Project description:The RIG-I like receptors (RLRs) RIG-I and MDA5 are cytosolic RNA helicases best characterized as restriction factors for RNA viruses. However, evidence suggests RLRs participate in innate immune recognition of other pathogens, including DNA viruses. Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) is a human gammaherpesvirus and the etiological agent of Kaposi's sarcoma and primary effusion lymphoma (PEL). We demonstrate that RIG-I and MDA5 restrict KSHV lytic reactivation in PEL. By performing fRIP-Seq, we define the in vivo RLR substrates and demonstrate that RIG-I and MDA5-mediated restriction is facilitated exclusively by the recognition of host-derived RNAs.
Project description:Chromatin Immuno-precipitaion sequencing was performed using HIF1 alpha antibodies to investigate its enrichment on Kaposi's sarcoma associated herpesvirus (KSHV) genome in BC3 cells and purified KSHV infected PBMCs under normoxic or hypoxic conditions
Project description:The aging process is characterized by cellular functional decline and increased susceptibility to infections. Understanding the association between virus infection and aging is crucial for developing effective strategies against viral infections in older individuals. Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) infection increases the risk of Kaposi's sarcoma, a vascular cancer prevalent among the elderly without HIV infection. However, the relationship between KSHV pathogenesis and cellular senescence remains unknown. Here, we demonstrate that KSHV infectivity is significantly increased in senescent human endothelial cells due to enhanced binding of virions to cell surface. Proteomic analysis identified caveolin-1 and CD109 that promote KSHV infection and were significantly upregulated in senescent cells. In particular, CD109 is expressed on cell surface and directly interacts with KSHV virions to enhance KSHV infection. Knockout of CD109 abolished while overexpression of CD109 promote KSHV binding to cell surface, and infectivity. These results identify CD109 as a novel KSHV entry receptor that enhances KSHV infection in senescent cells, which might in part explain the higher sensitivity of elder subjects to KSHV infection and Kaposi's sarcoma.
Project description:Chromatin Immuno-precipitaion sequencing was performed using H3-Ac, H3K4Me3, H3K9Me3, H3K27Me3, LANA, RTA and DNA Polymerase 1 alpha antibodies to investigate its enrichment on Kaposi's sarcoma associated herpesvirus (KSHV) genome in BC3 cells under normoxic or hypoxic conditions
Project description:The objective of this study was to identify the transcription profiles of wild type KSHV and ORF59 deleted KSHV (Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus) genome during early infection, till the virus establishes latent infection in human PBMCs Samples from each time points were analyzed and the experiments were done in duplicate.
Project description:The objective of this study was to identify the transcription profiles of wild type KSHV and ORF59 deleted KSHV (Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus) genome during early infection, till the virus establishes latent infection in human PBMCs
Project description:Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) can efficiently infect and transform primary rat mesenchymal precursor (MM) cells. Regulation of cell cycle progression and apoptosis by KSHV-encoded microRNAs is required for KSHV-induced cellular transformation and tumorigenesis.
Project description:This study compares changes in gene expression induced by four interrelated miRNAs with similar but staggered 5'-ends: miR-142-3p, miR-142-3p-1, miR-K10a, and miR-K10a+1. miR-K10a and miR-K10a+1 are co-expressed by the Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus. Total RNA was harvested from HEK293 cells transfected with individual miRNAs including a negative control miRNA mimic.
