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ArticleCell death & disease2026

Sec8: a novel positive regulator of RIG-I in anti-RNA viral defense.

Lin Wang, Wenqing Ma, Peili Hou, Rong Jin, Xinxin Wei, Xingyu Li, Daniel Chang He, Hongmei Wang, Hongbin He

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Article in Cell death & disease, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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9 authors.

Lin Wang *Ruminant Diseases Research Center, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Wenqing Ma *Ruminant Diseases Research Center, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Peili Hou *Ruminant Diseases Research Center, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Rong JinRuminant Diseases Research Center, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Xinxin WeiRuminant Diseases Research Center, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Xingyu LiRuminant Diseases Research Center, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Daniel Chang HeThe College of Arts and Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Hongmei WangRuminant Diseases Research Center, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, Shandong, China. hongmeiwang@sdnu.edu.cn.
Hongbin HeRuminant Diseases Research Center, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, Shandong, China. hongbinhe@sdnu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7438-0638

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 32202772Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province (Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation) ZR2024MC149
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sec8, an exocyst complex subunit, is pivotal in facilitating the docking of exocytic vesicles to fusion sites on the plasma membrane. However, its involvement in the antiviral innate immune response and virus replication remains unclear. In this study, Sec8 is identified as a novel positive regulator of RIG-I, enhancing the IFN-I signaling response against RNA viruses both in vivo and in vitro. Additionally, Sec8 stabilizes RIG-I by inhibiting its ubiquitination and subsequent proteasome-mediated degradation. Mechanistically, STUB1 degrades RIG-I via K48-linked ubiquitination at Lys190, while Sec8 suppresses STUB1 mRNA by reducing the expression of p53 and competes with STUB1 for binding to RIG-I's CARD domain, thereby preventing STUB1-mediated RIG-I degradation. Importantly, Sec8-deficient mice were more susceptible to RNA virus infection compared to wild-type mice. These findings elucidate a mechanism that Sec8 positively regulates RIG-I in the antiviral innate immune response, offering insights for developing novel therapeutic strategies and targeted antiviral medications.

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DEAD Box Protein 58RNA VirusesAnimalsHEK293 CellsHumansImmunity, InnateMiceProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexReceptors, ImmunologicSignal TransductionUbiquitinationUbiquitin-Protein LigasesDEAD Box Protein 58Proteasome Endopeptidase ComplexReceptors, ImmunologicUbiquitin-Protein Ligases

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PMID41580425
PMCPMC12877145

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