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IFITM3 restricts virus-induced inflammatory cytokine production by limiting Nogo-B mediated TLR responses.

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Forbester, JL 
Marsden, M 
Sabberwal, P 
Sommerville, MS 

Abstract

Interferon-induced transmembrane protein 3 (IFITM3) is a restriction factor that limits viral pathogenesis and exerts poorly understood immunoregulatory functions. Here, using human and mouse models, we demonstrate that IFITM3 promotes MyD88-dependent, TLR-mediated IL-6 production following exposure to cytomegalovirus (CMV). IFITM3 also restricts IL-6 production in response to influenza and SARS-CoV-2. In dendritic cells, IFITM3 binds to the reticulon 4 isoform Nogo-B and promotes its proteasomal degradation. We reveal that Nogo-B mediates TLR-dependent pro-inflammatory cytokine production and promotes viral pathogenesis in vivo, and in the case of TLR2 responses, this process involves alteration of TLR2 cellular localization. Nogo-B deletion abrogates inflammatory cytokine responses and associated disease in virus-infected IFITM3-deficient mice. Thus, we uncover Nogo-B as a driver of viral pathogenesis and highlight an immunoregulatory pathway in which IFITM3 fine-tunes the responsiveness of myeloid cells to viral stimulation.

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Article, /631/250/254, /631/250/255/2514, /631/250/262, /14, /13, /13/51, /14/63, /13/106, /13/21, article

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Nat Commun

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2041-1723
2041-1723

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Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Sponsorship
Wellcome Trust (108070/Z/15/Z)
MRC (via University of Birmingham) (MR/V028448/1)