PropertyValue
?:abstract
  • Virus infection may induce excessive interferon (IFN) responses that can lead to host tissue injury or even death. β-arrestin 2 regulates multiple cellular events through the G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) signaling pathways. Here we demonstrate that β-arrestin 2 also promotes virus-induced production of IFN-β and clearance of viruses in macrophages. β-arrestin 2 interacts with cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS) and increases the binding of dsDNA to cGAS to enhance cyclic GMP-AMP (cGAMP) production and the downstream stimulator of interferon genes (STING) and innate immune responses. Mechanistically, deacetylation of β-arrestin 2 at Lys171 facilitates the activation of the cGAS–STING signaling and the production of IFN-β. In vitro, viral infection induces the degradation of β-arrestin 2 to facilitate immune evasion, while a β-blocker, carvedilol, rescues β-arrestin 2 expression to maintain the antiviral immune response. Our results thus identify a viral immune-evasion pathway via the degradation of β-arrestin 2, and also hint that carvedilol, approved for treating heart failure, can potentially be repurposed as an antiviral drug candidate.
is ?:annotates of
?:creator
?:doi
?:doi
  • 10.1038/s41467-020-19849-9
?:journal
  • Nat_Commun
?:license
  • cc-by
?:pdf_json_files
  • document_parses/pdf_json/1087ecf7c85b8ab165de9528b08e7c245094974c.json; document_parses/pdf_json/78dea52d3ca4f65230fc1f950b695d4b324a6c37.json; document_parses/pdf_json/1738f3f859ec70b28d4dfe62528346f77669d008.json
?:pmc_json_files
  • document_parses/pmc_json/PMC7691508.xml.json
?:pmcid
?:pmid
?:pmid
  • 33243993.0
?:publication_isRelatedTo_Disease
is ?:relation_isRelatedTo_publication of
?:sha_id
?:source
  • Medline; PMC
?:title
  • β-arrestin 2 as an activator of cGAS-STING signaling and target of viral immune evasion
?:type
?:year
  • 2020-11-26

Metadata

Anon_0  
expand all