NS5B
生物
鸟嘌呤核苷酸交换因子
信号转导
细胞生物学
病毒学
病毒
丙型肝炎病毒
肝炎病毒
作者
Jiying Yin,Nai-Chao Diao,Tian Tian,Qi Wang,Sui-Bin Ma,Ning He,Hongming Zhou,Zehui Zhou,Wenyi Jia,Xiaonan Wang,Shi Kai-quan,Rui Du
标识
DOI:10.1016/j.vetmic.2023.109911
摘要
Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor 18 (ARHGEF18) is a member of the Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor (RhoGEF) family. RhoGEF plays an important role in the occurrence of tumors and neurological diseases; however, its involvement in host cell resistance against pathogenic microorganisms is mostly unknown. Herein, we report that bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) nonstructural protein 5B (NS5B) can activate the nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) signaling pathway to induce an immune response. To clarify the functional domains of NS5B that activate NF-κB signaling, the six structural domains of NS5B were expressed separately: NS5B-core, NS5B-finger, NS5B-palm, NS5B-thumb, NS5B-N and NS5B-c domain. We preliminarily determined that the functional domains of NS5B that activate NF-κB signaling are the finger and palm domains. We used a bovine kidney cell cDNA library and yeast two-hybrid technology to identify that the host protein ARHGEF18 interacts with NS5B. Co-immunoprecipitation assays showed that ARHGEF18 interacts strongly with NS5B-palm. Interestingly ARHGEF18 could promote NF-κB signaling activation by BVDV NS5B. In addition silencing ARHGEF18 significantly inhibited NS5B-palm activation of NF-κB signaling. We concluded that ARHGEF18 can bind to BVDV NS5B through the palm domain to activate the NF-κB pathway. These findings provide direct evidence that BVDV NS5B induces immune responses by activating NF-κB signaling.
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