Human polymorphisms in GSDMD alter the inflammatory response

© 2020 Rathkey et al..

Exomic studies have demonstrated that innate immune genes exhibit an even higher degree of variation than the majority of other gene families. However, the phenotypic implications of this genetic variation are not well understood, with effects ranging from hypomorphic to silent to hyperfunctioning. In this work, we study the functional consequences of this variation by investigating polymorphisms in gasdermin D, the key pyroptotic effector protein. We find that, although SNPs affecting potential posttranslational modifications did not affect gasdermin D function or pyroptosis, polymorphisms disrupting sites predicted to be structurally important dramatically alter gasdermin D function. The manner in which these polymorphisms alter function varies from conserving normal pyroptotic function to inhibiting caspase cleavage to disrupting oligomerization and pore formation. Further, downstream of inflammasome activation, polymorphisms that cause loss of gasdermin D function convert inflammatory pyroptotic cell death into immunologically silent apoptotic cell death. These findings suggest that human genetic variation can alter mechanisms of cell death in inflammation.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:295

Enthalten in:

The Journal of biological chemistry - 295(2020), 10 vom: 06. März, Seite 3228-3238

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Rathkey, Joseph K [VerfasserIn]
Xiao, Tsan S [VerfasserIn]
Abbott, Derek W [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

36015-30-2
Caspase 3
Cell death
EC 3.4.22.-
GSDMD protein, human
Genetic polymorphism
Genetics
Inflammasome
Inflammasomes
Inflammation
Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
Journal Article
Phosphate-Binding Proteins
Propidium
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
SNP

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Date Completed 20.10.2020

Date Revised 17.03.2021

published: Print-Electronic

PDB: 6N9O

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1074/jbc.RA119.010604

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM30584444X