Article ; Online: Sarbecovirus ORF6 proteins hamper induction of interferon signaling.
2021 Volume 34, Issue 13, Page(s) 108916
Abstract: The presence of an ORF6 gene distinguishes sarbecoviruses such as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and SARS-CoV-2 from other betacoronaviruses. Here we show that ORF6 inhibits induction of innate immune signaling, including ... ...
Abstract | The presence of an ORF6 gene distinguishes sarbecoviruses such as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and SARS-CoV-2 from other betacoronaviruses. Here we show that ORF6 inhibits induction of innate immune signaling, including upregulation of type I interferon (IFN) upon viral infection as well as type I and III IFN signaling. Intriguingly, ORF6 proteins from SARS-CoV-2 lineages are more efficient antagonists of innate immunity than their orthologs from SARS-CoV lineages. Mutational analyses identified residues E46 and Q56 as important determinants of the antagonistic activity of SARS-CoV-2 ORF6. Moreover, we show that the anti-innate immune activity of ORF6 depends on its C-terminal region and that ORF6 inhibits nuclear translocation of IRF3. Finally, we identify naturally occurring frameshift/nonsense mutations that result in an inactivating truncation of ORF6 in approximately 0.2% of SARS-CoV-2 isolates. Our findings suggest that ORF6 contributes to the poor IFN activation observed in individuals with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). |
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MeSH term(s) | Animals ; COVID-19/genetics ; COVID-19/metabolism ; Chlorocebus aethiops ; HEK293 Cells ; Humans ; Immunity, Innate/immunology ; Interferon Type I/metabolism ; SARS-CoV-2/isolation & purification ; Signal Transduction/immunology ; Vero Cells ; Viral Proteins/genetics ; Viral Proteins/metabolism |
Chemical Substances | Interferon Type I ; ORF6 protein, SARS-CoV-2 ; Viral Proteins |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2021-03-12 |
Publishing country | United States |
Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
ZDB-ID | 2649101-1 |
ISSN | 2211-1247 ; 2211-1247 |
ISSN (online) | 2211-1247 |
ISSN | 2211-1247 |
DOI | 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.108916 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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