PMID- 36918891 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230322 LR - 20230322 IS - 1297-9716 (Electronic) IS - 0928-4249 (Print) IS - 0928-4249 (Linking) VI - 54 IP - 1 DP - 2023 Mar 14 TI - Orf virus induces complete autophagy to promote viral replication via inhibition of AKT/mTOR and activation of the ERK1/2/mTOR signalling pathway in OFTu cells. PG - 22 LID - 10.1186/s13567-023-01153-1 [doi] LID - 22 AB - Orf virus (ORFV) is the causative agent of contagious ecthyma, which is an important zoonotic pathogen with a widespread distribution affecting sheep, goats and humans. Our previous research showed that autophagy can be induced in host cells by ORFV infection. However, the exact mechanism of ORFV-induced autophagy remains unknown. In this study, we investigated the underlying mechanisms of autophagy induced by ORFV in OFTu cells and the impact of autophagy on ORFV replication. By using specific autophagy inhibitors and activators, Western blotting, immunofluorescence and transmission electron microscopy imaging, we confirmed that ORFV infection triggered intracellular autophagosome accumulation and the activation of autophagic flux. Moreover, ORFV-induced autophagic activity was found to rely on an increase in the phosphorylation of tuberous sclerosis complex 2 (TSC2) and a decrease in the phosphorylation of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), which is mediated by the suppression of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signalling pathway and activation of the ERK1/2/mTOR signalling pathway. Furthermore, we investigated the role of mTOR-mediated autophagy during ORFV replication using pharmacological agents and demonstrated that ORFV-induced autophagy correlated positively with viral replication. Taken together, our data reveal the pathways of ORFV-induced autophagy and the impact of autophagy on ORFV replication, providing new insights into ORFV pathogenesis. CI - (c) 2023. The Author(s). FAU - Lv, Lijun AU - Lv L AD - Key Laboratory of Zoonosis, Ministry of Education, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, China. FAU - Guan, Jiyu AU - Guan J AD - Key Laboratory of Zoonosis, Ministry of Education, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, China. FAU - Zhen, Ruixue AU - Zhen R AD - Key Laboratory of Zoonosis, Ministry of Education, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, China. FAU - Lv, Pin AU - Lv P AD - Key Laboratory of Zoonosis, Ministry of Education, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, China. FAU - Xu, Mengshi AU - Xu M AD - Key Laboratory of Zoonosis, Ministry of Education, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, China. FAU - Liu, Xingyuan AU - Liu X AD - Key Laboratory of Zoonosis, Ministry of Education, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, China. FAU - He, Shishi AU - He S AD - Key Laboratory of Zoonosis, Ministry of Education, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, China. FAU - Fang, Ziyu AU - Fang Z AD - Key Laboratory of Zoonosis, Ministry of Education, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, China. FAU - Li, Zi AU - Li Z AD - Key Laboratory of Zoonosis, Ministry of Education, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, China. FAU - Lan, Yungang AU - Lan Y AD - Key Laboratory of Zoonosis, Ministry of Education, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, China. FAU - Lu, Huijun AU - Lu H AD - Key Laboratory of Zoonosis, Ministry of Education, Institute of Zoonosis, Jilin University, Changchun, China. FAU - He, Wenqi AU - He W AD - Key Laboratory of Zoonosis, Ministry of Education, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, China. FAU - Gao, Feng AU - Gao F AD - Key Laboratory of Zoonosis, Ministry of Education, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, China. AD - Key Laboratory of Zoonosis, Ministry of Education, Institute of Zoonosis, Jilin University, Changchun, China. FAU - Zhao, Kui AU - Zhao K AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-4120-2050 AD - Key Laboratory of Zoonosis, Ministry of Education, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, China. kuizhao@jlu.edu.cn. LA - eng GR - 31672554/National Natural Science Foundation of China/ GR - 20210202042NC/Scientific and Technological Project of Jilin Province/ GR - 20200402052NC/Scientific and Technological Project of JiLin Province/ GR - 419080520316/Jilin University for the Excellent Youth Scholars/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20230314 PL - England TA - Vet Res JT - Veterinary research JID - 9309551 RN - EC 2.7.1.1 (MTOR protein, human) RN - EC 2.7.1.- (Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt) RN - W36ZG6FT64 (Sirolimus) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Humans MH - Autophagy MH - MAP Kinase Signaling System MH - *Orf virus/metabolism MH - Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/metabolism MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/metabolism MH - Sheep MH - Sirolimus/pharmacology MH - TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/metabolism MH - Virus Replication PMC - PMC10013242 OTO - NOTNLM OT - ERK1/2/mTOR OT - ORFV OT - PI3K/AKT/mTOR OT - autophagy OT - replication COIS- The authors declare that they have no competing interests. EDAT- 2023/03/16 06:00 MHDA- 2023/03/17 06:00 PMCR- 2023/03/14 CRDT- 2023/03/15 01:39 PHST- 2022/08/22 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/12/09 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/03/15 01:39 [entrez] PHST- 2023/03/16 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/03/17 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2023/03/14 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1186/s13567-023-01153-1 [pii] AID - 1153 [pii] AID - 10.1186/s13567-023-01153-1 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Vet Res. 2023 Mar 14;54(1):22. doi: 10.1186/s13567-023-01153-1.