This work was supported by grants from Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale (Inserm) – France, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC) – France, Agence National de la Recherche sur le Sida et les Hepatites (ANRS) – France (n° N14015DR) and PHC-Tassili (11MDU826). MD was supported by ANRS (grant ASA14013DRA). YM was supported by French Ministry for Higher Education and Research and by the Ligue contre le Cancer (grant n° GB/MA/VSP-10504)

Ahodantin, J

Boissonnas, A

Chhuon, C

Debzi, N

Duriez, M

Fauveau, V

Gill, U

Gourari, S

Guerrera, CI

Kennedy, P

Kremsdorf, D

Lefevre, M

Lekbaby, B

Maini, MK

Mandouri, Y

Quetier, I

Redelsperger, F

Schnuriger, A

Sitterlin, D

Soussan, P

Wang, H

Journal of Hepatology

English

International audienceBackground & aims: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) RNA can undergo alternative splicing, but the relevance of this post-transcriptional regulation remains elusive. The mechanism of HBV alternative splicing regulation and its impact on liver pathogenesis were investigated.Methods: HBV RNA-interacting proteins were identified by RNA pull-down, combined with mass spectrometry analysis. HBV splicing regulation was investigated in chemically and surgically induced liver damage, in whole HBV genome transgenic mice and in hepatoma cells. Viral and endogenous gene expression were quantified by quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction, Western blot and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Resident liver immune cells were studied by fluorescence-activated cell sorting.Results: HBV pregenomic RNA-interacting proteins were identified and 15% were directly related to the splicing machinery. Expression of these splicing factors was modulated in HBV transgenic mice with liver injuries and contributed to an increase of the HBV spliced RNA encoding for HBV splicing-generated protein (HBSP). HBSP transgenic mice with chemically induced liver fibrosis exhibited attenuated hepatic damage. The protective effect of HBSP resulted from a decrease of inflammatory monocyte/macrophage recruitment through downregulation of C-C motif chemokine ligand 2 (CCL2) expression in hepatocytes. In human hepatoma cells, the ability of HBSP to control CCL2 expression was confirmed and maintained in a whole HBV context. Finally, viral spliced RNA detection related to a decrease of CCL2 expression in the livers of HBV chronic carriers underscored this mechanism.Conclusion: The microenvironment, modified by liver injury, increased HBSP RNA expression through splicing factor regulation, which in turn controlled hepatocyte chemokine synthesis. This feedback mechanism provides a novel insight into liver immunopathogenesis during HBV infection. Lay summary: Hepatitis B virus persists for decades in the liver of chronically infected patients. Immune escape is one of the main mechanisms developed by this virus to survive. Our study highlights how the crosstalk between virus and liver infected cells may contribute to this immune escape

Duriez, Marion

Mandouri, Yassmina

Lekbaby, Bouchra

Wang, Hualin

Schnuriger, Aurélie

Redelsperger, Francois

Guerrera, Chiara Ida

Lefevre, Marine

Fauveau, Veronique

Ahodantin, James

Quetier, Ivan

Chhuon, Cerina

Gourari, Samir

Boissonnas, Alexandre

Gill, Upkar

Kennedy, Patrick

Debzi, Nabil

Sitterlin, Delphine

Maini, Mala

Kremsdorf, Dina

Soussan, Patrick

HAL UVSQ

Alternative splicing of hepatitis B virus: A novel virus/host interaction altering liver immunity

Background & Aims:

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) RNA can undergo alternative splicing, but the relevance of this post-transcriptional regulation remains elusive. The mechanism of HBV alternative splicing regulation and its impact on liver pathogenesis were investigated.



Methods:

HBV RNA-interacting proteins were identified by RNA pull-down, combined with mass spectrometry analysis. HBV splicing regulation was investigated in chemically and surgically induced liver damage, in whole HBV genome transgenic mice and in hepatoma cells. Viral and endogenous gene expression were quantified by quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction, Western blot and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Resident liver immune cells were studied by fluorescence-activated cell sorting.



Results:

HBV pregenomic RNA-interacting proteins were identified and 15% were directly related to the splicing machinery. Expression of these splicing factors was modulated in HBV transgenic mice with liver injuries and contributed to an increase of the HBV spliced RNA encoding for HBV splicing-generated protein (HBSP). HBSP transgenic mice with chemically induced liver fibrosis exhibited attenuated hepatic damage. The protective effect of HBSP resulted from a decrease of inflammatory monocyte/macrophage recruitment through downregulation of C-C motif chemokine ligand 2 (CCL2) expression in hepatocytes. In human hepatoma cells, the ability of HBSP to control CCL2 expression was confirmed and maintained in a whole HBV context. Finally, viral spliced RNA detection related to a decrease of CCL2 expression in the livers of HBV chronic carriers underscored this mechanism.



Conclusion:

The microenvironment, modified by liver injury, increased HBSP RNA expression through splicing factor regulation, which in turn controlled hepatocyte chemokine synthesis. This feedback mechanism provides a novel insight into liver immunopathogenesis during HBV infection.



Lay summary: Hepatitis B virus persists for decades in the liver of chronically infected patients. Immune escape is one of the main mechanisms developed by this virus to survive. Our study highlights how the crosstalk between virus and liver infected cells may contribute to this immune escape

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International audienceBackground & aims-Hepatitis B virus (HBV) RNA can undergo alternative splicing but the relevance of this post-transcriptional regulation remains elusive. Here, the mechanism of HBV alternative splicing regulation and its impact on liver pathogenesis were investigated. Methods-HBV RNA-interacting proteins were identified by RNA pull-down combined to mass spectrometry analysis. HBV splicing regulation was investigated in chemically and surgically induced liver damage in whole HBV genome transgenic mice and in hepatoma cells. Viral an

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