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ArticleNature communications2021

The RNase MCPIP3 promotes skin inflammation by orchestrating myeloid cytokine response.

Bo Liu, Jiancheng Huang, Amina Ashraf, Oindrila Rahaman, Jing Lou, Ling Wang, Peiliang Cai, Jinping Wen, Shoaib Anwaar, Xiaoli Liu and 4 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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25citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Bo LiuDepartment of Immunology, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8644-4774
Jiancheng HuangDepartment of Immunology, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Amina AshrafDepartment of Immunology, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Oindrila RahamanIICB-Translational Research Unit of Excellence, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata, India.
Jing LouDepartment of Immunology, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Ling WangDepartment of Immunology, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Peiliang CaiDepartment of Immunology, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Jinping WenDepartment of Immunology, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Shoaib AnwaarDepartment of Immunology, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Xiaoli LiuDepartment of Immunology, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Hai NiDepartment of Immunology, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Dipyaman GangulyIICB-Translational Research Unit of Excellence, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata, India.ORCID 0000-0002-7786-1795
Jijun ZhaoDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China. zhjij@mail.sysu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-6374-6438
Cliff Y YangDepartment of Immunology, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. yangkeli6@mail.sysu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-2162-2912
Sun Yat-sen University · CNIndian Institute of Chemical Biology · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

CCCH zinc finger proteins resolve immune responses by degrading the mRNAs of inflammatory cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and interleukin (IL)-6. Here we report that one such family member, monocyte chemotactic protein-induced protein 3 (MCPIP3, also named ZC3H12C or Regnase-3), promotes skin inflammation by simultaneously enhancing TNF in macrophages and repressing IL-6 in plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs). MCPIP3 is positively associated with psoriasis pathogenesis, and highly expressed by macrophages and pDCs. MCPIP3-deficient macrophages produce less TNF and IL-12p40. However, MCPIP3-deficient pDCs secrete significantly more IL-6. This enhanced intradermal IL-6 may alleviate imiquimod-induced skin inflammation. As a result, MCPIP3-deficient mice are protected from imiquimod-induced psoriasiform lesions. Furthermore, early exposure to pDC-derived IL-6 suppresses macrophage-derived TNF and IL-12p40. Mechanistically, MCPIP3 could directly degrade mRNAs of IL-6, Regnase-1, and IκBζ. In turn, Regnase-1 could degrade MCPIP3 mRNAs. Our study identifies a critical post-transcriptional mechanism that synchronizes myeloid cytokine secretion to initiate autoimmune skin inflammation.

Indexed as

Adaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsCell Cycle ProteinsChemokine CCL2CytokinesDendritic CellsDermatitisEndoribonucleasesEpigenomicsHumansImiquimodInflammationInterleukin-6MacrophagesMiceMice, KnockoutAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingCcl2 protein, mouseCell Cycle ProteinsChemokine CCL2CytokinesEndoribonucleasesImiquimodInterleukin-6Nfkbiz protein, mouseRibonucleasesTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaZc3h12c protein, mouse

Identifiers

PMID34215755
PMCPMC8253787
OpenAlexW3173801550

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