Bovine herpesvirus 1 protein bICP0 represses the transcription of bISG15 in fetal bovine lung cells

Virol Sin. 2011 Dec;26(6):403-8. doi: 10.1007/s12250-011-3213-x. Epub 2011 Dec 10.

Abstract

The ubiquitin-like modifier bISG15 is an antiviral protein found in fetal bovine lung (FBL) cells. Bovine Herpesvirus 1(BHV-1), which is a viral pathogen of cattle, can infect FBL cells and induce cytopathic effects. Real-time PCR assays showed that BHV-1's infection could repress the basal or inducible transcription of bISG15 in FBL cells. It demonstrates that this repression effect depends on BHV-1 viral infection and new protein synthesis. Our previous work showed that bIRF-3 was the key factor in the stimulation of bISG15 in FBL cells, so the effect of BHV-1 viral protein on bIRF-3 activating the promoter of bISG15 was confirmed. The luciferase assay showed the BHV-1 viral protein bICP0 inhibited the activation of bISG15 promoter stimulated by bIRF-3. Taken together, our work suggested that BHV-1 had some molecular mechanism to resist the cellular bISG15's antiviral functions.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cattle
  • Cattle Diseases / genetics*
  • Cattle Diseases / metabolism
  • Cattle Diseases / virology
  • Cell Line
  • Down-Regulation*
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Viral
  • Herpesviridae Infections / genetics
  • Herpesviridae Infections / metabolism
  • Herpesviridae Infections / veterinary*
  • Herpesviridae Infections / virology
  • Herpesvirus 1, Bovine / genetics
  • Herpesvirus 1, Bovine / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Lung / metabolism
  • Lung / virology
  • Trans-Activators / genetics
  • Trans-Activators / metabolism*
  • Transcription, Genetic*
  • Ubiquitin / genetics*
  • Ubiquitin / metabolism
  • Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases / genetics
  • Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases / metabolism*

Substances

  • Trans-Activators
  • Ubiquitin
  • Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases
  • bICP0 protein, Bovine herpesvirus 1