The African swine fever virus MGF300-4L protein is associated with viral pathogenicity by promoting the autophagic degradation of IKKβ and increasing the stability of IκBα

African swine fever (ASF) is a highly contagious, often fatal viral disease caused by African swine fever virus (ASFV), which imposes a substantial economic burden on the global pig industry. When screening for the virus replication-regulating genes in the left variable region of the ASFV genome, we observed a notable reduction in ASFV replication following the deletion of the MGF300-4L gene. However, the role of MGF300-4L in ASFV infection remains unexplored. In this study, we found that MGF300-4L could effectively inhibit the production of proinflammatory cytokines IL-1β and TNF-α, which are regulated by the NF-κB signaling pathway. Mechanistically, we demonstrated that MGF300-4L interacts with IKKβ and promotes its lysosomal degradation via the chaperone-mediated autophagy. Meanwhile, the interaction between MGF300-4L and IκBα competitively inhibits the binding of the E3 ligase β-TrCP to IκBα, thereby inhibiting the ubiquitination-dependent degradation of IκBα. Remarkably, although ASFV encodes other inhibitors of NF-κB, the MGF300-4L gene-deleted ASFV (Del4L) showed reduced virulence in pigs, indicating that MGF300-4L plays a critical role in ASFV pathogenicity. Importantly, the attenuation of Del4L was associated with a significant increase in the production of IL-1β and TNF-α early in the infection of pigs. Our findings provide insights into the functions of MGF300-4L in ASFV pathogenicity, suggesting that MGF300-4L could be a promising target for developing novel strategies and live attenuated vaccines against ASF.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

Emerging microbes & infections - 13(2024), 1 vom: 18. Apr., Seite 2333381

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wang, Tao [VerfasserIn]
Luo, Rui [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Jing [VerfasserIn]
Lan, Jing [VerfasserIn]
Lu, Zhanhao [VerfasserIn]
Zhai, Huanjie [VerfasserIn]
Li, Lian-Feng [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Yuan [VerfasserIn]
Qiu, Hua-Ji [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

139874-52-5
African swine fever virus
Chaperone-mediated autophagy
EC 2.7.11.10
IκBα
I-kappa B Kinase
IKKβ
Journal Article
MGF300-4L
NF-KappaB Inhibitor alpha
NF-kappa B
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

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Date Completed 16.04.2024

Date Revised 17.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/22221751.2024.2333381

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369909917