Myxoma virus lacking the pyrin-like protein M013 is sensed in human myeloid cells by both NLRP3 and multiple Toll-like receptors, which independently activate the inflammasome and NF-κB innate response pathways

J Virol. 2011 Dec;85(23):12505-17. doi: 10.1128/JVI.00410-11. Epub 2011 Sep 28.

Abstract

The myxoma virus (MYXV)-encoded pyrin domain-containing protein M013 coregulates inflammatory responses mediated by both the inflammasome and the NF-κB pathways. Infection of human THP-1 monocytic cells with a MYXV construct deleted for the M013 gene (vMyxM013-KO), but not the parental MYXV, activates both the inflammasome and NF-κB pathways and induces a spectrum of proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines, like interleukin-1β (IL-1β), tumor necrosis factor (TNF), IL-6, and monocyte chemoattractant protein 1. Here, we report that vMyxM013-KO virus-mediated activation of inflammasomes and secretion of IL-1β are dependent on the adaptor protein ASC, caspase-1, and NLRP3 receptor. However, vMyxM013-KO virus-mediated activation of NF-κB signaling, which induces TNF secretion, was independent of ASC, caspase-1, and either the NLRP3 or AIM2 inflammasome receptors. We also report that early synthesis of pro-IL-1β in response to vMyxM013-KO infection is dependent upon the components of the inflammasome complex. Activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome and secretion of IL-1β was also dependent on the release of cathepsin B and production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). By using small interfering RNA screening, we further demonstrated that, among the RIG-I-like receptors (RLRs) and Toll-like receptors (TLRs), only TLR2, TLR6, TLR7, and TLR9 contribute to the NF-κB-dependent secretion of TNF and the inflammasome-dependent secretion of IL-1β in response to vMyxM013-KO virus infection. Additionally, we demonstrate that early triggering of the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway by vMyxM013-KO virus infection of THP-1 cells plays a critical common upstream role in the coordinate induction of both NF-κB and inflammasome pathways. We conclude that an additional cellular sensor(s)/receptor(s) in addition to the known RLRs/TLRs plays a role in the M013 knockout virus-induced activation of NF-κB pathway signaling, but the activation of inflammasomes entirely depends on sensing by the NLRP3 receptor in response to vMyxM013-KO infection of human myeloid cells.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Blotting, Western
  • Carrier Proteins / genetics
  • Carrier Proteins / metabolism*
  • Caspase 1 / metabolism
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Cytoskeletal Proteins / metabolism
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Humans
  • Immunity, Innate
  • Inflammasomes / metabolism*
  • Interleukin-1beta / metabolism
  • Interleukin-6 / metabolism
  • Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / metabolism
  • Monocytes / metabolism
  • Myeloid Cells / metabolism*
  • Myxoma virus / genetics*
  • Myxoma virus / immunology
  • NF-kappa B / genetics
  • NF-kappa B / metabolism*
  • NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein
  • Poxviridae Infections / genetics
  • Poxviridae Infections / immunology*
  • Poxviridae Infections / virology
  • Protein Structure, Tertiary
  • Pyrin
  • Reactive Oxygen Species / metabolism
  • Signal Transduction
  • Toll-Like Receptors / metabolism*
  • Tumor Virus Infections / genetics
  • Tumor Virus Infections / immunology*
  • Tumor Virus Infections / virology
  • Viral Proteins / physiology*

Substances

  • Carrier Proteins
  • Cytoskeletal Proteins
  • Inflammasomes
  • Interleukin-1beta
  • Interleukin-6
  • MEFV protein, human
  • NF-kappa B
  • NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein
  • NLRP3 protein, human
  • Pyrin
  • Reactive Oxygen Species
  • Toll-Like Receptors
  • Viral Proteins
  • Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
  • Caspase 1