Abstract
Viruses, when entering their host cells, are met by a fierce intracellular immune defense. One prominent antiviral pathway is the integrated stress response (ISR). Upon activation of the ISR - typically though not exclusively upon detection of dsRNA - translation-initiation factor eukaryotic initiation factor 2 (eIF2) becomes phosphorylated to act as an inhibitor of guanine nucleotide-exchange factor eIF2B. Thus, with the production of ternary complex blocked, a global translational arrest ensues. Successful virus replication hinges on effective countermeasures. Here, we review ISR antagonists and antagonistic mechanisms employed by picorna- and coronaviruses. Special attention will be given to a recently discovered class of viral antagonists that inhibit the ISR by targeting eIF2B, thereby allowing unabated translation initiation even at exceedingly high levels of phosphorylated eIF2.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 102254 |
Pages (from-to) | 1-10 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Current Opinion in Immunology |
Volume | 79 |
Early online date | 28 Sept 2022 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2022 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Innovative Training Networks (ITN): H2020-MCSA-ITN-2019 (Grant No 813343 ) and OCENW.KLEIN.344 grant from the Dutch Research Council (to FJMvK).
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Keywords
- Apoptosis
- Degradation
- Inhibition
- Leader protein
- Messenger-rna
- Mouth-disease virus
- Nucleotide exchange
- Phosphorylation
- Protein-kinase
- Translation