Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is an important pathogen with multiple immune evasion strategies, including virally facilitated degradation of host antiviral restriction factors. Here, we describe a multiplexed approach to discover proteins with innate immune function on the basis of active degradation by the proteasome or lysosome during early-phase HCMV infection. Using three orthogonal proteomic/transcriptomic screens to quantify protein degradation, with high confidence we identified 35 proteins enriched in antiviral restriction factors. A final screen employed a comprehensive panel of viral mutants to predict viral genes that target >250 human proteins. This approach revealed that helicase-like transcription factor (HLTF), a DNA helicase important in DNA repair, potently inhibits early viral gene expression but is rapidly degraded during infection. The functionally unknown HCMV protein UL145 facilitates HLTF degradation by recruiting the Cullin4 E3 ligase complex. Our approach and data will enable further identifications of innate pathways targeted by HCMV and other viruses.

• Klíčová slova
• host-pathogen interaction, immune evasion, innate immunity, lysosome, proteasome, protein degradation, pulsed SILAC, quantitative proteomics, restriction factor, tandem mass tag,
• MeSH
• cytomegalovirové infekce genetika   imunologie   virologie   MeSH
• Cytomegalovirus genetika   imunologie   fyziologie   MeSH
• DNA vazebné proteiny chemie   genetika   imunologie   MeSH
• imunitní únik MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• proteiny chemie   genetika   imunologie   MeSH
• proteomika MeSH
• stabilita proteinů MeSH
• transkripční faktory chemie   genetika   imunologie   MeSH
• virové proteiny chemie   genetika   imunologie   MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH
• Názvy látek
• DNA vazebné proteiny MeSH
• HLTF protein, human MeSH Prohlížeč
• proteiny MeSH
• transkripční faktory MeSH
• virové proteiny MeSH

The human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) US12 family consists of ten sequentially arranged genes (US12-21) with poorly characterized function. We now identify novel natural killer (NK) cell evasion functions for four members: US12, US14, US18 and US20. Using a systematic multiplexed proteomics approach to quantify ~1300 cell surface and ~7200 whole cell proteins, we demonstrate that the US12 family selectively targets plasma membrane proteins and plays key roles in regulating NK ligands, adhesion molecules and cytokine receptors. US18 and US20 work in concert to suppress cell surface expression of the critical NKp30 ligand B7-H6 thus inhibiting NK cell activation. The US12 family is therefore identified as a major new hub of immune regulation.

• Klíčová slova
• cytomegalovirus, human, immune evasion, immunology, infectious disease, microbiology, natural killer cell, virus,
• MeSH
• buňky NK imunologie   MeSH
• Cytomegalovirus imunologie   patogenita   MeSH
• imunitní únik MeSH
• imunologické faktory antagonisté a inhibitory   MeSH
• interakce hostitele a patogenu * MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• membránové proteiny antagonisté a inhibitory   MeSH
• proteomika MeSH
• virové proteiny metabolismus   MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH
• Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural MeSH
• Názvy látek
• imunologické faktory MeSH
• membránové proteiny MeSH
• virové proteiny MeSH