Inhibition of the UFD-1-NPL-4 complex triggers an inflammation-like response in Caenorhabditis elegans

Author:

Rao Rajneesh1,Aballay Alejandro2ORCID,Singh Jogender1ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research

2. Department of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology, Oregon Health & Science University

Abstract

The UFD-1 (ubiquitin fusion degradation 1)-NPL-4 (nuclear protein localization homolog 4) heterodimer is involved in extracting ubiquitinated proteins from several plasma membrane locations, including the endoplasmic reticulum. This heterodimer complex helps in the degradation of ubiquitinated proteins via proteasome with the help of AAA+ ATPase CDC-48. While the ubiquitin-proteasome system is known to have important roles in maintaining innate immune responses, the role of the UFD-1-NPL-4 complex in regulating immunity remains elusive. In this study, we investigate the role of the UFD-1-NPL-4 complex in maintaining Caenorhabditis elegans innate immune responses. Inhibition of the UFD-1-NPL-4 complex activates an inflammation-like response that reduces the survival of the wild-type worms on the pathogenic bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa despite diminishing colonization of the gut with the bacterium. This inflammation-like response improves the survival of severely immunocompromised worms on pathogenic bacteria but is detrimental on nonpathogenic bacteria. Transcriptomics studies reveal that the GATA transcription factor ELT-2 mediates the inflammation-like response upon inhibition of the UFD-1-NPL-4 complex. Our studies uncover important roles of the UFD-1-NPL-4 complex in innate immunity and reveal the existence of inflammation-like responses in C. elegans .

Publisher

eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd

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