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Ankrd17 positively regulates RIG-I-like receptor (RLR)-mediated immune signaling

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Eur J Immunol. 2012 Feb 13. doi: 10.1002/eji.201142125. [Epub ahead of print]
Ankrd17 positively regulates RIG-I-like receptor (RLR)-mediated immune signaling.
Wang Y, Tong X, Li G, Li J, Deng M, Ye X.
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Center for Molecular Immunology, CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences CAS, Beijing 100101, P. R. China; Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
Abstract

RIG-I (retinoic acid-inducible gene-I)-like receptors (RLRs), such as RIG-I, MDA5 (melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5) and VISA (virus-induced signaling adaptor), are intracellular molecules that sense diverse viral RNAs and trigger immune responses. In this study, we demonstrate that the ankyrin repeat protein ankrd17 interacts with RIG-I, MDA5 and VISA and upregulates RLR-mediated immune signaling. Overexpression of ankrd17 enhances RLR-mediated activation of IRF-3 and NF-κB and upregulates the transcription of IFN-β. It also promotes RLR signaling in response to polyI:C, influenza virus RNA and Sandai virus (SeV). Consistently, knockdown of ankrd17 impairs RLR signaling. Furthermore, we demonstrate that ankrd17 enhances the interaction of RIG-I and MDA5 with VISA; the ankyrin repeat domain of ankrd17 is required for its interaction with RIG-I as well as for its function in regulating the RLR pathway. Taken together, our results indicate that ankrd17 is a positive regulator of the RLR signaling pathway.

? 2012 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.

PMID:
22328336
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22328336
 
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