DDX5 and its associated lncRNA Rmrp modulate TH17 cell effector functions

T helper 17 (TH17) lymphocytes protect mucosal barriers from infections, but also contribute to multiple chronic inflammatory diseases. Their differentiation is controlled by RORγt, a ligand-regulated nuclear receptor. Here we identify the RNA helicase DEAD-box protein 5 (DDX5) as a RORγt partner that coordinates transcription of selective TH17 genes, and is required for TH17-mediated inflammatory pathologies. Surprisingly, the ability of DDX5 to interact with RORγt and coactivate its targets depends on intrinsic RNA helicase activity and binding of a conserved nuclear long noncoding RNA (lncRNA), Rmrp, which is mutated in patients with cartilage-hair hypoplasia. A targeted Rmrp gene mutation in mice, corresponding to a gene mutation in cartilage-hair hypoplasia patients, altered lncRNA chromatin occupancy, and reduced the DDX5-RORγt interaction and RORγt target gene transcription. Elucidation of the link between Rmrp and the DDX5-RORγt complex reveals a role for RNA helicases and lncRNAs in tissue-specific transcriptional regulation, and provides new opportunities for therapeutic intervention in TH17-dependent diseases..

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:528

Enthalten in:

Nature - 528(2015), 7583, Seite 517-522

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Huang, Wendy [VerfasserIn]
Thomas, Benjamin [Sonstige Person]
Flynn, Ryan A [Sonstige Person]
Gavzy, Samuel J [Sonstige Person]
Wu, Lin [Sonstige Person]
Kim, Sangwon V [Sonstige Person]
Hall, Jason A [Sonstige Person]
Miraldi, Emily R [Sonstige Person]
Ng, Charles P [Sonstige Person]
Rigo, Frank W [Sonstige Person]
Meadows, Sarah [Sonstige Person]
Montoya, Nina R [Sonstige Person]
Herrera, Natalia G [Sonstige Person]
Domingos, Ana I [Sonstige Person]
Rastinejad, Fraydoon [Sonstige Person]
Myers, Richard M [Sonstige Person]
Fuller-Pace, Frances V [Sonstige Person]
Bonneau, Richard [Sonstige Person]
Chang, Howard Y [Sonstige Person]
Acuto, Oreste [Sonstige Person]
Littman, Dan R [Sonstige Person]

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www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Themen:

Chromatin - genetics
Chromatin - metabolism
DEAD-box RNA Helicases - genetics
DEAD-box RNA Helicases - metabolism
Gene Expression Regulation - genetics
Hair - abnormalities
Hirschsprung Disease - genetics
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes - genetics
Inflammation - immunology
Inflammation - pathology
Mutation - genetics
Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 3 - metabolism
Osteochondrodysplasias - congenital
Osteochondrodysplasias - genetics
RNA, Long Noncoding - genetics
RNA, Long Noncoding - metabolism
Th17 Cells - immunology
Th17 Cells - metabolism
Transcription, Genetic - genetics

doi:

10.1038/nature16193

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

OLC1969683643