OTULIN Restricts Met1-Linked Ubiquitination to Control Innate Immune Signaling

Berthe Katrine Fiil, Rune Busk Damgaard, Sebastian Alexander Wagner, Kirstin Keusekotten, Melanie Fritsch, Simon Bekker-Jensen, Niels Mailand, Chuna Ram Choudhary, David Komander, Mads Gyrd-Hansen

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Abstract

Conjugation of Met1-linked polyubiquitin (Met1-Ub) by the linear ubiquitin chain assembly complex (LUBAC) is an important regulatory modification in innate immune signaling. So far, only few Met1-Ub substrates have been described, and the regulatory mechanisms have remained elusive. We recently identified that the ovarian tumor (OTU) family deubiquitinase OTULIN specifically disassembles Met1-Ub. Here, we report that OTULIN is critical for limiting Met1-Ub accumulation after nucleotide-oligomerization domain-containing protein 2 (NOD2) stimulation, and that OTULIN depletion augments signaling downstream of NOD2. Affinity purification of Met1-Ub followed by quantitative proteomics uncovered RIPK2 as the predominant NOD2-regulated substrate. Accordingly, Met1-Ub on RIPK2 was largely inhibited by overexpressing OTULIN and was increased by OTULIN depletion. Intriguingly, OTULIN-depleted cells spontaneously accumulated Met1-Ub on LUBAC components, and NOD2 or TNFR1 stimulation led to extensive Met1-Ub accumulation on receptor complex components. We propose that OTULIN restricts Met1-Ub formation after immune receptor stimulation to prevent unwarranted proinflammatory signaling.
Original languageEnglish
JournalMolecular Cell
Volume50
Issue number6
Pages (from-to)818-30
Number of pages13
ISSN1097-2765
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 27 Jun 2013

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