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ArticleImmunoHorizons2025

Disrupting the TRAF1/cIAP2 interaction attenuates inflammasome activation and protects against monosodium urate crystal-induced arthritis.

Sahib Singh Madahar, Ali Mirzaesmaeili, Jonathan Raspanti, Yitian Tang, Ali A Abdul-Sater

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Sahib Singh MadaharDepartment of Biology, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Ali MirzaesmaeiliSchool of Kinesiology and Health Science, Muscle Health Research Centre, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Jonathan RaspantiSchool of Kinesiology and Health Science, Muscle Health Research Centre, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Yitian TangSchool of Kinesiology and Health Science, Muscle Health Research Centre, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Ali A Abdul-SaterDepartment of Biology, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada.

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Arthritis Society 18-0276CIHR 201809PJT
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tumor necrosis factor receptor (TNFR)-associated factor 1 (TRAF1) regulates NF-κB signaling and is implicated in chronic autoimmune diseases characterized by persistent inflammation. In addition to its role in restraining linear ubiquitin assembly complex-mediated linear ubiquitination of apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a caspase recruitment domain (ASC) to limit inflammasome activation, TRAF1 also stabilizes cellular inhibitor of apoptosis protein 2 (cIAP2) by protecting it from degradation. Notably, cIAP2 promotes inflammasome activation via K63-linked polyubiquitination of caspase-1. Here, we show that disrupting the TRAF1/cIAP2 interaction (V203A in humans; V196A in mice) reduces inflammasome activation. TRAF1V203A THP-1 cells exhibit diminished caspase-1 ubiquitination, leading to impaired IL-1β secretion. Similarly, TRAF1V196A mice produce significantly lower IL-1β levels after LPS challenge. In a monosodium urate crystal-induced arthritis model, TRAF1V196A mice show reduced joint inflammation, decreased synovial immune cell infiltration, and attenuated disease severity. These findings establish the TRAF1/cIAP2 axis as a key regulator of inflammasome activation and a potential therapeutic target for inflammasome-driven diseases such as gout.

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Arthritis, ExperimentalBaculoviral IAP Repeat-Containing 3 ProteinInflammasomesTNF Receptor-Associated Factor 1AnimalsCaspase 1Disease Models, AnimalHumansInterleukin-1betaMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNF-kappa BProtein BindingSignal TransductionTHP-1 CellsBaculoviral IAP Repeat-Containing 3 ProteinBIRC3 protein, humanBirc3 protein, mouseCaspase 1InflammasomesInterleukin-1betaNF-kappa BTNF Receptor-Associated Factor 1Uric AcidcIAP2crystal-induced arthritisinflammasomesTRAF1ubiquitination

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PMID41285029
PMCPMC12643475

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