Ndfip1 Protein Promotes the Function of Itch Ubiquitin Ligase to Prevent T Cell Activation and T Helper 2 Cell-Mediated Inflammation
Ndfip1 Protein Promotes the Function of Itch Ubiquitin Ligase to Prevent T Cell Activation and T Helper 2 Cell-Mediated Inflammation
Nedd4 family interacting protein-1 (Ndfip1) is a protein whose only known function is that it binds Nedd4, a HECT-type E3 ubiquitin ligase. Here we show that mice lacking Ndfip1 developed severe inflammation of the skin and lung and died prematurely. This condition was due to a defect in Ndfip1(-/-) T cells. Ndfip1(-/-) T cells were activated, and they proliferated and adopted a T helper 2 (Th2) phenotype more readily than did their Ndfip1(+/+) counterparts. This phenotype resembled that of Itchy mutant mice, suggesting that Ndfip1 might affect the function of Itch, an E3 ubiquitin ligase. We show that T cell activation promoted both Ndfip1 expression and its association with Itch. In the absence of Ndfip1, JunB half-life was prolonged after T cell activation. Thus, in the absence of Ndfip1, Itch is inactive and JunB accumulates. As a result, T cells produce Th2 cytokines and promote Th2-mediated inflammatory disease.
- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus United States
- University of Iowa United States
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute United States
- University Medical Center United States
- University of Colorado Cancer Center United States
Inflammation, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-jun, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, T-Lymphocytes, Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases, Immunology, Blotting, Western, Membrane Proteins, Flow Cytometry, Lymphocyte Activation, Mice, Infectious Diseases, Th2 Cells, CELLIMMUNO, Immunology and Allergy, Animals, Cytokines, Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, MOLIMMUNO, Carrier Proteins
Inflammation, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-jun, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, T-Lymphocytes, Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases, Immunology, Blotting, Western, Membrane Proteins, Flow Cytometry, Lymphocyte Activation, Mice, Infectious Diseases, Th2 Cells, CELLIMMUNO, Immunology and Allergy, Animals, Cytokines, Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, MOLIMMUNO, Carrier Proteins
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