Reciprocal regulation of IL-33 receptor–mediated inflammatory response and pulmonary fibrosis by TRAF6 and USP38
Xue-Mei Yi, Mi Li, Yun-Da Chen, Hong‐Bing Shu, Shu Li
Abstract
mice are more susceptible to inflammatory damage and death and developed more serious pulmonary fibrosis after bleomycin treatment. USP38 is constitutively associated with IL-33R and deconjugates its K27-linked polyubiquitination at K511, resulting in its autophagic degradation. We further show that the E3 ubiquitin ligase tumor necrosis factor receptor–associated factor 6 (TRAF6) catalyzes K27-linked polyubiquitination of IL-33R at K511, and that deficiency of TRAF6 inhibits IL-33–mediated signaling. Our findings suggest that K27-linked polyubiquitination and deubiquitination of IL-33R by TRAF6 and USP38 reciprocally regulate IL-33R level and signaling, which represents a critical mechanism in the regulation of IL-33–triggered lung inflammatory response and pulmonary fibrosis.