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ArticleCellular & molecular immunology2017

Common genetic heterogeneity of human interleukin-37 leads to functional variance.

Jingjing Yan, Yuling Zhang, Shimeng Cheng, Bin Kang, Jinbiao Peng, Xiaodan Zhang, Meichun Yuan, Wenqi Chu, Wen Zhang, Jiayin Shen and 1 more

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Article in Cellular & molecular immunology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jingjing YanShanghai Public Health Clinical Center and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Yuling ZhangShanghai Public Health Clinical Center and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Shimeng ChengShanghai Public Health Clinical Center and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Bin KangShanghai Public Health Clinical Center and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Jinbiao PengShanghai Public Health Clinical Center and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Xiaodan ZhangShanghai Public Health Clinical Center and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Meichun YuanShanghai Public Health Clinical Center and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Wenqi ChuShanghai Public Health Clinical Center and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Wen ZhangShanghai Public Health Clinical Center and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Jiayin ShenShanghai Public Health Clinical Center and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Shuye ZhangShanghai Public Health Clinical Center and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center · CNHebei Normal University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Interleukin-37 (IL-37) is an inhibitory member of the IL-1 family of cytokines. We previously found that balanced selection maintains common variations of the human IL37 gene. However, the functional consequences of this selection have yet to be validated. Here, using cells expressing exogenous IL-37 variants, including IL-37 Ref and IL-37 Var1 and Var2, we found that the three variants of IL-37 exhibited different immunoregulatory potencies in response to immune stimulation. The protein level of IL-37 Var2 was found to be significantly less than that of IL-37 Ref or Var1, despite the comparable mRNA levels of all three variants. Further study showed that IL-37 Var2 was rapidly degraded by a proteasome-dependent mechanism mediated by enhanced polyubiquitination, leading to a transient upregulation of IL-37 Var2 after immune stimulation. Finally, when ectopically expressed in cells, human IL-37 Var2 exerted less inhibition on proinflammatory cytokine production than did other IL-37 variants. Conversely, purified extracellular IL-37 variant proteins demonstrated comparable inhibitory abilities in vitro. In conclusion, our study reveals that common genetic variants of IL37 lead to different immune-inhibitory potencies, primarily as a result of differences in IL-37 protein stability, suggesting the possible involvement of these variants in various human diseases.

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Amino Acid SequenceCell LineGenetic HeterogeneityHeterozygoteHumansInterleukin-1Interleukin-6PhenotypePolyubiquitinProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexProteolysisUbiquitinationUp-RegulationIL37 protein, humanInterleukin-1Interleukin-6PolyubiquitinProteasome Endopeptidase Complex

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PMID27665946
PMCPMC5596243
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