Immunity
Volume 39, Issue 1, 25 July 2013, Pages 111-122
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The Autoimmunity-Associated Gene PTPN22 Potentiates Toll-like Receptor-Driven, Type 1 Interferon-Dependent Immunity

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Highlights

  • Ptpn22 is needed for efficient TLR signal-induced type 1 interferon in myeloid cells

  • Ptpn22 boosts TLR-signaled K63-linked ubiquitination of TRAF3

  • Ptpn22 promotes antiviral host defense and suppresses inflammation

  • Human disease “risk” variant PTPN22W shows reduced function in myeloid TLR signaling

Summary

Immune cells sense microbial products through Toll-like receptors (TLR), which trigger host defense responses including type 1 interferons (IFNs) secretion. A coding polymorphism in the protein tyrosine phosphatase nonreceptor type 22 (PTPN22) gene is a susceptibility allele for human autoimmune and infectious disease. We report that Ptpn22 selectively regulated type 1 IFN production after TLR engagement in myeloid cells. Ptpn22 promoted host antiviral responses and was critical for TLR agonist-induced, type 1 IFN-dependent suppression of inflammation in colitis and arthritis. PTPN22 directly associated with TNF receptor-associated factor 3 (TRAF3) and promotes TRAF3 lysine 63-linked ubiquitination. The disease-associated PTPN22W variant failed to promote TRAF3 ubiquitination, type 1 IFN upregulation, and type 1 IFN-dependent suppression of arthritis. The findings establish a candidate innate immune mechanism of action for a human autoimmunity “risk” gene in the regulation of host defense and inflammation.

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