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Lys29-linkage of ASK1 by Skp1−Cullin 1−Fbxo21 ubiquitin ligase complex is required for antiviral innate response

  1. Zhou Yu
  2. Taoyong Chen  Is a corresponding author
  3. Xuelian Li
  4. Mingjin Yang
  5. Songqing Tang
  6. Xuhui Zhu
  7. Yan Gu
  8. Xiaoping Su
  9. Meng Xia
  10. Weihua Li
  11. Xuemin Zhang
  12. Qingqing Wang
  13. Xuetao Cao
  14. Jianli Wang
  1. Institute of Immunology, China
  2. National Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology and Institute of Immunology, China
  3. National Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology and Department of Immunology, China
  4. Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, China
  5. Zhejiang University School of Medicine, China
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.14087
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  1. Zhou Yu
  2. Taoyong Chen
  3. Xuelian Li
  4. Mingjin Yang
  5. Songqing Tang
  6. Xuhui Zhu
  7. Yan Gu
  8. Xiaoping Su
  9. Meng Xia
  10. Weihua Li
  11. Xuemin Zhang
  12. Qingqing Wang
  13. Xuetao Cao
  14. Jianli Wang
(2016)
Lys29-linkage of ASK1 by Skp1−Cullin 1−Fbxo21 ubiquitin ligase complex is required for antiviral innate response
eLife 5:e14087.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.14087
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Abstract

Protein ubiquitination regulated by ubiquitin ligases plays important roles in innate immunity. However, key regulators of ubiquitination during innate response and roles of new types of ubiquitination (apart from Lys48- and Lys63-linkage) in control of innate signaling have not been clearly understood. Here we report that F-box only protein Fbxo21, a functionally unknown component of SCF (Skp1-Cul1-F-box protein) complex, facilitates Lys29-linkage and activation of ASK1 (apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1), and promotes type I interferon production upon viral infection. Fbxo21 deficiency in mice cells impairs virus-induced Lys29-linkage and activation of ASK1, attenuates c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) and p38 signaling pathway, and decreases the production of proinflammatory cytokines and type I interferon, resulting in reduced antiviral innate response and enhanced virus replication. Therefore Fbxo21 is required for ASK1 activation via Lys29-linkage of ASK1 during antiviral innate response, providing mechanistic insights into non-proteolytic roles of SCF complex in innate immune response.

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  1. Zhou Yu

    Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Institute of Immunology, Hangzhou, China
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  2. Taoyong Chen

    Second Military Medical University, National Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology and Institute of Immunology, Shanghai, China
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  3. Xuelian Li

    Second Military Medical University, National Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology and Institute of Immunology, Shanghai, China
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  4. Mingjin Yang

    Second Military Medical University, National Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology and Institute of Immunology, Shanghai, China
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  5. Songqing Tang

    Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Institute of Immunology, Hangzhou, China
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  6. Xuhui Zhu

    Second Military Medical University, National Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology and Institute of Immunology, Shanghai, China
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  7. Yan Gu

    Second Military Medical University, National Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology and Institute of Immunology, Shanghai, China
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  8. Xiaoping Su

    Second Military Medical University, National Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology and Institute of Immunology, Shanghai, China
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  9. Meng Xia

    Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, National Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology and Department of Immunology, Beijing, China
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  10. Weihua Li

    National Center of Biomedical Analysis, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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  11. Xuemin Zhang

    National Center of Biomedical Analysis, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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  12. Qingqing Wang

    Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Institute of Immunology, Hangzhou, China
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  13. Xuetao Cao

    National Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology and Institute of Immunology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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    Xuetao Cao, Reviewing editor, eLife.

  14. Jianli Wang

    Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Institute of Immunology, Hangzhou, China
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Animal experimentation: This study was performed in strict accordance with the recommendations in the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals of the National Institutes of Health, and was approved by the Scientific Investigation Board of Second Military Medical University, Shanghai (Case No. SMMU-2015-0067).

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© 2016, Yu et al.

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  1. Zhou Yu
  2. Taoyong Chen
  3. Xuelian Li
  4. Mingjin Yang
  5. Songqing Tang
  6. Xuhui Zhu
  7. Yan Gu
  8. Xiaoping Su
  9. Meng Xia
  10. Weihua Li
  11. Xuemin Zhang
  12. Qingqing Wang
  13. Xuetao Cao
  14. Jianli Wang
(2016)
Lys29-linkage of ASK1 by Skp1−Cullin 1−Fbxo21 ubiquitin ligase complex is required for antiviral innate response
eLife 5:e14087.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.14087

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