Negative regulation of IL-17-mediated signaling and inflammation by the ubiquitin-specific protease USP25.

ABSTRACT: Interleukin 17 (IL-17) is important in infection and autoimmunity; how it signals remains poorly understood. In this study, we identified the ubiquitin-specific protease USP25 as a negative regulator of IL-17-mediated signaling and inflammation. Overexpression of USP25 inhibited IL-17-triggered signaling, whereas USP25 deficiency resulted in more phosphorylation of the inhibitor IκBα and kinase Jnk and higher expression of chemokines and cytokines, as well as a prolonged half-life for chemokine CXCL1-encoding mRNA after treatment with IL-17. Consistent with that, Usp25(-/-) mice showed greater sensitivity to IL-17-dependent inflammation and autoimmunity in vivo. Mechanistically, stimulation with IL-17 induced the association of USP25 with the adaptors TRAF5 and TRAF6, and USP25 induced rem

SUBMITTER: Zhong B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3477275 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature