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Viral immune evasion during intestinal norovirus infection

Award Number: R01AI183155
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 03/06/2024
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 01/31/2029

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Viral immune evasion during intestinal norovirus infection - Project Summary/Abstract Sensing viral infections in epithelial cells plays a crucial role in the frontline defense against enteric viral infections. The RIG-I like receptors (RLRs) act as critical sensors for RNA viral infections by inducing interferon signaling. While there has been extensive research on the cell intrinsic regulation of the RLR sensing pathway and viral evasion, the role of neighboring bystander cells in robust interferon (IFN) responses from the RLR sensing pathway remains understudied. This research proposal aims to utilize a murine norovirus (MNoV) infection model in mice to demonstrate a key immune evasion strategy for the global suppression of the RLR sensing pathway. Preliminary results from this study propose a novel concept of intestinal epithelial sensing of viral infection and evasion of viral RNA sensing, highlighting the importance of non-tuft bystander enterocytes for IFN-λ responses as well as the viral counteraction through the utilization of a cellular receptor for the secreted viral protein NS1 to suppress the RIG- I/MDA5 pathway. We identified Syndecan-4 as a putative cellular receptor for the virokine NS1. The central hypothesis of this research proposal is that the secreted virokine NS1 achieves tissue-wide suppression of the antiviral RIG- I/MDA5 sensing pathway through direct binding to the cellular receptor SDC4 on the epithelial cell surface. The proposal aims to explore how NS1 mediates the suppression of RIG-I/MDA5-IFN-λ immunity and the physiological relevance of this host-virus interaction.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $550,696 )
2025	2025	BROWN UNIVERSITY	1 PROSPECT ST	PROVIDENCE	RI	02912	PROVIDENCE	USA	Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research	000	2	1/10/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$550,696
														Subtotal = $550,696

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $567,727 )
2024	2024	BROWN UNIVERSITY	1 PROSPECT ST	PROVIDENCE	RI	02912	PROVIDENCE	USA	Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research	001	1	9/4/2024	NEW	$56,772
2024	2024	BROWN UNIVERSITY	1 PROSPECT ST	PROVIDENCE	RI	02912	PROVIDENCE	USA	Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research	000	1	3/6/2024	NEW	$510,955
														Subtotal = $567,727

Grand Total All Awards = $1,118,423

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Viral immune evasion during intestinal norovirus infection

Award Number: R01AI183155

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 03/06/2024

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 01/31/2029

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