1. E3 ligase c-Cbl regulates intestinal inflammation through suppressing fungi-induced noncanonical NF-κB activation
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Jie-Lin Duan, Hui-Hui Ma, Quan-Zhen Lv, Xin-Ming Jia, Fan Li, De-Dong Li, Hui-Qian He, Xin Lin, Yao Yu, Yan-Shan Jiang, Tao Liu, and Shu-Jun Ma
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Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases ,Immunology ,03 medical and health sciences ,Mice ,0302 clinical medicine ,Ubiquitin ,Transcription (biology) ,hemic and lymphatic diseases ,medicine ,Animals ,Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-cbl ,Colitis ,Research Articles ,030304 developmental biology ,Inflammation ,0303 health sciences ,Multidisciplinary ,biology ,Chemistry ,RELB ,fungi ,Fungi ,NF-kappa B ,SciAdv r-articles ,Dendritic cell ,medicine.disease ,Ubiquitin ligase ,Cell biology ,Interleukin 10 ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,biology.protein ,Tyrosine kinase ,Research Article ,Signal Transduction - Abstract
c-Cbl suppresses RelB activation to facilitate protective benefits of commensal fungi and maintain intestinal homeostasis., Intestinal fungi are critical for modulating host immune homeostasis and underlying mechanisms remain unclear. We show that dendritic cell (DC)–specific deficiency of casitas B-lineage lymphoma (c-Cbl) renders mice susceptible to dextran sodium sulfate (DSS)–induced colitis. Mechanistically, we identify that c-Cbl functions downstream of Dectin-2 and Dectin-3 to mediate the ubiquitination and degradation of noncanonical nuclear factor κB subunit RelB. Thus, c-Cbl deficiency in DCs promotes α-mannan–induced activation of RelB, which suppresses p65-mediated transcription of an anti-inflammatory cytokine gene, il10, thereby aggravating DSS-induced colitis. Moreover, suppressing fungal growth with fluconazole or inhibition of RelB activation in vivo attenuates colitis in mice with DC-specific deletion of c-Cbl. We also demonstrate an interaction between c-Cbl and c-Abl tyrosine kinase and find that treatment with DPH, a c-Abl agonist, synergistically increases fungi-induced c-Cbl activation to restrict colitis. Together, these findings unravel a previously unidentified fungi-induced c-Cbl/RelB axis that sustains intestinal homeostasis and protects against intestinal inflammation.
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- 2021