Interferon-inducible immunity-related GTPase Irgm1 regulates IFNγ-dependent host defense, lymphocyte survival and autophagy

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Abstract

IFNγ is a pleiotropic cytokine that plays a key role in host resistance, yet when not properly regulated can become detrimental to the host. The interferon-inducible Immunity Related GTPase family M member 1 (Irgm1), previously characterized as an effector molecule required for macrophage microbicidal activity, has been shown recently to control IFNγ-dependent cell survival and host resistance. Irgm1 regulates the expansion/survival of mature effector CD4+ T lymphocytes by protecting them from IFNγ-induced autophagic cell death. Importantly, mice deficient in both IFNγ and Irgm1 were rescued from the lymphocyte depletion and increased mortality that typically occurs in Irgm1-/- animals following pathogen exposure. We propose that Irgm1 plays a major role in maintaining T lymphocyte homeostasis during host IFNγ responses by protecting these cells from autophagy-dependent cell death. ©2009 Landes Bioscience.

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Feng, C. G., Zheng, L., Lenardo, M. J., & Sher, A. (2009). Interferon-inducible immunity-related GTPase Irgm1 regulates IFNγ-dependent host defense, lymphocyte survival and autophagy. Autophagy, 5(2), 232–234. https://doi.org/10.4161/auto.5.2.7445

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