PMID- 27066702 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20161013 LR - 20171116 IS - 1873-2542 (Electronic) IS - 0378-1135 (Linking) VI - 187 DP - 2016 May 1 TI - Downregulation of protein kinase PKR activation by porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus at its early stage infection. PG - 1-7 LID - S0378-1135(16)30057-8 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.vetmic.2016.03.004 [doi] AB - The interferon-induced double-strand RNA activated protein kinase (PKR) plays an important role in antiviral response. The objective of this study was to assess the effect of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) on PKR activation. Here we report that PRRSV inhibited PKR activation during its early stage infection of primary pulmonary alveolar macrophages (PAMs). PRRSV infection led to lower level of phosphorylated PKR in comparison with mock-infected cells. The PKR inhibition was sustained until 10h post infection in the presence of polyI:C, a synthetic analog of double-stranded RNA activating PKR. PKR-mediated phosphorylation of the eukaryotic translation initiation factor eIF2alpha was also lower in the PRRSV-infected PAMs during the early stage infection. Interestingly, inactivated PRRSV was capable to inhibit the PKR activation until 6h post infection. This suggests that structural components of PRRSV virions were responsible for the inhibition, although PRRSV replication was needed for longer inhibition. These results indicate that the downregulation of PKR activation during early infection stage should be essential for PRRSV to avoid the antiviral response to initiate replication. This finding contributes to our understanding on PRRSV interaction with host innate immune response and reveal a target for control of PRRSV infection. CI - Copyright (c) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Xiao, Yueqiang AU - Xiao Y AD - Molecular Virology Laboratory, VA-MD Regional College of Veterinary Medicine and Maryland Pathogen Research Institute, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA; Shandong Binzhou Animal Science & Veterinary Medicine Academy, Binzhou Branch of Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Binzhou, Shandong, China. FAU - Ma, Zexu AU - Ma Z AD - Molecular Virology Laboratory, VA-MD Regional College of Veterinary Medicine and Maryland Pathogen Research Institute, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA. FAU - Wang, Rong AU - Wang R AD - Molecular Virology Laboratory, VA-MD Regional College of Veterinary Medicine and Maryland Pathogen Research Institute, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA. FAU - Yang, Liping AU - Yang L AD - Molecular Virology Laboratory, VA-MD Regional College of Veterinary Medicine and Maryland Pathogen Research Institute, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA. FAU - Nan, Yuchen AU - Nan Y AD - Molecular Virology Laboratory, VA-MD Regional College of Veterinary Medicine and Maryland Pathogen Research Institute, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA. FAU - Zhang, Yan-Jin AU - Zhang YJ AD - Molecular Virology Laboratory, VA-MD Regional College of Veterinary Medicine and Maryland Pathogen Research Institute, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA. Electronic address: zhangyj@umd.edu. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20160307 PL - Netherlands TA - Vet Microbiol JT - Veterinary microbiology JID - 7705469 RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (eIF-2 Kinase) RN - O84C90HH2L (Poly I-C) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cell Line MH - *Down-Regulation MH - Enzyme Activation/genetics MH - Macrophages, Alveolar/enzymology/immunology/virology MH - Phosphorylation MH - Poly I-C/immunology MH - Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome/*enzymology/immunology MH - Porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome virus/*physiology MH - Swine MH - Virus Replication/physiology MH - eIF-2 Kinase/*genetics/*metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - Innate immunity OT - PKR inhibition OT - Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) OT - Protein kinase PKR OT - Pulmonary alveolar macrophages (PAMs) OT - eIF2alpha EDAT- 2016/04/14 06:00 MHDA- 2016/10/14 06:00 CRDT- 2016/04/13 06:00 PHST- 2016/02/02 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/03/03 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2016/03/04 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/04/13 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/04/14 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/10/14 06:00 [medline] AID - S0378-1135(16)30057-8 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.vetmic.2016.03.004 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Vet Microbiol. 2016 May 1;187:1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2016.03.004. Epub 2016 Mar 7.