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First-line defence against viral infection is contingent upon rapid detection of conserved viral structural and genomic motifs by germline-encoded pattern recognition receptors, followed by activation of the type I IFN system and establishment of an intracellular antiviral state. Novel antiviral functions of bone morphogenetic protein and related activin cytokines, acting in conjunction with, and independently of, type I IFN, have recently been described. Activin A mediates multiple innate and adaptive immune functions, including antiviral effects. However, how such effects are mediated and how activin might be triggered by viral infection have not been defined. Here we addressed this in vivo and in vitro, in humans and mice. Transcriptomic analyses delineated strikingly congruent patterns of gene regulation in hepatocytes stimulated with recombinant activin A and IFN in vitro. Activin A mRNA, encoded by INHBA, is induced upon activation of RIG-I, MDA5 and TLR7/8 viral nucleic acid sensors in vitro, across multiple cell lines and in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells. In vivo, infection of mice with influenza A also upregulated Inhba mRNA in the lung; this local upregulation of Inhba is retained in MAVS knockout mice, indicating a role for non-RIG-I-like receptors in its induction. Activin induction and signalling were also detectable in patients with chronic viral hepatitis. Together, these data suggest Activin A is triggered in parallel with type I IFN responses and can trigger related antiviral effector functions. This model has implications for the development of targeted antiviral therapies, in addition to revealing novel facets of activin biology.
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Narayan Ramamurthy. (2021, Sep 29).Innate triggering and antiviral effector functions of activin A[Video]. Scitok. https://scitok.com/project/p/c9829115
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Narayan Ramamurthy. "Innate triggering and antiviral effector functions of activin A" Scitok. (Sep 29, 2021). https://scitok.com/project/p/c9829115
Narayan Ramamurthy (Sep 29, 2021). Innate triggering and antiviral effector functions of activin A Scitok. https://scitok.com/project/p/c9829115
Narayan Ramamurthy. Innate triggering and antiviral effector functions of activin A[video]. 2021 Sep 29. https://scitok.com/project/p/c9829115
@online{al2006link, title={ Innate triggering and antiviral effector functions of activin A }, author={ Ramamurthy, Narayan }, organization={Scitok}, month={ Sep }, day={ 29 }, year={ 2021 }, url = {https://scitok.com/project/p/c9829115}, }