Disrupted degradative sorting of TLR7 is associated with human lupus

Hyperactive TLR7 signaling has long been appreciated as driver of autoimmune disease in mouse models. Recently, gain-of-function mutations in TLR7 were identified as a monogenic cause of human lupus. TLR7 is an intracellular transmembrane receptor, sensing RNA breakdown products within late endosomes. Here, we show that endosome dysfunction leads to unrestricted TLR7 signaling and is associated with human lupus. The late endosomal BORC complex together with the small GTPase Arl8b controls intracellular TLR7 levels by regulating receptor turnover. This requires a direct interaction between the TLR7-associated trafficking factor Unc93b1 and Arl8b. We identified an UNC93B1 mutation in a patient with childhood-onset lupus, which results in reduced BORC interaction and endosomal TLR7 accumulation. Therefore, a failure to control TLR7 turnover is sufficient to break immunological tolerance to nucleic acids. Our results highlight the importance of an intact endomembrane system in preventing pathological TLR7 signaling and autoimmune disease.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:9

Enthalten in:

Science immunology - 9(2024), 92 vom: 23. Feb., Seite eadi9575

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mishra, Harshita [VerfasserIn]
Schlack-Leigers, Claire [VerfasserIn]
Lim, Ee Lyn [VerfasserIn]
Thieck, Oliver [VerfasserIn]
Magg, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Raedler, Johannes [VerfasserIn]
Wolf, Christine [VerfasserIn]
Klein, Christoph [VerfasserIn]
Ewers, Helge [VerfasserIn]
Lee-Kirsch, Min Ae [VerfasserIn]
Meierhofer, David [VerfasserIn]
Hauck, Fabian [VerfasserIn]
Majer, Olivia [VerfasserIn]

Links:

Volltext

Themen:

Journal Article
TLR7 protein, human
Toll-Like Receptor 7

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 26.02.2024

Date Revised 26.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1126/sciimmunol.adi9575

funding:

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM366976028