IFN-β1b-mediated OAS3 induction depends on STAT1 phosphorylation. A The negative control pLKO.1 and STAT1 knockdown (KD) HEK293T cells were treated with 125 U/mL (+) and 250 U/mL (++) IFN-β1b for 24 h as indicated, and the expression of endogenous OAS3, STAT1, and p-STAT1 were examined by Western blotting. B The negative control pLKO.1 and STAT3 KD HEK293T cells were treated with 125 U/mL (+) and 250 U/mL (++) IFN-β1b for 24 h as indicated, and the expression of endogenous OAS3, STAT1, and p-STAT1 were examined by Western blotting. C The negative control pLKO.1 and STAT1 KD HEK293T cells were infected with EV71 at an MOI of 4, and the expression of endogenous OAS3, STAT1, and p-STAT1 were examined by Western blotting at different time points. D The negative control pLKO.1 and STAT3 KD HEK293T cells were infected with EV71 at an MOI of 4, and the expression of endogenous OAS3, STAT1, and p-STAT1 were examined by Western blotting at different time points. E The negative control pLKO.1, STAT1 KD, and STAT3 KD HEK293T cells were infected with EV71 at an MOI of 4, and the expression levels of OAS3 were examined by RT-qPCR at different time points. The RNA level of “0 h” was set as “1”. The results represent the means ± standard deviation from three independent experiments. Statistical significance was analyzed using Student's t-test (# no significance, ∗P < 0.05, ∗∗P < 0.01).