Exosome-mediated viral nucleic acid presentation in a crustacean reveals innate immunity evolution from a novel perspective

Author:

Gong Yi,Hu Hang,Zhao Xinshan,Wei Weiqian,Zhang Ming,Tuan Tran Ngoc,Ma Hongyu,Zhang Yueling,Chan Kok-Gan,Li ShengkangORCID

Abstract

AbstractAs an enduring hot topic in the field of innate immunity, apoptosis is widely considered as an effective approach to eliminate pathogenic microbes, and possesses crucial role during host-pathogen interactions. Recently, researchers have found that virus-containing host cells could transmit apoptotic signals to surrounding uninfected cells during infection, but the mechanism remains unclear. Here, we found that exosomes secreted by WSSV-infected mud crab hemocytes contain viral nucleic acid wsv277, which could be transported to the recipient cells and further expressed viral protein with phosphokinase activity. Besides, by using transcriptome, proteome, ChIP-seq and coIP techniques, the results revealed that wsv277 could activate the transcription and translation of apoptotic genes via interacting with CBF and EF-1α, so as to suppress the spread of virus infection by inducing apoptosis of the surrounding cells. Therefore, for the first time, our study proved that the components of DNA virus could be encapsulated into exosomes, and elucidated the mechanism of apoptotic signal transduction between cells from the perspective of exosome. Moreover, comparing those of invertebrates, we hypothesized that the innate immune system of vertebrate was weakened or degenerated, allowing exosomes to be employed by virus as the vehicle for immune escape.Significance statementOur study revealed that the components of DNA virus could be packaged and transmitted through the exosomes of lower invertebrates, which strongly demonstrated the diversity of exosome-mediated viral immunity and its universality in animals. Furthermore, we elucidated the mechanism of apoptotic signal transduction between cells from the perspective of exosome, and revealed a novel strategy for the host to cope with viral infection. Since exosome is an important innate immune regulation approach, we hypothesize that the innate immune system of vertebrates is weakened or degenerated, allowing exosomes to be employed by virus as the vehicle for immune escape.

Publisher

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

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