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ArticleCell reports2025

SLIRP amplifies antiviral signaling via positive feedback regulation and contributes to autoimmune diseases.

Doyeong Ku, Yewon Yang, Youngran Park, Daesong Jang, Namseok Lee, Yong-Ki Lee, Keonyong Lee, Jaeseon Lee, Yeon Bi Han, Soojin Jang and 8 more

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Article in Cell reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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18 authors.

Doyeong KuDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea.
Yewon YangDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea.
Youngran ParkCenter for RNA Research, Institute of Basic Science, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea; School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea.
Daesong JangDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Diagnostic Science, Center for Orphaned Autoimmune Disorders, University of Florida College of Dentistry, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.
Namseok LeeDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea.
Yong-Ki LeeDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea.
Keonyong LeeDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea.
Jaeseon LeeR&D Institute, ORGANOIDSCIENCES Ltd., Seongnam 13488, Republic of Korea.
Yeon Bi HanDepartment of Pathology and Translational Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam 13620, Republic of Korea.
Soojin JangR&D Institute, ORGANOIDSCIENCES Ltd., Seongnam 13488, Republic of Korea.
Se Rim ChoiDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam 13620, Republic of Korea.
You-Jung HaDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam 13620, Republic of Korea.
Yong Seok ChoiMedical Science Research Institute, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam 13620, Republic of Korea.
Woo-Jin JeongDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam 13620, Republic of Korea; Sensory Organ Research Institute, Seoul National University Medical Research Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea.
Yun Jong LeeDepartment of Pathology and Translational Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam 13620, Republic of Korea; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam 13620, Republic of Korea.
Kyung Jin LeeR&D Institute, ORGANOIDSCIENCES Ltd., Seongnam 13488, Republic of Korea.
Seunghee ChaDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Diagnostic Science, Center for Orphaned Autoimmune Disorders, University of Florida College of Dentistry, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA. Electronic address: scha@dental.ufl.edu.
Yoosik KimDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea; Graduate School of Engineering Biology, KAIST, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea; KAIST Institute for BioCentury (KIB), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea; KAIST Institute for Health Science and Technology (KIHST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: ysyoosik@kaist.ac.kr.

Funding

PKR sensing of mitochondrial dsRNA in childhood Sjogrens diseaseR01DE032707 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI SEUNGHEE CHA · 2023 to 2026
$2.4M
NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE032707
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Abnormal innate immune response is a prominent feature underlying autoimmune diseases. One emerging factor driving dysregulated immune activation is cytosolic mitochondrial double-stranded RNAs (mt-dsRNAs). However, the mechanism by which mt-dsRNAs stimulate immune responses remains poorly understood. Here, we discover SRA stem-loop-interacting RNA-binding protein (SLIRP) as an amplifier of mt-dsRNA-triggered antiviral signals. In autoimmune diseases, SLIRP is commonly upregulated, and the targeted knockdown of SLIRP dampens the interferon response. We find that the activation of melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 (MDA5) by exogenous dsRNAs upregulates SLIRP, which then stabilizes mt-dsRNAs and elevates their cytosolic levels to activate MDA5 further, augmenting the interferon response. Furthermore, the downregulation of SLIRP partially rescues the abnormal interferon-stimulated gene expression in primary cells of patients with autoimmune disease and makes cells vulnerable to certain viral infections. Our study unveils SLIRP as a pivotal mediator of the interferon response through positive feedback amplification of antiviral signaling via mt-dsRNAs.

Indexed as

Antiviral AgentsAutoimmune DiseasesFeedback, PhysiologicalRNA-Binding ProteinsSignal TransductionAnimalsHumansImmunity, InnateInterferon-Induced Helicase, IFIH1InterferonsMiceRNA, Double-StrandedAntiviral AgentsIFIH1 protein, humanInterferon-Induced Helicase, IFIH1InterferonsRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, Double-Strandedantiviral signalingautoimmune diseaseCP: ImmunologyCP: Molecular biologydouble-stranded RNAsinnate immune responseinterferon responsemitochondrial-nuclear communicationmitochondrial RNAsSjögren’s diseaseSLIRPviral infection

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PMCPMC12149408

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