TRAF-interacting protein (TRIP) negatively regulates IFN-β production and antiviral response by promoting proteasomal degradation of TANK-binding kinase 1

J Exp Med. 2012 Sep 24;209(10):1703-11. doi: 10.1084/jem.20120024. Epub 2012 Sep 3.

Abstract

TANK-binding kinase 1 (TBK1) plays an essential role in Toll-like receptor (TLR)- and retinoic acid-inducible gene I (RIG-I)-mediated induction of type I interferon (IFN; IFN-α/β) and host antiviral responses. How TBK1 activity is negatively regulated remains largely unknown. We report that TNF receptor-associated factor (TRAF)-interacting protein (TRIP) promotes proteasomal degradation of TBK1 and inhibits TLR3/4- and RIG-I-induced IFN-β signaling. TRIP knockdown resulted in augmented activation of IFN regulatory factor 3 (IRF3) and enhanced expression of IFN-β in TLR3/4- and RIG-I-activated primary peritoneal macrophages, whereas overexpression of TRIP had opposite effects. Consistently, TRIP impaired Sendai virus (SeV) infection-induced IRF3 activation and IFN-β production and promoted vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) replication. As an E3 ubiquitin ligase, TRIP negatively regulated the cellular levels of TBK1 by directly binding to and promoting K48-linked polyubiquitination of TBK1. Therefore, we identified TRIP as a negative regulator in TLR3/4- and RIG-I-triggered antiviral responses and suggested TRIP as a potential target for the intervention of diseases with uncontrolled IFN-β production.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cell Line
  • Gene Expression Regulation
  • Humans
  • Interferon Regulatory Factor-3 / genetics
  • Interferon Regulatory Factor-3 / metabolism
  • Interferon-beta / biosynthesis*
  • Macrophages, Peritoneal / metabolism
  • Macrophages, Peritoneal / virology
  • Membrane Proteins / metabolism
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Nerve Tissue Proteins / metabolism
  • Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex / metabolism*
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / metabolism*
  • Proteolysis
  • RNA Interference
  • Receptors, Cell Surface
  • Toll-Like Receptors / agonists
  • Toll-Like Receptors / metabolism
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor-Associated Peptides and Proteins / genetics
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor-Associated Peptides and Proteins / metabolism*
  • Ubiquitination

Substances

  • Interferon Regulatory Factor-3
  • Membrane Proteins
  • Nerve Tissue Proteins
  • Receptors, Cell Surface
  • Robo3 protein, mouse
  • Toll-Like Receptors
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor-Associated Peptides and Proteins
  • Interferon-beta
  • Tbk1 protein, mouse
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases
  • Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex