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Animal: DNA Viruses |
Division of Virology, Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QP, UK1
Author for correspondence: Antonio Alcamí. Fax +44 1223 336926. e-mail aa258{at}mole.bio.cam.ac.uk
Interleukin-18 (IL-18) is a proinflammatory cytokine that plays a key role in the activation of natural killer and T helper 1 cell responses principally by inducing interferon-
(IFN-). Human and mouse secreted IL-18-binding proteins (IL-18BPs) have recently been described which block IL-18 activity but have no sequence similarity to membrane IL-18 receptors. Several poxvirus genes encode proteins with sequence similarity to IL-18BPs. Here we show that vaccinia, ectromelia and cowpox viruses secrete from infected cells a soluble IL-18BP (vIL-18BP) that may modulate the host antiviral response. The ectromelia virus protein was found to block NF-
B activation and induction of IFN- in response to IL-18. The highly attenuated vaccinia virus modified virus Ankara encodes IL-18-binding activity, and thus deletion of the vIL-18BP may improve further the safety and immunogenicity of this promising human vaccine candidate. We confirm that molluscum contagiosum virus, a molluscipoxvirus that produces small skin tumours in immunocompetent individuals and opportunistic infections in immunodeficient AIDS patients, also encodes a related, larger vIL-18BP (gene MC54L). This protein may contribute to the lack of inflammatory response characteristic of molluscum contagiosum virus lesions. The expression of vIL-18BPs by distinct poxvirus genera that cause local or general viral dissemination, or persistent or acute infections in the host, emphasizes the importance of IL-18 in response to viral infections.
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