Antiviral activity of bovine type III interferon against bovine viral diarrhea virus is greatly reduced in bovine turbinate cells due to limited expression of IFN lambda receptor 1 (IL-28Rα)
Our results demonstrate that the sensitivity of cells to bovIFN-λ3 depends not only on the quality but also of the quantity of the IL-28Rα subunit of the heterodimeric receptor. A reduction in IL-28Rα transcript expression was detected in BTu as compared to MDBK cells, despite the absence of spliced variants or SNPs. The establishment of bovIFN-λ3 induced anti-BVDV activity in BTu cells transfected with an IL-28Rα plasmid suggests that the level of expression of this receptor subunit is crucial for the specific antiviral activity of type III IFN in these cells.
Authors
- Eduardo Casas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3773-4035)
- Teresa de los Santos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3075-4316)
- Carly Kanipe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6024-7580)
- Shollie M. Falkenberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9305-6307)
- Sarah E. Attreed
- Harish Menghwar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6773-8304)
- David J. Holthausen
- Hao Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9593-4102)
- Rohana P. Dassanayake (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8250-4370)
- Randy E. Sacco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1492-5763)
- Monica Rodriguez-Calzada
- Gisselle N. Medina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8663-3786)
- Kathryn A. Bickel
- Fayna Diaz-San Segunda
Institutions
- Oak Ridge Associated Universities (US)
- Agricultural Research Service (US)
- United States Department of Agriculture (US)
- Center for Grain and Animal Health Research (US)
- Plum Island Animal Disease Center (US)
- National Animal Disease Center (US)
- Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
- Auburn University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Immunology
- Published
- 2024-08-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2024.1441908
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.14
Funders
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Iowa State University
- Agricultural Research Service