Recognition of the measles virus nucleocapsid as a mechanism of IRF-3 activation

Journal of Virology
Benjamin R tenOeverJohn Hiscott

Abstract

The mechanisms of cellular recognition for virus infection remain poorly understood despite the wealth of information regarding the signaling events and transcriptional responses that ensue. Host cells respond to viral infection through the activation of multiple signaling cascades, including the activation of NF-kappaB, c-Jun/ATF-2 (AP-1), and the interferon regulatory factors (IRFs). Although viral products such as double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) and the processes of viral binding and fusion have been implicated in the activation of NF-kappaB and AP-1, the mechanism(s) of IRF-1, IRF-3, and IRF-7 activation has yet to be fully elucidated. Using recombinant measles virus (MeV) constructs, we now demonstrate that phosphorylation-dependent IRF-3 activation represents a novel cellular detection system that recognizes the MeV nucleocapsid structure. At low multiplicities of infection, IRF-3 activation is dependent on viral transcription, since UV cross-linking and a deficient MeV containing a truncated polymerase L gene failed to induce IRF-3 phosphorylation. Expression of the MeV nucleocapsid (N) protein, without the requirement for any additional viral proteins or the generation of dsRNA, was sufficient for IRF-3 activation. In addit...Continue Reading

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