Zepp Jarod A, Wu Ling, Qian Wen, Ouyang Wenjun, Aronica Mark, Erzurum Serpil, Li Xiaoxia
Department of Immunology, Lerner Research Institute, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195; Department of Molecular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44195;
Department of Immunology, Lerner Research Institute, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195; Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106;
J Immunol. 2015 Mar 15;194(6):2826-37. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.1402647. Epub 2015 Feb 13.
IL-25 promotes type 2 immunity by inducing the expression of Th2-associated cytokines. Although it is known that the IL-25R (IL-17RB) recruits the adaptor protein ACT1, the IL-25R signaling mechanism remains poorly understood. While screening for IL-25R components, we found that IL-25 responses were impaired in Traf4 (-/-) cells. Administering IL-25 to Traf4 (-/-) mice resulted in blunted airway eosinophilia and Th2 cytokine production. Notably, IL-25R recruitment of TRAF4 was required for the ACT1/IL-25R interaction. Mechanistically, TRAF4 recruited the E3-ligase SMURF2, to degrade the IL-25R-inhibitory molecule DAZAP2. Silencing Dazap2 increased ACT1/IL-25R interaction and IL-25 responsiveness. Moreover, a tyrosine within the IL-25R elicited DAZAP2 interference. This study indicates that TRAF4-SMURF2-mediated DAZAP2 degradation is a crucial initiating event for the IL-25 response.
白细胞介素-25(IL-25)通过诱导Th2相关细胞因子的表达来促进2型免疫。尽管已知IL-25受体(IL-17RB)招募接头蛋白ACT1,但IL-25的信号传导机制仍知之甚少。在筛选IL-25受体成分时,我们发现Traf4基因敲除(-/-)细胞中IL-25反应受损。给Traf4基因敲除(-/-)小鼠注射IL-25会导致气道嗜酸性粒细胞增多和Th2细胞因子产生减弱。值得注意的是,ACT1与IL-25受体的相互作用需要IL-25受体招募TRAF4。从机制上讲,TRAF4招募E3连接酶SMURF2,以降解IL-25受体抑制分子DAZAP2。沉默Dazap2可增加ACT1与IL-25受体的相互作用以及IL-25反应性。此外,IL-25受体中的一个酪氨酸引发了DAZAP2干扰。这项研究表明,TRAF4-SMURF2介导的DAZAP2降解是IL-25反应的关键起始事件。