Nat Immunol:一种新的炎性蛋白NLRC3显著性影响炎症

2012-08-13 ZinFingerNase 生物谷

北卡罗来纳大学研究人员领导的一个科学家小组在一项新研究中描述了一种之前不了解的蛋白的功能:它能够显著性地影响炎症。 NLR蛋白家族中的大多数成员起着炎症促进物的作用。然而,研究人员报道,一种新鉴定出的NLR蛋白,即NLRC3,能够抑制一种由蛋白NF-Kappa B控制的主要炎性通路。NF-Kappa B激活长期以来就与炎症和促进癌症产生相关联。2012年8月5日,他们的研究论文在线发表在Natu

北卡罗来纳大学研究人员领导的一个科学家小组在一项新研究中描述了一种之前不了解的蛋白的功能:它能够显著性地影响炎症。

NLR蛋白家族中的大多数成员起着炎症促进物的作用。然而,研究人员报道,一种新鉴定出的NLR蛋白,即NLRC3,能够抑制一种由蛋白NF-Kappa B控制的主要炎性通路。NF-Kappa B激活长期以来就与炎症和促进癌症产生相关联。2012年8月5日,他们的研究论文在线发表在Nature Immunology期刊上。

研究人员之前就曾报道,另一种NLR蛋白家族成员NLRP12也能够抑制NF-Kappa B激活。然而,在这项新研究中,他们报道,NLRC3通过一种完全不同的机制来抑制这个主要的炎性通路。研究人员发现,NLRC3直接与分子TRAF6相互作用并形成一种新的之前没有描述过的被称作为“蛋白TRAF复合体(TRAFasome)”的蛋白复合物。TRAF6是NF-kappaB的一个关键性的调节物,也是炎症调节的一个关键性步骤。

在临床前小鼠模式模型中,研究人员能够证实在内毒素休克(endotoxic shock)期间,NLRC3和TRAFasome的形成在调节免疫反应发挥着重要作用,其中内毒素休克是一种严重性的高度发炎过程,通常与严重感染相关联。

论文第一作者Monika Schneider解释道,“我们的研究有助于人们更加深入地认识控制炎症的机制和鉴定出潜在的治疗性靶标。”

本文编译自UNC team describes novel inflammatory protein function

doi: 10.1038/ni.2378
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The innate immune sensor NLRC3 attenuates Toll-like receptor signaling via modification of the signaling adaptor TRAF6 and transcription factor NF-κB

Monika Schneider, Albert G Zimmermann, Reid A Roberts, Lu Zhang, Karen V Swanson, Haitao Wen, Beckley K Davis, Irving C Allen, Eda K Holl, Zhengmao Ye, Adeeb H Rahman, Brian J Conti, Timothy K Eitas, Beverly H Koller & Jenny P-Y Ting

Several members of the NLR family of sensors activate innate immunity. In contrast, we found here that NLRC3 inhibited Toll-like receptor (TLR)-dependent activation of the transcription factor NF-κB by interacting with the TLR signaling adaptor TRAF6 to attenuate Lys63 (K63)-linked ubiquitination of TRAF6 and activation of NF-κB. We used bioinformatics to predict interactions between NLR and TRAF proteins, including interactions of TRAF with NLRC3. In vivo, macrophage expression of Nlrc3 mRNA was diminished by the administration of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) but was restored when cellular activation subsided. To assess biologic relevance, we generated Nlrc3−/− mice. LPS-treated Nlrc3−/− macrophages had more K63-ubiquitinated TRAF6, nuclear NF-κB and proinflammatory cytokines. Finally, LPS-treated Nlrc3−/− mice had more signs of inflammation. Thus, signaling via NLRC3 and TLR constitutes a negative feedback loop. Furthermore, prevalent NLR-TRAF interactions suggest the formation of a 'TRAFasome' complex.

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