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Attenuation of HOIL-1L ligase activity promotes systemic autoimmune disorders by augmenting linear ubiquitin signaling.
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JCI insight [JCI Insight] 2024 Feb 08; Vol. 9 (3). Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Feb 08. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Linear ubiquitin chains, which are generated specifically by the linear ubiquitin assembly complex (LUBAC) ubiquitin ligase, play crucial roles in immune signaling, including NF-κB activation. LUBAC comprises catalytic large isoform of heme-oxidized iron regulatory protein 2 ubiquitin ligase 1 (HOIL-1L) interacting protein (HOIP), accessory HOIL-1L, and SHANK-associated RH domain-interacting protein (SHARPIN). Deletion of the ubiquitin ligase activity of HOIL-1L, an accessory ligase of LUBAC, augments LUBAC functions by enhancing LUBAC-mediated linear ubiquitination, which is catalyzed by HOIP. Here, we show that HOIL-1L ΔRING1 mice, which exhibit augmented LUBAC functions upon loss of the HOIL-1L ligase, developed systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and Sjögren's syndrome in a female-dominant fashion. Augmented LUBAC activity led to hyperactivation of both lymphoid and myeloid cells. In line with the findings in mice, we sought to identify missense single nucleotide polymorphisms/variations of the RBCK1/HOIL-1L gene in humans that attenuate HOIL-1L ligase activity. We found that the R464H variant, which is encoded by rs774507518 within the RBCK1/HOIL-1L gene, attenuated HOIL-1L ligase activity and augmented LUBAC-mediated immune signaling, including that mediated by Toll-like receptors. We also found that rs774507518 was enriched significantly in patients with SLE, strongly suggesting that RBCK1/HOIL-1L is an SLE susceptibility gene and that augmented linear ubiquitin signaling generated specifically by LUBAC underlies the pathogenesis of this prototype systemic autoimmune disease.
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2379-3708
- Volume :
- 9
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- JCI insight
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 38329126
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1172/jci.insight.171108