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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
卷 189, 期 1, 页码 16-29出版社
AMER THORACIC SOC
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201305-0874OC
关键词
IL-4R signaling; STUB1; airway inflammation
资金
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood institute
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- National Institutes of Health training grant [T32-5T32AI007456]
- Cytometry and Cell Sorting Core at Baylor College of Medicine
- National Institutes of Health [NIAID P30AI036211, NCI P30CA125123, NCRR S10RR024574]
Rationale: IL-4R alpha, the common receptor component for IL-4 and IL-13, plays a critical role in IL-4- and IL-13-mediated signaling pathways that regulate airway inflammation and remodeling. However, the regulatory mechanisms underlying IL-4Ra turnover and its signal termination remain elusive. Objectives: To evaluate the role of STUB1 (STIP1 homology and U-Box containing protein 1) inregulatingIL-4R signaling in airway inflammation. Methods: The roles of STUB1 in IL-4Ra degradation and its signaling were investigated by immunoblot, immunoprecipitation, and flow cytometry. The involvement of STUB1 in airway inflammation was determined in vivo by measuring lung inflammatory cells infiltration, mucus production, serum lgE levels, and alveolar macrophage M2 activation in STUB1(-/-) mice. STUB1 expression was evaluated in airway epithelium of patients with asthma and lung tissues of subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Measurements and Main Results: STUB1 interacted with IL-4R alpha and targeted it for ubiquitination-mediated proteasomal degradation, terminating IL-4 or IL-13 signaling. STUB1 knockout cells showed increased levels of IL-4R alpha and sustained STAT6 activation, whereas STUB1 overexpression reduced IL-4R alpha levels. Mice deficient in STUB1 had spontaneous airway inflammation, alternative M2 activation of alveolar macrophage, and increased serum IgE. STUB1 levels were increased in airways of subjects with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, suggesting that up-regulation of STUB1 might be an important feedback mechanism to dampen IL-4R signaling in airway inflammation. Conclusions: Our study identified a previously uncharacterized role for STUB1 in regulating IL-4R signaling, which might provide a new strategy for attenuating airway inflammation.
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