title: Identification of Interferon-Stimulated Gene Proteins That Inhibit Human Parainfluenza Virus Type 3.
abstract: A major arm of cellular innate immunity is type I interferon (IFN), represented by IFN-α and IFN-β. Type I IFN transcriptionally induces a large number of cellular genes, collectively known as IFN-stimulated gene (ISG) proteins, which act as antivirals. The IFIT (interferon-induced proteins with tetratricopeptide repeats) family proteins constitute a major subclass of ISG proteins and are characterized by multiple tetratricopeptide repeats (TPRs). In this study, we have interrogated IFIT proteins for the ability to inhibit the growth of human parainfluenza virus type 3 (PIV3), a nonsegmented negative-strand RNA virus of the Paramyxoviridae family and a major cause of respiratory disease in children. We found that IFIT1 significantly inhibited PIV3, whereas IFIT2, IFIT3, and IFIT5 were less effective or not at all. In further screening a set of ISG proteins we discovered that several other such proteins also inhibited PIV3, including IFITM1, IDO (indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase), PKR (protein kinase, RNA activated), and viperin (virus inhibitory protein, endoplasmic reticulum associated, interferon inducible)/Cig5. The antiviral effect of IDO, the enzyme that catalyzes the first step of tryptophan degradation, could be counteracted by tryptophan. These results advance our knowledge of diverse ISG proteins functioning as antivirals and may provide novel approaches against PIV3.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The innate immunity of the host, typified by interferon (IFN), is a major antiviral defense. IFN inhibits virus growth by inducing a large number of IFN-stimulated gene (ISG) proteins, several of which have been shown to have specific antiviral functions. Parainfluenza virus type 3 (PIV3) is major pathogen of children, and no reliable vaccine or specific antiviral against it currently exists. In this article, we report several ISG proteins that strongly inhibit PIV3 growth, the use of which may allow a better antiviral regimen targeting PIV3.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences and Center for Gene Regulation in Health and Disease, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: M A G
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Rabbani
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences and Center for Gene Regulation in Health and Disease, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ribaudo
authors.affiliation: Baruch S. Blumberg Institute, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: Ju-Tao
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences and Center for Gene Regulation in Health and Disease, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA s.barik@csuohio.edu.
authors.forename: Sailen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Barik
mesh_terms: D000072283:A549 Cells; D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D000818:Animals; D000943:Antigens, Differentiation / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D057809:HEK293 Cells; D054884:Host-Pathogen Interactions; D006801:Humans; D007113:Immunity, Innate; D050503:Indoleamine-Pyrrole 2,3,-Dioxygenase / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D016899:Interferon-beta / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D044925:Oxidoreductases Acting on CH-CH Group Donors; D010224:Parainfluenza Virus 3, Human / Q000254:growth & development / Q000276:immunology*; D020033:Protein Isoforms / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins; D015398:Signal Transduction; D014364:Tryptophan / Q000494:pharmacology; D019892:eIF-2 Kinase / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D000090123:Viperin Protein
chemical_list: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D000943:Antigens, Differentiation; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D050503:Indoleamine-Pyrrole 2,3,-Dioxygenase; D016898:Interferon-alpha; D016899:Interferon-beta; D044925:Oxidoreductases Acting on CH-CH Group Donors; D020033:Protein Isoforms; D011506:Proteins; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins; D014364:Tryptophan; D019892:eIF-2 Kinase; C484290:IFIT1 protein, human; C062010:leu-13 antigen; C444427:RSAD2 protein, human; D000090123:Viperin Protein; C000602769:EIF2AK2 protein, human