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5′-triphosphate guanosine RNAs recruit GTP-binding proteins to suppress RIG-I/IFN type I signalling

ABSTRACT: The interferon (IFN) response is crucial for antiviral activity, but its overstimulation can lead to a wide range of autoimmune disorders. The cytoplasmic pattern recognition receptor RIG-I detects viral double stranded RNAs (dsRNAs) and endogenous polymerase III transcripts carrying a 5′-triphosphate (5′-ppp) or 5′-diphosphate (5′-pp) moiety, triggering phosphorylation of IRF3 and IFN immune response. While many viral RNAs initiate with 5′-ppp-adenosine (5′-pppA) and most endogenous Pol III transcripts in higher eukaryotes start with 5′-ppp-guanosine (5′-pppG), no apparent reason for this bias has been identified so far. Here we demonstrate that dsRNAs initiating with 5′-pppA trigger stronger RIG-I/IFN response than those starting with 5′-pppG. We show that several GTP-binding proteins interact preferentially with 5′-pppG RNAs. Finally, supplementation with guanosine, but not adenosine, which rapidly increases intracellular concentrations of GTP and ATP respectively, eliminates the difference in immunogenicity between 5′-pppG and 5′-pppA RNAs. Our findings suggest that 5′-pppG RNAs may enable certain RNA viruses and Pol III transcripts to limit detection by innate immune receptors. These results offer new insights into the sequence-dependent activation of the RIG-I/IFN pathway and have important implications for both antiviral immunity and the role of Pol III-derived RNAs in autoimmune diseases.

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ORGANISM(S): Homo Sapiens (human)

TISSUE(S): Permanent Cell Line Cell

SUBMITTER: Jacek Szymanski

LAB HEAD: Gracjan Michlewski

PROVIDER: PXD065769 | Pride | 2026-05-07

REPOSITORIES: Pride

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