Article
Human Virus-Derived Small RNAs Can Confer Antiviral Immunity in Mammals.
Immunity - 20 Jun 2017
Qiu Yang, Xu Yanpeng, Zhang Yao, Zhou Hui, Deng Yong-Qiang, Li Xiao-Feng, Miao Meng, Zhang Qiang, Zhong Bo, Hu Yuanyang, Zhang Fu-Chun, Wu Ligang, Qin Cheng-Feng, Zhou Xi
Abstract excerpt
RNA interference (RNAi) functions as a potent antiviral immunity in plants and invertebrates; however, whether RNAi plays antiviral roles in mammals remains unclear. Here, using human enterovirus 71 (HEV71) as a model, we showed HEV71 3A protein as an authentic viral suppressor of RNAi during viral infection. When the 3A-mediated RNAi suppression was impaired, the mutant HEV71 readily triggered the production of...
Topics
- Animals
- Argonaute Proteins
- Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats
- Enterovirus A, Human
- Enterovirus Infections
- HEK293 Cells
- Humans
- Immunity
- Mammals
- Mice
