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Function
[NS1_INBLE] Binds and inhibits the ubiquitin-like protein G1P2/ISG15, which is an early antiviral protein. Inhibits IRF-3 nuclear translocation and activation. Inhibits IFN-beta promoter activation; this inhibition is not dsRNA-binding dependent Prevents EIF2AK2/PKR activation, either by binding double strand RNA or by interacting directly with EIF2AK2/PKR. Also binds poly(A) and U6 snRNA. Suppresses the RNA silencing-based antiviral response in Drosophila cells.[1] [ISG15_HUMAN] Ubiquitin-like protein that is conjugated to intracellular target proteins after IFN-alpha or IFN-beta stimulation. Its enzymatic pathway is partially distinct from that of ubiquitin, differing in substrate specificity and interaction with ligating enzymes. ISG15 conjugation pathway uses a dedicated E1 enzyme, but seems to converge with the Ub conjugation pathway at the level of a specific E2 enzyme. Targets include STAT1, SERPINA3G/SPI2A, JAK1, MAPK3/ERK1, PLCG1, EIF2AK2/PKR, MX1/MxA, and RIG-1. Deconjugated by USP18/UBP43. Shows specific chemotactic activity towards neutrophils and activates them to induce release of eosinophil chemotactic factors. May serve as a trans-acting binding factor directing the association of ligated target proteins to intermediate filaments. May also be involved in autocrine, paracrine and endocrine mechanisms, as in cell-to-cell signaling, possibly partly by inducing IFN-gamma secretion by monocytes and macrophages. Seems to display antiviral activity during viral infections.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] In response to IFN-tau secreted by the conceptus, may ligate to and regulate proteins involved in the release of prostaglandin F2-alpha (PGF), and thus prevent lysis of the corpus luteum and maintain the pregnancy (By similarity).[8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]
Publication Abstract from PubMed
Interferon-induced ISG15 conjugation plays an important antiviral role against several viruses, including influenza viruses. The NS1 protein of influenza B virus (NS1B) specifically binds only human and nonhuman primate ISG15s and inhibits their conjugation. To elucidate the structural basis for the sequence-specific recognition of human ISG15, we determined the crystal structure of the complex formed between human ISG15 and the N-terminal region of NS1B (NS1B-NTR). The NS1B-NTR homodimer interacts with two ISG15 molecules in the crystal and also in solution. The two ISG15-binding sites on the NS1B-NTR dimer are composed of residues from both chains, namely residues in the RNA-binding domain (RBD) from one chain, and residues in the linker between the RBD and the effector domain from the other chain. The primary contact region of NS1B-NTR on ISG15 is composed of residues at the junction of the N-terminal ubiquitin-like (Ubl) domain and the short linker region between the two Ubl domains, explaining why the sequence of the short linker in human and nonhuman primate ISG15s is essential for the species-specific binding of these ISG15s. In addition, the crystal structure identifies NS1B-NTR binding sites in the N-terminal Ubl domain of ISG15, and shows that there are essentially no contacts with the C-terminal Ubl domain of ISG15. Consequently, NS1B-NTR binding to ISG15 would not occlude access of the C-terminal Ubl domain of ISG15 to its conjugating enzymes. Nonetheless, transfection assays show that NS1B-NTR binding of ISG15 is responsible for the inhibition of interferon-induced ISG15 conjugation in cells.
Structural basis for the sequence-specific recognition of human ISG15 by the NS1 protein of influenza B virus.,Guan R, Ma LC, Leonard PG, Amer BR, Sridharan H, Zhao C, Krug RM, Montelione GT Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011 Aug 16;108(33):13468-73. Epub 2011 Aug 1. PMID:21808041[14]
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References
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- ↑ Loeb KR, Haas AL. The interferon-inducible 15-kDa ubiquitin homolog conjugates to intracellular proteins. J Biol Chem. 1992 Apr 15;267(11):7806-13. PMID:1373138
- ↑ Loeb KR, Haas AL. Conjugates of ubiquitin cross-reactive protein distribute in a cytoskeletal pattern. Mol Cell Biol. 1994 Dec;14(12):8408-19. PMID:7526157
- ↑ Narasimhan J, Potter JL, Haas AL. Conjugation of the 15-kDa interferon-induced ubiquitin homolog is distinct from that of ubiquitin. J Biol Chem. 1996 Jan 5;271(1):324-30. PMID:8550581
- ↑ Knight E Jr, Cordova B. IFN-induced 15-kDa protein is released from human lymphocytes and monocytes. J Immunol. 1991 Apr 1;146(7):2280-4. PMID:2005397
- ↑ Lenschow DJ, Giannakopoulos NV, Gunn LJ, Johnston C, O'Guin AK, Schmidt RE, Levine B, Virgin HW 4th. Identification of interferon-stimulated gene 15 as an antiviral molecule during Sindbis virus infection in vivo. J Virol. 2005 Nov;79(22):13974-83. PMID:16254333 doi:79/22/13974
- ↑ Zhao C, Denison C, Huibregtse JM, Gygi S, Krug RM. Human ISG15 conjugation targets both IFN-induced and constitutively expressed proteins functioning in diverse cellular pathways. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2005 Jul 19;102(29):10200-5. Epub 2005 Jul 11. PMID:16009940 doi:0504754102
- ↑ Loeb KR, Haas AL. The interferon-inducible 15-kDa ubiquitin homolog conjugates to intracellular proteins. J Biol Chem. 1992 Apr 15;267(11):7806-13. PMID:1373138
- ↑ Loeb KR, Haas AL. Conjugates of ubiquitin cross-reactive protein distribute in a cytoskeletal pattern. Mol Cell Biol. 1994 Dec;14(12):8408-19. PMID:7526157
- ↑ Narasimhan J, Potter JL, Haas AL. Conjugation of the 15-kDa interferon-induced ubiquitin homolog is distinct from that of ubiquitin. J Biol Chem. 1996 Jan 5;271(1):324-30. PMID:8550581
- ↑ Knight E Jr, Cordova B. IFN-induced 15-kDa protein is released from human lymphocytes and monocytes. J Immunol. 1991 Apr 1;146(7):2280-4. PMID:2005397
- ↑ Lenschow DJ, Giannakopoulos NV, Gunn LJ, Johnston C, O'Guin AK, Schmidt RE, Levine B, Virgin HW 4th. Identification of interferon-stimulated gene 15 as an antiviral molecule during Sindbis virus infection in vivo. J Virol. 2005 Nov;79(22):13974-83. PMID:16254333 doi:79/22/13974
- ↑ Zhao C, Denison C, Huibregtse JM, Gygi S, Krug RM. Human ISG15 conjugation targets both IFN-induced and constitutively expressed proteins functioning in diverse cellular pathways. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2005 Jul 19;102(29):10200-5. Epub 2005 Jul 11. PMID:16009940 doi:0504754102
- ↑ Guan R, Ma LC, Leonard PG, Amer BR, Sridharan H, Zhao C, Krug RM, Montelione GT. Structural basis for the sequence-specific recognition of human ISG15 by the NS1 protein of influenza B virus. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011 Aug 16;108(33):13468-73. Epub 2011 Aug 1. PMID:21808041 doi:10.1073/pnas.1107032108
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