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The Autoimmunity-Associated Gene PTPN22 Potentiates Toll-like Receptor-Driven, Type 1 Interferon-Dependent Immunity

  • Yaya Wang
  • , Iftach Shaked
  • , Stephanie M. Stanford
  • , Wenbo Zhou
  • , Julie M. Curtsinger
  • , Zbigniew Mikulski
  • , Zachary R. Shaheen
  • , Genhong Cheng
  • , Kristy Sawatzke
  • , Amanda M. Campbell
  • , Jennifer L. Auger
  • , Hatice Bilgic
  • , Fernanda M. Shoyama
  • , David O. Schmeling
  • , Henry H. Balfour
  • , Kiminori Hasegawa
  • , Andrew C. Chan
  • , John A. Corbett
  • , Bryce A. Binstadt
  • , Matthew F. Mescher
  • Klaus Ley, Nunzio Bottini, Erik J. Peterson

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Abstract

Immune cells sense microbial products through Toll-like receptors (TLR), which trigger host defense responses including type 1 interferons (IFNs) secretion. A coding polymorphism in the protein tyrosine phosphatase nonreceptor type 22 (PTPN22) gene is a susceptibility allele for human autoimmune and infectious disease. We report that Ptpn22 selectively regulated type 1 IFN production after TLR engagement in myeloid cells. Ptpn22 promoted host antiviral responses and was critical for TLR agonist-induced, type 1 IFN-dependent suppression of inflammation in colitis and arthritis. PTPN22 directly associated with TNF receptor-associated factor 3 (TRAF3) and promotes TRAF3 lysine 63-linked ubiquitination. The disease-associated PTPN22W variant failed to promote TRAF3 ubiquitination, type 1 IFN upregulation, and type 1 IFN-dependent suppression of arthritis. The findings establish a candidate innate immune mechanism of action for a human autoimmunity "risk" gene in the regulation of host defense and inflammation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)111-122
Number of pages12
JournalImmunity
Volume39
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 25 Jul 2013
Externally publishedYes

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