Glycolytic metabolite phosphoenolpyruvate protects host from viral infection through promoting AATK expression

Abstract: Viral infections can result in metabolism rewiring of host cells, which in turn affects the viral lifecycle. Phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP), a metabolic intermediate in the glycolytic pathway, plays important roles in several biological processes including anti‐tumor T cell immunity. However, whether PEP might participate in modulating viral infection remains largely unknown. Here, we demonstrate that PEP generally inhibits viral replication via upregulation of apoptosis‐associated tyrosine kinase (AATK) expression. Targeted metabolomic analyses have shown that the intracellular level of PEP was increased upon viral infection. PEP treatment significantly restricted viral infection and hence declined subsequent inflammatory response both in vitro and in vivo. Besides, PEP took inhibitory effect on the stage of viral replication and also decreased the mortality of mice with viral infection. Mechanistically, PEP significantly promoted the expression of AATK. Knockdown of AATK led to enhanced viral replication and consequent increased levels of cytokines. Moreover, AATK deficiency disabled the antiviral effect of PEP. Together, our study reveals a previously unknown role of PEP in broadly inhibiting viral replication by promoting AATK expression, highlighting the potential application of activation or upregulation of the PEP‐AATK axis in controlling viral infections.

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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Glycolytic metabolite phosphoenolpyruvate protects host from viral infection through promoting AATK expression ; day:27 ; month:09 ; year:2023 ; extent:14
European journal of immunology ; (27.09.2023) (gesamt 14)

Creator
Zhao, Lu
Song, Renjie
Liu, Yang

DOI
10.1002/eji.202350536
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023092715322152814844
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  • Zhao, Lu
  • Song, Renjie
  • Liu, Yang

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