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Zhou L, Gan L, Sun C, Chu A, Yang M, Liu Z. Bioinformatics analysis and experimental verification of NLRX1 as a prognostic factor for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Oncol Lett 2024; 27:264. [PMID: 38659420 PMCID: PMC11040542 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2024.14397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2023] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024] Open
Abstract
Nucleotide binding and oligomeric domain-like receptor X1 (NLRX1), a member of the NLR family, is associated with the physiological and pathological processes of inflammation, autophagy, immunity, metabolism and mitochondrial regulation, and has been demonstrated to have pro- or antitumor effects in various tumor types. However, the biological function of NLRX1 in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) has remained elusive. In the present study, by using bioinformatics methods, the differential expression of NLRX1 at the mRNA level was examined. Overall survival, clinical correlation, receiver operating characteristic curve, Cox regression, co-expression, enrichment, immune infiltration and drug sensitivity analyses were carried out. A nomogram and a calibration curve were constructed. Changes in protein expression levels were investigated by immunohistochemistry and western blotting. The impact of NLRX1 on i) cell proliferation was evaluated by Cell Counting Kit-8 assays; ii) migration was examined by wound-healing assays; iii) migration and invasion were evaluated by Transwell assays; and iv) apoptosis was assessed by Annexin V/PI staining and flow cytometry. The results revealed that, compared to normal adjacent tissue, NLRX1 was lowly expressed in ESCC, and patients with low NLRX1 expression had a shorter survival time. NLRX1 was an independent prognostic factor for ESCC and was associated with tumor grading. Patients in the low-NLRX1 group showed a decrease in the infiltration of activated natural killer cells, monocytes and M0 macrophages, and these immune-cell infiltration levels were positively correlated with NLRX1 expression. Knocking down NLRX1 promoted the proliferation of KYSE450 cells, while overexpression of NLRX1 inhibited the proliferation of ECA109 cells. NLRX1 negatively regulated the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway in ESCC. These findings indicate that, through several mechanisms, NLRX1 suppresses tumor growth in ESCC, which offers new insight for investigating the causes and progression of ESCC, as well as for identifying more efficient therapeutic approaches.
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- Lu Zhou
- Tumor Radiotherapy Department, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, P.R. China
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- Tumor Radiotherapy Department, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, P.R. China
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- Tumor Radiotherapy Department, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, P.R. China
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- Tumor Radiotherapy Department, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, P.R. China
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- Tumor Radiotherapy Department, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, P.R. China
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- Tumor Radiotherapy Department, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, P.R. China
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Huang YL, Huang DY, Klochkov V, Chan CM, Chen YS, Lin WW. NLRX1 Inhibits LPS-Induced Microglial Death via Inducing p62-Dependent HO-1 Expression, Inhibiting MLKL and Activating PARP-1. Antioxidants (Basel) 2024; 13:481. [PMID: 38671928 DOI: 10.3390/antiox13040481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2024] [Revised: 04/02/2024] [Accepted: 04/12/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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The activation of microglia and the production of cytokines are key factors contributing to progressive neurodegeneration. Despite the well-recognized neuronal programmed cell death regulated by microglial activation, the death of microglia themselves is less investigated. Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain, leucine-rich repeat-containing X1 (NLRX1) functions as a scaffolding protein and is involved in various central nervous system diseases. In this study, we used the SM826 microglial cells to understand the role of NLRX1 in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced cell death. We found LPS-induced cell death is blocked by necrostatin-1 and zVAD. Meanwhile, LPS can activate poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP-1) to reduce DNA damage and induce heme oxygenase (HO)-1 expression to counteract cell death. NLRX1 silencing and PARP-1 inhibition by olaparib enhance LPS-induced SM826 microglial cell death in an additive manner. Less PARylation and higher DNA damage are observed in NLRX1-silencing cells. Moreover, LPS-induced HO-1 gene and protein expression through the p62-Keap1-Nrf2 axis are attenuated by NLRX1 silencing. In addition, the Nrf2-mediated positive feedback regulation of p62 is accordingly reduced by NLRX1 silencing. Of note, NLRX1 silencing does not affect LPS-induced cellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) production but increases mixed lineage kinase domain-like pseudokinase (MLKL) activation and cell necroptosis. In addition, NLRX1 silencing blocks bafilomycin A1-induced PARP-1 activation. Taken together, for the first time, we demonstrate the role of NLRX1 in protecting microglia from LPS-induced cell death. The underlying protective mechanisms of NLRX1 include upregulating LPS-induced HO-1 expression via Nrf2-dependent p62 expression and downstream Keap1-Nrf2 axis, mediating PARP-1 activation for DNA repair via ROS- and autophagy-independent pathway, and reducing MLKL activation.
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- Yu-Ling Huang
- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100233, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100233, Taiwan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Cardinal Tien Hospital, New Taipei City 23148, Taiwan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Cardinal Tien Hospital, New Taipei City 23148, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City 242062, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, National Taiwan University, Yunlin Branch, Yunlin 640203, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100233, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110301, Taiwan
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Song Y, Geng W, Zhu D, Liang H, Du Z, Tong B, Wang K, Li S, Gao Y, Feng X, Liao Z, Mei R, Yang C. SYNJ2BP ameliorates intervertebral disc degeneration by facilitating mitochondria-associated endoplasmic reticulum membrane formation and mitochondrial Zn 2+ homeostasis. Free Radic Biol Med 2024; 212:220-233. [PMID: 38158052 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2023.12.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2023] [Revised: 12/16/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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Nucleus pulposus (NP) cell function-loss is one main contributor during intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) progression. Both mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) play vital roles in sustaining NP cell homeostasis, while the precise function of ER-mitochondria tethering and cross talk in IDD remain to be clarified. Here, we demonstrated that a notable disruption of mitochondria-associated ER membrane (MAM) was identified in degenerated discs and TBHP-induced NP cells, accompanied by mitochondrial Zn2+ overload and NP cell senescence. Importantly, experimental coupling of MAM contacts by MFN2, a critical regulator of MAM formation, could enhance NLRX1-SLC39A7 complex formation and mitochondrial Zn2+ homeostasis. Further using the sequencing data from TBHP-induced degenerative model of NP cells, combining the reported MAM proteomes, we demonstrated that SYNJ2BP loss was one critical pathological characteristic of NP cell senescence and IDD progression, which showed close relationship with MAM disruption. Overexpression of SYNJ2BP could facilitate MAM contact organization and NLRX1-SLC39A7 complex formation, thus promoted mitochondrial Zn2+ homeostasis, NP cell proliferation and intervertebral disc rejuvenation. Collectively, our present study revealed a critical role of SYNJ2BP in maintaining mitochondrial Zn2+ homeostasis in NP cells during IDD progression, partially via sustaining MAM contact and NLRX1-SLC39A7 complex formation.
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- Yu Song
- Department of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Xiangyang Central Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang, 441021, China.
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
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Zhao X, An LL, Gong XY, Dan C, Qu ZL, Sun HY, Guo WH, Gui JF, Zhang YB. A zebrafish NLRX1 isoform downregulates fish IFN responses by targeting the adaptor STING. J Virol 2024; 98:e0180123. [PMID: 38193691 PMCID: PMC10878056 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01801-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2023] [Accepted: 12/08/2023] [Indexed: 01/10/2024] Open
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In mammals, NLRX1 is a unique member of the nucleotide-binding domain and leucine-rich repeat (NLR) family showing an ability to negatively regulate IFN antiviral immunity. Intron-containing genes, including NLRX1, have more than one transcript due to alternative splicing; however, little is known about the function of its splicing variants. Here, we identified a transcript variant of NLRX1 in zebrafish (Danio rerio), termed NLRX1-tv4, as a negative regulator of fish IFN response. Zebrafish NLRX1-tv4 was slightly induced by viral infection, with an expression pattern similar to the full-length NLRX1. Despite the lack of an N-terminal domain that exists in the full-length NLRX1, overexpression of NLRX1-tv4 still impaired fish IFN antiviral response and promoted viral replication in fish cells, similar to the full-length NLRX1. Mechanistically, NLRX1-tv4 targeted STING for proteasome-dependent protein degradation by recruiting an E3 ubiquitin ligase RNF5 to drive the K48-linked ubiquitination, eventually downregulating the IFN antiviral response. Mapping of NLRX1-tv4 domains showed that its N-terminal and C-terminal regions exhibited a similar potential to inhibit STING-mediated IFN antiviral response. Our findings reveal that like the full-length NLRX1, zebrafish NLRX-tv4 functions as an inhibitor to shape fish IFN antiviral response.IMPORTANCEIn this study, we demonstrate that a transcript variant of zebrafish NLRX1, termed NLRX1-tv4, downregulates fish IFN response and promotes virus replication by targeting STING for protein degradation and impairing the interaction of STING and TBK1 and that its N- and C-terminus exhibit a similar inhibitory potential. Our results are helpful in clarifying the current contradictory understanding of structure and function of vertebrate NLRX1s.
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- Xiang Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Breeding Biotechnology and Sustainable Aquaculture, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- Yue lu shan Lab, Fisheries College, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China
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- Key Laboratory of Breeding Biotechnology and Sustainable Aquaculture, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Breeding Biotechnology and Sustainable Aquaculture, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Breeding Biotechnology and Sustainable Aquaculture, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Breeding Biotechnology and Sustainable Aquaculture, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Breeding Biotechnology and Sustainable Aquaculture, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Breeding Biotechnology and Sustainable Aquaculture, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Breeding Biotechnology and Sustainable Aquaculture, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- The Innovation Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Breeding Biotechnology and Sustainable Aquaculture, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- The Innovation Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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Bi PY, Killackey SA, Schweizer L, Girardin SE. NLRX1: Versatile functions of a mitochondrial NLR protein that controls mitophagy. Biomed J 2024; 47:100635. [PMID: 37574163 PMCID: PMC10837482 DOI: 10.1016/j.bj.2023.100635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2023] [Revised: 07/19/2023] [Accepted: 07/20/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023] Open
Abstract
NLRX1 is a member of the of the Nod-like receptor (NLR) family, and it represents a unique pattern recognition molecule (PRM) as it localizes to the mitochondrial matrix in resting conditions. Over the past fifteen years, NLRX1 has been proposed to regulate multiple cellular processes, including antiviral immunity, apoptosis, reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and mitochondrial metabolism. Similarly, in vivo models have shown that NLRX1 was associated with the control of a number of diseases, including multiple sclerosis, colorectal cancer and ischemia-reperfusion injury. This apparent versatility in function hinted that a common and general overarching role for NLRX1 may exist. Recent evidence has suggested that NLRX1 controls mitophagy through the detection of a specific "danger signal", namely the defective import of proteins into mitochondria, or mitochondrial protein import stress (MPIS). In this review article, we propose that mitophagy regulation may represent the overarching process detected by NLRX1, which could in turn impact on a number of diseases if dysfunctional.
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- Paul Y Bi
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Liu Y, Kors L, Butter LM, Stokman G, Claessen N, Zuurbier CJ, Girardin SE, Leemans JC, Florquin S, Tammaro A. NLRX1 Prevents M2 Macrophage Polarization and Excessive Renal Fibrosis in Chronic Obstructive Nephropathy. Cells 2023; 13:23. [PMID: 38201227 PMCID: PMC10778504 DOI: 10.3390/cells13010023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2023] [Revised: 12/04/2023] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Chronic kidney disease often leads to kidney dysfunction due to renal fibrosis, regardless of the initial cause of kidney damage. Macrophages are crucial players in the progression of renal fibrosis as they stimulate inflammation, activate fibroblasts, and contribute to extracellular matrix deposition, influenced by their metabolic state. Nucleotide-binding domain and LRR-containing protein X (NLRX1) is an innate immune receptor independent of inflammasomes and is found in mitochondria, and it plays a role in immune responses and cell metabolism. The specific impact of NLRX1 on macrophages and its involvement in renal fibrosis is not fully understood. METHODS To explore the specific role of NLRX1 in macrophages, bone-marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) extracted from wild-type (WT) and NLRX1 knockout (KO) mice were stimulated with pro-inflammatory and pro-fibrotic factors to induce M1 and M2 polarization in vitro. The expression levels of macrophage polarization markers (Nos2, Mgl1, Arg1, and Mrc1), as well as the secretion of transforming growth factor β (TGFβ), were measured using RT-PCR and ELISA. Seahorse-based bioenergetics analysis was used to assess mitochondrial respiration in naïve and polarized BMDMs obtained from WT and NLRX1 KO mice. In vivo, WT and NLRX1 KO mice were subjected to unilateral ureter obstruction (UUO) surgery to induce renal fibrosis. Kidney injury, macrophage phenotypic profile, and fibrosis markers were assessed using RT-PCR. Histological staining (PASD and Sirius red) was used to quantify kidney injury and fibrosis. RESULTS Compared to the WT group, an increased gene expression of M2 markers-including Mgl1 and Mrc1-and enhanced TGFβ secretion were found in naïve BMDMs extracted from NLRX1 KO mice, indicating functional polarization towards the pro-fibrotic M2 subtype. NLRX1 KO naïve macrophages also showed a significantly enhanced oxygen consumption rate compared to WT cells and increased basal respiration and maximal respiration capacities that equal the level of M2-polarized macrophages. In vivo, we found that NLRX1 KO mice presented enhanced M2 polarization markers together with enhanced tubular injury and fibrosis demonstrated by augmented TGFβ levels, fibronectin, and collagen accumulation. CONCLUSIONS Our findings highlight the unique role of NLRX1 in regulating the metabolism and function of macrophages, ultimately protecting against excessive renal injury and fibrosis in UUO.
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- Ye Liu
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
- Department of Pathology, Amsterdam Infection & Immunity, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Amsterdam Infection & Immunity, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Amsterdam Infection & Immunity, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Amsterdam Infection & Immunity, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Amsterdam Infection & Immunity, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada
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- Department of Pathology, Amsterdam Infection & Immunity, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Amsterdam Infection & Immunity, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Amsterdam Infection & Immunity, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Xu Y, Xu J, Chen L, Su W, Zhu Q, Tong G. Protective mechanisms of quercetin in neonatal rat brain injury induced by hypoxic-ischemic brain damage (HIBD). Food Sci Nutr 2023; 11:7649-7663. [PMID: 38107093 PMCID: PMC10724619 DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.3684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2023] [Revised: 08/24/2023] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023] Open
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Neonatal hypoxic-ischemic brain damage (HIBD) is a leading cause of infant mortality worldwide. This study explored whether quercetin (Que) exerts neuroprotective effects in a rat model of HIBD. A total of 36 seven-day-old Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into control, Que, HI, and HI + Que groups. The Rice method was used to establish HIBD in HI and HI + Que rats, which were treated with hypoxia (oxygen concentration of 8%) for 2 h after ligation of the left common carotid artery. The rats in the HI + Que group were intraperitoneally injected with Que (30 mg/kg) 1 h before hypoxia, and the rats in the Que group were only injected with the same amount of Que. Brain tissues were harvested 24 h postoperation and assessed by hematoxylin and eosin staining, 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride staining, and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick-end labeling assay; relative gene and protein levels were evaluated by RT-qPCR, IHC, or western blot (WB) assay. Brain tissue morphologies were characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM); LC3B protein levels were assessed by immunofluorescence staining. Escape latencies and platform crossing times were significantly improved (p < .05) in HI + Que groups; infarct volume significantly decreased (p < .001), whereas the numbers of autophagic bodies and apoptotic cells increased and decreased, respectively. Meanwhile, NLRX1, ATG7, and Beclin1 expressions were significantly upregulated, and mTOR and TIM23 expressions, LC3B protein level, and LC 3II/LC 3I ratio were significantly downregulated. Que exerted neuroprotective effects in a rat model of HIBD by regulating NLRX1 and autophagy.
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- Yan‐hong Xu
- Anhui Provincial Children's HospitalHefeiChina
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- Anhui Provincial Children's HospitalHefeiChina
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- Anhui Provincial Children's HospitalHefeiChina
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- Anhui Provincial Children's HospitalHefeiChina
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- Anhui Provincial Children's HospitalHefeiChina
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Verstockt B, Vermeire S, Peyrin-Biroulet L, Mosig R, Feagan BG, Colombel JF, Siegmund B, Rieder F, Schreiber S, Yarur A, Panaccione R, Dubinsky M, Lichtiger S, Cataldi F, Danese S. The Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics and Clinical Efficacy of the NLRX1 agonist NX-13 in Active Ulcerative Colitis: Results of a Phase 1b Study. J Crohns Colitis 2023:jjad192. [PMID: 37952114 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjad192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 11/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS NX-13 activation of NLRX1 reduces intracellular reactive oxygen species and decreases inflammation in animal models of colitis. A phase 1a trial demonstrated a gut-selective pharmacokinetic (PK) profile with good tolerability. This phase Ib study aimed to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and PK of NX-13 in patients with active ulcerative colitis (UC). METHODS We conducted a multicenter, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial of NX-13 in patients with active UC. Patients with a Mayo Clinic Score of 4-10 were randomly assigned (3:3:3:1 ratio) to three NX-13 oral dose groups (250mg Immediate Release (IR), 500mg IR, or 500mg Delayed Release (DR) or placebo) once daily for 4 weeks. Safety and PK were the primary and secondary objectives, respectively. RESULTS Thirty-eight patients (11 females) were recruited and randomized to placebo (5), NX-13 250mg IR (11), NX-13 500mg IR (11), or NX-13 500mg DR (11) and received at least one dose. There were no Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) or deaths during the trial. One patient (500mg DR, 1/11) withdrew for worsening of UC and a second (500mg IR, 1/11) on the last day of treatment after a panic attack associated with atrial fibrillation. In the efficacy population (36 patients), clinical improvement in rectal bleeding and stool frequency scores relative to placebo were seen as early as week 2 and endoscopic response was seen at week 4. CONCLUSIONS NX-13 was generally safe and well tolerated with early signs of rapid symptom and endoscopic improvement. This novel mechanism of action warrants further investigation. ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04862741.
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- Bram Verstockt
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospitals Leuven, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Department of Chronic Diseases and Metabolism, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospitals Leuven, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Department of Chronic Diseases and Metabolism, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Nancy University Hospital, F-54500 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France; INSERM, NGERE, University of Lorraine, F-54000 Nancy, France; INFINY Institute, Nancy University Hospital, F-54500 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France; FHU-CURE, Nancy University Hospital, F-54500 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France; Groupe Hospitalier privé Ambroise Paré - Hartmann, Paris IBD center, 92200 Neuilly sur Seine, France; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada; Alimentiv Inc, London, Ontario, Canada; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- The Dr. Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Infectiology and Rheumatology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Institute of Clinical Molecular Biology, Christian-Albrechts-University and University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany; Department of Internal Medicine I, Christian-Albrechts-University and University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Center for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. Cedars Sinai Medical Center. Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital, Icahn School of Medicine Mount Sinai. New York, USA
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- Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
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Xu A, Zhu X, Song T, Zhang Z, Fei F, Zhu Q, Chang X, Liu H, Chen F, Xu F, Li L, Liu X. Molecular characterization of a novel mitochondrial NOD-like receptor X1 in chicken that negatively regulates IFN-β expression via STING. Poult Sci 2023; 102:103077. [PMID: 37741116 PMCID: PMC10520534 DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2023.103077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2023] [Revised: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 08/25/2023] [Indexed: 09/25/2023] Open
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NOD-like receptor X1 (NLRX1) is known for its unique mitochondrial localization and plays a negative role in innate immunity. The initial characterization and function of chicken NLRX1 remain unclear. Here, chicken mitochondrial-targeted NLRX1 (chNLRX1) protein was identified. It had relatively conserved domains, a unique N-terminal "X" mitochondrial-targeting domain (MT) and 2 highly conserved motifs at positions 510-520 and 412-421. Furthermore, chNLRX1 had a unique 53aa N-terminus-MT consistent with its localization to mitochondria. Additionally, chNLRX1 was observed to reduce the DNA sensing adaptor stimulator of interferon genes (STING)-induced IFN-β by attenuating the STING-TANK-binding kinase 1 (TBK1) interaction, which is a requisite for the STING-TBK1-IFN-β signaling pathway. These results suggested that chNLRX1 negatively regulated type-I interferon production via STING in host innate immunity.
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- Aiyun Xu
- Anhui Province Key Lab of Veterinary Pathobiology and Disease Control, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; International Immunology Center, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- Agricultural Comprehensive Administrative Law Enforcement Brigade, Mingguang 239400, China
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- Anhui Province Key Lab of Veterinary Pathobiology and Disease Control, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; International Immunology Center, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- Anhui Province Key Lab of Veterinary Pathobiology and Disease Control, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; International Immunology Center, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- Anhui Province Key Lab of Veterinary Pathobiology and Disease Control, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; International Immunology Center, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- Anhui Province Key Lab of Veterinary Pathobiology and Disease Control, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; International Immunology Center, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- International Immunology Center, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- Anhui Province Key Lab of Veterinary Pathobiology and Disease Control, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- Anhui Province Key Lab of Veterinary Pathobiology and Disease Control, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- Anhui Province Key Lab of Veterinary Pathobiology and Disease Control, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- Animal-derived Food Safety Innovation Team, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- Anhui Province Key Lab of Veterinary Pathobiology and Disease Control, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; International Immunology Center, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China.
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Song Y, Liang H, Li G, Ma L, Zhu D, Zhang W, Tong B, Li S, Gao Y, Wu X, Zhang Y, Feng X, Wang K, Yang C. The NLRX1-SLC39A7 complex orchestrates mitochondrial dynamics and mitophagy to rejuvenate intervertebral disc by modulating mitochondrial Zn 2+ trafficking. Autophagy 2023:1-21. [PMID: 37876250 DOI: 10.1080/15548627.2023.2274205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Accepted: 10/17/2023] [Indexed: 10/26/2023] Open
Abstract
Intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) is the most critical pathological factor in the development of low back pain. The maintenance of nucleus pulposus (NP) cell and intervertebral disc integrity benefits largely from well-controlled mitochondrial quality, surveilled by mitochondrial dynamics (fission and fusion) and mitophagy, but the outcome is cellular context-dependent that remain to be clarified. Our studies revealed that the loss of NLRX1 is correlated with NP cell senescence and IDD progression, which involve disordered mitochondrial quality. Further using animal and in vitro tissue and cell models, we demonstrated that NLRX1 could facilitate mitochondrial quality by coupling mitochondrial dynamic factors (p-DNM1L, L-OPA1:S-OPA1, OMA1) and mitophagy activity. Conversely, mitochondrial collapse occurred in NLRX1-defective NP cells and switched on the compensatory PINK1-PRKN pathway that led to excessive mitophagy and aggressive NP cell senescence. Mechanistically, NLRX1 was originally shown to interact with zinc transporter SLC39A7 and modulate mitochondrial Zn2+ trafficking via the formation of an NLRX1-SLC39A7 complex on the mitochondrial membrane of NP cells, subsequently orchestrating mitochondrial dynamics and mitophagy. The restoration of NLRX1 function by gene overexpression or pharmacological agonist (NX-13) treatment showed great potential for regulating mitochondrial fission with synchronous fusion and mitophagy, thus sustaining mitochondrial homeostasis, ameliorating NP cell senescence and rejuvenating intervertebral discs. Collectively, our findings highlight a working model whereby the NLRX1-SLC39A7 complex coupled mitochondrial dynamics and mitophagy activity to surveil and target damaged mitochondria for degradation, which determines the beneficial function of the mitochondrial surveillance system and ultimately rejuvenates intervertebral discs.Abbreviations: 3-MA: 3-methyladenine; Baf-A1: bafilomycin A1; CDKN1A/p21: cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor 1A; CDKN2A/p16: cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor 2A; DNM1L/DRP1: dynamin 1 like; EdU: 5-Ethynyl-2'-deoxyuridine; HE: hematoxylin-eosin; IDD: intervertebral disc degeneration; IL1B/IL-1β: interleukin 1 beta; IL6: interleukin 6; MAP1LC3B/LC3B: microtubule associated protein 1 light chain 3 beta; MKI67/Ki67: marker of proliferation Ki-67; LBP: low back pain; MMP: mitochondrial membrane potential; MFN1: mitofusin 1; MFN2: mitofusin 2; MFF: mitochondrial fission factor; NP: nucleus pulposus; NLRX1: NLR family member X1; OMA1: OMA1 zinc metallopeptidase; OPA1: OPA1 mitochondrial dynamin like GTPase; PINK1: PTEN induced kinase 1; PRKN: parkin RBR E3 ubiquitin protein ligase; ROS: reactive oxidative species; SASP: senescence-associated secretory phenotype; SA-GLB1/β-gal: senescence-associated galactosidase beta 1; SO: safranin o; TBHP: tert-butyl hydroperoxide; TP53/p53: tumor protein p53; SLC39A7/ZIP7: solute carrier family 39 member 7; TOMM20: translocase of outer mitochondrial membrane 20; TIMM23: translocase of inner mitochondrial membrane 23.
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- Yu Song
- Department of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Zhang Y, Chen D, Wang Y, Wang X, Zhang Z, Xin Y. Neuroprotective effects of melatonin-mediated mitophagy through nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain and leucine-rich repeat-containing protein X1 in neonatal hypoxic-ischemic brain damage. FASEB J 2023; 37:e22784. [PMID: 36692416 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202201523r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2022] [Revised: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
Abstract
Hypoxia-ischemia (HI) is a major cause of brain damage in neonates. Mitochondrial dysfunction acts as a hub for a broad spectrum of signaling events, culminating in cell death triggered by HI. A neuroprotective role of melatonin (MT) has been proposed, and mitophagy regulation seems to be important for cell survival. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying MT-mediated mitophagy during HI treatment are poorly defined. Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain and leucine-rich repeat-containing protein X1 (NLRX1) has emerged as a critical regulator of mitochondrial dynamics and neuronal death that participates in the pathology of diverse diseases. This study aimed to clarify whether NLRX1 participates in the regulation of mitophagy during MT treatment for hypoxic-ischemic brain damage (HIBD). We demonstrated that MT protected neonates from HIBD through NLRX1-mediated mitophagy in vitro and in vivo. Meanwhile, MT upregulated the expression of NLRX1, Beclin-1, and autophagy-related 7 (ATG7) but decreased the expression of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) and translocase of the inner membrane of mitochondrion 23 (TIM23). Moreover, the neuroprotective effects of MT were abolished by silencing NLRX1 after oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD). In addition, the downregulation of mTOR and upregulation of Beclin-1 and ATG7 by MT were inhibited after silencing NLRX1 under OGD. In summary, MT modulates mitophagy induction through NLRX1 and plays a protective role in HIBD, providing insight into potential therapeutic targets for MT to exert neuroprotection.
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- Yi Zhang
- Department of Pediatrics, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang City, P.R. China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang City, P.R. China
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- Department of Human Anatomy, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Shenyang Medical College, Shenyang City, P.R. China.,Department of Pathology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Shenyang Medical College, Shenyang City, P.R. China
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Shenyang Medical College, Shenyang City, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Shenyang Medical College, Shenyang City, P.R. China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang City, P.R. China
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Wang Q, He F, Wu L. NLRX1 increases human retinal pigment epithelial autophagy and reduces H(2)O(2)-induced oxidative stress and inflammation by suppressing FUNDC1 phosphorylation and NLRP3 activation. Allergol Immunopathol (Madr) 2023; 51:177-86. [PMID: 36617838 DOI: 10.15586/aei.v51i1.766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Accepted: 11/04/2022] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of impaired vision as well as some earlier effects, such as reading and face recognition. Oxidative damage and inflammation of retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells are major causes of AMD. Additionally, autophagy in RPE cells can lead to cellular homeostasis under oxidative stress. Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain (NOD)-like receptor X1 (NLRX1) is a mysterious modulator of the immune system function which inhibits inflammatory response, attenuates reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, and regulates autophagy. This study attempted to explore the role of NLRX1 in oxidative stress, inflammation, and autophagy in AMD. METHODS An in vitro model of AMD was built in human retinal pigment epithelial cell line 19 (ARPE-19) treated with H2O2. The cell viability, NLRX1 expressions, levels of superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione (GHS), and ROS, concentrations of interleukin (IL)-1β, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), IL-6, and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), expressions of NLRX1, p62, LC3-II/LC3-I, FUNDC1, and NOD-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome were expounded by cell counting kit-8, colorimetric, enzyme-linked immunosorbent serologic assay (ELISA), and Western blot assay. RESULTS H2O2 treatment notably reduced the relative protein expression of NLRX1. Meanwhile, H2O2 incubation decreased cell viability, diminished SOD and GSH concentrations, accompanied with the increased level of ROS, enhanced IL-1β, TNF-α, IL-6, and MCP-1 concentrations, and aggrandized the relative protein expression of p62 with reduced LC3-II/LC3-I ratio. Moreover, these results were further promoted with knockdown of NLRX1 and reversed with overexpression. Mechanically, silencing of NLRX1 further observably enhanced the relative levels of -phosphorylated FUNDC1/FUNDC1, and NLRP3 inflammasome-related proteins, while overexpression of NLRX1 exhibited inverse results in the H2O2-induced ARPE-19 cells. CONCLUSION NLRX1 suppressed H2O2-induced oxidative stress and inflammation, and facilitated autophagy by suppressing FUNDC1 phosphorylation and NLRP3 activation in ARPE-19 cells.
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Cen M, Ouyang W, Lin X, Du X, Hu H, Lu H, Zhang W, Xia J, Qin X, Xu F. FBXO6 regulates the antiviral immune responses via mediating alveolar macrophages survival. J Med Virol 2023; 95:e28203. [PMID: 36217277 PMCID: PMC10092588 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.28203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2022] [Revised: 08/17/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Inducing early apoptosis in alveolar macrophages is one of the strategies influenza A virus (IAV) evolved to subvert host immunity. Correspondingly, the host mitochondrial protein nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptor (NLR)X1 is reported to interact with virus polymerase basic protein 1-frame 2 (PB1-F2) accessory protein to counteract virus-induced apoptosis. Herein, we report that one of the F-box proteins, FBXO6, promotes proteasomal degradation of NLRX1, and thus facilitates IAV-induced alveolar macrophages apoptosis and modulates both macrophage survival and type I interferon (IFN) signaling. We observed that FBXO6-deficient mice infected with IAV exhibited decreased pulmonary viral replication, alleviated inflammatory-associated pulmonary dysfunction, and less mortality. Analysis of the lungs of IAV-infected mice revealed markedly reduced leukocyte recruitment but enhanced production of type I IFN in Fbxo6-/- mice. Furthermore, increased type I IFN production and decreased viral replication were recapitulated in FBXO6 knockdown macrophages and associated with reduced apoptosis. Through gain- and loss-of-function studies, we found lung resident macrophages but not bone marrow-derived macrophages play a key role in the differences FBXO6 signaling pathway brings in the antiviral immune response. In further investigation, we identified that FBXO6 interacted with and promoted the proteasomal degradation of NLRX1. Together, our results demonstrate that FBXO6 negatively regulates immunity against IAV infection by enhancing the degradation of NLRX1 and thus impairs the survival of alveolar macrophages and antiviral immunity of the host.
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- Mengyuan Cen
- Department of Infectious Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.,Department of Respiratory Medicine, Ningbo First Hospital, Ningbo, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine Research, Suzhou Science and Technology Town Hospital, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Systems Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.,Suzhou Institute of Systems Medicine, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.,Research Center for Life Science and Human Health, Binjiang Institute of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Killackey SA, Bi Y, Soares F, Hammi I, Winsor NJ, Abdul-Sater AA, Philpott DJ, Arnoult D, Girardin SE. Mitochondrial protein import stress regulates the LC3 lipidation step of mitophagy through NLRX1 and RRBP1. Mol Cell 2022; 82:2815-2831.e5. [PMID: 35752171 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2022.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2021] [Revised: 04/26/2022] [Accepted: 06/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Protein import into mitochondria is a highly regulated process, yet how cells clear mitochondria undergoing dysfunctional protein import remains poorly characterized. Here we showed that mitochondrial protein import stress (MPIS) triggers localized LC3 lipidation. This arm of the mitophagy pathway occurs through the Nod-like receptor (NLR) protein NLRX1 while, surprisingly, without the engagement of the canonical mitophagy protein PINK1. Mitochondrial depolarization, which itself induces MPIS, also required NLRX1 for LC3 lipidation. While normally targeted to the mitochondrial matrix, cytosol-retained NLRX1 recruited RRBP1, a ribosome-binding transmembrane protein of the endoplasmic reticulum, which relocated to the mitochondrial vicinity during MPIS, and the NLRX1/RRBP1 complex in turn controlled the recruitment and lipidation of LC3. Furthermore, NLRX1 controlled skeletal muscle mitophagy in vivo and regulated endurance capacity during exercise. Thus, localization and lipidation of LC3 at the site of mitophagosome formation is a regulated step of mitophagy controlled by NLRX1/RRBP1 in response to MPIS.
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- Samuel A Killackey
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada; Princess Margaret Cancer Center, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 2C1, Canada
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- INSERM U1197, Hôpital Paul Brousse, Bâtiment Lavoisier, 94807 Villejuif Cedex, France
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- Department of Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology and Health Science, Muscle Health Research Centre (MHRC), Faculty of Health, York University, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada
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- Department of Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
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- INSERM U1197, Hôpital Paul Brousse, Bâtiment Lavoisier, 94807 Villejuif Cedex, France
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada; Department of Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada.
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Chen L, Li Y, Zeng S, Duan S, Huang Z, Liang Y. The interaction of O-GlcNAc-modified NLRX1 and IKK-α modulates IL-1β expression in M1 macrophages. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim 2022; 58:408-18. [PMID: 35513753 DOI: 10.1007/s11626-022-00654-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2021] [Accepted: 01/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
Abstract
NOD-like receptor (NLR)X1 (NLRX1) is a negative regulator of inflammation by inhibiting nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) signaling and downstream pro-inflammatory factors. However, its post-translational modification and how it participates in regulating the inflammatory responses in macrophages are still unclear. Here, we found that NLRX1 was modified with O-linked N-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAc). The interaction and co-localization between NLRX1 and O-GlcNAc transferase (OGT) was validated by co-immunoprecipitation and confocal microscopy analysis, and the nucleotide-binding domain (NBD) region of NLRX1 was required for its interaction with OGT. NLRX1 protein increased significantly after treatment with a high dose of OGT inhibitor OSMI-1. Elevated O-GlcNAcylation level promoted NLRX1 ubiquitination and decreased NLRX1 stability proved by ubiquitination and cycloheximide (CHX) chase experiments, and enhanced the interaction between NLRX1 and inhibitor of nuclear factor kappaB kinase-α (IKK-α), thus reducing the expression of inflammatory cytokine IL-1β in M1 macrophages. Together, our results indicate that the interaction between NLRX1 and O-GlcNAcylation coordinates and modulates the inflammatory process in macrophages.
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Peng J, Pan J, Wang H, Mo J, Lan L, Peng Y. Morphine-induced microglial immunosuppression via activation of insufficient mitophagy regulated by NLRX1. J Neuroinflammation 2022; 19:87. [PMID: 35414088 PMCID: PMC9006625 DOI: 10.1186/s12974-022-02453-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2021] [Accepted: 03/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Chronic morphine exposure induces immunosuppression in the peripheral and central nervous system, resulting in susceptibility of patients to invading pathogens. Mitophagy is a crucial regulator of inflammation, and dysregulated mitophagy may cause immunosuppression, but whether mitophagy is linked with morphine-induced immunosuppression in the brain remains unknown. NLRX1 is the only mitochondrially localized NOD family receptor protein which serves as a critical regulator in immunity and mitophagy activation, but it remains an enigma how NLRX1 functions in the crosstalk between microglial inflammatory defense and mitophagy in the presence of morphine. Methods Primary microglia and astrocytes, BV2 and MA cell lines were utilized. Mice were stimulated with repeated morphine treatment to mimic chronic morphine exposure, and activation of mitophagy, lysosomal functions, and inflammation were assayed in specific brain regions and immune organs with or without NLRX1-silencing. Results Morphine induced microglial mitophagy in a LC3 (microtubule-associated proteins light chain 3)-dependent manner, which was mediated by NLRX1. Contrastingly, morphine impaired lysosomal functions, including generation, acidification and mitophagosome–lysosome fusion, thus leading to insufficient mitophagy activation in microglia. NLRX1-silencing inhibited mitophagy activity and rescued lysosomal functions including generation and acidification in microglia. The NLRX1-mediated incomplete mitophagy in microglial cells contributed to immunosuppression and vulnerability towards pathogenic challenge after morphine treatment. In vivo, NLRX1-mediated microglial mitophagy activation by morphine was mainly located in the murine brain cortex, striatum, and cerebellum, where NLRX1 functioned as a negative immune regulator and facilitated septic shock. Collectively, microglial immune responses to septic shock were amenable to NLRX1 silencing in the brain with morphine treatment. Conclusion Morphine activated insufficient mitophagy in microglia which was regulated by NLRX1, ultimately leading to host immunosuppression and susceptible conditions in the brain. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12974-022-02453-7.
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- Jialing Peng
- Department of Neurology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 107 West Yanjiang Road, Guangzhou, 510120, China
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- Department of Neurology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 107 West Yanjiang Road, Guangzhou, 510120, China
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- Department of Neurology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 107 West Yanjiang Road, Guangzhou, 510120, China
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- Department of Neurology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 107 West Yanjiang Road, Guangzhou, 510120, China
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- Department of Neurology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 107 West Yanjiang Road, Guangzhou, 510120, China
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- Department of Neurology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 107 West Yanjiang Road, Guangzhou, 510120, China. .,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
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Shi H, Zhou ZM, Zhu L, Chen L, Jiang ZL, Wu XT. Underlying Mechanisms and Related Diseases Behind the Complex Regulatory Role of NOD-Like Receptor X1. DNA Cell Biol 2022; 41:469-478. [PMID: 35363060 DOI: 10.1089/dna.2022.0051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Among nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain (NOD)-like receptors (NLRs), NOD-like receptor X1 (NLRX1) is the only known NLR family member that is targeted to the mitochondria, which contains a C-terminal leucine-rich repeat domain, a central conserved nucleotide-binding domain, and an unconventional N-terminal effector domain. It is unique due to several atypical features, such as mitochondrial localization, noninflammasome forming, and relatively undefined N-terminal domain. NLRX1 has multiple functions, including negative regulation of type-I interferon signaling, attenuation of proinflammatory nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) signaling, autophagy induction, modulation of reactive oxygen species production, cell death regulation, and participating in cellular senescence. In addition, due to its diverse functions, NLRX1 has been associated with various human diseases, including respiratory, circulatory, motor, urinary, nervous, and digestive systems, to name but a few. However, the exact regulatory mechanisms of NLRX1 are still unclear in many related diseases since conflicting and controversial topics on NLRX1 in the previous studies remain. In this review, we review recent research advances on the underlying mechanisms and related disorders behind the complex regulatory role of NLRX1, which may provide a promising target to prevent and/or treat the corresponding diseases.
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- Hang Shi
- Department of Spine Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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Leber A, Hontecillas R, Zoccoli-Rodriguez V, Ehrich M, Chauhan J, Bassaganya-Riera J. Exploratory studies with NX-13: oral toxicity and pharmacokinetics in rodents of an orally active, gut-restricted first-in-class therapeutic for IBD that targets NLRX1. Drug Chem Toxicol 2022; 45:209-214. [PMID: 31650868 PMCID: PMC7182494 DOI: 10.1080/01480545.2019.1679828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain, leucine rich repeat containing X1 (NLRX1) is an emerging therapeutic target for a spectrum of human diseases. NX-13 is a small molecule therapeutic designed to target and activate NLRX1 to induce immunometabolic changes resulting in lower inflammation and therapeutic responses in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). This study investigates the safety of NX-13 in a seven-day, repeat-dose general toxicity study in male and female Sprague Dawley rats at oral doses of 500 and 1000 mg/kg. Weights, clinical signs, functional observational battery, clinical pathology and histopathology were used for evaluation. Daily oral dosing of NX-13 up to 1000 mg/kg did not result in any changes in weight, abnormal clinical signs or behavior. No significant differences were observed between treated and control rats in hematology or blood biochemistry. Histopathological evaluation of 12 tissues demonstrated no differences between controls and treated rats. There were no changes in weights of brain, heart, kidney, liver or spleen. Pharmacokinetic analysis of a single oral dose of NX-13 at 10 mg/kg in Sprague Dawley rats provided a maximum plasma concentration of 57 ng/mL at 0.5 h post-dose. Analysis of colon tissue after oral dosing with 1 and 10 mg/kg indicated high peak concentrations (10 and 100 µg/g, respectively) that scale in a dose-proportional manner. These experiments suggest that NX-13 is safe and well-tolerated in rats given oral doses as high as 1000 mg/kg with a favorable gastrointestinal localized pharmacokinetic profile, confirming NX-13 as a promising therapeutic for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.
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- Andrew Leber
- Landos Biopharma Inc, Blacksburg, VA 24060,BioTherapeutics Inc, Blacksburg, VA 24060
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- Landos Biopharma Inc, Blacksburg, VA 24060,BioTherapeutics Inc, Blacksburg, VA 24060
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24060
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Sun L, Yuan R. LncRNA SNHG12 ameliorates bupivacaine-induced neurotoxicity by sponging miR-497-5p to upregulate NLRX1. Hum Exp Toxicol 2022; 41:9603271221089001. [PMID: 35410500 DOI: 10.1177/09603271221089001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) small nucleolar RNA host gene 12 (SNHG12) has been reported to participate in the regulation of various nervous system disorders. Bupivacaine (BV), a commonly used local anesthetic, could generate neurotoxicity in neurons. This work intended to investigate the role and specific mechanism of SNHG12 in BV-induced neurotoxicity. In this study, we established an in vitro cell model of BV-induced neurotoxicity by exposing human neuroblastoma cells (SH-SY5Y) to BV. It was found that SNHG12 and NLRX1 levels were gradually downregulated, while miR-497-5p enrichment was upregulated accordingly with the increase of BV concentration. As indicated by functional assays, SNHG12 overexpression promoted cell viability but inhibited cell apoptosis and oxidative stress in BV-treated SH-SY5Y cells. In addition, it was identified that SNHG12 directly targeted miR-497-5p and attenuated BV-induced neurotoxicity via interaction with miR-497-5p. Besides, it was confirmed that SNHG12 could upregulate NLRX1 expression by absorbing miR-497-5p. Moreover, miR-497-5p decreased cell viability and induced cell apoptosis and oxidative stress, which was partly reversed by NLRX1 upregulation. In conclusion, our findings indicated that SNHG12 might relieve BV-associated neurotoxicity by upregulating NLRX1 via miR-497-5p in vitro, providing novel clues and biomarkers for the treatment and prevention of BV-associated neurotoxicity.
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- Lijie Sun
- Department of Anesthesiology, Changzhou Wujin People's Hospital Affiliated to Jiangsu University, Changzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Changzhou Wujin People's Hospital Affiliated to Jiangsu University, Changzhou, China
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Kastelberg B, Ayubi T, Tubau-Juni N, Leber A, Hontecillas R, Bassaganya-Riera J, Kale SD. Nlrx1-Regulated Defense and Metabolic Responses to Aspergillus fumigatus Are Morphotype and Cell Type Specific. Front Immunol 2021; 12:749504. [PMID: 34790195 PMCID: PMC8591139 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.749504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Accepted: 09/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The Nlr family member X1 (Nlrx1) is an immuno-metabolic hub involved in mediating effective responses to virus, bacteria, fungi, cancer, and auto-immune diseases. We have previously shown that Nlrx1 is a critical regulator of immune signaling and mortality in several models of pulmonary fungal infection using the clinically relevant fungus Aspergillus fumigatus. In the absence of Nlrx1, hosts produce an enhanced Th2 response primarily by CD103+ dendritic cell populations resulting in enhanced mortality via immunopathogenesis as well as enhanced fungal burden. Here, we present our subsequent efforts showcasing loss of Nlrx1 resulting in a decreased ability of host cells to process A. fumigatus conidia in a cell-type-specific manner by BEAS-2B airway epithelial cells, alveolar macrophages, bone marrow-derived macrophages, but not bone marrow-derived neutrophils. Furthermore, loss of Nlrx1 results in a diminished ability to generate superoxide and/or generic reactive oxygen species during specific responses to fungal PAMPs, conidia, and hyphae. Analysis of glycolysis and mitochondrial function suggests that Nlrx1 is needed to appropriately shut down glycolysis in response to A. fumigatus conidia and increase glycolysis in response to hyphae in BEAS-2B cells. Blocking glycolysis and pentose phosphate pathway (PPP) via 2-DG and NADPH production through glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase inhibitor resulted in significantly diminished conidial processing in wild-type BEAS-2B cells to the levels of Nlrx1-deficient BEAS-2B cells. Our findings suggest a need for airway epithelial cells to generate NADPH for reactive oxygen species production in response to conidia via PPP. In context to fungal pulmonary infections, our results show that Nlrx1 plays significant roles in host defense via PPP modulation of several aspects of metabolism, particularly glycolysis, to facilitate conidia processing in addition to its critical role in regulating immune signaling.
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Jiao Q, Xu W, Guo X, Liu H, Liao B, Zhu X, Chen C, Yang F, Wu L, Xie C, Peng L. NLRX1 can counteract innate immune response induced by an external stimulus favoring HBV infection by competitive inhibition of MAVS-RLRs signaling in HepG2-NTCP cells. Sci Prog 2021; 104:368504211058036. [PMID: 34825857 PMCID: PMC10461377 DOI: 10.1177/00368504211058036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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INTRODUCTION This study is aimed at the determination of the effect of the immune-regulatory factor NLRX1 on the antiviral activity of hepatocytes against an external stimuli favoring hepatitis B virus infection, and to explore its mechanism of action. METHODS A HepG2-NTCP model was established using the LV003 lentivirus. Cells were transfected using an overexpression vector and NLRX1 siRNA to achieve overexpression and interference of NLRX1 expression (OV-NLRX1, si-NLRX1). Levels of HBsAg and HBcAg were determined using Western blotting analysis and immunohistochemical analysis. The levels of hepatitis B virus DNA and hepatitis B virus cccDNA were determined by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction. The expression and transcriptional activity of IFN-α, IFN-β, and IL-6 were measured using real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and promoter-luciferase reporter plasmids. Co-immunoprecipitation was used to determine the effect of NLRX1 on the interaction between MAVS and RIG-1. Western blotting was used to obtain the phosphorylation of essential proteins in the MAVS-RLRs signaling pathways. RESULTS NLRX1 promoted HepG2-NTCP cell hepatitis B virus infection. Compared to the control group, the levels of HBsAg, HBcAg, hepatitis B virus cccDNA, and hepatitis B virus DNA increased in the OV-NLRX1 group and decreased in the si-NLRX1. Co-immunoprecipitation results showed that NLRX1 competitively inhibited the interaction between MAVS and RIG-1, and inhibited the phosphorylation of p65, IRF3, and IRF7. Additionally, NLRX1 reduced the transcription activity and expression levels of the final products: IFN-α, IFN-β, and IL-6. CONCLUSIONS NLRX1 can counteract innate immune response induced by an external stimuli favoring hepatitis B virus infection by competitive inhibition of MAVS-RLRs signaling in HepG2-NTCP cells. Inhibition of the MAVS-RLR-mediated signaling pathways leads to a decline in the expression levels of I-IFN and IL-6.
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- Qian Jiao
- Department of Infectious Diseases,
Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, China
- Infectious Disease Center, Guangzhou Eighth People’s
Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases,
Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases,
Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, China
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- Infectious Disease Center, Guangzhou Eighth People’s
Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, China
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- Infectious Disease Center, Guangzhou Eighth People’s
Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases,
Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Third People’s Hospital of
Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases,
Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases,
Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases,
Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases,
Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, China
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Cao Y, Chen Z, Huang J, Wu H, Zou J, Feng H. Black carp TUFM collaborates with NLRX1 to inhibit MAVS-mediated antiviral signaling pathway. Dev Comp Immunol 2021; 122:104134. [PMID: 34000319 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2021.104134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2021] [Revised: 04/27/2021] [Accepted: 05/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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TUFM is a mitochondrial protein and serves as a regulator of antiviral signaling; nevertheless, the character of TUFM in teleosts remains unidentified. In this study, TUFM homologue of black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus) has been characterized and its role in innate immunity has been explored. Black carp TUFM (bcTUFM) comprises 447 amino acids and shows the high similarity to human TUFM. bcTUFM was about 50 kDa in the Western blot assay and was determined as a cytosolic protein by immunofluorescent microscopy. Knockdown of bcTUFM by shRNA enhanced the antiviral ability of the host cells. The induction fold of interferon promoter transcription in the cells co-expressing bcTUFM and bcMAVS was much lower than that of the cells expressing bcMAVS alone. Our previous study has identified that bcNLRX1 interacted with bcMAVS and functioned as an inhibitor of bcMAVS. The interaction between bcTUFM and bcNLRX1, but not bcTUFM and bcMAVS, was detected through co-immunoprecipitation. The subsequent reporter assay and plaque assay demonstrated that the inhibition of bcMAVS-mediated interferon production and antiviral activity by bcNLRX1 was enhanced by co-expressed bcTUFM. Thus, our data suggests that bcTUFM cooperates with bcNLRX1 to inhibit bcMAVS-mediated antiviral signaling during host antiviral innate immune response against SVCV.
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- Yingyi Cao
- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China.
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Xu X, Zhang D, Ding W, Wang W, Jin N, Ding Z. NDV related exosomes enhance NDV replication through exporting NLRX1 mRNA. Vet Microbiol 2021; 260:109167. [PMID: 34274763 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2021.109167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2021] [Accepted: 06/27/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Virulent Newcastle disease virus (NDV) is a violent infection in avian species. The understanding of its pathogenic mechanism is consistently evolving along with the development of molecular biological advancement. Exosomes derived from NDV infected cells (NDV Ex) were reported to promote virus replication through transportation of viral proteins and miRNAs. However, the function of mRNAs in NDV Ex remains unknown. In this study, a novel mechanism of NDV Ex to facilitate NDV infection was explored. Through transcriptome analysis, seven immune related genes were found to up-regulate in NDV Ex. Among them, NLRX1 mRNA was notably enriched in NDV Ex, and decreased inside the cells after virulent NDV infection. Further investigation suggested that NLRX1 mRNA decrease was in accordance with the NLRX1 protein expression reduction. This process can be reversed by the inhibition of exosome release. Therefore, NDV infection could utilize NDV Ex to export NLRX1 mRNA and reduce cellular NLRX1 protein. As NLRX1 is a crucial anti-viral protein of MAVS signal pathway, and NDV Ex transported NLRX1 cannot counteract its function in recipient cells, it can be concluded that NDV could benefit its replication through exporting NLRX1 mRNA to relieve the anti-viral pressure on its survival.
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- Xiaohong Xu
- Key Laboratory of Zoonosis Research, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun, 130062, China; College of Basic Medical Science, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Zoonosis Research, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun, 130062, China
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- Key Laboratory of Zoonosis Research, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun, 130062, China
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- Key Laboratory of Zoonosis Research, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun, 130062, China
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- College of Basic Medical Science, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Zoonosis Research, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun, 130062, China.
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Koo JH, Kim SH, Jeon SH, Kang MJ, Choi JM. Macrophage-preferable delivery of the leucine-rich repeat domain of NLRX1 ameliorates lethal sepsis by regulating NF-κB and inflammasome signaling activation. Biomaterials 2021; 274:120845. [PMID: 33971559 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2021.120845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2020] [Revised: 04/17/2021] [Accepted: 04/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Sepsis is an acute systemic inflammatory disease triggered by bacterial infection leading organ dysfunctions that macrophages are responsible for major triggering of systemic inflammation. Treatment options are limited to antibiotics and drugs to manage the symptoms of sepsis, but there are currently no molecular-targeted therapies. Here, we identified a novel macrophage-preferable delivery peptide, C10, which we conjugated to truncated domains of NLRX1 (leucine-rich repeat region (LRR), and nucleotide binding domain (NBD)) to obtain C10-LRR and C10-NBD. Leucine rich amino acid of C10 enables macrophage preferable moieties that efficiently deliver a cargo protein into macrophages in vitro and in vivo. C10-LRR but not C10-NBD significantly improved survival in an LPS-mediated lethal endotoxemia sepsis model. C10-LRR efficiently inhibited IL-6 production in peritoneal macrophages via prevention of IκB degradation and p65 phosphorylation. In addition, C10-LRR negatively regulated IL-1β production by preventing caspase-1 activation with a sustained mitochondrial MAVS level. Finally, co-treatment with anti-TNFα antibody and C10-LRR had a synergistic effect in an LPS-induced sepsis model. Collectively, these findings indicate that C10-LRR could be an effective therapeutic agent to treat systemic inflammation in sepsis by regulating both NF-κB and inflammasome signaling activation.
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- Ja-Hyun Koo
- Department of Life Science, College of Natural Sciences, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea; Research Institute for Natural Sciences, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea
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- Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA
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- Department of Life Science, College of Natural Sciences, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea; Research Institute for Natural Sciences, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea
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- Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA
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- Department of Life Science, College of Natural Sciences, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea; Research Institute for Natural Sciences, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea; Research Institute for Convergence of Basic Sciences, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea.
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He B, Chen W, Zeng J, Tong W, Zheng P. Long noncoding RNA NKILA transferred by astrocyte-derived extracellular vesicles protects against neuronal injury by upregulating NLRX1 through binding to mir-195 in traumatic brain injury. Aging (Albany NY) 2021; 13:8127-45. [PMID: 33686956 DOI: 10.18632/aging.202618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2020] [Accepted: 08/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The study aims to investigate the effects of long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) transmitted nuclear factor-κB interacting lncRNA (NKILA)-containing astrocyte-derived small extracellular vesicles (EVs) on traumatic brain injury (TBI). TBI was modeled in vitro by exposing human neurons to mechanical injury and in vivo by controlled cortical impact in a mouse model. The gain- and loss-function approaches were conducted in injured neurons to explore the role of NKILA, microRNA-195 (miR-195) and nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeat containing family member X1 (NLRX1) in neuronal injury. EVs extracted from NKILA-overexpressing astrocytes were used to treat injured neurons. It was revealed that NKILA was downregulated in injured neurons. Astrocyte co-culture participated in the upregulation of NKILA in injured neurons. Additionally, NKILA could competitively bind to miR-195 that directly targeted NLRX1. Next, the upregulation of NLRX1 or NKILA relived neuronal injury by promoting neuronal proliferation but inhibiting apoptosis. Astrocyte-derived EVs transferred NKILA into neurons, which led to the downregulation of miR-195, upregulation of NLRX1, increased cell proliferation, and decreased cell apoptosis. The in vivo experiments validated that NKILA-containing EVs promoted brain recovery following TBI. Collectively, astrocyte-derived EVs carrying NKILA was found to alleviate neuronal injury in TBI by competitively binding to miR-195 and upregulating NLRX1.
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Song L, Gao C, Xue T, Yang N, Fu Q, Zhu Q, Ge X, Li C. Characterization and expression analysis of mitochondrial localization molecule: NOD-like receptor X1 ( Nlrx1) in mucosal tissues of turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) following bacterial challenge. Dev Comp Immunol 2021; 116:103944. [PMID: 33248045 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2020.103944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2020] [Revised: 11/21/2020] [Accepted: 11/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The NOD-like receptor X1 (NLRX1) is a member of highly conserved nucleotide-binding domain (NBD)- and leucine-rich-repeat (LRR)-containing family (known as NLR), that localizes to the mitochondrial outer membrane and regulate the innate immunity by interacting with mitochondrial antiviral-signaling protein (MAVS). As one of cytoplasmic PRRs, NLRX1 plays key roles for pathogen recognition, autophagy and regulating of subsequent immune signaling pathways. In this study, we identified the nlrx1 in turbot as well as its expression profiles in mucosal surfaces following bacterial infection. In our results, the full-length nlrx1 transcript consists of an open reading frame (ORF) of 4,886 bp encoding the putative peptide of 966 amino acids. The phylogenetic analysis revealed the SmNlrx1 showed the closest relationship to Cynoglossus semilaevis. In addition, the Nlrx1 mRNA expression could be detected in all the examined tissues, with the most abundant expression level in head kidney, and the lowest expression level in liver. Moreover, Nlrx1 showed similar expression patterns following Vibrio anguillarum and Streptococcus iniae infection, that were both significantly up-regulated following challenge, especially post S. iniae challenge. Finally, fluorescence microscopy unveiled that the SmNlrx1 localized to mitochondria in HEK293T by N-terminal mitochondrial targeting sequence. Characterization of Nlrx1 might have an important implication in bioenergetic adaptation during metabolic stress, oncogenic transformation and innate immunity and will probably contribute to the development of novel intervention strategies for farming turbot.
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- Lin Song
- School of Marine Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China; School of Life Science, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China
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- School of Marine Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China
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- School of Marine Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China
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- School of Marine Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China
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- School of Marine Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China
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- School of Marine Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China
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- School of Marine Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China
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- School of Marine Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China.
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Li S, Zhou Y, Gu X, Zhang X, Jia Z. NLRX1/FUNDC1/NIPSNAP1-2 axis regulates mitophagy and alleviates intestinal ischaemia/reperfusion injury. Cell Prolif 2021; 54:e12986. [PMID: 33432610 PMCID: PMC7941235 DOI: 10.1111/cpr.12986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2020] [Revised: 11/17/2020] [Accepted: 12/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Mitophagy is considered to be a key mechanism in the pathogenesis of intestinal ischaemic reperfusion (IR) injury. NOD-like receptor X1 (NLRX1) is located in the mitochondria and is highly expressed in the intestine, and is known to modulate ROS production, mitochondrial damage, autophagy and apoptosis. However, the function of NLRX1 in intestinal IR injury is unclear. MATERIALS AND METHODS NLRX1 in rats with IR injury or in IEC-6 cells with hypoxia reoxygenation (HR) injury were measured by Western blotting, real-time PCR and immunohistochemistry. The function of NLRX1-FUNDC1-NIPSNAP1/NIPSNAP2 axis in mitochondrial homeostasis and cell apoptosis were assessed in vitro. RESULTS NLRX1 is significantly downregulated following intestinal IR injury. In vivo studies showed that rats overexpressing NLRX1 exhibited resistance against intestinal IR injury and mitochondrial dysfunction. These beneficial effects of NLRX1 overexpression were dependent on mitophagy activation. Functional studies showed that HR injury reduced NLRX1 expression, which promoted phosphorylation of FUN14 domain-containing 1 (FUNDC1). Based on immunoprecipitation studies, it was evident that phosphorylated FUNDC1 could not interact with the mitophagy signalling proteins NIPSNAP1 and NIPSNAP2 on the outer membrane of damaged mitochondria, which failed to launch the mitophagy process, resulting in the accumulation of damaged mitochondria and epithelial apoptosis. CONCLUSIONS NLRX1 regulates mitophagy via FUNDC1-NIPSNAP1/NIPSNAP2 signalling pathway. Thus, this study provides a potential target for the development of a therapeutic strategy for intestinal IR injury.
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- Shaoqin Li
- Department of Interventional and Vascular SurgeryChangzhou No. 2 People's HospitalChangzhouChina
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- Department of Interventional and Vascular SurgeryChangzhou No. 2 People's HospitalChangzhouChina
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- Department of Interventional and Vascular SurgeryChangzhou No. 2 People's HospitalChangzhouChina
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- Department of Nuclear MedicineShanghai Tenth People's HospitalTongji UniversityShanghaiChina
- Shanghai Center of Thyroid DiseasesTongji University School of MedicineShanghaiChina
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- Department of Interventional and Vascular SurgeryChangzhou No. 2 People's HospitalChangzhouChina
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Fekete T, Bencze D, Bíró E, Benkő S, Pázmándi K. Focusing on the Cell Type Specific Regulatory Actions of NLRX1. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:1316. [PMID: 33525671 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22031316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2021] [Revised: 01/22/2021] [Accepted: 01/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Cells utilize a diverse repertoire of cell surface and intracellular receptors to detect exogenous or endogenous danger signals and even the changes of their microenvironment. However, some cytosolic NOD-like receptors (NLR), including NLRX1, serve more functions than just being general pattern recognition receptors. The dynamic translocation between the cytosol and the mitochondria allows NLRX1 to interact with many molecules and thereby to control multiple cellular functions. As a regulatory NLR, NLRX1 fine-tunes inflammatory signaling cascades, regulates mitochondria-associated functions, and controls metabolism, autophagy and cell death. Nevertheless, literature data are inconsistent and often contradictory regarding its effects on individual cellular functions. One plausible explanation might be that the regulatory effects of NLRX1 are highly cell type specific and the features of NLRX1 mediated regulation might be determined by the unique functional activity or metabolic profile of the given cell type. Here we review the cell type specific actions of NLRX1 with a special focus on cells of the immune system. NLRX1 has already emerged as a potential therapeutic target in numerous immune-related diseases, thus we aim to highlight which regulatory properties of NLRX1 are manifested in disease-associated dominant immune cells that presumably offer promising therapeutic solutions to treat these disorders.
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Pickering RJ, Booty LM. NLR in eXile: Emerging roles of NLRX1 in immunity and human disease. Immunology 2020; 162:268-280. [PMID: 33314068 DOI: 10.1111/imm.13291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2020] [Revised: 11/02/2020] [Accepted: 11/10/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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NLRX1 is a member of the NOD-like receptor family, a set of pattern recognition receptors associated with innate immunity. Interestingly, NLRX1 exists in somewhat of an exile from its NLR counterparts with unique features that mediate atypical functions compared with traditional NOD-like receptors (NLRs). Aside from a mitochondrial targeting sequence, the N-terminal region is yet to be characterized. Mitochondrially located, NLRX1 sits within a subgroup of regulatory NLRs responsible for negatively regulating cellular inflammatory signalling. As well as modulating pathogen response, emerging evidence is implicating NLRX1 as a central homeostatic gatekeeper between mitochondrial biology and immunological response. More recently, NLRX1 has been implicated in a wide range of disease, both pathogen-driven and otherwise. Emerging links of NLRX1 in cancer biology, autoimmunity and other inflammatory conditions are raising the potential of targeting NLRX1 therapeutically, with recent studies in inflammatory bowel disease showing great promise. Within this review, we address the unique features of NLRX1, its roles in innate immune signalling and its involvement in a range of inflammatory, metabolic and oncology disease indications with a focus on areas that could benefit from therapeutic targeting of NLRX1.
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- Robert J Pickering
- Immunology Network, Adaptive Immunity Research Unit, GlaxoSmithKline, Stevenage, UK.,Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK
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- Immunology Network, Adaptive Immunity Research Unit, GlaxoSmithKline, Stevenage, UK
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Zhu X, Wu T, Chi Y, Ge Y, Jiao Y, Zhu F, Cui L. MicroRNA-195 suppresses enterovirus A71-induced pyroptosis in human neuroblastoma cells through targeting NLRX1. Virus Res 2020; 292:198245. [PMID: 33253716 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2020.198245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2020] [Revised: 11/16/2020] [Accepted: 11/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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Enterovirus A71 (EV-A71) emerged as a leading cause of virus derived infant encephalitis in most Asian countries. Some recent studies point out the critical role of microRNA (miRNA) in the regulation of pyroptosis. However, the role of miRNAs in the regulation of EV-A71 infection-induced pyroptosis was not previously explored. In this study, we utilized microRNA array and real-time PCR to verify that miR-195 significantly down-regulate in EV-A71-infected SH-SY5Y human neuroblastoma cells. An inverse correlation of NLRX1 with miR-195 expression in EV-A71-infected SH-SY5Y cells was found. Target prediction of miR-195 showed that NLRX1 could directly interact with miR-195. Results from luciferase reporter assays, qRT-PCR and western blotting demonstrated the negative regulation between miR-195 and NLRX1. Silencing NLRX1 expression with small interfering RNAs (siRNAs-NLRX1) and over-expression of miR-195 also attenuate the EV-A71 associated pyroptosis. Our findings provided evidence showed that miR-195 can regulate EV-A71 infection-induced pyroptosis, by directly targeting NLRX1.
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- Xiaojuan Zhu
- NHC Key Laboratory of Enteric Pathogenic Microbiology, Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing 210009, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Enteric Pathogenic Microbiology, Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing 210009, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Enteric Pathogenic Microbiology, Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing 210009, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Enteric Pathogenic Microbiology, Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing 210009, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Enteric Pathogenic Microbiology, Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing 210009, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Enteric Pathogenic Microbiology, Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing 210009, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Enteric Pathogenic Microbiology, Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing 210009, China.
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Zhao G, Wang X, Edwards S, Dai M, Li J, Wu L, Xu R, Han J, Yuan H. NLRX1 knockout aggravates lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced heart injury and attenuates the anti-LPS cardioprotective effect of CYP2J2/11,12-EET by enhancing activation of NF-κB and NLRP3 inflammasome. Eur J Pharmacol 2020; 881:173276. [PMID: 32574674 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2020.173276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2020] [Revised: 06/01/2020] [Accepted: 06/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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NLRX1 weakens lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced NF-κB activation on immune cells. Cytochrome P450 epoxygenase 2J2 (CYP2J2) attenuates LPS-induced cardiac injury by inhibiting NF-κB activation. However, it is still unclear whether NLRX1 could reduce LPS-induced heart damage and whether it is involved in the anti-LPS cardioprotective effect of CYP2J2. In this study, we found that NLRX1 knockout further exacerbated LPS-induced heart injury and up-regulated the proinflammatory cytokines in serum and heart tissue, and weakened the inhibitory effect of CYP2J2 on the harmful effects caused by LPS. We also found that LPS treatment induced ubiquitination of NLRX1 and promoted its binding to IKKα/β in myocardial tissue, which should theoretically inhibit NF-κB activation. However, LPS eventually leads to activation of NF-κB and NLRP3 inflammasome. Under the action of LPS, CYP2J2 further promoted the ubiquitination of NLRX1 and its binding to IKKα/β, impaired NF-κB activation and NLRP3 inflammasome activation. NLRX1 knockout notably aggravated LPS-induced NF-κB activation and NLRP3 inflammasome activation, and attenuated the inhibitory effects of CYP2J2 on NF-κB signal and NLRP3 inflammasome. More, CYP2J2 reduced LPS-induced reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and mitochondrial depolarization in heart cells, thereby inhibiting NLRP3 inflammasome activation. NLRX1 knockdown aggravated mitochondrial depolarization induced by LPS and weakened the protective effect of CYP2J2 on mitochondrial potential, although it had no significant effect on reactive oxygen species production. Together, these findings demonstrated that NLRX1 knockout aggravated LPS-induced heart injury and weakened the anti-LPS cardioprotective effect of CYP2J2 by enhancing activation of NF-κB and NLRP3 inflammasome.
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- Gang Zhao
- Department of Cardiology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250021, PR China; Key Laboratory for Rare Disease Research of Shandong Province, Shandong Medical Biotechnological Center, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, 250021, PR China.
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery & Sleep Medicine Center, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250021, PR China
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- Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Science, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, Portland, OR, 97239, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Institute of Hypertension, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, PR China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery & Sleep Medicine Center, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250021, PR China
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Institute of Hypertension, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250021, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Rare Disease Research of Shandong Province, Shandong Medical Biotechnological Center, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, 250021, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250021, PR China.
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Tong R, Jia T, Shi R, Yan F. Inhibition of microRNA-15 protects H9c2 cells against CVB3-induced myocardial injury by targeting NLRX1 to regulate the NLRP3 inflammasome. Cell Mol Biol Lett 2020; 25:6. [PMID: 32099552 PMCID: PMC7031959 DOI: 10.1186/s11658-020-00203-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2019] [Accepted: 02/06/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Background Viral myocarditis (VMC) is a type of cardiac inflammation that is generally caused by coxsackievirus B3 (CVB3) infection. Several MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are known to play crucial roles in VMC pathogenesis. MiR-15 is reportedly associated with myocardial injury, inflammatory responses and viral infection. Whether miR-15 affects the occurrence and development of VMC remains largely unknown. The roles of miR-15 and their underlying mechanisms in CVB3-stimulated H9c2 cells were assessed in this study. Methods We infected H9c2 cells with CVB3 to establish a VMC cellular model. We then determined the effects of miR-15 inhibition on three cardiomyocyte injury markers: lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), creatine kinase-MB (CK-MB) and cardiac troponin-I (cTn-I). The impact on CVB3-induced cell apoptosis and pro-inflammatory cytokines was also investigated. The effects of miR-15 inhibition on NLRP3 inflammasome activation were also assessed. The target relationship between miR-15 and NOD-like receptor X1 (NLRX1) was determined using a luciferase reporter assay. Results MiR-15 expression was significantly upregulated in H9c2 cells after CVB3 infection. Inhibition of miR-15 significantly decreased the CVB3-induced levels of LDH, CK-MB and cTn-I. It also elevated cell viability, reduced CVB3-induced cell apoptosis and decreased the generation of the interleukins IL-1β, IL-6 and IL-18. Furthermore, we determined that miR-15 inhibition suppressed NLRP3 inflammasome activation by downregulating NLRP3 and caspase-1 p20 expression. We found a direct target relationship between miR-15 and NLRX1. Additionally, inhibition of NLRX1 reversed the protective effects of miR-15 inhibition against CVB3-induced myocardial cell injury by regulating the NLRP3 inflammasome. Conclusion Our results indicate that miR-15 inhibition alleviates CVB3-induced myocardial inflammation and cell injury. This may be partially due to NLRX1-mediated NLRP3 inflammasome inactivation.
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- Ru Tong
- 1Laboratory Dept., Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, 030001 Shanxi China
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- 1Laboratory Dept., Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, 030001 Shanxi China
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- 2Laboratory Dept., Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, No. 256, West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710068 Shaanxi province China
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- 2Laboratory Dept., Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, No. 256, West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710068 Shaanxi province China
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Several metabolic, cardiovascular, and neurological disorders are characterized by mitochondrial dysfunction followed by dysregulation of cellular energetics. Mitochondria play an important role in ATP production and cell death regulation. NLRX1, a mitochondria-targeted protein, is known to negatively regulate innate immunity, and cell death responses. However, the role of this protein in cellular homeostasis following mitochondrial injury is not well-understood. To understand the mechanisms underlying the effect of acute injury in regulating NLRX1 signaling pathways, we used an in vitro model of mitochondrial injury wherein, rat pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells were subjected to sodium azide treatment or glucose starvation. Both sodium azide and glucose starvation activated NF-κB and TBK1 associated innate immune response. Moreover, increased TBK1, IKK, IκB, and TRAF6 were recruited to mitochondria and interacted with NLRX1. Depletion of endogenous NLRX1 resulted in exacerbated NF-κB and TBK1 associated innate immune response and apoptosis. Our results suggest that NLRX1 participates in the regulation of innate immune response in mitochondria, and plays an important role in the maintenance of cellular homeostasis following acute mitochondrial injury. We propose that the mitochondrial recruitment of inflammatory mediators and their interaction with NLRX1 are protective responses to maintain cellular homeostasis following injury.
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- Xiaogang Chu
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, United States
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Song X, Li W, Xie X, Zou Z, Wei J, Wu H, Feng H. NLRX1 of black carp suppresses MAVS-mediated antiviral signaling through its NACHT domain. Dev Comp Immunol 2019; 96:68-77. [PMID: 30853538 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2019.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2019] [Revised: 03/02/2019] [Accepted: 03/02/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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NOD-like receptor (NLR) family member X1 (NLRX1) of human localizes on mitochondria and serves as a negative regulator of antiviral signaling. However, the function of NLRX1 in teleost fish still remains elusive. To explore its role in the innate immunity of teleost fish, NLRX1 homologue has been cloned and characterized from black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus). Black carp NLRX1 (bcNLRX1) consists of 1008 amino acids, which includes a N-terminal mitochondrial targeting sequence, a central NACHT domain and a C-terminal leucine-rich repeat (LRR) domain. bcNLRX1 was identified as a cytosolic protein locating on mitochondria through immunofluorescence (IF) staining. The overlapped subcellular distribution of bcNLRX1 and black carp MAVS (bcMAVS) was detected in IF staining, and the direct interaction between these two molecules in vitro was identified through co-immunoprecipitation assay. When co-expressed with bcMAVS, bcNLRX1 fiercely reduced bcMAVS-mediated IFN induction in reporter assay. Accordingly, the antiviral activity of bcMAVS against both grass carp reovirus (GCRV) and spring viremia of carp virus (SVCV) was forcefully repressed by bcNLRX1 in plaque assay. Mutagenic analyses further revealed that the NACHT domain of bcNLRX1 was essential for it to interact with bcMAVS and to suppress bcMAVS-mediated antiviral signaling. Taken together, our data support the conclusion that bcNLRX1 negatively regulates bcMAVS-mediated antiviral signaling through its NACHT domain during host innate immune activation.
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- Xuejiao Song
- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China.
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Mahmoud S, Gharagozloo M, Simard C, Amrani A, Gris D. NLRX1 Enhances Glutamate Uptake and Inhibits Glutamate Release by Astrocytes. Cells 2019; 8:cells8050400. [PMID: 31052241 PMCID: PMC6562695 DOI: 10.3390/cells8050400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2019] [Revised: 04/25/2019] [Accepted: 04/28/2019] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Uptake of glutamate from the extracellular space and glutamate release to neurons are two major processes conducted by astrocytes in the central nervous system (CNS) that protect against glutamate excitotoxicity and strengthen neuronal firing, respectively. During inflammatory conditions in the CNS, astrocytes may lose one or both of these functions, resulting in accumulation of the extracellular glutamate, which eventually leads to excitotoxic neuronal death, which in turn worsens the CNS inflammation. NLRX1 is an innate immune NOD-like receptor that inhibits the major inflammatory pathways. It is localized in the mitochondria and was shown to inhibit cell death, enhance ATP production, and dampen oxidative stress. In the current work, using primary murine astrocyte cultures from WT and Nlrx1-/- mice, we demonstrate that NLRX1 potentiates astrocytic glutamate uptake by enhancing mitochondrial functions and the functional activity of glutamate transporters. Also, we report that NLRX1 inhibits glutamate release from astrocytes by repressing Ca2+-mediated glutamate exocytosis. Our study, for the first time, identified NLRX1 as a potential regulator of glutamate homeostasis in the CNS.
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- Shaimaa Mahmoud
- Program of Immunology, Department of Pharmacology-Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC J1H 5N4, Canada.
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- Program of Immunology, Department of Pharmacology-Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC J1H 5N4, Canada.
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- Program of Immunology, Department of Pharmacology-Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC J1H 5N4, Canada.
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- Program of Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, CR-CHUS, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC J1H 5N4, Canada.
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- Program of Immunology, Department of Pharmacology-Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC J1H 5N4, Canada.
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Ma D, Zhao Y, She J, Zhu Y, Zhao Y, Liu L, Zhang Y. NLRX1 alleviates lipopolysaccharide-induced apoptosis and inflammation in chondrocytes by suppressing the activation of NF-κB signaling. Int Immunopharmacol 2019; 71:7-13. [PMID: 30861394 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2019.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2019] [Revised: 02/20/2019] [Accepted: 03/01/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic debilitating disease characterized by joint degeneration. Excessive chondrocyte apoptosis and inflammation contributes to articular cartilage destruction in OA pathology. Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain (NOD)-like receptor X1 (NLRX1) has emerged as a critical regulator of inflammation that participates in the pathology of diverse diseases. To date, little is known about the role of NLRX1 in OA. In the present study, we aimed to explore the function of NLRX1 in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced injury in chondrocytes, an in vitro model of OA. NLRX1 mRNA was detected by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) analysis. Protein expression of NLRX1, phosphorylated IκB kinase β (IKKβ), and phosphorylated nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) p65 were examined by western blot. Cell viability was assessed by the MTT assay. Cell apoptosis was evaluated by measuring caspase-3 activity. Cytokine release was assessed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). NF-κB signaling activation was analyzed with a luciferase reporter assay. Herein, our results revealed that NLRX1 expression was markedly decreased in LPS-treated chondrocytes. Functional experiments demonstrated that NLRX1 overexpression significantly improved cell viability and attenuated LPS-treated chondrocyte apoptosis and inflammation, while NLRX1 silencing caused the opposite effects. Moreover, our results showed that NLRX1 regulated LPS-induced NF-κB signaling activation. Notably, NF-κB signaling inhibition significantly reversed the NLRX1-knockdown-mediated enhanced effects on LPS-induced apoptosis and inflammation. Overall, these results demonstrate that NLRX1 alleviates LPS-induced apoptosis and inflammation in chondrocytes by negatively regulating NF-κB signaling, results that indicate an anti-inflammatory role for NLRX1 in OA. Our findings suggest that NLRX1 may serve as a potential therapeutic target for OA.
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Singh K, Roy M, Prajapati P, Lipatova A, Sripada L, Gohel D, Singh A, Mane M, Godbole MM, Chumakov PM, Singh R. NLRX1 regulates TNF-α-induced mitochondria-lysosomal crosstalk to maintain the invasive and metastatic potential of breast cancer cells. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2019; 1865:1460-1476. [PMID: 30802640 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2019.02.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2018] [Revised: 02/20/2019] [Accepted: 02/21/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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An increased level of proinflammatory cytokines, including TNF-α in tumor microenvironment regulates the bioenergetic capacity, immune evasion and survival of cancer cells. Emerging evidences suggest that mitochondrial immune signaling proteins modulates mitochondrial bioenergetic capacity, in addition to the regulation of innate immune response. The optimal oxidative phosphorylation (OxPhos) capacity is required for the maintenance of functional lysosomes and autophagy flux. NLRX1, a mitochondrial NOD family receptor protein, regulates mitochondrial function during apoptosis and tissue injury. However, its role in regulation of mitochondrial and lysosomal function to modulate autophagy flux during inflammatory conditions is not understood. In the current study, we investigated the role of NLRX1 in modulating TNF-α induced autophagy flux and mitochondrial turnover and its implication in regulating the invasive and metastatic capability of breast cancer cells. Expression analyses of clinical breast cancer samples and meta-analysis of multiple public databases revealed that NLRX1 expression is significantly increased in basal-like and metastatic breast carcinoma as compared to non-basal-like and primary breast cancer. Depletion of NLRX1 expression in triple-negative breast cancer cells, altered the organization and activity of OxPhos complexes in presence of TNF-α. NLRX1 depletion further impaired lysosomal function and hence the turnover of damaged mitochondria through mitophagy in presence of TNF-α. Importantly, loss of NLRX1 decreased OxPhos-dependent cell proliferation and migration ability of triple-negative breast cancer cells in presence of TNF-α. These evidences suggest an essential role of NLRX1 in maintaining the crosstalk of mitochondrial metabolism and lysosomal function to regulate invasion and metastasis capability of breast cancer cells.
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- Kritarth Singh
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, The M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara 390002, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, The M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara 390002, Gujarat, India
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- SCoBIRC Department of Neuroscience, University of Kentucky, 741S.Limestone, BBSRB, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vavilov Street 32, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, The M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara 390002, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, The M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara 390002, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Endocrinology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226014, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, The M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara 390002, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Endocrinology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226014, India
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vavilov Street 32, 119991 Moscow, Russia; Chumakov Institute of Poliomyelitis and Viral Encephalitis, Federal Scientific Center on Research and Development of Immunobiology Products, Russian Academy of Sciences, 142782 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, The M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara 390002, Gujarat, India.
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Huang JH, Liu CY, Wu SY, Chen WY, Chang TH, Kan HW, Hsieh ST, Ting JPY, Wu-Hsieh BA. NLRX1 Facilitates Histoplasma capsulatum-Induced LC3-Associated Phagocytosis for Cytokine Production in Macrophages. Front Immunol 2018; 9:2761. [PMID: 30559741 PMCID: PMC6286976 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.02761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2018] [Accepted: 11/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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LC3-associated phagocytosis (LAP) is an emerging non-canonical autophagy process that bridges signaling from pattern-recognition receptors (PRRs) to autophagic machinery. LAP formation results in incorporation of lipidated LC3 into phagosomal membrane (termed LAPosome). Increasing evidence reveals that LAP functions as an innate defense mechanism against fungal pathogens. However, the molecular mechanism involved and the consequence of LAP in regulating anti-fungal immune response remain largely unexplored. Here we show that Histoplasma capsulatum is taken into LAPosome upon phagocytosis by macrophages. Interaction of H. capsulatum with Dectin-1 activates Syk and triggers subsequent NADPH oxidase-mediated reactive oxygen species (ROS) response that is involved in LAP induction. Inhibiting LAP induction by silencing LC3α/β or treatment with ROS inhibitor impairs the activation of MAPKs-AP-1 pathway, thereby reduces macrophage proinflammatory cytokine response to H. capsulatum. Additionally, we unravel the importance of NLRX1 in fungus-induced LAP. NLRX1 facilitates LAP by interacting with TUFM which associates with autophagic proteins ATG5-ATG12 for LAPosome formation. Macrophages from Nlrx1 -/- mice or TUFM-silenced cells exhibit reduced LAP induction and LAP-mediated MAPKs-AP-1 activation for cytokine response to H. capsulatum. Furthermore, inhibiting ROS production in Nlrx1 -/- macrophages almost completely abolishes H. capsulatum-induced LC3 conversion, indicating that both Dectin-1/Syk/ROS-dependent pathway and NLRX1-TUFM complex-dependent pathway collaboratively contribute to LAP induction. Our findings reveal new pathways underlying LAP induction by H. capsulatum for macrophage cytokine response.
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- Juin-Hua Huang
- Graduate Institute of Immunology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Immunology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Immunology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Immunology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Immunology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Departments of Genetics, Microbiology and Immunology, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Center for Translational Immunology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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- Graduate Institute of Immunology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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Aikawa C, Nakajima S, Karimine M, Nozawa T, Minowa-Nozawa A, Toh H, Yamada S, Nakagawa I. NLRX1 Negatively Regulates Group A Streptococcus Invasion and Autophagy Induction by Interacting With the Beclin 1-UVRAG Complex. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2018; 8:403. [PMID: 30488027 PMCID: PMC6246980 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2018.00403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2018] [Accepted: 10/26/2018] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Group A Streptococcus (GAS) can invade epithelial cells; however, these bacteria are targeted and eventually destroyed by autophagy. Members of the Nod-like receptor (NLR) family are thought to be critical for the autophagic response to invasive bacteria. However, the intracellular sensors within host cells that are responsible for bacterial invasion and the induction of autophagy are largely unknown. Thus, our aim was to examine the role of one such NLR, namely NLRX1, in invasion and autophagy during GAS infection. We found that GAS invasion was markedly increased in NLRX1 knockout cells. This led to the potentiation of autophagic processes such as autophagosome and autolysosome formation. NLRX1 was found to interact with Beclin 1 and UVRAG, members of Beclin1 complex, and knockout of these proteins inhibited invasion and autophagy upon GAS infection. Especially, NLRX1 interacted with Beclin 1 via its NACHT domain and this interaction was responsible for the NLRX1-mediated inhibition of invasion and autophagic processes including autophagosome and autolysosome formation during GAS infection. These findings demonstrate that NLRX1 functions as a negative regulator to inactivate the Beclin 1–UVRAG complex, which regulates invasion and autophagy during GAS infection. Thus, our study expands our knowledge of the role of NLRX1 during bacterial invasion and autophagy and could lead to further investigations to understand pathogen–host cell interactions, facilitating novel targeted therapeutics.
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- Chihiro Aikawa
- Department of Microbiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Life Science Dentistry, The Nippon Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Cai M, Li S, Shuai Y, Li J, Tan J, Zeng Q. Genome-wide CRISPR-Cas9 viability screen reveals genes involved in TNF-α-induced apoptosis of human umbilical vein endothelial cells. J Cell Physiol 2018; 234:9184-9193. [PMID: 30317623 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.27595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2018] [Accepted: 09/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), a pivotal cytokine in sepsis, protects the host against pathogens by promoting an inflammatory response while simultaneously inducing apoptosis of the vascular endothelium. Unfortunately, inhibitors targeting certain components of the TNF-α signaling pathway to reduce cellular apoptosis have failed to translate into clinical applications, partly due to the adverse effects of excessive immunosuppression. In an attempt to discover potential targets in the TNF-α signaling pathway to modulate moderate inflammation and apoptosis during the development of sepsis, we performed a pooled genome-wide CRISPR/Cas9 knockout screen in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). Tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 1A (TNFRSF1A), B-cell lymphoma 2 (BCL2), Bcl2-associated death promoter (BAD), and NLR family member X1 (NLRX1) deficiencies were identified as the effective genetic suppressors of TNF-α cytotoxicity on a list of candidate regulators. CRISPR-mediated NLRX1 knockout conferred cellular resistance to challenge with TNF-α, and NLRX1 could be induced to colocalize with mitochondria following TNF-α stimulation. Thus, our work demonstrates the advantage of genome-scale screening with Cas9 and validates NLRX1 as a potential modulator of TNF-α-induced vascular endothelial apoptosis during sepsis.
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- Meng Cai
- Department of Pediatrics, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China
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- Center for Medical Genetics and School of Life Science, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Center for Medical Genetics and School of Life Science, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Chu P, He L, Li Y, Huang R, Liao L, Li Y, Zhu Z, Wang Y. Molecular cloning and functional characterisation of NLRX1 in grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella). Fish Shellfish Immunol 2018; 81:276-283. [PMID: 30010019 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2018.07.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2018] [Revised: 07/10/2018] [Accepted: 07/12/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The nucleotide-binding domain and leucine-rich-repeat-containing (NLR) proteins regulate innate immunity. Although the positive regulatory impact of NLRs is clear, their inhibitory roles are not well defined. In the present study, the NLR family gene NLRX1 from grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) was cloned and characterised. NLRX1 was widely expressed in all tissues examined, albeit at varying levels. After exposure to the grass carp reovirus (GCRV), NLRX1 mRNA expression levels were altered in immune organs, and dramatically altered in liver. Subcellular localisation indicated that NLRX1 protein co-localised with the mitochondria in the transfected cells. Additionally, the bimolecular fluorescence complementation (BiFC) system was introduced to detect the interaction between tumour necrosis factor (TNF) receptor associated factor 6 (TRAF6) and NLRX1. Moreover, deficient of NLRX1 in CIK cells with small interference RNA (siRNA) promoted polyinosinic:polycytidylic acid (poly (I:C))-induced IFN-related genes production, including IRF3, IRF7, and IFN-I, which reveals that NLRX1 is a negative regulator of IFN. Taken together, our results demonstrate that NLRX1 gene plays an important role in innate immune regulation and provide new insights into understanding the functional characteristics of the NLRX1 in teleosts.
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- Pengfei Chu
- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, China.
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Killackey SA, Rahman MA, Soares F, Zhang AB, Abdel-Nour M, Philpott DJ, Girardin SE. The mitochondrial Nod-like receptor NLRX1 modifies apoptosis through SARM1. Mol Cell Biochem 2018; 453:187-196. [PMID: 30191480 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-018-3444-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2018] [Accepted: 08/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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NLRX1, the mitochondrial NOD-like receptor (NLR), modulates apoptosis in response to both intrinsic and extrinsic cues. Insights into the mechanism of how NLRX1 influences apoptosis remain to be determined. Here, we demonstrate that NLRX1 associates with SARM1, a protein with a toll/interleukin-1 receptor (TIR)-containing domain also found in adaptor proteins downstream of toll-like receptors, such as MyD88. While a direct role of SARM1 in innate immunity is unclear, the protein plays essential roles in Wallerian degeneration (WD), a type of neuronal catabolism occurring following axonal severing or damage. In non-neuronal cells, we found that endogenous SARM1 was equally distributed in the cytosol and the mitochondrial matrix, where association with NLRX1 occurred. In these cells, the apoptotic role of NLRX1 was fully dependent on SARM1, indicating that SARM1 was downstream of NLRX1 in apoptosis regulation. In primary murine neurons, however, Wallerian degeneration induced by vinblastine or NGF deprivation occurred in SARM1- yet NLRX1-independent manner, suggesting that WD requires the cytosolic pool of SARM1 or that NLRX1 levels in neurons are too low to contribute to WD regulation. Together, these results shed new light into the mechanisms through which NLRX1 controls apoptosis and provides evidence of a new link between NLR and TIR-containing proteins.
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- Samuel A Killackey
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Department of Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Department of Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5S 1A8, Canada. .,Department of Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5S 1A8, Canada.
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Liu Y, Tang N, Cao K, Wang S, Tang S, Su H, Zhou J. Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy Promotes Wound Healing by Enhancing Angiogenesis Through Suppression of NLRX1 via miR-195 Upregulation. INT J LOW EXTR WOUND 2018; 17:144-150. [PMID: 30141361 DOI: 10.1177/1534734618794856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is one of the most advanced therapeutic methods in the treatment of various hard-to-heal acute and refractory chronic wounds. Recent emerging evidence points to a role of the microRNA-mediated regulation of angiogenesis in ischemic tissues, and a series of microRNAs associated with angiogenesis have been successively identified. In this study, we found that miR-195 expression was significantly upregulated and the microvessel density (MVD) was increased in granulation tissue collected 7 days after NPWT compared with those in the pre-NPWT tissue. Moreover, the expression of NLRX1, the potential target gene of miR-195, was down-regulated in post-NPWT compared with that in pre-NPWT tissue. Significant negative correlations were detected between miR-195 and NLRX1 expression levels ( r = -.856, P < .001) and between NLRX1 expression and MVD ( r = -.618, P < .05), whereas miR-195 expression was positively correlated with MVD in the granulation tissue ( r = .630, P < .05). In summary, NPWT may suppress NLRX1 expression through the upregulation of miR-195 expression, thus efficaciously promoting angiogenesis in the granulation tissue to enhance wound healing.
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- Yu Liu
- 1 Central South University Third Xiangya Hospital, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
- 2 Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia China
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- 1 Central South University Third Xiangya Hospital, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
- 3 Xiangya Changde Hospital, Changde, Hunan Province, China
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- 1 Central South University Third Xiangya Hospital, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
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- 1 Central South University Third Xiangya Hospital, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
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- 4 The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong Province, China
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- 1 Central South University Third Xiangya Hospital, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
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- 1 Central South University Third Xiangya Hospital, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
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Singh K, Sripada L, Lipatova A, Roy M, Prajapati P, Gohel D, Bhatelia K, Chumakov PM, Singh R. NLRX1 resides in mitochondrial RNA granules and regulates mitochondrial RNA processing and bioenergetic adaptation. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Res 2018; 1865:1260-1276. [PMID: 29932989 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2018.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2018] [Revised: 06/10/2018] [Accepted: 06/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The role of mitochondria is emerging in regulation of innate immunity, inflammation and cell death beyond its primary role in energy metabolism. Mitochondria act as molecular platform for immune adaptor protein complexes, which participate in innate immune signaling. The mitochondrial localized immune adaptors are widely expressed in non-immune cells, however their role in regulation of mitochondrial function and metabolic adaption is not well understood. NLRX1, a member of NOD family receptor proteins, localizes to mitochondria and is a negative regulator of anti-viral signaling. However, the submitochondrial localization of NLRX1 and its implication in regulation of mitochondrial functions remains elusive. Here, we confirm that NLRX1 translocates to mitochondrial matrix and associates with mitochondrial FASTKD5 (Fas-activated serine-threonine kinase family protein-5), a bonafide component of mitochondrial RNA granules (MRGs). The association of NLRX1 with FASTKD5 negatively regulates the processing of mitochondrial genome encoded transcripts for key components of complex-I and complex-IV, to modulate its activity and supercomplexes formation. The evidences, here, suggest an important role of NLRX1 in regulating the post-transcriptional processing of mitochondrial RNA, which may have an important implication in bioenergetic adaptation during metabolic stress, oncogenic transformation and innate immunity.
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- Kritarth Singh
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, The M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara, 390002, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, The M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara, 390002, Gujarat, India
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vavilov Street 32, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, The M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara, 390002, Gujarat, India
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- SCoBIRC Department of Neuroscience, University of Kentucky, 741S.Limestone, BBSRB, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, The M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara, 390002, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, The M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara, 390002, Gujarat, India
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vavilov Street 32, 119991 Moscow, Russia; Chumakov Institute of Poliomyelitis and Viral Encephalitides, Federal Scientific Center on Research and Development of Immunobiology Products, Russian Academy of Sciences, 142782 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, The M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara, 390002, Gujarat, India.
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Leber A, Hontecillas R, Tubau-Juni N, Zoccoli-Rodriguez V, Abedi V, Bassaganya-Riera J. NLRX1 Modulates Immunometabolic Mechanisms Controlling the Host-Gut Microbiota Interactions during Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Front Immunol 2018. [PMID: 29535731 PMCID: PMC5834749 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.00363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Interactions among the gut microbiome, dysregulated immune responses, and genetic factors contribute to the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Nlrx1−/− mice have exacerbated disease severity, colonic lesions, and increased inflammatory markers. Global transcriptomic analyses demonstrate enhanced mucosal antimicrobial defense response, chemokine and cytokine expression, and epithelial cell metabolism in colitic Nlrx1−/− mice compared to wild-type (WT) mice. Cell-specificity studies using cre-lox mice demonstrate that the loss of NLRX1 in intestinal epithelial cells (IEC) recapitulate the increased sensitivity to DSS colitis observed in whole body Nlrx1−/− mice. Further, organoid cultures of Nlrx1−/− and WT epithelial cells confirm the altered patterns of proliferation, amino acid metabolism, and tight junction expression. These differences in IEC behavior can impact the composition of the microbiome. Microbiome analyses demonstrate that colitogenic bacterial taxa such as Veillonella and Clostridiales are increased in abundance in Nlrx1−/− mice and in WT mice co-housed with Nlrx1−/− mice. The transfer of an Nlrx1−/−-associated gut microbiome through co-housing worsens disease in WT mice confirming the contributions of the microbiome to the Nlrx1−/− phenotype. To validate NLRX1 effects on IEC metabolism mediate gut–microbiome interactions, restoration of WT glutamine metabolic profiles through either exogenous glutamine supplementation or administration of 6-diazo-5-oxo-l-norleucine abrogates differences in inflammation, microbiome, and overall disease severity in Nlrx1−/− mice. The influence NLRX1 deficiency on SIRT1-mediated effects is identified to be an upstream controller of the Nlrx1−/− phenotype in intestinal epithelial cell function and metabolism. The altered IEC function and metabolisms leads to changes in barrier permeability and microbiome interactions, in turn, promoting greater translocation and inflammation and resulting in an increased disease severity. In conclusion, NLRX1 is an immunoregulatory molecule and a candidate modulator of the interplay between mucosal inflammation, metabolism, and the gut microbiome during IBD.
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- Andrew Leber
- Landos Biopharma, Inc., Blacksburg, VA, United States.,Nutritional Immunology and Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Biocomplexity Institute of Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States
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- Landos Biopharma, Inc., Blacksburg, VA, United States.,Nutritional Immunology and Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Biocomplexity Institute of Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States
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- Nutritional Immunology and Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Biocomplexity Institute of Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States
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- Nutritional Immunology and Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Biocomplexity Institute of Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States.,Department of Biomedical and Translational Informatics, Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA, United States
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- Landos Biopharma, Inc., Blacksburg, VA, United States.,Nutritional Immunology and Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Biocomplexity Institute of Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States
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Hu B, Ding GY, Fu PY, Zhu XD, Ji Y, Shi GM, Shen YH, Cai JB, Yang Z, Zhou J, Fan J, Sun HC, Kuang M, Huang C. NOD-like receptor X1 functions as a tumor suppressor by inhibiting epithelial-mesenchymal transition and inducing aging in hepatocellular carcinoma cells. J Hematol Oncol 2018; 11:28. [PMID: 29482578 PMCID: PMC5828065 DOI: 10.1186/s13045-018-0573-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2017] [Accepted: 02/11/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND This study was performed to investigate the role of nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain (NOD)-like receptor X1 (NLRX1) in regulating hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) progression. METHODS Expression levels of NLRX1 in clinical specimens and cell lines were determined by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and western blot (WB). Transwell assays were conducted to evaluate the effect of NLRX1 on cell invasion, and flow cytometry was used to assess apoptosis. Expression patterns of key molecules in the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)-AKT pathways were determined via WB. The effect of NLRX1 on cell senescence was evaluated with β-galactosidase assays. Kaplan-Meier analyses and Cox regression models were used for prognostic evaluation. RESULTS NLRX1 was downregulated in tumor tissue compared with adjacent normal liver tissue. Low tumor NLRX1 expression was identified as an independent indicator for HCC prognosis (recurrence: hazard ratio [HR] 1.87, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.26-2.76, overall survival [OS] 2.26, 95% CI 1.44-3.56). NLRX1 over-expression (OE) significantly inhibited invasiveness ability and induced apoptosis in HCC cells. In vivo experiments showed that NLRX1 knock-down (KD) significantly promoted HCC growth. Mechanistically, NLRX1 exhibited a suppressor function by decreasing phosphorylation of AKT and thus downregulating Snail1 expression, which inhibited epithelial-mesenchymal-transition (EMT) in HCC cells. Moreover, NLRX1 OE could induce cell senescence via an AKT-P21-dependent manner. CONCLUSIONS NLRX1 acted as a tumor suppressor in HCC by inducing apoptosis, promoting senescence, and decreasing invasiveness by repressing PI3K-AKT signaling pathway. Future investigations will focus on restoring expression of NLRX1 to provide new insights into HCC treatment.
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- Bo Hu
- Department of Liver Surgery and Transplant, Liver Cancer Institute and Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 136 Yi Xue Yuan Rd, Shanghai, 200032 China
- Key Laboratory for Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion, Chinese Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Liver Surgery and Transplant, Liver Cancer Institute and Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 136 Yi Xue Yuan Rd, Shanghai, 200032 China
- Key Laboratory for Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion, Chinese Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Liver Surgery and Transplant, Liver Cancer Institute and Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 136 Yi Xue Yuan Rd, Shanghai, 200032 China
- Key Laboratory for Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion, Chinese Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Liver Surgery and Transplant, Liver Cancer Institute and Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 136 Yi Xue Yuan Rd, Shanghai, 200032 China
- Key Laboratory for Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion, Chinese Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pathology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Liver Surgery and Transplant, Liver Cancer Institute and Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 136 Yi Xue Yuan Rd, Shanghai, 200032 China
- Key Laboratory for Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion, Chinese Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Liver Surgery and Transplant, Liver Cancer Institute and Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 136 Yi Xue Yuan Rd, Shanghai, 200032 China
- Key Laboratory for Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion, Chinese Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Liver Surgery and Transplant, Liver Cancer Institute and Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 136 Yi Xue Yuan Rd, Shanghai, 200032 China
- Key Laboratory for Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion, Chinese Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Computational Biology, CAS-MPG Partner Institute for Computational Biology, 320 Yue Yang Road, Shanghai, 200031 China
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- Department of Liver Surgery and Transplant, Liver Cancer Institute and Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 136 Yi Xue Yuan Rd, Shanghai, 200032 China
- Key Laboratory for Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion, Chinese Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Liver Surgery and Transplant, Liver Cancer Institute and Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 136 Yi Xue Yuan Rd, Shanghai, 200032 China
- Key Laboratory for Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion, Chinese Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Liver Surgery and Transplant, Liver Cancer Institute and Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 136 Yi Xue Yuan Rd, Shanghai, 200032 China
- Key Laboratory for Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion, Chinese Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Liver Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 58 Zhong Shan Rd 2, Guangzhou, 510080 China
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- Department of Liver Surgery and Transplant, Liver Cancer Institute and Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 136 Yi Xue Yuan Rd, Shanghai, 200032 China
- Key Laboratory for Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion, Chinese Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China
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Costford SR, Tattoli I, Duan FT, Volchuk A, Klip A, Philpott DJ, Woo M, Girardin SE. Male Mice Lacking NLRX1 Are Partially Protected From High-Fat Diet-Induced Hyperglycemia. J Endocr Soc 2018; 2:336-347. [PMID: 29577109 PMCID: PMC5855099 DOI: 10.1210/js.2017-00360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2017] [Accepted: 02/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
Abstract
Nod-like receptor (NLR)X1 is an NLR family protein that localizes to the mitochondrial matrix and modulates reactive oxygen species production, possibly by directly interacting with the electron transport chain. Recent work demonstrated that cells lacking NLRX1 have higher oxygen consumption but lower levels of adenosine triphosphate, suggesting that NLRX1 might prevent uncoupling of oxidative phosphorylation. We therefore hypothesized that NLRX1 might regulate whole-body energy metabolism through its effect on mitochondria. Male NLRX1 whole-body knockout (KO) mice and wild-type (WT) C57BL/6N controls were fed a low-fat or a high-fat (HF) diet for 16 weeks from weaning. Contrary to this hypothesis, there were no differences in body weight, adiposity, energy intake, or energy expenditure between HF-fed KO and WT mice, but instead HF KO mice were partially protected from the development of diet-induced hyperglycemia. Additionally, HF KO mice did not present with hyperinsulinemia during the glucose tolerance test, as did HF WT mice. There were no genotype differences in insulin tolerance, which led us to consider a pancreatic phenotype. Histology revealed that KO mice were protected from HF-induced pancreatic lipid accumulation, suggesting a potential role for NLRX1 in pancreatic dysfunction during the development diet-induced type 2 diabetes mellitus. Hence, NLRX1 depletion partially protects against postabsorptive hyperglycemia in obesity that may be linked to the prevention of pancreatic lipid accumulation. Although the actual mechanisms restoring glucose and insulin dynamics remain unknown, NLRX1 emerges as a potentially interesting target to inhibit for the prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus.
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- Sheila R Costford
- University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario,Canada
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- University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario,Canada
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- University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario,Canada
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- University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Toronto General Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Gharagozloo M, Gris KV, Mahvelati T, Amrani A, Lukens JR, Gris D. NLR-Dependent Regulation of Inflammation in Multiple Sclerosis. Front Immunol 2018; 8:2012. [PMID: 29403486 PMCID: PMC5778124 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.02012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2017] [Accepted: 12/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease of the central nervous system (CNS) associated with inappropriate activation of lymphocytes, hyperinflammatory responses, demyelination, and neuronal damage. In the past decade, a number of biological immunomodulators have been developed that suppress the peripheral immune responses and slow down the progression of the disease. However, once the inflammation of the CNS has commenced, it can cause serious permanent neuronal damage. Therefore, there is a need for developing novel therapeutic approaches that control and regulate inflammatory responses within the CNS. Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain (NOD)-like receptors (NLRs) are intracellular regulators of inflammation expressed by many cell types within the CNS. They redirect multiple signaling pathways initiated by pathogens and molecules released by injured tissues. NLR family members include positive regulators of inflammation, such as NLRP3 and NLRC4 and anti-inflammatory NLRs, such as NLRX1 and NLRP12. They exert immunomodulatory effect at the level of peripheral immune responses, including antigen recognition and lymphocyte activation and differentiation. Also, NLRs regulate tissue inflammatory responses. Understanding the molecular mechanisms that are placed at the crossroad of innate and adaptive immune responses, such as NLR-dependent pathways, could lead to the discovery of new therapeutic targets. In this review, we provide a summary of the role of NLRs in the pathogenesis of MS. We also summarize how anti-inflammatory NLRs regulate the immune response within the CNS. Finally, we speculate the therapeutic potential of targeting NLRs in MS.
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- Marjan Gharagozloo
- Program of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Pediatrics, CR-CHUS, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- Program of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Pediatrics, CR-CHUS, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- Program of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Pediatrics, CR-CHUS, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- Program of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Pediatrics, CR-CHUS, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- Center for Brain Immunology and Glia, Department of Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States
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- Program of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Pediatrics, CR-CHUS, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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Zeng C, Zhou Z, Han Y, Wen Z, Guo C, Huang S, Xiao D, Ye X, Ou M, Huang C, Ye X, Yang G, Jing C, Nie L. Interactions of TRAF6 and NLRX1 gene polymorphisms with environmental factors on the susceptibility of type 2 diabetes mellitus vascular complications in a southern Han Chinese population. J Diabetes Complications 2017; 31:1652-1657. [PMID: 29046236 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2017.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2017] [Revised: 08/03/2017] [Accepted: 08/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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AIMS To evaluate the effects of TRAF6 and NLRX1 polymorphisms and their interactions with environmental factors on the susceptibility of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) vascular complications in a southern Han Chinese population. METHODS Five single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were genotyped in a case-control study to estimate risk factors of T2DM vascular complications. Gene-gene and gene-environment interactions and haplotype associations were also estimated. RESULTS The CA genotype of the NLRX1 rs4245191 was identified as a risk factor for T2DM macrovascular complications and diabetic cerebral infarction (OR=2.88, 95% CI=1.15-7.22, P=0.024; OR=4.00, 95% CI=1.04-15.38, P=0.043, respectively). A significantly lower T allele frequency in the TRAF6 rs16928973 was observed in T2DM patients with both microvascular and macrovascular complications compared with patients without any complication under the allelic model (T vs. C: OR=0.36, 95% CI=0.14-0.98, P=0.038). No significant differences in haplotypes, gene-gene interactions and gene-environment interactions were observed among T2DM vascular subgroup patients. CONCLUSIONS Our study provides evidence that the NLRX1 rs4245191 polymorphisms influence the risk of T2DM macrovascular complications and diabetic cerebral infarction.
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- Chengli Zeng
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Department of Pathogen biology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China; Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Environmental Exposure and Health, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China; Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Environmental Exposure and Health, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
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- Department of Endocrine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.
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Qin Y, Xue B, Liu C, Wang X, Tian R, Xie Q, Guo M, Li G, Yang D, Zhu H. NLRX1 Mediates MAVS Degradation To Attenuate the Hepatitis C Virus-Induced Innate Immune Response through PCBP2. J Virol 2017; 91:e01264-17. [PMID: 28956771 DOI: 10.1128/JVI.01264-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2017] [Accepted: 09/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Activation of innate immunity is essential for host cells to restrict the spread of invading viruses and other pathogens. However, attenuation or termination of signaling is also necessary for preventing immune-mediated tissue damage and spontaneous autoimmunity. Here, we identify nucleotide binding oligomerization domain (NOD)-like receptor X1 (NLRX1) as a negative regulator of the mitochondrial antiviral signaling protein (MAVS)-mediated signaling pathway during hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The depletion of NLRX1 enhances the HCV-triggered activation of interferon (IFN) signaling and causes the suppression of HCV propagation in hepatocytes. NLRX1, a HCV-inducible protein, interacts with MAVS and mediates the K48-linked polyubiquitination and subsequent degradation of MAVS via the proteasomal pathway. Moreover, poly(rC) binding protein 2 (PCBP2) interacts with NLRX1 to participate in the NLRX1-induced degradation of MAVS and the inhibition of antiviral responses during HCV infection. Mutagenic analyses further revealed that the NOD of NLRX1 is essential for NLRX1 to interact with PCBP2 and subsequently induce MAVS degradation. Our study unlocks a key mechanism of the fine-tuning of innate immunity by which NLRX1 restrains the retinoic acid-inducible gene I-like receptor (RLR)-MAVS signaling cascade by recruiting PCBP2 to MAVS for inducing MAVS degradation through the proteasomal pathway. NLRX1, a negative regulator of innate immunity, is a pivotal host factor for HCV to establish persistent infection.IMPORTANCE Innate immunity needs to be tightly regulated to maximize the antiviral response and minimize immune-mediated pathology, but the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. In this study, we report that NLRX1 is a proviral host factor for HCV infection and functions as a negative regulator of the HCV-triggered innate immune response. NLRX1 recruits PCBP2 to MAVS and induces the K48-linked polyubiquitination and degradation of MAVS, leading to the negative regulation of the IFN signaling pathway and promoting HCV infection. Overall, this study provides intriguing insights into how innate immunity is regulated during viral infection.
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