摘要
Interferon-induced transmembrane protein 3 (IFITM3) is a restriction factor that can be induced by viral infectionand interferons (IFNs). It inhibits the entry and replication of many viruses, which are independent of receptorusage but dependent on processes that occur in endosomes. In this study, we demonstrate that IFITM3 playsimportant roles in regulating the RNA-virus-triggered production of IFN-β in a negative-feedback manner.Overexpression of IFITM3 inhibited Sendai virus-triggered induction of IFN-β, whereas knockdown of IFITM3 hadthe opposite effect. We also showed that IFITM3 was constitutively associated with IRF3 and regulated thehomeostasis of IRF3 by mediating the autophagic degradation of IRF3. These findings suggest a novel inhibitoryfunction of IFITM3 on the RNA-virus-triggered production of type I IFNs and cellular antiviral responses.
基金
This work was supported by grants from the Ministry of Science and Technology of China(2014CB910103)
the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31370867,31521091)
the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central University(2042015kf0182)。
