Caspase-Dependent Cleavage of DDX21 Suppresses Host Innate Immunity

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第一作者： Wu, Wei

作者： Wu, Wei;Yu, Shengqing;Liu, Qinfang;Meng, Chunchun;Liao, Ying;Rehman, Zaib Ur;Tan, Lei;Song, Cuiping;Qiu, Xusheng;Liu, Weiwei;Ding, Chan;Sun, Yingjie;Qu, Yang;Wang, Sa;Yin, Yuncong;Ding, Chan

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关键词： DDX21; virus infection; cleavage; innate immunity

期刊名称：MBIO （ 影响因子：7.867； 五年影响因子：8.322 ）

ISSN： 2150-7511

年卷期： 2021 年 12 卷 3 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： DEAD (Glu-Asp-Ala-Glu) box RNA helicases have been proven to contribute to antiviral innate immunity. The DDX21 RNA helicase was identified as a nuclear protein involved in rRNA processing and RNA unwinding. DDX21 was also proven to be the scaffold protein in the complex of DDX1-DDX21-DHX36, which senses double-strand RNA and initiates downstream innate immunity. Here, we identified that DDX21 undergoes caspase-dependent cleavage after virus infection and treatment with RNA/DNA ligands, especially for RNA virus and ligands. Caspase-3/6 cleaves DDX21 at D126 and promotes its translocation from the nucleus to the cytoplasm in response to virus infection. The cytoplasmic cleaved DDX21 negatively regulates the interferon beta (IFN-beta) signaling pathway by suppressing the formation of the DDX1-DDX21-DHX36 complex. Thus, our data identify DDX21 as a regulator of immune balance and most importantly uncover a potential role of DDX21 cleavage in the innate immune response to virus. IMPORTANCE Innate immunity serves as the first barrier against virus infection. DEAD (Glu-Asp-Ala-Glu) box RNA helicases, originally considered to be involved in RNA processing and RNA unwinding, have been shown to play an important role in antiviral innate immunity. The precise regulation of innate immunity is critical for the host because the aberrant production of cytokines leads to unexpected pathological consequences. Here, we identified that DDX21 was cleaved at D126 by virus infection and treatment with RNA/DNA ligands via the caspase-3/6-dependent pathway. The cytoplasmic cleaved DDX21 negatively regulates the IFN-beta signaling pathway by suppressing the formation of the DDX1-DDX21-DHX36 complex. In sum, our data identify DDX21 as a regulator of immune balance and most importantly uncover a potential role of DDX21 cleavage in the innate immune response to virus.

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