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The K63 deubiquitinase CYLD modulates autism-like behaviors and hippocampal plasticity by regulating autophagy and mTOR signaling.

ABSTRACT: Nondegradative ubiquitin chains attached to specific targets via Lysine 63 (K63) residues have emerged to play a fundamental role in synaptic function. The K63-specific deubiquitinase CYLD has been widely studied in immune cells and lately also in neurons. To better understand if CYLD plays a role in brain and synapse homeostasis, we analyzed the behavioral profile of CYLD-deficient mice. We found that the loss of CYLD results in major autism-like phenotypes including impaired social communication, increased repetitive behavior, and cognitive dysfunction. Furthermore, the absence of CYLD leads to a reduction in hippocampal network excitability, long-term potentiation, and pyramidal neuron spine numbers. By providing evidence that CYLD can modulate mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling and autophagy at the synapse, we propose that synaptic K63-linked ubiquitination processes could be fundamental in understanding the pathomechanisms underlying autism spectrum disorder.

SUBMITTER: Colombo E

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8617491 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The K63 deubiquitinase CYLD modulates autism-like behaviors and hippocampal plasticity by regulating autophagy and mTOR signaling.

Colombo Elisa E Horta Guilherme G Roesler Mona K MK Ihbe Natascha N Chhabra Stuti S Radyushkin Konstantin K Di Liberto Giovanni G Kreutzfeldt Mario M Schumann Sven S von Engelhardt Jakob J Merkler Doron D Behl Christian C Mittmann Thomas T Clement Albrecht M AM Waisman Ari A Schmeisser Michael J MJ

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20211101 47

Nondegradative ubiquitin chains attached to specific targets via Lysine 63 (K63) residues have emerged to play a fundamental role in synaptic function. The K63-specific deubiquitinase CYLD has been widely studied in immune cells and lately also in neurons. To better understand if CYLD plays a role in brain and synapse homeostasis, we analyzed the behavioral profile of CYLD-deficient mice. We found that the loss of CYLD results in major autism-like phenotypes including impaired social communicati ...[more]

PMID: 34782467

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Project description:BackgroundType 2 immunity can be modulated by regulatory T (Treg) cell activity. It has been suggested that the deubiquitinase cylindromatosis (CYLD) plays a role in the development or function of Treg cells, implying that it could be important for normal protective immunity, where type 2 responses are prevalent.ObjectiveWe sought to investigate the role of CYLD in Treg cell function and TH2 cell immune responses under steady-state conditions and during helminth infection.MethodsFoxp3-restricted CYLD conditional knockout (KO) mice were examined in mouse models of allergen-induced airway inflammation and Nippostrongylus brasiliensis infection. We performed multiplex magnetic bead assays, flow cytometry, and quantitative PCR to understand how a lack of CYLD affected cytokine production, homing, and suppression in Treg cells. Target genes regulated by CYLD were identified and validated by microarray analysis, coimmunoprecipitation, short hairpin RNA knockdown, and transfection assays.ResultsTreg cell-specific CYLD KO mice showed severe spontaneous pulmonary inflammation with increased migration of Treg cells into the lung. CYLD-deficient Treg cells furthermore produced high levels of IL-4 and failed to suppress allergen-induced lung inflammation. Supporting this, the conditional KO mice displayed enhanced protection against N brasiliensis infection by contributing to type 2 immunity. Treg cell conversion into IL-4-producing cells was due to augmented mitogen-activated protein kinase and nuclear factor κB signaling. Moreover, Scinderin, a member of the actin-binding gelsolin family, was highly upregulated in CYLD-deficient Treg cells, and controlled IL-4 production through forming complexes with mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase/extracellular receptor kinase. Correspondingly, both excessive IL-4 production in vivo and the protective role of CYLD-deficient Treg cells against N brasiliensis were reversed by Scinderin ablation.ConclusionsOur findings indicate that CYLD controls type 2 immune responses by regulating Treg cell conversion into TH2 cell-like effector cells, which potentiates parasite resistance.

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The K63 deubiquitinase CYLD modulates autism-like behaviors and hippocampal plasticity by regulating autophagy and mTOR signaling.

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The K63 deubiquitinase CYLD modulates autism-like behaviors and hippocampal plasticity by regulating autophagy and mTOR signaling.

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