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ArticleMolecular cell2024

PELI2 is a negative regulator of STING signaling that is dynamically repressed during viral infection.

Christopher Ritchie, Lingyin Li

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Article in Molecular cell, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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2 authors.

Christopher RitchieDepartment of Biochemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Sarafan ChEM-H Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Arc Institute, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA. Electronic address: chrisr@arcinstitute.org.
Lingyin LiDepartment of Biochemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Sarafan ChEM-H Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Arc Institute, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA. Electronic address: lingyin@arcinstitute.org.

Funding

Supplement to Enhance Wellness and Resiliency in the Graduate EnvironmentT32GM007276 · NIGMS · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI MORRISON, ASHBY J. · 1985 to 2023
$32.9M
Chemical biology of innate immunity for treating cancer and autoimmunityDP2CA228044 · NCI · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI LI, LINGYIN · 2017 to 2017
$2.4M
NCI NIH HHS DP2 CA228044NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM007276
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The innate immune cGAS-STING pathway is activated by cytosolic double-stranded DNA (dsDNA), a ubiquitous danger signal, to produce interferon, a potent anti-viral and anti-cancer cytokine. However, STING activation must be tightly controlled because aberrant interferon production leads to debilitating interferonopathies. Here, we discover PELI2 as a crucial negative regulator of STING. Mechanistically, PELI2 inhibits the transcription factor IRF3 by binding to phosphorylated Thr354 and Thr356 on the C-terminal tail of STING, leading to ubiquitination and inhibition of the kinase TBK1. PELI2 sets a threshold for STING activation that tolerates low levels of cytosolic dsDNA, such as that caused by silenced TREX1, RNASEH2B, BRCA1, or SETX. When this threshold is reached, such as during viral infection, STING-induced interferon production temporarily downregulates PELI2, creating a positive feedback loop allowing a robust immune response. Lupus patients have insufficient PELI2 levels and high basal interferon production, suggesting that PELI2 dysregulation may drive the onset of lupus and other interferonopathies.

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Interferon Regulatory Factor-3Membrane ProteinsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesSignal TransductionUbiquitinationAnimalsExodeoxyribonucleasesFeedback, PhysiologicalHEK293 CellsHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansImmunity, InnateInterferonsLupus Erythematosus, SystemicMiceMice, Inbred C57BLExodeoxyribonucleasesInterferon Regulatory Factor-3InterferonsIRF3 protein, humanMembrane ProteinsPhosphoproteinsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesSTING1 protein, humanSting1 protein, mouseSTING ProteinTBK1 protein, humanthree prime repair exonuclease 1Ubiquitin-Protein LigasesautoimmunitydsDNA sensingE3 ubiquitin ligaseFHA domainimmunotransmitterinnate immunityPELI2STING regulationtype I interferonviral infection

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PMID38917796
PMCPMC11246219

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