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ArticleNature communications2024

Targeted degradation of extracellular mitochondrial aspartyl-tRNA synthetase modulates immune responses.

Benjamin S Johnson, Daniela Farkas, Rabab El-Mergawy, Jessica A Adair, Ajit Elhance, Moemen Eltobgy, Francesca M Coan, Lexie Chafin, Jessica A Joseph, Alex Cornwell and 12 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. 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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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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10 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. NSP7 Molecular Degrader Attenuates Coronaviral Infection Through the β-TrCP1/FBXO5 Axis.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

22 authors.

Benjamin S JohnsonDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
Daniela FarkasDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
Rabab El-MergawyDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
Jessica A AdairDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
Ajit ElhanceDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1900-4637
Moemen EltobgyDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
Francesca M CoanDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
Lexie ChafinDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
Jessica A JosephDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
Alex CornwellDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.ORCID 0009-0003-0105-8191
Finny J JohnsDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
Lorena RosasDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
Mauricio RojasDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
Laszlo FarkasDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3772-470X
Joseph S BednashDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
James D LondinoDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7647-6927
Prabir RayDepartment of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, and Sleep Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0430-5114
Anuradha RayDepartment of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, and Sleep Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6844-8918
Valerian KaganDepartment of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7245-1885
Janet S LeeDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6812-6043
Bill B ChenDepartment of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, and Sleep Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2695-5107
Rama K MallampalliDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA. rama.mallampalli2@osumc.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-5782-4495

Funding

Translational Therapeutics Research Program (TT)P30CA016058 · NCI · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI Daniel G. Stover · 1985 to 2026
$132.3M
Regulation of Cardiolin Byosynthesis in Epithelial InjuryP01HL114453 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI WATKINS, SIMON C · 2014 to 2023
$21.3M
Systematic Investigation of Protein Ubiquitination in ARDSR35HL139860 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI CHEN, BEIBEI · 2018 to 2024
$6.3M
TNF-alpha Control of a Surfactant Enzyme in Lung InjuryR01HL081784 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI MALLAMPALLI, RAMA K · 2006 to 2024
$5.4M
F box-Induced Acute Lung Injury and ParkinR01HL096376 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI MALLAMPALLI, RAMA K · 2010 to 2025
$5.1M
Sepsis-Associated Immune Suppression and F-box ProteinsR01HL097376 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI MALLAMPALLI, RAMA K · 2009 to 2025
$5.1M
Mechanisms of host protection against pathogen-secreted proteases in acute lung injuryR01HL136143 · NHLBI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI LEE, JANET SOJUNG · 2017 to 2024
$4.4M
Examining the role of TRMT1 and tRNA methylation in acute lung injury and ARDSR01HL169586 · NHLBI · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI James David Londino · 2023 to 2026
$2.2M
Transfer RNAs as novel mediators in acute lung injuryK08HL169725 · NHLBI · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI Joseph Stanley Bednash · 2024 to 2026
$491k
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016058NHLBI NIH HHS K08 HL169725NHLBI NIH HHS P01 HL114453NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL081784NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL096376NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL097376NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL136143NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL169586NHLBI NIH HHS R35 HL139860U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (NIH) P01HL114453U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (NIH) R01HL081784U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (NIH) R01HL096376U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (NIH) R01HL097376
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The severity of bacterial pneumonia can be worsened by impaired innate immunity resulting in ineffective pathogen clearance. We describe a mitochondrial protein, aspartyl-tRNA synthetase (DARS2), which is released in circulation during bacterial pneumonia in humans and displays intrinsic innate immune properties and cellular repair properties. DARS2 interacts with a bacterial-induced ubiquitin E3 ligase subunit, FBXO24, which targets the synthetase for ubiquitylation and degradation, a process that is inhibited by DARS2 acetylation. During experimental pneumonia, Fbxo24 knockout mice exhibit elevated DARS2 levels with an increase in pulmonary cellular and cytokine levels. In silico modeling identified an FBXO24 inhibitory compound with immunostimulatory properties which extended DARS2 lifespan in cells. Here, we show a unique biological role for an extracellular, mitochondrially derived enzyme and its molecular control by the ubiquitin apparatus, which may serve as a mechanistic platform to enhance protective host immunity through small molecule discovery.

Indexed as

Aspartate-tRNA LigaseImmunity, InnateMice, KnockoutMitochondriaUbiquitinationAcetylationAnimalsCytokinesF-Box ProteinsFemaleHEK293 CellsHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMitochondrial ProteinsAspartate-tRNA LigaseCytokinesF-Box ProteinsMitochondrial ProteinsUbiquitin-Protein Ligases

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PMID39039092
PMCPMC11263397

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