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RNA聚合酶III检测细胞质DNA并通过RIG-I通路诱导I型干扰子
Yu-Hsin Chiu1, John B Macmillan, Zhijian J Chen
1Department of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390-9148, USA.
Cell
|July 28, 2009
概括
细胞质DNA通过RNA聚合酶III (Pol-III) 转化为5'-三酸RNA (5'-pppRNA),从而触发干扰素反应. 然后,这种RNA激活RIG-I通路,突出显示Pol-III.
科学领域:
- 免疫学 免疫学 免疫学
- 分子生物学分子生物学
- 病毒学 病毒学
背景情况:
- I型干扰素 (IFN) 对抗病毒和自身免疫反应至关重要.
- RIG-I/MAVS途径调解IFN的产生,以应对细胞核RNA.
- 细胞质DNA诱导IFN-β的机制以前是未知的.
研究的目的:
- 阐明IFN-β诱导由细胞质双链DNA的机制.
- 确定负责感知细胞核DNA并启动IFN反应的酶.
主要方法:
- 生物化学净化以确定负责的酶.
- 通过DNA (poly(dA-dT)) 感染和感染DNA病毒.
- 抑制RNA聚合酶III (Pol-III) 的活性.
- 感染细胞内细菌 (Legionella pneumophila) 的情况.
主要成果:
- 细胞基因DNA (poly(dA-dT)) 被转化为5-pppRNA.
- 取决于DNA的RNA聚合酶III (Pol-III) 从DNA模板中合成这种5-pppRNA.
- 抑制Pol-III阻断了通过DNA转染,DNA病毒和Legionella pneumophila的IFN-β诱导.
- 抑制Pol-III可以增强Legionella pneumophila的生长.
结论:
- RNA聚合酶III作为细胞质DNA传感器起作用.
- 通过Pol-III将DNA转化为5-pppRNA是细胞核DNA的先天免疫感应的一个关键步骤.
- 这一途径对于控制DNA病毒和细胞内细菌感染至关重要.
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