TMEFF1 is a neuron-specific restriction factor for herpes simplex virus

Yao Dai, Manja Idorn, Manutea C. Serrero, Xiaoyong Pan, Emil A. Thomsen, Ryo Narita, Muyesier Maimaitili, Xiaoqing Qian, Marie B. Iversen, Line S. Reinert, Rasmus K. Flygaard, Muwan Chen, Xiangning Ding, Bao Cun Zhang, Madalina E. Carter-Timofte, Qing Lu, Zhuofan Jiang, Yiye Zhong, Shuhui Zhang, Lintai DaJinwei Zhu, Mark Denham, Poul Nissen, Trine H. Mogensen, Jacob Giehm Mikkelsen, Shen Ying Zhang, Jean Laurent Casanova, Yujia Cai*, Søren R. Paludan*

*Corresponding author af dette arbejde

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Abstract

The brain is highly sensitive to damage caused by infection and inflammation1,2. Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) is a neurotropic virus and the cause of herpes simplex encephalitis3. It is unknown whether neuron-specific antiviral factors control virus replication to prevent infection and excessive inflammatory responses, hence protecting the brain. Here we identify TMEFF1 as an HSV-1 restriction factor using genome-wide CRISPR screening. TMEFF1 is expressed specifically in neurons of the central nervous system and is not regulated by type I interferon, the best-known innate antiviral system controlling virus infections. Depletion of TMEFF1 in stem-cell-derived human neurons led to elevated viral replication and neuronal death following HSV-1 infection. TMEFF1 blocked the HSV-1 replication cycle at the level of viral entry through interactions with nectin-1 and non-muscle myosin heavy chains IIA and IIB, which are core proteins in virus–cell binding and virus–cell fusion, respectively4–6. Notably, Tmeff1−/− mice exhibited increased susceptibility to HSV-1 infection in the brain but not in the periphery. Within the brain, elevated viral load was observed specifically in neurons. Our study identifies TMEFF1 as a neuron-specific restriction factor essential for prevention of HSV-1 replication in the central nervous system.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftNature
Vol/bind632
Nummer8024
Sider (fra-til)383-389
Antal sider7
ISSN0028-0836
DOI
StatusUdgivet - aug. 2024

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