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A common human MLKL polymorphism confers resistance to negative regulation by phosphorylation

Garnish, S. E.; Martin, K. R.; Kauppi, M.; Jackson, V.; Ambrose, R.; Eng, V. V.; Frank, D.; Tovey Crutchfield, E. C.; Patel, K. M.; Chiou, S.; Samson, A. L.; Doerflinger, M.; Horne, C. R.; Hall, C.; Young, S. N.; Athanasopoulos, V.; Vinuesa, C. G.; Slade, C. A.; Pearson, J. S.; Ebert, G.; Silke, J.; Murphy, J. M.; Hildebrand, J.

2022-09-12 immunology
10.1101/2022.09.08.507056 bioRxiv
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Across the globe, 2-3% of humans carry the p.Ser132Pro single nucleotide polymorphism in MLKL, the terminal effector protein of the inflammatory form of programmed cell death, necroptosis. We show that this substitution confers a gain in necroptotic function in human cells, with more rapid accumulation of activated MLKLS132P in biological membranes and MLKLS132P overriding pharmacological and endogenous inhibition of MLKL. In mouse cells, the equivalent Mlkl S131P mutation confers a gene dosage dependent reduction in sensitivity to TNF-induced necroptosis in both hematopoietic and non-hematopoietic cells, but enhanced sensitivity to IFN-{beta} induced death in non-hematopoietic cells. In vivo, MlklS131P homozygosity reduces the capacity to clear Salmonella from major organs and retards recovery of hematopoietic stem cells. Thus, by dysregulating necroptosis, the S131P substitution impairs the return to homeostasis after systemic challenge. Present day carriers of the MLKL S132P polymorphism may be the key to understanding how MLKL and necroptosis modulate the progression of complex polygenic human disease.

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