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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2025

Autoimmunity-associated DIORA1 binds the MRCK family of serine/threonine kinases and controls cell motility.

Tilen Tršelič, Nathalie Pelo, Gregoire Martin de Fremont, Vaishnavi S Iyer, Elina Richardsdotter Andersson, Vijole Ottosson, David Alexander Frei, Elisa Baas, William A Nyberg, Guðný Ella Thorlacius and 11 more

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Tilen TršeličDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm 171 77, Sweden.ORCID 0009-0006-0316-8847
Nathalie PeloDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm 171 77, Sweden.
Gregoire Martin de FremontDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm 171 77, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0003-3393-3969
Vaishnavi S IyerDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm 171 77, Sweden.
Elina Richardsdotter AnderssonDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm 171 77, Sweden.ORCID 0009-0003-7008-529X
Vijole OttossonDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm 171 77, Sweden.ORCID 0009-0003-6530-9033
David Alexander FreiDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm 171 77, Sweden.
Elisa BaasDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm 171 77, Sweden.ORCID 0009-0002-0587-7242
William A NybergDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm 171 77, Sweden.
Guðný Ella ThorlaciusDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm 171 77, Sweden.
Lara MentleinDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm 171 77, Sweden.
Sanjaykumar V BoddulDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm 171 77, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-0711-1147
Ioana SanduDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm 171 77, Sweden.
Diego Velasquez PulgarinDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm 171 77, Sweden.
Ákos VégváriDivision of Chemistry I, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm 171 77, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-1287-0906
Carmen GerlachDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm 171 77, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0001-7889-2393
Fredrik WermelingDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm 171 77, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0001-9633-677X
Maria SunnerhagenDepartment of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, Linköping University, Linköping 581 83, Sweden.
Björn WallnerDepartment of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, Linköping University, Linköping 581 83, Sweden.
Alexander EspinosaDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm 171 77, Sweden.
Marie Wahren-HerleniusDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm 171 77, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-0915-7245

Funding

Hjärt-Lungfonden (Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation) NAKarolinska Institutet (KI) NAKnut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse (Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation) NANorges Forskningsråd (Forskningsrådet) 316120Stiftelsen Konung Gustaf V:s 80-årsfond (King Gustaf V's 80-year Fund) NAStockholm läns landsting (Stockholm County Council) NAVetenskapsrådet (VR) 2021-02503
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Genetic association links disordered autoimmunity 1 (DIORA1) to numerous autoimmune rheumatic diseases, including systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjögren's disease, rheumatoid arthritis, polymyositis, and systemic sclerosis. However, its cellular function has remained unknown. Here, we identify the Myotonic Dystrophy Kinase-Related Cdc42-Binding Kinases (MRCK kinases) family of serine/threonine kinases-key regulators of actomyosin contractility and cell motility-as direct interactors of DIORA1. Through interaction mapping, we show that DIORA1 binds three distinct modules of MRCK kinases, including the conserved kinase inhibitory motif, C1-PH, and citron homology domains. DIORA1 knockdown in human cells altered cellular phosphorylation patterns and reduced phosphorylation of known MRCK targets. RNA-sequencing and proteomic analyses revealed upregulation of epithelial-mesenchymal transition genes and proteins, and functional analyses confirmed increased cell invasion, following knockdown of DIORA1. Together, these findings identify the autoimmunity-associated DIORA1 protein as an interactor of MRCK kinases and a regulator of cell motility.

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Adaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAutoimmunityCell MovementProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionHEK293 CellsHumansMyotonin-Protein KinasePhosphorylationProtein BindingAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingMyotonin-Protein KinaseProtein Serine-Threonine Kinasesautoimmunitycell motilityDIORA1FAM167AMRCK kinases

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PMCPMC12519202

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