Diverse intracellular pathogens activate type III interferon expression from peroxisomes
Open Access
- 22 June 2014
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Nature Immunology
- Vol. 15 (8), 717-726
- https://doi.org/10.1038/ni.2915
Abstract
Type III interferons have important antiviral functions, but they are poorly described compared to type I interferons. Kagan and colleagues demonstrate that type III interferons are induced on peroxisomes in response to a variety of viral triggers. Type I interferon responses are considered the primary means by which viral infections are controlled in mammals. Despite this view, several pathogens activate antiviral responses in the absence of type I interferons. The mechanisms controlling type I interferon–independent responses are undefined. We found that RIG-I like receptors (RLRs) induce type III interferon expression in a variety of human cell types, and identified factors that differentially regulate expression of type I and type III interferons. We identified peroxisomes as a primary site of initiation of type III interferon expression, and revealed that the process of intestinal epithelial cell differentiation upregulates peroxisome biogenesis and promotes robust type III interferon responses in human cells. These findings highlight the importance of different intracellular organelles in specific innate immune responses.Keywords
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