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Ubiquitylation of RIPK3 beyond-the-RHIM can limit RIPK3 activity and cell death

  • Daniel Frank
  • , Sarah E. Garnish
  • , Jarrod J. Sandow
  • , Ashley Weir
  • , Lin Liu
  • , Elise Clayer
  • , Lizeth Meza
  • , Maryam Rashidi
  • , Simon A. Cobbold
  • , Simon R. Scutts
  • , Marcel Doerflinger
  • , Holly Anderton
  • , Kate E. Lawlor
  • , Najoua Lalaoui
  • , Andrew J. Kueh
  • , Vik Ven Eng
  • , Rebecca L. Ambrose
  • , Marco J. Herold
  • , Andre L. Samson
  • , Rebecca Feltham
  • James M. Murphy, Gregor Ebert, Jaclyn S. Pearson, James E. Vince*
*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Pathogen recognition and TNF receptors signal via receptor interacting serine/threonine kinase-3 (RIPK3) to cause cell death, including MLKL-mediated necroptosis and caspase-8-dependent apoptosis. However, the post-translational control of RIPK3 is not fully understood. Using mass-spectrometry, we identified that RIPK3 is ubiquitylated on K469. The expression of mutant RIPK3 K469R demonstrated that RIPK3 ubiquitylation can limit both RIPK3-mediated apoptosis and necroptosis. The enhanced cell death of overexpressed RIPK3 K469R and activated endogenous RIPK3 correlated with an overall increase in RIPK3 ubiquitylation. Ripk3K469R/K469R mice challenged with Salmonella displayed enhanced bacterial loads and reduced serum IFNγ. However, Ripk3K469R/K469R macrophages and dermal fibroblasts were not sensitized to RIPK3-mediated apoptotic or necroptotic signaling suggesting that, in these cells, there is functional redundancy with alternate RIPK3 ubiquitin-modified sites. Consistent with this idea, the mutation of other ubiquitylated RIPK3 residues also increased RIPK3 hyper-ubiquitylation and cell death. Therefore, the targeted ubiquitylation of RIPK3 may act as either a brake or accelerator of RIPK3-dependent killing.

Original languageEnglish
Article number104632
Pages (from-to)1-28
Number of pages28
JournaliScience
Volume25
Issue number7
Early online date17 Jun 2022
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Jul 2022

Keywords

  • Cell biology
  • Molecular biology

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