ArticleImmunity2014
Unanchored K48-linked polyubiquitin synthesized by the E3-ubiquitin ligase TRIM6 stimulates the interferon-IKKε kinase-mediated antiviral response.
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- Methylation profile of individuals with sickle cell trait.Epigenetics · 2025Pooled it
- To TRIM the Immunity: From Innate to Adaptive Immunity.Frontiers in immunology · 2020Pooled it
- Folic acid intervention during pregnancy alters DNA methylation, affecting neural target genes through two distinct mechanisms.Clinical epigenetics · 2022Trial
- Unanchored ubiquitin chains promote the non-canonical inflammasome via UBXN1.Research square · 2026Article
- TRIM28 and TRIM32: multifaceted regulators of innate immunity and antiviral defence.Immunologic research · 2026Review
- Ubiquitination and autophagy in host-pathogen interactions: from immune surveillance to therapeutic targeting.Nature reviews. Immunology · 2026Review
- RND3 restricts encephalomyocarditis virus replication by promoting IKKε ubiquitination and type I interferon production.Microbiology spectrum · 2026Article
- Roles and Mechanisms of TRIM Family Proteins in Inflammation in the Brain and Beyond.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Unanchored K63-linked polyubiquitin chains: a novel second messenger involved in G protein-coupled receptors early signaling events.Cell communication and signaling : CCS · 2026Article
- Updates on the role of TRIM proteins in AIDS: molecular mechanisms and potential for interventions.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
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- TRIM6 ablation reverses ICB resistance in MSS gastric cancer by unleashing cGAS-STING-dependent antitumor immunity.Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR · 2025Article
- DNA methylation signatures of severe RSV infection in infants: evidence from non-invasive saliva samples.Epigenetics & chromatin · 2025Article
- A No-Brainer! The Therapeutic Potential of TRIM Proteins in Viral and Central Nervous System Diseases.Viruses · 2025Review
- Identification of RING E3 pseudoligases in the TRIM protein family.Nature communications · 2025Article
- KSHV hijacks the antiviral kinase IKKε to initiate lytic replication.PLoS pathogens · 2025Article
- Diacetyl-induced bronchiolitis obliterans involves ubiquitin C upregulation and fibrosis-related gene activation in rats.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Article
- TRIM7 ubiquitinates SARS-CoV-2 membrane protein to limit apoptosis and viral replication.Nature communications · 2024Article
- Exploration of drug repurposing for Mpox outbreaks targeting gene signatures and host-pathogen interactions.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Structural basis for C-degron selectivity across KLHDCX family E3 ubiquitin ligases.Nature communications · 2024Article
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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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