Mul1 suppresses Nlrp3 inflammasome activation through ubiquitination and degradation of Asc
Kim, J.-H.; Lee, Y.; Suh, G. Y.; Lee, Y.-S.
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Activation of the Nlrp3 inflammasome consisting of three major components, Nlrp3, Asc, and pro-caspase-1, results in the activation of caspase-1 and subsequent proteolytic cleavage of pro-IL-1{beta} and pro-IL-18. To avoid excessive inflammatory response, the Nlrp3 inflammasome has to be precisely controlled. In this study, we show that the mouse mitochondrial E3 ubiquitin protein ligase (Mul1) suppresses Nlrp3 inflammasome activation through ubiquitination and degradation of Asc. In J774A.1 cells, Mul1 overexpression attenuated Nlrp3 activation, whereas Mul1 knockdown augmented Nlrp3 activation in terms of IL-1{beta} secretion and cleavage of pro-caspase-1 and pro-IL-1{beta}. Mul1 interacted with Asc, and ubiquitinated it at K21, K22, K26, and K55 residues, in a K48-linked manner, leading to proteasomal degradation. Convincingly, Mul1-mediated suppression of Nlrp3 activation was inhibited by K21R-, K22R-, K26R-, K52R-Asc mutants in RAW264.7 cells, when compared with the wild-type Asc. Furthermore, Aim2 inflammasome activation was also inhibited by Mul1 in the wild-type Asc-, but not in mutant Asc-expressing RAW264.7 cells. Taken together, these data suggest that Mul1 suppresses Nlrp3 inflammasome activation, through Asc ubiquitination and degradation.
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