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ArticleCellular & molecular immunology2021

USP19 suppresses inflammation and promotes M2-like macrophage polarization by manipulating NLRP3 function via autophagy.

Tao Liu, Liqiu Wang, Puping Liang, Xiaojuan Wang, Yukun Liu, Jing Cai, Yuanchu She, Dan Wang, Zhi Wang, Zhiyong Guo and 4 more

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Article in Cellular & molecular immunology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 124 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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124 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 209 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Tao Liu *MOE Key Laboratory of Gene Function and Regulation, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, 510275, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
Liqiu Wang *MOE Key Laboratory of Gene Function and Regulation, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, 510275, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
Puping Liang *MOE Key Laboratory of Gene Function and Regulation, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, 510275, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
Xiaojuan WangDepartment of Experimental Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-sen University, 510275, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Yukun LiuMOE Key Laboratory of Gene Function and Regulation, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, 510275, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
Jing CaiMOE Key Laboratory of Gene Function and Regulation, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, 510275, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
Yuanchu SheMOE Key Laboratory of Gene Function and Regulation, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, 510275, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
Dan WangDepartment of Experimental Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-sen University, 510275, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Zhi WangGuanghua School of Stomatology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Stomatological Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, 510060, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
Zhiyong GuoOrgan Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, 510080, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
Samuel BatesChanning Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
Xiaojun XiaDepartment of Experimental Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-sen University, 510275, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4444-7472
Junjiu HuangMOE Key Laboratory of Gene Function and Regulation, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, 510275, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China. hjunjiu@mail.sysu.edu.cn.
Jun CuiMOE Key Laboratory of Gene Function and Regulation, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, 510275, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China. cuij5@mail.sysu.edu.cn.
Sun Yat-sen University · CNBrigham and Women's Hospital · USStomatology Hospital · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 31700760
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Macrophage polarization to proinflammatory M1-like or anti-inflammatory M2-like cells is critical to mount a host defense or repair tissue. The exact molecular mechanisms controlling this process are still elusive. Here, we report that ubiquitin-specific protease 19 (USP19) acts as an anti-inflammatory switch that inhibits inflammatory responses and promotes M2-like macrophage polarization. USP19 inhibited NLRP3 inflammasome activation by increasing autophagy flux and decreasing the generation of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species. In addition, USP19 inhibited the proteasomal degradation of inflammasome-independent NLRP3 by cleaving its polyubiquitin chains. USP19-stabilized NLRP3 promoted M2-like macrophage polarization by direct association with interferon regulatory factor 4, thereby preventing its p62-mediated selective autophagic degradation. Consistent with these observations, compared to wild-type mice, Usp19

Indexed as

MacrophagesNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinAnimalsAutophagyEndopeptidasesInflammasomesInflammationMiceEndopeptidasesInflammasomesNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinNlrp3 protein, mouseUSP19 protein, mouseAutophagyDeubiquitinating enzymeInflammasomeMacrophage polarizationNLRP3

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PMID33097834
PMCPMC8484569
OpenAlexW3093903159

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