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Bif-1c Attenuates Viral Proliferation by Regulating Autophagic Flux Blockade Induced by the Rabies Virus CVS-11 Strain in N2a Cells
Bax-interacting factor-1 (Bif-1) is a multifunctional protein involved in apoptosis, autophagy, and mitochondrial morphology. However, the associations between Bif-1 and viruses are poorly understood. As discrete Bif-1 isoforms are selectively expressed and exert corresponding effects, we evaluated...
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American Society for Microbiology
2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10269655/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37014208 http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.03079-22 |
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author | Hou, Pengfei Guo, Yidi Jin, Hongli Sun, Jingxuan Bai, Yujie Li, Wujian Li, Ling Cao, Zengguo Wu, Fangfang Zhang, Haili Li, Yuanyuan Yang, Songtao Xia, Xianzhu Huang, Pei Wang, Hualei |
author_facet | Hou, Pengfei Guo, Yidi Jin, Hongli Sun, Jingxuan Bai, Yujie Li, Wujian Li, Ling Cao, Zengguo Wu, Fangfang Zhang, Haili Li, Yuanyuan Yang, Songtao Xia, Xianzhu Huang, Pei Wang, Hualei |
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description | Bax-interacting factor-1 (Bif-1) is a multifunctional protein involved in apoptosis, autophagy, and mitochondrial morphology. However, the associations between Bif-1 and viruses are poorly understood. As discrete Bif-1 isoforms are selectively expressed and exert corresponding effects, we evaluated the effects of neuron-specific/ubiquitous Bif-1 isoforms on rabies virus (RABV) proliferation. First, infection with the RABV CVS-11 strain significantly altered Bif-1 expression in mouse neuroblastoma (N2a) cells, and Bif-1 knockdown in turn promoted RABV replication. Overexpression of neuron-specific Bif-1 isoforms (Bif-1b/c/e) suppressed RABV replication. Moreover, our study showed that Bif-1c colocalized with LC3 and partially alleviated the incomplete autophagic flux induced by RABV. Taken together, our data reveal that neuron-specific Bif-1 isoforms impair the RABV replication process by abolishing autophagosome accumulation and blocking autophagic flux induced by the RABV CVS-11 strain in N2a cells. IMPORTANCE Autophagy can be triggered by viral infection and replication. Autophagosomes are generated and affect RABV replication, which differs by viral strain and infected cell type. Bax-interacting factor-1 (Bif-1) mainly has a proapoptotic function but is also involved in autophagosome formation. However, the association between Bif-1-involved autophagy and RABV infection remains unclear. In this study, our data reveal that a neuron-specific Bif-1 isoform, Bif-1c, impaired viral replication by unchoking autophagosome accumulation induced by RABV in N2a cells to a certain extent. Our study reveals for the first time that Bif-1 is involved in modulating autophagic flux and plays a crucial role in RABV replication, establishing Bif-1 as a potential therapeutic target for rabies. |
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spelling | pubmed-102696552023-06-16 Bif-1c Attenuates Viral Proliferation by Regulating Autophagic Flux Blockade Induced by the Rabies Virus CVS-11 Strain in N2a Cells Hou, Pengfei Guo, Yidi Jin, Hongli Sun, Jingxuan Bai, Yujie Li, Wujian Li, Ling Cao, Zengguo Wu, Fangfang Zhang, Haili Li, Yuanyuan Yang, Songtao Xia, Xianzhu Huang, Pei Wang, Hualei Microbiol Spectr Research Article Bax-interacting factor-1 (Bif-1) is a multifunctional protein involved in apoptosis, autophagy, and mitochondrial morphology. However, the associations between Bif-1 and viruses are poorly understood. As discrete Bif-1 isoforms are selectively expressed and exert corresponding effects, we evaluated the effects of neuron-specific/ubiquitous Bif-1 isoforms on rabies virus (RABV) proliferation. First, infection with the RABV CVS-11 strain significantly altered Bif-1 expression in mouse neuroblastoma (N2a) cells, and Bif-1 knockdown in turn promoted RABV replication. Overexpression of neuron-specific Bif-1 isoforms (Bif-1b/c/e) suppressed RABV replication. Moreover, our study showed that Bif-1c colocalized with LC3 and partially alleviated the incomplete autophagic flux induced by RABV. Taken together, our data reveal that neuron-specific Bif-1 isoforms impair the RABV replication process by abolishing autophagosome accumulation and blocking autophagic flux induced by the RABV CVS-11 strain in N2a cells. IMPORTANCE Autophagy can be triggered by viral infection and replication. Autophagosomes are generated and affect RABV replication, which differs by viral strain and infected cell type. Bax-interacting factor-1 (Bif-1) mainly has a proapoptotic function but is also involved in autophagosome formation. However, the association between Bif-1-involved autophagy and RABV infection remains unclear. In this study, our data reveal that a neuron-specific Bif-1 isoform, Bif-1c, impaired viral replication by unchoking autophagosome accumulation induced by RABV in N2a cells to a certain extent. Our study reveals for the first time that Bif-1 is involved in modulating autophagic flux and plays a crucial role in RABV replication, establishing Bif-1 as a potential therapeutic target for rabies. American Society for Microbiology 2023-04-04 /pmc/articles/PMC10269655/ /pubmed/37014208 http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.03079-22 Text en Copyright © 2023 Hou et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) . |
spellingShingle | Research Article Hou, Pengfei Guo, Yidi Jin, Hongli Sun, Jingxuan Bai, Yujie Li, Wujian Li, Ling Cao, Zengguo Wu, Fangfang Zhang, Haili Li, Yuanyuan Yang, Songtao Xia, Xianzhu Huang, Pei Wang, Hualei Bif-1c Attenuates Viral Proliferation by Regulating Autophagic Flux Blockade Induced by the Rabies Virus CVS-11 Strain in N2a Cells |
title | Bif-1c Attenuates Viral Proliferation by Regulating Autophagic Flux Blockade Induced by the Rabies Virus CVS-11 Strain in N2a Cells |
title_full | Bif-1c Attenuates Viral Proliferation by Regulating Autophagic Flux Blockade Induced by the Rabies Virus CVS-11 Strain in N2a Cells |
title_fullStr | Bif-1c Attenuates Viral Proliferation by Regulating Autophagic Flux Blockade Induced by the Rabies Virus CVS-11 Strain in N2a Cells |
title_full_unstemmed | Bif-1c Attenuates Viral Proliferation by Regulating Autophagic Flux Blockade Induced by the Rabies Virus CVS-11 Strain in N2a Cells |
title_short | Bif-1c Attenuates Viral Proliferation by Regulating Autophagic Flux Blockade Induced by the Rabies Virus CVS-11 Strain in N2a Cells |
title_sort | bif-1c attenuates viral proliferation by regulating autophagic flux blockade induced by the rabies virus cvs-11 strain in n2a cells |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10269655/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37014208 http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.03079-22 |
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