Title | Unanchored K48-linked polyubiquitin synthesized by the E3-ubiquitin ligase TRIM6 stimulates the interferon-IKKε kinase-mediated antiviral response. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2014 |
Authors | Rajsbaum, R, Versteeg, GA, Schmid, S, Maestre, AM, Belicha-Villanueva, A, Martínez-Romero, C, Patel, JR, Morrison, J, Pisanelli, G, Miorin, L, Laurent-Rolle, M, Moulton, HM, Stein, DA, Fernandez-Sesma, A, tenOever, BR, García-Sastre, A |
Journal | Immunity |
Volume | 40 |
Issue | 6 |
Pagination | 880-95 |
Date Published | 2014 Jun 19 |
Keywords | Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases |
Abstract | Type I interferons (IFN-I) are essential antiviral cytokines produced upon microbial infection. IFN-I elicits this activity through the upregulation of hundreds of IFN-I-stimulated genes (ISGs). The full breadth of ISG induction demands activation of a number of cellular factors including the IκB kinase epsilon (IKKε). However, the mechanism of IKKε activation upon IFN receptor signaling has remained elusive. Here we show that TRIM6, a member of the E3-ubiquitin ligase tripartite motif (TRIM) family of proteins, interacted with IKKε and promoted induction of IKKε-dependent ISGs. TRIM6 and the E2-ubiquitin conjugase UbE2K cooperated in the synthesis of unanchored K48-linked polyubiquitin chains, which activated IKKε for subsequent STAT1 phosphorylation. Our work attributes a previously unrecognized activating role of K48-linked unanchored polyubiquitin chains in kinase activation and identifies the UbE2K-TRIM6-ubiquitin axis as critical for IFN signaling and antiviral response.
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DOI | 10.1016/j.immuni.2014.04.018 |