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ArticleNature communications2025

PWWP3A disrupts the assembly of VISA/MAVS signalosome to inhibit innate immune response against RNA viruses.

Mengling Shi, Cong Wang, Zhen Chen, Yidan Zhou, Liang Yue, Yu Liu, Tiannan Guo, Jun Shang, Haotian Xu, Yu Zhang and 2 more

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12 authors.

Mengling Shi *State Key Laboratory of Virology and Biosafety, College of Life Sciences, Frontier Science Center for Immunology and Metabolism, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Cong Wang *State Key Laboratory of Virology and Biosafety, College of Life Sciences, Frontier Science Center for Immunology and Metabolism, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Zhen Chen *State Key Laboratory of Virology and Biosafety, College of Life Sciences, Frontier Science Center for Immunology and Metabolism, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Yidan ZhouDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Liang YueCenter for Intelligent Proteomics, Westlake Laboratory of Life Sciences and Biomedicine, Hangzhou, China.
Yu LiuState Key Laboratory of Virology and Biosafety, College of Life Sciences, Frontier Science Center for Immunology and Metabolism, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Tiannan GuoCenter for Intelligent Proteomics, Westlake Laboratory of Life Sciences and Biomedicine, Hangzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3869-7651
Jun ShangSpecAlly Life Technology Co. Ltd., Wuhan, China.
Haotian XuState Key Laboratory of Virology and Biosafety, College of Life Sciences, Frontier Science Center for Immunology and Metabolism, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Yu ZhangSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Mengcheng LuoHubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Developmentally Originated Disease, TaiKang Center for Life and Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China. luomengcheng@whu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7058-5911
Caoqi LeiState Key Laboratory of Virology and Biosafety, College of Life Sciences, Frontier Science Center for Immunology and Metabolism, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China. caoqilei@whu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6142-4697

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

VISA/MAVS is crucial in antiviral innate immunity. Upon RNA virus infection, VISA recruits TBK1 via TRAFs to mitochondria, inducing IRF3 phosphorylation and type I interferons. However, TBK1 recruitment mechanisms via individual TRAFs are unclear. Here, we reveal that PWWP domain-containing 3A (PWWP3A) serves as a negative regulator of RNA virus-triggered signaling. During viral infection, PWWP3A translocates from nucleus to the mitochondria, competing with TRAF6 for binding to VISA, thereby impeding the recruitment of TBK1 and inhibiting IRF3 activation. However, the extent of PWWP3A-mediated inhibition is regulated by the E3 ligase PJA2, which induces PWWP3A degradation post-infection, highlighting the intricate regulatory network in antiviral immunity. Consistently, PWWP3A deficiency enhances antiviral responses, and Pwwp3a

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Adaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingImmunity, InnateRNA VirusesRNA Virus InfectionsAnimalsHEK293 CellsHumansInterferon Regulatory Factor-3Interferon Type IMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesSignal TransductionUbiquitin-Protein LigasesAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingInterferon Regulatory Factor-3Interferon Type IIrf3 protein, mouseMAVS protein, humanMAVS protein, mouseProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesTBK1 protein, humanTbk1 protein, mouseUbiquitin-Protein Ligases

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PMID40312484
PMCPMC12045991

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