Project description:This experiment seeks to investigate the lengths and modifications of the poly(A) tails of hepatitis A virus (HAV) RNA by nanopore long-reads sequencing, and whether RG7834, an inhibitor of TENT4 noncanonical poly(A) polymerases, alters the poly(A) tails of HAV RNA. Poliovirus (PV) infected cells were analyzed in parallel for comparison.
Project description:Interferon regulatory factors (IRFs) play key roles in the transactivation of antiviral genes at the step downstream of activated pathogen-associated molecular pattern sensors, such as RIG-I-like receptors or Toll-like receptors. Whereas IRF1 and IRF3 are thought to bind similar DNA elements (ISRE and PRD-III, PRD-I) to activate antiviral gene transcription, genome-wide transcriptome profiling of IRF1 versus IRF3 knockouts in an immortalized primary hepatocyte (PH5CH8) cell line infected with hepatitis A virus (HAV) revealed unexpected disparities in their target genes. IRF1 targets include several anti-HAV effector genes that were not previously recognized to have antiviral functions.
Project description:Hepatitis A virus (HAV), an hepatotropic picornavirus, is a common cause of acute hepatitis in human populations. Although responsible for considerable morbidity and mortality, the mechanisms underlying HAV-mediated liver injury are poorly understood. Ifnar1-/- mice are susceptible to HAV and when infected recapitulate cardinal features of hepatitis A in humans, including serum ALT elevation, hepatocellular apoptosis, and intrahepatic inflammatory cell infiltrates. In contrast, Mavs-/- mice, while equally permissive for infection, experience no liver injury. Previous studies indicate that HAV pathogenesis in Ifnar1-/- mice is dependent upon MAVS-IRF3 signaling, but leave unresolved the role of IRF3-mediated transcription versus non-transcriptional pro-apoptotic activity of activated IRF3 in HAV-induced liver disease. Here, we compared the intrahepatic transcriptomes of HAV-infected naïve Mavs-/- and Ifnar1-/- mice using high throughput RNA sequencing, and characterized IRF3-mediated transcriptional responses associated with hepatocyte apoptosis and liver inflammation.
Project description:we employed single cell RNAseq with the 10XGenome approach to study the transcriptomic changes in liver with a mouse model of HAV infection.
Project description:MicroRNAs (miRNAs), including host miRNAs and viral miRNAs, play vital roles in regulating host-virus interactions. DNA viruses encode miRNAs that regulate the viral life cycle. However, it is generally believed that cytoplasmic RNA viruses do not encode miRNAs, owing to inaccessible cellular miRNA processing machinery. Here, we provide a comprehensive genome-wide analysis and identification of miRNAs that were derived from hepatitis A virus (HAV; Hu/China/H2/1982), which is a typical cytoplasmic RNA virus. Using deep-sequencing and in silico approaches, we identified 2 novel virally encoded miRNAs, named hav-miR-1-5p and hav-miR-2-5p. Both of the novel virally encoded miRNAs were clearly detected in infected cells. Analysis of Dicer enzyme silencing demonstrated that HAV-derived miRNA biogenesis is Dicer dependent. Furthermore, we confirmed that HAV mature miRNAs were generated from viral miRNA precursors (pre-miRNAs) in host cells. Notably, naturally derived HAV miRNAs were biologically and functionally active and induced post-transcriptional gene silencing (PTGS). Genomic location analysis revealed novel miRNAs located in the coding region of the viral genome. Overall, our results show that HAV naturally generates functional miRNA-like small regulatory RNAs during infection. This is the first report of miRNAs derived from the coding region of genomic RNA of a cytoplasmic RNA virus. These observations demonstrate that a cytoplasmic RNA virus can naturally generate functional miRNAs, as DNA viruses do. These findings also contribute to improved understanding of host-RNA virus interactions mediated by RNA virus-derived miRNAs.
Project description:To explore the effect of Bicd2 in Con A-induced acute autoimmune hepatitis, we conducted single cell RNA sequencing of AAV-scramble or AAV-shBicd2 infected mice livers in response to Con A injection.
Project description:This project enriched and identified phosphoproteins in human hepatocarcinoma 7.5.1 cell line (Huh7.5.1) upon Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection.
Project description:OSM increases the antiviral effect of IFNα in Huh7 cells infected with hepatitis A virus (HAV) or HCV replicon and synergizes with IFNα in the induction of antiviral genes
Project description:Hepatitis B virus (HBV) persists by depositing a covalently closed circular DNA (cccDNA) in the nucleus of infected cells that cannot be targeted by available antivirals. Cytokine treatments can diminish HBV cccDNA via APOBEC3-mediated deamination. Here we show that overexpression of APOBEC3A alone, however, was not sufficient to reduce cccDNA in HBV-infected cells. This required addition of interferon indicating that cccDNA degradation requires an additional, interferon-stimulated gene (ISG). Transcriptome analyses identified ISG20 as the only type I and II interferon-induced, nucleus-resident protein with annotated nuclease activity. ISG20 expression was detected in human livers in acute, self-limiting but not in chronic hepatitis B. ISG20 depletion abolished the interferon-induced loss of cccDNA, and co-expression of ISG20 and APOBEC3A was sufficient to diminish cccDNA. In conclusion, non-cytolytic HBV cccDNA decline requires induction of a deaminase and nuclease. Our findings highlight that ISGs cooperate for their antiviral function and this cooperativity may be explored for therapeutic targeting.
Project description:Previous articles have reported that mouse cell lines infected with hepatitis virus do not produce interferon, which only causes natural immune responses when infected with macrophages and dendritic cells. Therefore, we collected the cells of MHV-infected mouse dendritic cells for 18 hours, and detected the immune-related factors and other altered genes in the cells after infection by Proteomics analysis