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The Ube2m-Rbx1 neddylation-Cullin-RING-Ligase proteins are essential for the maintenance of Regulatory T cell fitness

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  • Di Wu

    (Zhejiang University School of Medicine
    Zhejiang University
    Binjiang Institute of Zhejiang University)

  • Haomin Li

    (Zhejiang University School of Medicine)

  • Mingwei Liu

    (National Center for Protein Sciences (Beijing) and Institute of Lifeomics)

  • Jun Qin

    (National Center for Protein Sciences (Beijing) and Institute of Lifeomics)

  • Yi Sun

    (Zhejiang University School of Medicine
    Zhejiang University
    Binjiang Institute of Zhejiang University)

Abstract

Neddylation-mediated activation of Cullin-RING E3 Ligases (CRLs) are necessary for the degradation of specific immune regulatory proteins. However, little is known about how these processes govern the function of regulatory T (Treg) cells. Here we show that mice with Treg cell-specific deletion of Rbx1, a dual E3 for both neddylation and ubiquitylation by CRLs, develop an early-onset fatal inflammatory disorder, characterized by disrupted Treg cell homeostasis and suppressive functions. Specifically, Rbx1 is essential for the maintenance of an effector Treg cell subpopulation, and regulates several inflammatory pathways. Similar but less severe phenotypes are observed in mice having Ube2m, a neddylation E2 conjugation enzyme, deleted in their Treg cells. Interestingly, Treg-specific deletion of Rbx2/Sag or Ube2f, components of a similar but distinct neddylation-CRL complex, yields no obvious phenotype. Thus, our work demonstrates that the Ube2m-Rbx1 axis is specifically required for intrinsic regulatory processes in Treg cells; and that Rbx1 might also play Ube2m-independent roles in maintaining the fitness of Treg cells, suggesting a layer of complexity in neddylation-dependent activation of CRLs.

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  • Di Wu & Haomin Li & Mingwei Liu & Jun Qin & Yi Sun, 2022. "The Ube2m-Rbx1 neddylation-Cullin-RING-Ligase proteins are essential for the maintenance of Regulatory T cell fitness," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-17, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:13:y:2022:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-022-30707-8
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-30707-8
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