Title |
Senataxin suppresses the antiviral transcriptional response and controls viral biogenesis
|
---|---|
Published in |
Nature Immunology, March 2015
|
DOI | 10.1038/ni.3132 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Matthew S Miller, Alexander Rialdi, Jessica Sook Yuin Ho, Micah Tilove, Luis Martinez-Gil, Natasha P Moshkina, Zuleyma Peralta, Justine Noel, Camilla Melegari, Ana M Maestre, Panagiotis Mitsopoulos, Joaquín Madrenas, Sven Heinz, Chris Benner, John A T Young, Alicia R Feagins, Christopher F Basler, Ana Fernandez-Sesma, Olivier J Becherel, Martin F Lavin, Harm van Bakel, Ivan Marazzi |
Abstract |
The human helicase senataxin (SETX) has been linked to the neurodegenerative diseases amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS4) and ataxia with oculomotor apraxia (AOA2). Here we identified a role for SETX in controlling the antiviral response. Cells that had undergone depletion of SETX and SETX-deficient cells derived from patients with AOA2 had higher expression of antiviral mediators in response to infection than did wild-type cells. Mechanistically, we propose a model whereby SETX attenuates the activity of RNA polymerase II (RNAPII) at genes stimulated after a virus is sensed and thus controls the magnitude of the host response to pathogens and the biogenesis of various RNA viruses (e.g., influenza A virus and West Nile virus). Our data indicate a potentially causal link among inborn errors in SETX, susceptibility to infection and the development of neurologic disorders. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
United States | 3 | 50% |
Germany | 1 | 17% |
Unknown | 2 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Members of the public | 5 | 83% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 17% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
United States | 3 | 3% |
Korea, Republic of | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 115 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Researcher | 28 | 24% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 18 | 15% |
Student > Bachelor | 17 | 14% |
Student > Master | 14 | 12% |
Professor | 7 | 6% |
Other | 20 | 17% |
Unknown | 15 | 13% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 32 | 27% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 31 | 26% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 13 | 11% |
Immunology and Microbiology | 9 | 8% |
Neuroscience | 4 | 3% |
Other | 9 | 8% |
Unknown | 21 | 18% |