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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-4-20
pubmed:abstractText
RIG-I detects invading viral RNA and activates the transcription factors NF-kappaB and IRF3 through the mitochondrial protein MAVS. Here we show that RNA bearing 5'-triphosphate strongly activates the RIG-I-IRF3 signaling cascade in a reconstituted system composed of RIG-I, mitochondria, and cytosol. Activation of RIG-I requires not only RNA but also polyubiquitin chains linked through lysine 63 (K63) of ubiquitin. RIG-I binds specifically to K63-polyubiquitin chains through its tandem CARD domains in a manner that depends on RNA and ATP. Mutations in the CARD domains that abrogate ubiquitin binding also impair RIG-I activation. Remarkably, unanchored K63-ubiquitin chains, which are not conjugated to any target protein, potently activate RIG-I. These ubiquitin chains function as an endogenous ligand of RIG-I in human cells. Our results delineate the mechanism of RIG-I activation, identify CARD domains as a ubiquitin sensor, and demonstrate that unanchored K63-polyubiquitin chains are signaling molecules in antiviral innate immunity.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Adenosine Triphosphate, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/DDX58 protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/DEAD-box RNA Helicases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/I-kappa B Kinase, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/IRF3 protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Interferon Regulatory Factor-3, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Polyphosphates, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Polyubiquitin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/RNA, Double-Stranded, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/RNA, Viral, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/TRIM25 protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Transcription Factors, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/UBE2N protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzymes, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/triphosphoric acid
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1097-4172
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
16
pubmed:volume
141
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
315-30
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-12-3
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Reconstitution of the RIG-I pathway reveals a signaling role of unanchored polyubiquitin chains in innate immunity.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390-9148, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural