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Immune homeostasis and regulation of the interferon pathway require myeloid-derived Regnase-3

  • Matthias Von Gamm
  • , Annalisa Schaub
  • , Alisha N. Jones
  • , Christine Wolf
  • , Gesine Behrens
  • , Johannes Lichti
  • , Katharina Essig
  • , Anna Macht
  • , Joachim Pircher
  • , Andreas Ehrlich
  • , Kathrin Davari
  • , Dhruv Chauhan
  • , Benjamin Busch
  • , Wolfgang Wurst
  • , Regina Feederle
  • , Annette Feuchtinger
  • , Matthias H. Tschöp
  • , Caroline C. Friedel
  • , Stefanie M. Hauck
  • , Michael Sattler
  • Arie Geerlof, Veit Hornung, Vigo Heissmeyer, Christian Schulz, Mathias Heikenwalder, Elke Glasmacher
  • Helmholtz Zentrum München German Research Center for Environmental Health
  • Technical University of Munich
  • University of Munich
  • Hoffmann-La Roche AG
  • Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
  • Medigene Company
  • German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE)
  • Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology (SyNergy)
  • Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance
  • German Cancer Research Center

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Abstract

The RNase Regnase-1 is a master RNA regulator in macrophages and T cells that degrades cellular and viral RNA upon NF-κB signaling. The roles of its family members, however, remain largely unknown. Here, we analyzed Regnase-3–deficient mice, which develop hypertrophic lymph nodes. We used various mice with immune cell–specific deletions of Regnase-3 to demonstrate that Regnase-3 acts specifically within myeloid cells. Regnase-3 deficiency systemically increased IFN signaling, which increased the proportion of immature B and innate immune cells, and suppressed follicle and germinal center formation. Expression analysis revealed that Regnase-3 and Regnase-1 share protein degradation pathways. Unlike Regnase-1, Regnase-3 expression is high specifically in macrophages and is transcriptionally controlled by IFN signaling. Although direct targets in macrophages remain unknown, Regnase-3 can bind, degrade, and regulate mRNAs, such as Zc3h12a (Regnase-1), in vitro. These data indicate that Regnase-3, like Regnase-1, is an RNase essential for immune homeostasis but has diverged as key regulator in the IFN pathway in macrophages.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1700-1723
Number of pages24
JournalJournal of Experimental Medicine
Volume216
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019

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