TRK-fused gene (TFG) is known to be involved in protein secretion and plays essential roles in an antiviral innate immune response. However, its function in LPS-induced inflammation and pyroptotic cell death is still unknown. Here, we reported that TFG promotes the stabilization of Unc-51 like autophagy activating kinase (ULK1) and participates in LPS plus nigericin (Ng) induced pyroptotic cell death. Our results showed that TFG-deficient THP-1 macrophages exhibit higher mitochondrial ROS production. LPS/Ng stimulation triggers a much higher level of ROS and induces pyroptotic cell death. ULK1 undergoes a rapid turnover in TFG-deficient THP-1 cells. TFG forms complex with an E3 ligase, tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor 3 (TRAF3), and stabilizes ULK1 via disturbing ULK1-TRAF3 interaction. Knockdown of TFG facilitates the interaction of ULK1 with TRAF3 and subsequent K48-linked ULK1 ubiquitination and proteasome degradation. Rescue of ULK1 expression blocks LPS/Ng-induced cell death in TFG-deficient THP-1 macrophages. Taken together, TFG plays an essential role in LPS/Ng-induced pyroptotic cell death via regulating K48-linked ULK1 ubiquitination in macrophages.
基金:
Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province [H2019201259, H2021201028]; Hebei Province Foundation for the Returned Overseas Scholars [C20200305]; CAMS Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences [2019-I2M-5-055]; Government Foundation of Clinical Medicine Talents Training Program of Hebei Province [361007]; Medical Science Foundation of Hebei University [2020A09]; Outstanding Youth Scientific Research and Innovation Team (Science and Technology) Project of Hebei University [2020-8]; Hospital fund of Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University [2019Z002]; Hebei University graduate innovation funding project [HBU2021ss038]
第一作者机构:[1]Hebei Univ, Cent Lab, Hebei Key Lab Canc Radiotherapy & Chemotherapy, Affiliated Hosp, Baoding, Hebei, Peoples R China[2]Chinese Acad Med Sci, Res Unit Digest Tract Microecosyst Pharmacol & To, Beijing, Peoples R China
通讯作者:
通讯机构:[1]Hebei Univ, Cent Lab, Hebei Key Lab Canc Radiotherapy & Chemotherapy, Affiliated Hosp, Baoding, Hebei, Peoples R China[2]Chinese Acad Med Sci, Res Unit Digest Tract Microecosyst Pharmacol & To, Beijing, Peoples R China[5]Hebei Univ, Baoding, Hebei, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Shi Jian-Hong,Ling Chen,Wang Ting-Ting,et al.TRK-fused gene (TFG) regulates ULK1 stability via TRAF3-mediated ubiquitination and protects macrophages from LPS-induced pyroptosis[J].CELL DEATH & DISEASE.2022,13(1):doi:10.1038/s41419-022-04539-9.
APA:
Shi, Jian-Hong,Ling, Chen,Wang, Ting-Ting,Zhang, Li-Nuo,Liu, Wen-Wen...&Ni, Zhi-Yu.(2022).TRK-fused gene (TFG) regulates ULK1 stability via TRAF3-mediated ubiquitination and protects macrophages from LPS-induced pyroptosis.CELL DEATH & DISEASE,13,(1)
MLA:
Shi, Jian-Hong,et al."TRK-fused gene (TFG) regulates ULK1 stability via TRAF3-mediated ubiquitination and protects macrophages from LPS-induced pyroptosis".CELL DEATH & DISEASE 13..1(2022)