PMID- 33961904 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20211203 LR - 20220716 IS - 1872-9096 (Electronic) IS - 0166-3542 (Print) IS - 0166-3542 (Linking) VI - 191 DP - 2021 Jul TI - Wnt antagonists suppress herpes simplex virus type 1 productive infection. PG - 105082 LID - S0166-3542(21)00072-3 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.antiviral.2021.105082 [doi] AB - Following acute infection of mucosal surfaces, herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) establishes life-long latent infections within neurons, including sensory neurons in trigeminal ganglia (TG). Periodically, reactivation from latency occurs resulting in virus transmission and recurrent disease. In the absence of lytic cycle viral transcriptional proteins, host factors are predicted to mediate early stages of reactivation from latency. Previous studies suggested the canonical Wnt/beta-catenin signaling pathway promotes productive infection. To further examine how the Wnt/beta-catenin signaling pathway enhances productive infection, we examined two antagonists of the Wnt-signaling pathway. KYA1797K enhances formation of the beta-catenin destruction complex, resulting in beta-catenin degradation. Conversely, iCRT14 inhibits beta-catenin dependent transcription by interfering with beta-catenin interactions with T-cell factor/lymphoid enhancer factor (TCF)/Lef family of cellular transcription factors and interferes with TCF/Lef binding to DNA. iCRT14 and KYA1797K significantly inhibited HSV-1 productive infection in human and mouse neuronal cells and monkey kidney cells (VERO). Although iCRT14 was only effective when present throughout infection, delayed addition or early removal of KYA1797K did not significantly reduce its antiviral properties. KYA1797K had no effect on virus entry or penetration indicating it impairs certain aspects of viral replication. These studies demonstrated beta-catenin promotes HSV-1 productive infection and indicate antagonists of the canonical Wnt/beta-catenin signaling pathway may be effective anti-HSV therapeutic agents. CI - Copyright (c) 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Harrison, Kelly S AU - Harrison KS AD - Oklahoma State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Stillwater, OK, 74078, USA. FAU - Jones, Clinton AU - Jones C AD - Oklahoma State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Stillwater, OK, 74078, USA. Electronic address: clint.jones10@okstate.edu. LA - eng GR - P20 GM103648/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 NS111167/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20210505 PL - Netherlands TA - Antiviral Res JT - Antiviral research JID - 8109699 RN - 0 (Antiviral Agents) RN - 0 (KYA1797K) RN - 0 (Pyridines) RN - 0 (Pyrroles) RN - 0 (Thiazolidinediones) RN - 0 (Thiazolidines) RN - 0 (beta Catenin) RN - 0 (iCRT14) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Antiviral Agents/*pharmacology MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Chlorocebus aethiops MH - Epithelial Cells/drug effects/virology MH - Herpesviridae Infections/drug therapy MH - Herpesvirus 1, Human/*drug effects MH - Humans MH - Pyridines/*pharmacology MH - Pyrroles/*pharmacology MH - Thiazolidinediones/*pharmacology MH - Thiazolidines/*pharmacology MH - Vero Cells MH - Virus Activation/drug effects MH - Virus Latency/*drug effects MH - Virus Replication/drug effects MH - *Wnt Signaling Pathway MH - beta Catenin/*antagonists & inhibitors PMC - PMC8240022 MID - NIHMS1709434 COIS- Declaration of interests The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. The authors declare the following financial interests/personal relationships which may be considered as potential competing interests: This manuscript is also not being considered for publication in any other journal EDAT- 2021/05/08 06:00 MHDA- 2021/12/15 06:00 PMCR- 2022/07/01 CRDT- 2021/05/07 20:20 PHST- 2021/02/12 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/04/23 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/04/27 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/05/08 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/12/15 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/05/07 20:20 [entrez] PHST- 2022/07/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S0166-3542(21)00072-3 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.antiviral.2021.105082 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Antiviral Res. 2021 Jul;191:105082. doi: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2021.105082. Epub 2021 May 5.