NS7a of SADS-CoV promotes viral infection via inducing apoptosis to suppress type III interferon production

Swine acute diarrhea syndrome coronavirus (SADS-CoV) is a newly discovered swine coronavirus with potential cross-species transmission risk. Although SADS-CoV-induced host cell apoptosis and innate immunity antagonization has been revealed, underlying signaling pathways remain obscure. Here, we demonstrated that infection of SADS-CoV induced apoptosis in vivo and in vitro, and that viral protein NS7a is mainly responsible for SADS-CoV-induced apoptosis in host cells. Furthermore, we found that NS7a interacted with apoptosis-inducing factor mitochondria associated 1 (AIFM1) to activate caspase-3 via caspase-6 in SADS-CoV-infected cells, and enhanced SADS-CoV replication. Importantly, NS7a suppressed poly(I:C)-induced expression of type III interferon (IFN-λ) via activating caspase-3 to cleave interferon regulatory factor 3 (IRF3), and caspase-3 inhibitor protects piglets against SADS-CoV infection in vivo. These findings reveal how SADS-CoV induced apoptosis to inhibit innate immunity and provide a valuable clue to the development of effective drugs for the clinical control of SADS-CoV infection.IMPORTANCEOver the last 20 years, multiple animal-originated coronaviruses, including severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV), middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), and SARS-CoV-2, have caused millions of deaths, seriously jeopardized human health, and hindered social development, indicating that the study of animal-originated coronaviruses with potential for cross-species transmission is particularly important. Bat-originated swine acute diarrhea syndrome coronavirus (SADS-CoV), discovered in 2017, can not only cause fatal diarrhea in piglets, but also infect multiple human cells, with a potential risk of cross-species transmission, but its pathogenesis is unclear. In this study, we demonstrated that NS7a of SADS-CoV suppresses IFN-λ production via apoptosis-inducing factor mitochondria associated 1 (AIFM1)-caspase-6-caspase-3-interferon regulatory factor 3 (IRF3) pathway, and caspase-3 inhibitor (Z-DEVD-FMK) can effectively inhibit SADS-CoV replication and protect infected piglets. Our findings in this study contribute to a better understanding of SADS-CoV-host interactions as a part of the coronaviruses pathogenesis and using apoptosis-inhibitor as a drug as potential therapeutic approaches for prevention and control of SADS-CoV infection.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Journal of virology - (2024) vom: 16. Apr., Seite e0031724

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wang, Xiaowei [VerfasserIn]
Qiu, Wenjing [VerfasserIn]
Hu, Guangli [VerfasserIn]
Diao, Xiaoyuan [VerfasserIn]
Li, Yunfei [VerfasserIn]
Li, Yue [VerfasserIn]
Li, Peng [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Yufang [VerfasserIn]
Feng, Yongtong [VerfasserIn]
Xue, Chunyi [VerfasserIn]
Cao, Yongchang [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Zhichao [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Apoptosis
Apoptosis inducing factor mitochondria associated 1 (AIFM1)
IFN-λ
Journal Article
NS7a
Swine acute diarrhea syndrome virus (SADS-CoV)
Viral replication

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Date Revised 16.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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doi:

10.1128/jvi.00317-24

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NLM371133521