Induces IFN-β Production via a CARMA3-Independent Mechanism.

Pathogens

Immunology Research Center, Medical Research Institute, Southwest University, Chongqing 402460, China.

Published: March 2021

AI Article Synopsis

  • Type I interferon (IFN) induction is essential for the innate immune response against infections, but its effects on macrophages are not fully understood.
  • Infection boosts the expression of IFN-β mRNA and triggers a signaling pathway involving STING, TBK1, and IRF3, leading to IFN-β production.
  • Interestingly, while CARMA3 expression is stimulated during infection, it does not influence the phosphorylation of TBK1 or IRF3 in various cell types, indicating that IFN-β production occurs independently of CARMA3.

Article Abstract

Type I interferon (IFN) induction is a critical component of innate immune response to viral and bacterial infection, including , but whether it activates the signaling in macrophages and the regulation mechanisms is less well understood. Here we show that infection promoted the IFN-β mRNA expression and stimulator of IFN genes (STING)/TANK-binding kinase 1 (TBK1)/interferon regulatory factor 3 (IRF3)-dependent production of IFN-β. Infection with induced caspase recruitment domain and membrane-associated guanylate kinase-like domain protein 3 (CARMA3) expression at both the mRNA and protein levels. The heat-killed bacteria failed to trigger IRF3 phosphorylation and upregulation of CARMA3 expression. However, overexpression of CARMA3 did not affect phosphorylation of TBK1 or IRF3 in RAW264.7 cells, J774A.1 macrophages, and mouse embryonic fibroblast (MEF) cells. In conclusion, infection induces STING/TBK1/IRF3-mediated IFN-β production in a CARMA3-independent manner.

Download full-text PDF

Source
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8000617PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10030300DOI Listing

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

ifn-β production
8
production carma3-independent
8
carma3 expression
8
induces ifn-β
4
carma3-independent mechanism
4
mechanism type
4
type interferon
4
interferon ifn
4
ifn induction
4
induction critical
4

Similar Publications

Cold-temperate and Arctic hard bottom coastal ecosystems are dominated by kelp forests, which have a high biomass production and provide important ecosystem services, but are subject to change due to ocean warming. However, the photophysiological response to increasing temperature of ecologically relevant species, such as Laminaria digitata, might depend on the local thermal environment where the population has developed. Therefore, the effects of temperature on growth rate, biochemical composition, maximum quantum yield, photosynthetic quotient and carbon budget of young cultured sporophytes of Laminaria digitata from the Arctic at Spitsbergen (SPT; cultured at 4, 10 and 16 °C) and from the cold-temperate North Sea island of Helgoland (HLG; cultured at 10, 16 and 22 °C) were comparatively analyzed.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Global concern regarding transformation products (TPs) derived from contaminants, including pesticides, in the environment and during water treatment has been growing markedly. In the present study, we investigated the anti-acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity of an aqueous solution of the organophosphorus insecticide disulfoton, a toxicological endpoint for determining the acceptable daily intake of disulfoton, both in the presence and the absence of metabolism during chlorination. Disulfoton rapidly reacted with free chlorine and completely disappeared within 0.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Designer Organs: Ethical Genetic Modifications in the Era of Machine Perfusion.

Annu Rev Biomed Eng

January 2025

1Center for Engineering for Medicine and Surgery, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA;

Gene therapy is a rapidly developing field, finally yielding clinical benefits. Genetic engineering of organs for transplantation may soon be an option, thanks to convergence with another breakthrough technology, ex vivo machine perfusion (EVMP). EVMP allows access to the functioning organ for genetic manipulation prior to transplant.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Globally, drug-impaired driving fatalities now exceed those from drunk driving, urging the need for on-site and roadside detection methods. In this study, a photothermal desorption and reagent-assisted low-temperature plasma ionization miniature ion trap mass spectrometer (PDRA-LTP-ITMS) was developed for on-site detection of drug-impaired driving. The pseudomultiple reaction monitoring (MRM) in PDRA-LTP-ITMS enables continuous ion selection during ion introduction and improved sensitivity to nearly 3-fold compared with the conventional full scan mode.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Metal ions are indispensable to life, as they can serve as essential enzyme cofactors to drive fundamental biochemical reactions, yet paradoxically, excess is highly toxic. Higher-order cells have evolved functionally distinct organelles that separate and coordinate sophisticated biochemical processes to maintain cellular homeostasis upon metal ion stimuli. Here, we uncover the remodeling of subcellular architecture and organellar interactome in yeast initiated by several metal ion stimulations, relying on near-native three-dimensional imaging, cryo-soft X-ray tomography.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?

Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!