Identification of Interferon-Stimulated Gene Proteins That Inhibit Human Parainfluenza Virus Type 3

J Virol. 2016 Nov 28;90(24):11145-11156. doi: 10.1128/JVI.01551-16. Print 2016 Dec 15.

Abstract

A major arm of cellular innate immunity is type I interferon (IFN), represented by IFN-α and IFN-β. Type I IFN transcriptionally induces a large number of cellular genes, collectively known as IFN-stimulated gene (ISG) proteins, which act as antivirals. The IFIT (interferon-induced proteins with tetratricopeptide repeats) family proteins constitute a major subclass of ISG proteins and are characterized by multiple tetratricopeptide repeats (TPRs). In this study, we have interrogated IFIT proteins for the ability to inhibit the growth of human parainfluenza virus type 3 (PIV3), a nonsegmented negative-strand RNA virus of the Paramyxoviridae family and a major cause of respiratory disease in children. We found that IFIT1 significantly inhibited PIV3, whereas IFIT2, IFIT3, and IFIT5 were less effective or not at all. In further screening a set of ISG proteins we discovered that several other such proteins also inhibited PIV3, including IFITM1, IDO (indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase), PKR (protein kinase, RNA activated), and viperin (virus inhibitory protein, endoplasmic reticulum associated, interferon inducible)/Cig5. The antiviral effect of IDO, the enzyme that catalyzes the first step of tryptophan degradation, could be counteracted by tryptophan. These results advance our knowledge of diverse ISG proteins functioning as antivirals and may provide novel approaches against PIV3.

Importance: The innate immunity of the host, typified by interferon (IFN), is a major antiviral defense. IFN inhibits virus growth by inducing a large number of IFN-stimulated gene (ISG) proteins, several of which have been shown to have specific antiviral functions. Parainfluenza virus type 3 (PIV3) is major pathogen of children, and no reliable vaccine or specific antiviral against it currently exists. In this article, we report several ISG proteins that strongly inhibit PIV3 growth, the use of which may allow a better antiviral regimen targeting PIV3.

MeSH terms

  • A549 Cells
  • Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
  • Animals
  • Antigens, Differentiation / genetics
  • Antigens, Differentiation / immunology
  • Carrier Proteins / genetics
  • Carrier Proteins / immunology*
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Epithelial Cells / drug effects
  • Epithelial Cells / immunology
  • Epithelial Cells / virology
  • Gene Expression Regulation
  • HEK293 Cells
  • Host-Pathogen Interactions*
  • Humans
  • Immunity, Innate*
  • Indoleamine-Pyrrole 2,3,-Dioxygenase / genetics
  • Indoleamine-Pyrrole 2,3,-Dioxygenase / immunology
  • Interferon-alpha / genetics
  • Interferon-alpha / immunology*
  • Interferon-beta / genetics
  • Interferon-beta / immunology*
  • Oxidoreductases Acting on CH-CH Group Donors
  • Parainfluenza Virus 3, Human / growth & development
  • Parainfluenza Virus 3, Human / immunology*
  • Protein Isoforms / genetics
  • Protein Isoforms / immunology
  • Proteins / genetics
  • Proteins / immunology
  • RNA-Binding Proteins
  • Signal Transduction
  • Tryptophan / pharmacology
  • eIF-2 Kinase / genetics
  • eIF-2 Kinase / immunology

Substances

  • Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
  • Antigens, Differentiation
  • Carrier Proteins
  • IFIT1 protein, human
  • Indoleamine-Pyrrole 2,3,-Dioxygenase
  • Interferon-alpha
  • Protein Isoforms
  • Proteins
  • RNA-Binding Proteins
  • leu-13 antigen
  • Interferon-beta
  • Tryptophan
  • Oxidoreductases Acting on CH-CH Group Donors
  • RSAD2 protein, human
  • EIF2AK2 protein, human
  • eIF-2 Kinase