Journal: Journal of Virology
Article Title: Highly pathogenic porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus nonstructural protein 1 interacts with TRAF6 to activate the TAK1/p38/JNK/AP-1 signaling and induce IL-1β
doi: 10.1128/jvi.00428-26
Figure Lengend Snippet: Nsp1 R308 and R375 are the key amino acids for nsp1 to interact with TRAF6 and induce IL-1β production. ( A ) Model for the predicted target sites on nsp1 that might interact with TRAF6, including P134, K304, R308, P365, and R375. ( B ) CRL-2843 cells were transfected with nsp1 or each of the five mutants with the mutated amino acid at P134, K304, R308, P365, or R375 (1 μg). The IL-1β mRNA was quantified by qPCR. ( C ) HEK-293T cells were cotransfected with nsp1 or its five mutants and the P4 promoter. The cells were harvested at 24 h post-transfection, and the luciferase activity was analyzed. ( D ) Model for the mutant with mutations at both R308 and R375. ( E ) HEK-293T cells were cotransfected with wild-type nsp1, R308, R375, or R308/375 and the P4 promoter. The cells were harvested at 24 h post-transfection, and the luciferase activity was analyzed. ( F ) CRL-2843 cells were transfected with nsp1, R308, R375, or R308/375 (1 μg), and the IL-1β mRNA was quantified by qPCR. ( G ) HEK-293T cells were cotransfected with Flag-TRAF6 vector and nsp1 (R308A)-HA, nsp1 (R375A)-HA, nsp1 (R308/375A)-HA mutants, or nsp1-HA. The cells were harvested at 24 h post-transfection for Co-IP analysis. Differences were evaluated by Student's t -test. *, P < 0.05; **, P < 0.01; ***, P < 0.001; ns, not significant.
Article Snippet: Membranes were blocked with 5% skim milk in PBS for 1 h at room temperature, followed by incubation overnight at 4°C with antibodies against p-c-Jun, c-Jun, p-p38, p38, p-JNK, JNK, p-TAK1, TAK1, and TRAF6 (MCE, USA).
Techniques: Transfection, Luciferase, Activity Assay, Mutagenesis, Plasmid Preparation, Co-Immunoprecipitation Assay