Systematic Genome-wide Screening and Prediction of microRNAs in EBOV During the 2014 Ebolavirus Outbreak
Yue Teng, Yuzhuo Wang, Xianglilan Zhang, Wenli Liu, Hang Fan, Hongwu Yao, Baihan Lin, Ping Zhu, Wenjun Yuan, Yigang Tong, Wuchun Cao
TL;DR
This study identifies potential microRNAs in the 2014 Ebolavirus outbreak genome and suggests they may help the virus evade host defenses.
Contribution
The first genome-wide prediction of ebolavirus microRNAs and their potential roles in host immune evasion during the 2014 outbreak.
Findings
Four putative viral pre-miRNAs and seven mature miRNAs were predicted in the Ebolavirus genome.
Ebola miRNAs may silence genes like NFKBIE and RIPK1, which are involved in host defense mechanisms.
The virus may use miRNAs to inhibit NF-kB and TNF pathways, aiding in immune evasion and virus spread.
Abstract
Recently, several thousand people have been killed by the Ebolavirus disease (EVD) in West Africa, yet no current antiviral medications and treatments are available. Systematic investigation of ebolavirus whole genomes during the 2014 outbreak may shed light on the underlying mechanisms of EVD development. Here, using the genome-wide screening in ebolavirus genome sequences, we predicted four putative viral microRNA precursors (pre-miRNAs) and seven putative mature microRNAs (miRNAs). Combing bioinformatics analysis and prediction of the potential ebolavirus miRNA target genes, we suggest that two ebolavirus coding possible miRNAs may be silence and down-regulate the target genes NFKBIE and RIPK1, which are the central mediator of the pathways related with host cell defense mechanism. Additionally, the ebolavirus exploits the miRNAs to inhibit the NF-kB and TNF factors to evade the host…
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TopicsArchaeological and Historical Studies · Medieval Architecture and Archaeology · Historical Studies of Medieval Iberia