OTHUMPANGAT S, Noti JD, Beezhold DH. Lung epithelial cells resist influenza A infection by inducing the expression of cytochrome c oxidase VIc which is modulated by miRNA 4276. Virology. 2014 Sep 6;468-470C:256-264.
Influenza virus infection induces several changes in host miRNA profile, host cell death and tissue damage. Cytochrome c is a regulator of the intrinsic apoptotic pathway and is altered during viral infections. Within the first 3h of infection with influenza virus, significant down-regulation of hsa-miRNA-4276 (miRNA-4276) is followed by a 2-fold increase in cytochrome c oxidase VIC (COX6C) mRNA was found to occur in human alveolar and bronchial epithelial cells. Expression of caspase-9 also increased within the first 3h of infection, but subsequently decreased. Modulation of miR-4276 using mimic and inhibitor oligonucleotides showed significant down-regulation or up-regulation, respectively, of COX6C expression. Our data suggests that on initial exposure to influenza virus, host cells upregulate COX6C mRNA expression through silencing miR-4276 and repressed viral replication by inducing the apoptotic protein caspase-9. Taken together, these data suggest that miR-4276 may be an important regulator of the early stages of infection by influenza
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