HSV-2 is the major cause of genital herpes, increases the risk of HIV-1 sexual transmission, and can establish latency by evading the host immune system. We previously found that productive HSV-2 infection in mucosal tissues inhibited the expression of IFN-β, and that HSV-2 immediate-early protein ICP22 impaired the production of IFN-β by impeding the IRF3-mediated signaling pathway. However, ICP22-null HSV-2 did not completely loss the capability in suppressing IFN-β production. Our pilot study has identified the immediate-early protein ICP27 as a potent antagonist of IFN-β production, but the mechanism remains to be defined. Given the characteristics of HSV-2 in antagonizing IFN-β production and the significance of IFN-β in inhibiting HIV-1 mucosal infection, in this proposed project, we intend to elucidate how ICP27 impairs IFN-β production at molecular and mucosal levels and confirm the findings by constructing and testing ICP27-null HSV-2. Using a polarized human cervical explant model, we will further address the impact of HSV-2 infection on the production of IFN-β mediated by immediate-early proteins and consequently on HIV-1 early mucosal infection. The research outcomes would be important for not only understanding the mechanism of HSV-2 mucosal immune evasion but also the development of novel strategies to block HSV-2/HIV-1 mucosal co-infection.
HSV-2是生殖器疱疹的主要病原体,且增加HIV-1性传播的风险,可通过逃逸宿主免疫建立潜伏感染。我们前期发现:有复制能力的HSV-2在黏膜水平有效抑制IFN-β的产生;HSV-2极早期蛋白ICP22通过阻碍IRF3通路抑制IFN-β的产生,但ICP22缺失病毒并未完全丧失抑制IFN-β产生的能力;而另一个HSV-2极早期蛋白ICP27可以在细胞水平显著抑制IFN-β的产生,但机制不清楚。本项目针对HSV-2抑制IFN-β产生的特性及IFN-β在抑制HIV-1黏膜感染中的重要性,拟在分子和黏膜细胞水平阐明ICP27抑制IFN-β产生的机制,并通过构建ICP27缺失病毒进行验证;利用极化的人黏膜组织块模型探究HSV-2极早期蛋白抑制IFN-β产生对HIV-1早期黏膜感染的影响。本项目有助于揭示HSV-2逃逸宿主黏膜免疫的机制及研发针对HSV-2/HIV-1黏膜共感染的阻断策略。
HSV-2是生殖器疱疹的主要病原体,且会增加HIV-1性传播的风险。HSV-2有一系列逃逸宿主免疫的机制,有助于其在神经系统建立潜伏感染,可在机体受到刺激或免疫力低下时复发。黏膜感染是HSV-2原发感染的主要途径,有研究表明,在HSV-2感染部位IFN-β表达量很低,但具体机制尚不明确。本研究利用人黏膜组织块感染模型,发现HSV-2可以抑制人黏膜组织中IFN-β的产生;通过构建一系列HSV-2基因克隆进行筛选,发现HSV-2极早期蛋白ICP27可以显著抑制黏膜上皮细胞中IFN-β的诱导表达,并进一步在人原代上皮黏膜细胞上进行了验证;机制研究发现,HSV-2 ICP27作用于IRF3信号通路,通过与IRF3直接相互作用干扰IRF3的激活,从而影响IRF3磷酸化及入核,导致IFN-β及其下游干扰素刺激基因(ISGs)的表达受阻;通过构建不同结构区域的截短突变,发现HSV-2 ICP27的1-138aa区域是抑制IFN-β产生的关键区域。此外,本研究还探究了HSV-2极早期蛋白ICP22通过其E3泛素连接酶活性抑制I型干扰素信号通路的机制、HSV-2包膜糖蛋白D(gD)抑制NF-κB的激活及其机制。本项目的发现有助于揭示HSV-2逃逸宿主黏膜免疫的机制及研发针对HSV-2/HIV-1黏膜共感染的阻断策略。
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