SARS-CoV-2 N protein-induced Dicer, XPO5, SRSF3, and hnRNPA3 downregulation causes pneumonia
Luo, Y.-W.; Zhou, J.-P.; Ji, H.; Zheng, A.; Wang, X.; Dai, Z.; Luo, Z.; Cao, F.; Wang, X.-Y.; Bai, Y.; Chen, D.; Chen, Y.; Wang, Q.; Yang, Y.; Zhang, X.; Chiu, S.; Huang, A.-L.; Tang, K.-F.
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Age is a major risk factor for coronavirus disease (COVID-19)-associated severe pneumonia and mortality; however, the underlying mechanism remains unclear. Herein, we investigated whether age-related deregulation of RNAi components and RNA splicing factors affects COVID-19 severity. Decreased expression of RNAi components (Dicer and XPO5) and splicing factors (SRSF3 and hnRNPA3) correlated with increased severity of COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid (N) protein-induced pneumonia. N protein induced autophagic degradation of Dicer, XPO5, SRSF3, and hnRNPA3, repressing miRNA biogenesis and RNA splicing and inducing DNA damage, proteotoxic stress, and pneumonia. Dicer, XPO5, SRSF3, and hnRNPA3 were downregulated with age in mouse lung tissues. Older mice experienced more severe N protein-induced pneumonia than younger mice. However, treatment with a poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitor (PJ34) or aromatase inhibitor (anastrozole) relieved N protein-induced pneumonia by restoring Dicer, XPO5, SRSF3, and hnRNPA3 expression. These findings will aid in developing improved treatments for SARS-CoV-2-associated pneumonia.
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