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Apolipoprotein E mediates cell resistance to influenza virus infection.

ABSTRACT: Viruses exploit host cell machinery to support their replication. Defining the cellular proteins and processes required for a virus during infection is crucial to understanding the mechanisms of virally induced disease and designing host-directed therapeutics. Here, we perform a genome-wide CRISPR-Cas9-based screening in lung epithelial cells infected with the PR/8/NS1-GFP virus and use GFP^hi cell as a unique screening marker to identify host factors that inhibit influenza A virus (IAV) infection. We discovered that APOE affects influenza virus infection both in vitro and in vivo. Cell deficiency in APOE conferred substantially increased susceptibility to IAV; mice deficient in APOE manifested more severe lung pathology, increased virus load, and decreased survival rate. Mechanistically, lack of cell-produced APOE results in impaired cell cholesterol homeostasis, enhancing influenza virus attachment. Thus, we identified a previously unrecognized role of APOE in restraining IAV infection.

SUBMITTER: Gao P

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9491715 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Apolipoprotein E mediates cell resistance to influenza virus infection.

Gao Ping P Ji Miao M Liu Xinyuan X Chen Xiaotong X Liu Hongtao H Li Shihua S Jia Baoqian B Li Chao C Ren Lili L Zhao Xin X Wang Qihui Q Bi Yuhai Y Tan Xu X Hou Baidong B Zhou Xuyu X Tan Wenjie W Deng Tao T Wang Jianwei J Gao George Fu GF Zhang Fuping F

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Viruses exploit host cell machinery to support their replication. Defining the cellular proteins and processes required for a virus during infection is crucial to understanding the mechanisms of virally induced disease and designing host-directed therapeutics. Here, we perform a genome-wide CRISPR-Cas9-based screening in lung epithelial cells infected with the PR/8/NS1-GFP virus and use GFP<sup>hi</sup> cell as a unique screening marker to identify host factors that inhibit influenza A virus (IA ...[more]

PMID: 36129973

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