OTUD1 deubiquitinase regulates NF-κB- and KEAP1-mediated inflammatory responses and reactive oxygen species-associated cell death pathways

Cell Death Dis. 2022 Aug 8;13(8):694. doi: 10.1038/s41419-022-05145-5.

Abstract

Deubiquitinating enzymes (DUBs) regulate numerous cellular functions by removing ubiquitin modifications. We examined the effects of 88 human DUBs on linear ubiquitin chain assembly complex (LUBAC)-induced NF-κB activation, and identified OTUD1 as a potent suppressor. OTUD1 regulates the canonical NF-κB pathway by hydrolyzing K63-linked ubiquitin chains from NF-κB signaling factors, including LUBAC. OTUD1 negatively regulates the canonical NF-κB activation, apoptosis, and necroptosis, whereas OTUD1 upregulates the interferon (IFN) antiviral pathway. Mass spectrometric analysis showed that OTUD1 binds KEAP1, and the N-terminal intrinsically disordered region of OTUD1, which contains an ETGE motif, is indispensable for the KEAP1-binding. Indeed, OTUD1 is involved in the KEAP1-mediated antioxidant response and reactive oxygen species (ROS)-induced cell death, oxeiptosis. In Otud1-/--mice, inflammation, oxidative damage, and cell death were enhanced in inflammatory bowel disease, acute hepatitis, and sepsis models. Thus, OTUD1 is a crucial regulator for the inflammatory, innate immune, and oxidative stress responses and ROS-associated cell death pathways.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cell Death
  • Deubiquitinating Enzymes / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Kelch-Like ECH-Associated Protein 1 / genetics
  • Kelch-Like ECH-Associated Protein 1 / metabolism
  • Mice
  • NF-E2-Related Factor 2* / metabolism
  • NF-kappa B* / metabolism
  • Reactive Oxygen Species / metabolism
  • Ubiquitin / metabolism
  • Ubiquitin-Specific Proteases / metabolism
  • Ubiquitination

Substances

  • KEAP1 protein, human
  • Keap1 protein, mouse
  • Kelch-Like ECH-Associated Protein 1
  • NF-E2-Related Factor 2
  • NF-kappa B
  • Reactive Oxygen Species
  • Ubiquitin
  • Deubiquitinating Enzymes
  • OTUD1 protein, human
  • Ubiquitin-Specific Proteases