Marchant-15: Immune Response to Viral Infection I Flashcards
What are the 2 pathways stimulated by IFN to stimulate antiviral state?
- oligoadenylate synthetase (OAS1)
- Protein kinase R (PKR)
What upregulates OAS1?
IFN
What activates/alerts OAS1 activation?
dsRNA
Function of OAS1
polymerizes ATP into 2’-5’ ATP oligomers
Where does 2’-5’ ATP oligomers bind?
endoribonuclease L
What does the OAS1 pathway accomplish?
degradation of ssRNA (viral and cellular)
Where is PKR normally found?
cytoplasm
What upregulates PKR?
IFN
What activates PKR?
dsRNA
Goal of PKR
block viral and cellular protein translation
What does PKR phosphorylate to inhibit protein translation?
eIF-2
What does adenovirus use to inhibit PKR action?
VA-RNA1
How does VA-RNA1 inhibit PKR?
binds to PKR
What do poxviruses produce to inhibit IFN action?
M-T7
Function of MT7
- homologous to IFN receptor
- binds to cellular IFN receptor and prevents interaction with cell receptor