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Discovery of a viral NLR homolog that inhibits the inflammasome.


ABSTRACT: The NLR (nucleotide binding and oligomerization, leucine-rich repeat) family of proteins senses microbial infections and activates the inflammasome, a multiprotein complex that promotes microbial clearance. Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) is linked to several human malignancies. We found that KSHV Orf63 is a viral homolog of human NLRP1. Orf63 blocked NLRP1-dependent innate immune responses, including caspase-1 activation and processing of interleukins IL-1? and IL-18. KSHV Orf63 interacted with NLRP1, NLRP3, and NOD2. Inhibition of Orf63 expression resulted in increased expression of IL-1? during the KSHV life cycle. Furthermore, inhibition of NLRP1 was necessary for efficient reactivation and generation of progeny virus. The viral homolog subverts the function of cellular NLRs, which suggests that modulation of NLR-mediated innate immunity is important for the lifelong persistence of herpesviruses.

SUBMITTER: Gregory SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3072027 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Discovery of a viral NLR homolog that inhibits the inflammasome.

Gregory Sean M SM   Davis Beckley K BK   West John A JA   Taxman Debra J DJ   Matsuzawa Shu-ichi S   Reed John C JC   Ting Jenny P Y JP   Damania Blossom B  

Science (New York, N.Y.) 20110101 6015


The NLR (nucleotide binding and oligomerization, leucine-rich repeat) family of proteins senses microbial infections and activates the inflammasome, a multiprotein complex that promotes microbial clearance. Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) is linked to several human malignancies. We found that KSHV Orf63 is a viral homolog of human NLRP1. Orf63 blocked NLRP1-dependent innate immune responses, including caspase-1 activation and processing of interleukins IL-1β and IL-18. KSHV Orf63  ...[more]

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