Cleavage of the pseudoprotease iRhom2 by the signal peptidase complex reveals an ER-to-nucleus signalling pathway
Dulloo, I.; Tellier, M.; Levet, C.; Chikh, A.; Zhang, B.; Webb, C. M.; Kelsell, D. P.; Freeman, M.
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iRhoms are pseudoprotease members of the rhomboid-like superfamily and are cardinal regulators of inflammatory and growth factor signalling; they function primarily by recognising transmembrane domains of their clients. Here we report an unexpected, and mechanistically distinct, nuclear function of iRhoms. iRhom2 is a non-canonical substrate of the signal peptidase complex (SPC), the protease that removes signal peptides from secreted proteins. Cleavage of iRhom2 generates an N-terminal fragment that enters the nucleus and modifies the cellular transcriptome. We observed elevated nuclear iRhom2 in skin biopsies of patients with psoriasis and tylosis with oesophageal cancer (TOC); increased SPC-mediated iRhom2 cleavage in a psoriasis model; and overlapping transcriptional signatures between psoriasis and expression of the iRhom2 N-terminus. This work highlights the pathophysiological significance of this SPC-dependent ER-to-nucleus signalling pathway, and is the first example of a rhomboid-like protein that mediates protease-regulated nuclear signalling.
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