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. 2022 Aug 16;13:4822. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-32401-1

Fig. 5. Phosphorylation of Irf8S151 is essential for Sting-mediated signaling.

Fig. 5

a Reporter assays for IFNB1 promoter activity in HEK293T cells transfected with the indicated plasmids for 24 h. Data are presented as mean ± AD, n = 2 technical repeats. Data were analyzed by unpaired two-tailed Student’s t-test. b Interactions of STING with IRF8 and its mutants. HEK293T cells were transfected with the indicated plasmids for 20 h followed by co-immunoprecipitation and immunoblotting analysis with the indicated antibodies. EV, empty vector. c Effects of cGAMP stimulation on association of Sting with Irf8 or Irf8S151A. HEK293 cells were transfected with the indicated plasmids for 24 h and then untreated or treated with cGAMP for 4 h. Co-immunoprecipitation and immunoblotting analysis were performed with the indicated antibodies. d ELISA analysis of Ifn-β and IP-10 secretion in WT and Irf8−/− BMDMs reconstituted with the indicated plasmids. Cells were left uninfected or infected with HSV-1 for the indicated times. Data are presented as mean. n = 2 technical repeats. Data were analyzed by unpaired two-tailed Student’s t-test. e Detection of Irf8 phosphorylation in Irf8−/− BMDMs reconstituted with Irf8 or Irf8S151A. Cells were left uninfected or infected with HSV-1 for the indicated times followed by coimmunoprecipitation and immunoblotting analysis with the indicated antibodies. f Effects of S151 mutation on the association of its N-terminal region and IAD. The experiments were performed similarly as in b. g HSV-1-induced phosphorylation of Irf8S151, Irf3S388 and Tbk1S172 in WT and Tbk1-knockout BMDMs. Cells were left uninfected or infected with HSV-1 for the indicated times. Immunoblotting analysis was performed with the indicated antibodies. h The Tbk1 inhibitor BX795 does not affect HSV-1-induced phosphorylation of Irf8S151. BMDMs were untreated or treated with BX795 (1 μM) and then infected with HSV-1 for the indicated times. Immunoblotting analysis was performed with the indicated antibodies. Source data are provided as a Source data file.