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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY
Volume 48, Issue 11, Pages 1817-1825Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/eji.201847589
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Antiviral innate immunity; NLRP2; TBK1; Type I interferons
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31700777]
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Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain (NOD)-like receptors (NLRs) are intracellular pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) that regulate a variety of inflammatory and host defense responses. Unlike the well-established NLRs, the roles of NLRP2 are controversial and poorly defined. Here, we report that NLRP2 acts as a negative regulator of TANK-binding kinase 1 (TBK1)-mediated type I interferon (IFN) signaling. Mechanistically, NLRP2 interacted directly with TBK1, and this binding disrupted the interaction of TBK1 and interferon regulatory factor 3 (IRF3), which interfered with TBK1-induced IRF3 phosphorylation. IFNs induce a series of proteins that have well-known antiviral or immune-regulatory functions, and tight control of the IFN signaling cascade is critical for limiting tissue damage and preventing autoimmunity. Our studies indicate that the NLRP2-TBK1 axis may serve as an additional signaling cascade to maintain immune homeostasis in response to viral infection.
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