
Gack, Michaela U [VerfasserIn]
Haerynck, Filomeen [VerfasserIn]

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63231-63-0
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RNA
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Transcription Factor TFIIIA

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Date Completed 22.11.2022

Date Revised 26.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: Nat Rev Immunol. 2023 Jan;23(1):4. - PMID 36477413

Citation Status MEDLINE

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10.1126/sciimmunol.abq4531

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NLM349127697