Degradation of WTAP Blocks Antiviral Responses by Reducing the m6A Levels of IRF3 and IFNAR1 mRNA

ABSTRACT: N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is a chemical modification present in multiple RNA species and is most abundant in mRNAs. Studies on m6A reveal its comprehensive roles in almost every aspect of mRNA metabolism, as well as in a variety of physiological processes. Although some recent discoveries indicate that m6A can affect the life cycles of numerous viruses as well as the cellular antiviral immune response, the roles of m6A modification in type I interferon (IFN-I) signaling are still largely unknown. Here, we reveal that WT1-associated protein (WTAP), one of the m6A 'writers', is degraded via the ubiquitination-proteasome pathway upon activation of IFN-I signaling. With the degradation of WTAP, the m6A levels of IFN-regulatory factor 3 (IRF3) and interferon alpha/beta receptor subunit 1 (IFNAR1

SUBMITTER: Dr. Yong Ge 

PROVIDER: S-SCDT-EMBOR-2020-52101-T | biostudies-other |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other