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2014
Bonnay François, Nguyen Xuan-Hung, Cohen-Berros Eva, Troxler Laurent, Batsche Eric, Camonis Jacques, Takeuchi Osamu, Reichhart Jean-Marc, Matt Nicolas
Akirin specifies NF-κB selectivity of Drosophila innate immune response via chromatin remodeling Journal Article
In: EMBO J., vol. 33, no. 20, pp. 2349–2362, 2014, ISSN: 1460-2075.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Animals, bioinformatic, Cell Cycle Proteins, Chromatin Assembly and Disassembly, chromatin remodeling, DNA-Binding Proteins, Female, Genetic, Immunity, Innate, Innate immune response, M3i, Male, matt, Mutation, NF-kappa B, NF‐κB, Promoter Regions, proteomics, reichhart, Trans-Activators, Transcription Factors, Transcriptional Activation, Two-Hybrid System Techniques
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title = {Akirin specifies NF-κB selectivity of Drosophila innate immune response via chromatin remodeling},
author = {François Bonnay and Xuan-Hung Nguyen and Eva Cohen-Berros and Laurent Troxler and Eric Batsche and Jacques Camonis and Osamu Takeuchi and Jean-Marc Reichhart and Nicolas Matt},
doi = {10.15252/embj.201488456},
issn = {1460-2075},
year = {2014},
date = {2014-10-01},
journal = {EMBO J.},
volume = {33},
number = {20},
pages = {2349--2362},
abstract = {The network of NF-κB-dependent transcription that activates both pro- and anti-inflammatory genes in mammals is still unclear. As NF-κB factors are evolutionarily conserved, we used Drosophila to understand this network. The NF-κB transcription factor Relish activates effector gene expression following Gram-negative bacterial immune challenge. Here, we show, using a genome-wide approach, that the conserved nuclear protein Akirin is a NF-κB co-factor required for the activation of a subset of Relish-dependent genes correlating with the presence of H3K4ac epigenetic marks. A large-scale unbiased proteomic analysis revealed that Akirin orchestrates NF-κB transcriptional selectivity through the recruitment of the Osa-containing-SWI/SNF-like Brahma complex (BAP). Immune challenge in Drosophila shows that Akirin is required for the transcription of a subset of effector genes, but dispensable for the transcription of genes that are negative regulators of the innate immune response. Therefore, Akirins act as molecular selectors specifying the choice between subsets of NF-κB target genes. The discovery of this mechanism, conserved in mammals, paves the way for the establishment of more specific and less toxic anti-inflammatory drugs targeting pro-inflammatory genes.},
keywords = {Animals, bioinformatic, Cell Cycle Proteins, Chromatin Assembly and Disassembly, chromatin remodeling, DNA-Binding Proteins, Female, Genetic, Immunity, Innate, Innate immune response, M3i, Male, matt, Mutation, NF-kappa B, NF‐κB, Promoter Regions, proteomics, reichhart, Trans-Activators, Transcription Factors, Transcriptional Activation, Two-Hybrid System Techniques},
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The network of NF-κB-dependent transcription that activates both pro- and anti-inflammatory genes in mammals is still unclear. As NF-κB factors are evolutionarily conserved, we used Drosophila to understand this network. The NF-κB transcription factor Relish activates effector gene expression following Gram-negative bacterial immune challenge. Here, we show, using a genome-wide approach, that the conserved nuclear protein Akirin is a NF-κB co-factor required for the activation of a subset of Relish-dependent genes correlating with the presence of H3K4ac epigenetic marks. A large-scale unbiased proteomic analysis revealed that Akirin orchestrates NF-κB transcriptional selectivity through the recruitment of the Osa-containing-SWI/SNF-like Brahma complex (BAP). Immune challenge in Drosophila shows that Akirin is required for the transcription of a subset of effector genes, but dispensable for the transcription of genes that are negative regulators of the innate immune response. Therefore, Akirins act as molecular selectors specifying the choice between subsets of NF-κB target genes. The discovery of this mechanism, conserved in mammals, paves the way for the establishment of more specific and less toxic anti-inflammatory drugs targeting pro-inflammatory genes.
2011
Ogawa Michinaga, Yoshikawa Yuko, Kobayashi Taira, Mimuro Hitomi, Fukumatsu Makoto, Kiga Kotaro, Piao Zhenzi, Ashida Hiroshi, Yoshida Mitsutaka, Kakuta Shigeru, Koyama Tomohiro, Goto Yoshiyuki, Nagatake Takahiro, Nagai Shinya, Kiyono Hiroshi, Kawalec Magdalena, Reichhart Jean-Marc, Sasakawa Chihiro
A Tecpr1-dependent selective autophagy pathway targets bacterial pathogens Journal Article
In: Cell Host Microbe, vol. 9, no. 5, pp. 376–389, 2011, ISSN: 1934-6069.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Animals, Autophagy, Biological, Cells, Cultured, M3i, Membrane Proteins, Mice, Microtubule-Associated Proteins, Models, Phagosomes, Protein Interaction Mapping, reichhart, Shigella, Two-Hybrid System Techniques
@article{ogawa_tecpr1-dependent_2011,
title = {A Tecpr1-dependent selective autophagy pathway targets bacterial pathogens},
author = {Michinaga Ogawa and Yuko Yoshikawa and Taira Kobayashi and Hitomi Mimuro and Makoto Fukumatsu and Kotaro Kiga and Zhenzi Piao and Hiroshi Ashida and Mitsutaka Yoshida and Shigeru Kakuta and Tomohiro Koyama and Yoshiyuki Goto and Takahiro Nagatake and Shinya Nagai and Hiroshi Kiyono and Magdalena Kawalec and Jean-Marc Reichhart and Chihiro Sasakawa},
doi = {10.1016/j.chom.2011.04.010},
issn = {1934-6069},
year = {2011},
date = {2011-05-01},
journal = {Cell Host Microbe},
volume = {9},
number = {5},
pages = {376--389},
abstract = {Selective autophagy of bacterial pathogens represents a host innate immune mechanism. Selective autophagy has been characterized on the basis of distinct cargo receptors but the mechanisms by which different cargo receptors are targeted for autophagic degradation remain unclear. In this study we identified a highly conserved Tectonin domain-containing protein, Tecpr1, as an Atg5 binding partner that colocalized with Atg5 at Shigella-containing phagophores. Tecpr1 activity is necessary for efficient autophagic targeting of bacteria, but has no effect on rapamycin- or starvation-induced canonical autophagy. Tecpr1 interacts with WIPI-2, a yeast Atg18 homolog and PI(3)P-interacting protein required for phagophore formation, and they colocalize to phagophores. Although Tecpr1-deficient mice appear normal, Tecpr1-deficient MEFs were defective for selective autophagy and supported increased intracellular multiplication of Shigella. Further, depolarized mitochondria and misfolded protein aggregates accumulated in the Tecpr1-knockout MEFs. Thus, we identify a Tecpr1-dependent pathway as important in targeting bacterial pathogens for selective autophagy.},
keywords = {Animals, Autophagy, Biological, Cells, Cultured, M3i, Membrane Proteins, Mice, Microtubule-Associated Proteins, Models, Phagosomes, Protein Interaction Mapping, reichhart, Shigella, Two-Hybrid System Techniques},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Selective autophagy of bacterial pathogens represents a host innate immune mechanism. Selective autophagy has been characterized on the basis of distinct cargo receptors but the mechanisms by which different cargo receptors are targeted for autophagic degradation remain unclear. In this study we identified a highly conserved Tectonin domain-containing protein, Tecpr1, as an Atg5 binding partner that colocalized with Atg5 at Shigella-containing phagophores. Tecpr1 activity is necessary for efficient autophagic targeting of bacteria, but has no effect on rapamycin- or starvation-induced canonical autophagy. Tecpr1 interacts with WIPI-2, a yeast Atg18 homolog and PI(3)P-interacting protein required for phagophore formation, and they colocalize to phagophores. Although Tecpr1-deficient mice appear normal, Tecpr1-deficient MEFs were defective for selective autophagy and supported increased intracellular multiplication of Shigella. Further, depolarized mitochondria and misfolded protein aggregates accumulated in the Tecpr1-knockout MEFs. Thus, we identify a Tecpr1-dependent pathway as important in targeting bacterial pathogens for selective autophagy.