Coronavirus membrane-associated papain-like proteases induce autophagy through interacting with Beclinl to negatively regulate antiviral innate immunity

• Published in: 蛋白质与细胞：英文版 2014 (12), p.912-927
• Main Author: Xiaojuan Chen Kai Wang Yaling Xing Jian Tu Xingxing Yang Qian Zhao Kui Li Zhongbin Chen
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: 交互; 先天免疫; 冠状病毒感染; 抗病毒; 木瓜蛋白酶; 自噬; 诱导机制; 负调节
• ISSN: 1674-800X; 1674-8018

Autophagy plays important roles in modulating viral replication and antiviral immune response. Coronavirus infection is associated with the autophagic process, however, little is known about the mechanisms of autophagy induction and its contribution to coronavirus regulation of host innate responses. Here, we show that the membrane-associated papain-like protease PLP2 （PLP2-TM） of coronaviruses acts as a novel autophagy- inducing protein. Intriguingly, PLP2-TM induces incom- plete autophagy process by increasing the accumula- tion of autophagosomes but blocking the fusion of autophagosomes with lysosomes. Furthermore, PLP2- TM interacts with the key autophagy regulators, LC3 and Beclinl, and promotes Beclinl interaction with STING, the key regulator for antiviral IFN signaling. Finally, knockdown of Beclinl partially reverses PLP2-TM＇s inhibitory effect on innate immunity which resulting in decreased coronavirus replication. These results sug- gested that coronavirus papain-like protease induces incomplete autophagy by interacting with Beclinl, which in turn modulates coronavirus replication and antiviral innate immunity.