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ArticleNucleic acids research2016

The RNA-binding protein TTP is a global post-transcriptional regulator of feedback control in inflammation.

Christopher Tiedje, Manuel D Diaz-Muñoz, Philipp Trulley, Helena Ahlfors, Kathrin Laaß, Perry J Blackshear, Martin Turner, Matthias Gaestel

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 121 papers.

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121citing papers in PubMed
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121 citing papers in PubMed, 167 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Christopher TiedjeInstitute of Physiological Chemistry, Medical School Hannover (MHH), 30625 Hannover, Germany Tiedje.Christopher@mh-hannover.de.
Manuel D Diaz-MuñozLymphocyte Signalling and Development, The Babraham Institute, Cambridge CB22 3AT, UK manuel.diaz-munoz@babraham.ac.uk.
Philipp TrulleyInstitute of Physiological Chemistry, Medical School Hannover (MHH), 30625 Hannover, Germany.
Helena AhlforsLymphocyte Signalling and Development, The Babraham Institute, Cambridge CB22 3AT, UK.
Kathrin LaaßInstitute of Physiological Chemistry, Medical School Hannover (MHH), 30625 Hannover, Germany.
Perry J BlackshearLaboratory of Signal Transduction, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA; and Departments of Medicine and Biochemistry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
Martin TurnerLymphocyte Signalling and Development, The Babraham Institute, Cambridge CB22 3AT, UK.
Matthias GaestelInstitute of Physiological Chemistry, Medical School Hannover (MHH), 30625 Hannover, Germany.
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover · DEBabraham Institute · GBDuke University Hospital · US

Funding

TTP and related proteins in the regulation of gene expressionZIAES090080 · NIEHS · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES · PI BLACKSHEAR, PERRY J · 2009 to 2025
$52.6M
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/J00152X/1Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BBS/E/B/000C0407Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BBS/E/B/000C0409
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) facilitate post-transcriptional control of eukaryotic gene expression at multiple levels. The RBP tristetraprolin (TTP/Zfp36) is a signal-induced phosphorylated anti-inflammatory protein guiding unstable mRNAs of pro-inflammatory proteins for degradation and preventing translation. Using iCLIP, we have identified numerous mRNA targets bound by wild-type TTP and by a non-MK2-phosphorylatable TTP mutant (TTP-AA) in 1 h LPS-stimulated macrophages and correlated their interaction with TTP to changes at the level of mRNA abundance and translation in a transcriptome-wide manner. The close similarity of the transcriptomes of TTP-deficient and TTP-expressing macrophages upon short LPS stimulation suggested an effective inactivation of TTP by MK2, whereas retained RNA-binding capacity of TTP-AA to 3'UTRs caused profound changes in the transcriptome and translatome, altered NF-κB-activation and induced cell death. Increased TTP binding to the 3'UTR of feedback inhibitor mRNAs, such as Ier3, Dusp1 or Tnfaip3, in the absence of MK2-dependent TTP neutralization resulted in a strong reduction of their protein synthesis contributing to the deregulation of the NF-κB-signaling pathway. Taken together, our study uncovers a role of TTP as a suppressor of feedback inhibitors of inflammation and highlights the importance of fine-tuned TTP activity-regulation by MK2 in order to control the pro-inflammatory response.

Indexed as

Feedback, PhysiologicalGene Expression RegulationAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsBone Marrow CellsCell SurvivalCross-Linking ReagentsCytokinesHigh-Throughput Screening AssaysHumansImmunoprecipitationInflammationIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsLipopolysaccharidesMacrophagesMAP-Kinase-Activated Kinase 2Adaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingCross-Linking ReagentsCytokinesIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsLipopolysaccharidesMAP-Kinase-Activated Kinase 2NF-kappa BProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, MessengerTTP protein, mouse

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PMID27220464
PMCPMC5009735
OpenAlexW2399007766

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