Combined roles of ATP and small hairpin RNA in the activation of RIG-I revealed by solution-based analysis.

ABSTRACT: RIG-I (retinoic acid inducible gene-I) is a cytosolic innate immune protein that senses viral dsRNA with a 5'-triphosphate overhang. Upon interaction with dsRNA a de-repression of the RIG-I CARD domains takes place that ultimately leads to the production of type I interferons and pro-inflammatory cytokines. Here we investigate the RIG-I conformational rearrangement upon interaction with an activating 5'-triphosphate-10-base pair dsRNA hairpin loop (10bp) compared with a less active 5'-triphosphate-8-base pair dsRNA hairpin loop (8bp). We use size-exclusion chromatography-coupled small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and limited tryptic digest experiments to show that that upon binding to 10 bp, but not 8 bp, RIG-I becomes extended and shows greater flexibility, reflecting the release of its

SUBMITTER: Shah N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5887321 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature