UAF1 deubiquitinase complexes facilitate NLRP3 inflammasome activation by promoting NLRP3 expression

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Abstract

NOD-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) detects microbial infections or endogenous danger signals and activates the NLRP3 inflammasome, which has important functions in host defense and contributes to the pathogenesis of inflammatory diseases, and thereby needs to be tightly controlled. Deubiquitination of NLRP3 is considered a key step in NLRP3 inflammasome activation. However, the mechanisms by which deubiquitination controls NLRP3 inflammasome activation are unclear. Here, we show that the UAF1/USP1 deubiquitinase complex selectively removes K48-linked polyubiquitination of NLRP3 and suppresses its ubiquitination-mediated degradation, enhancing cellular NLRP3 levels, which are indispensable for subsequent NLRP3 inflammasome assembly and activation. In addition, the UAF1/USP12 and UAF1/USP46 complexes promote NF-κB activation, enhance the transcription of NLRP3 and proinflammatory cytokines (including pro-IL-1β, TNF, and IL-6) by inhibiting ubiquitination-mediated degradation of p65. Consequently, Uaf1 deficiency attenuates NLRP3 inflammasome activation and IL-1β secretion both in vitro and in vivo. Our study reveals that the UAF1 deubiquitinase complexes enhance NLRP3 and pro-IL-1β expression by targeting NLRP3 and p65 and licensing NLRP3 inflammasome activation.

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Song, H., Zhao, C., Yu, Z., Li, Q., Yan, R., Qin, Y., … Zhao, W. (2020). UAF1 deubiquitinase complexes facilitate NLRP3 inflammasome activation by promoting NLRP3 expression. Nature Communications, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19939-8

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