A-B) Pmacs were harvested from male Ifnar−/− mice and stimulated with agonistic CD40 antibody in the presence of varying concentrations of a TRAF6 inhibitor (7651589) for 7 hours. Following stimulation, RNA was isolated and IL-12p35 mRNA was quantified by qRT-PCR (A). In parallel, cells were stimulated for 24 hours with CD40 agonist (+/− 10 μM TRAF6 inhibitor 7651589) and subsequently challenged with rVSV/EBOV GP (MOI=1). RNA was harvested and viral RNA was assessed by qRT-PCR (B). C) Peritoneal cells were harvested from male Ifnar−/− mice and transfected with 3 TRAF6 siRNAs (25 nM each). At 48 hours, cells were stimulated with agonistic CD40 antibody or IL-12. After 24 hours cells were washed to remove non-adherent cells, media was refreshed, and cells were infected with rVSV/EBOV GP (MOI=1). RNA was harvested 24hpi and virus was quantified by qRT-PCR.