MAVS protein and its interactions with hepatitis A, B and C viruses
Journal Title: Advances in Hygiene and Experimental Medicine - Year 2016, Vol 70, Issue
Abstract
Mitochondrial antiviral signaling protein (MAVS) transmits activation signal of type I interferon (IFN) gene transcription in the molecular intracellular pathway, which depends on the protein encoded by retinoic acid inducible gene I (RIG-I) or melanoma differentiation-associated protein-5 (MDA-5). MAVS, as a signal molecule, performs an essential function in the development of an antiviral immune response. The molecule of MAVS consists of two domains: the N-terminal domain and the C-terminal domain. The N-terminal end of MAVS contains the caspase activation and recruitment domain (CARD). CARD is responsible for MAVS interaction with RIG-I and MDA-5, which act as cytosolic sensors detecting foreign viral genetic material in the host cell. After binding to viral RNA, RIG-I or MDA-5 activates MAVS and transmits the signal of IFN type I gene expression. The C-terminal transmembrane domain (TM) of MAVS anchors the protein to the outer mitochondrial membrane. In this paper interactions between MAVS and hepatitis virus type A (HAV), type B (HBV) and type C (HCV) are presented. Mechanisms of indirect activation of MAVS by viral DNA and RNA, as well as the strategies of HAV, HBV andHCV for blocking of the intracellular signaling pathway at the level of MAVS, are described.
Authors and Affiliations
Zbigniew Wyżewski, Karolina P. Gregorczyk, Justyna Struzik, Marek Niemiałtowski, Lidia Szulc-Dąbrowska
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