Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling (SOCS)5 ameliorates influenza infection via inhibition of EGFR signaling

  1. Lukasz Kedzierski
  2. Michelle D Tate
  3. Alan C Hsu
  4. Tatiana B Kolesnik
  5. Edmond M Linossi
  6. Laura Dagley
  7. Zhaoguang Dong
  8. Sarah Freeman
  9. Giuseppe Infusini
  10. Malcolm R Starkey
  11. Nicola L Bird
  12. Simon M Chatfield
  13. Jeffrey J Babon
  14. Nicholas Huntington
  15. Gabrielle Belz
  16. Andrew Webb
  17. Peter AB Wark
  18. Nicos A Nicola
  19. Jianqing Xu
  20. Katherine Kedzierska
  21. Philip M Hansbro  Is a corresponding author
  22. Sandra E Nicholson  Is a corresponding author
  1. The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Australia
  2. Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Australia
  3. The University of Newcastle, Australia
  4. Fudan University, China
  5. University of Melbourne, Australia

Abstract

Influenza virus infections have a significant impact on global human health. Individuals with suppressed immunity, or suffering from chronic inflammatory conditions such as COPD, are particularly susceptible to influenza. Here we show that suppressor of cytokine signaling (SOCS) 5 has a pivotal role in restricting influenza A virus in the airway epithelium, through the regulation of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). Socs5-deficient mice exhibit heightened disease severity, with increased viral titres and weight loss. Socs5 levels were differentially regulated in response to distinct influenza viruses (H1N1, H3N2, H5N1 and H11N9) and were reduced in primary epithelial cells from COPD patients, again correlating with increased susceptibility to influenza. Importantly, restoration of SOCS5 levels restricted influenza virus infection, suggesting that manipulating SOCS5 expression and/or SOCS5 targets might be a novel therapeutic approach to influenza.

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  1. Lukasz Kedzierski

    The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Australia
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  2. Michelle D Tate

    Centre for Innate Immunity and Infectious Diseases, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Australia
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  3. Alan C Hsu

    Priority Research Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
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  4. Tatiana B Kolesnik

    The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Australia
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  5. Edmond M Linossi

    The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Australia
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  6. Laura Dagley

    The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Australia
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  7. Zhaoguang Dong

    Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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  8. Sarah Freeman

    The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Australia
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  9. Giuseppe Infusini

    The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Australia
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  10. Malcolm R Starkey

    Priority Research Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
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  11. Nicola L Bird

    Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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  12. Simon M Chatfield

    The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Australia
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  13. Jeffrey J Babon

    The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Australia
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  14. Nicholas Huntington

    The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Australia
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  15. Gabrielle Belz

    The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Australia
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  16. Andrew Webb

    The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Australia
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  17. Peter AB Wark

    Priority Research Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
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  18. Nicos A Nicola

    The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Australia
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  19. Jianqing Xu

    Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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  20. Katherine Kedzierska

    Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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  21. Philip M Hansbro

    Priority Research Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
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    philip.hansbro@newcastle.edu.au
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  22. Sandra E Nicholson

    The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Australia
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    snicholson@wehi.edu.au
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Funding

National Health and Medical Research Council (Project grants #1047248,1045762,Program grant #1016647)

  • Nicos A Nicola
  • Philip M Hansbro
  • Sandra E Nicholson

Victorian State Government, Australia (Operational Infrastructure Scheme grant)

  • Lukasz Kedzierski
  • Tatiana B Kolesnik
  • Edmond M Linossi
  • Laura Dagley
  • Sarah Freeman
  • Simon M Chatfield
  • Nicholas Huntington
  • Gabrielle Belz
  • Andrew Webb
  • Nicos A Nicola
  • Sandra E Nicholson

Australian Research Council (Future Fellowship)

  • Gabrielle Belz

Australian Federal Government (Australian Postgraduate Award)

  • Edmond M Linossi

National Health and Medical Research Council (Fellowship)

  • Michelle D Tate
  • Nicos A Nicola
  • Katherine Kedzierska
  • Philip M Hansbro

National Health and Medical Research Council (IRIISS grant 361646)

  • Lukasz Kedzierski
  • Tatiana B Kolesnik
  • Edmond M Linossi
  • Laura Dagley
  • Sarah Freeman
  • Giuseppe Infusini
  • Simon M Chatfield
  • Nicholas Huntington
  • Gabrielle Belz
  • Andrew Webb
  • Nicos A Nicola
  • Sandra E Nicholson

The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.

Ethics

Animal experimentation: Animal experiments followed the NHMRC Code of Practice for the Care and Use of Animals for Scientific Purposes guidelines and were approved by the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute's Animal Ethics Committee (Ethics Number: 2014.029).

Human subjects: All subjects gave written informed consent and all procedures were performed according to approval from the University of Newcastle Human Ethics Committee (Ethics Number: H-163-1205).

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© 2017, Kedzierski et al.

This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License permitting unrestricted use and redistribution provided that the original author and source are credited.

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