| First Author | Yamazumi Y | Year | 2016 |
| Journal | Cell Rep | Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 9 | Pages | 2456-71 |
| PubMed ID | 27545879 | Mgi Jnum | J:238930 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:5824598 | Doi | 10.1016/j.celrep.2016.07.062 |
| Citation | Yamazumi Y, et al. (2016) The RNA Binding Protein Mex-3B Is Required for IL-33 Induction in the Development of Allergic Airway Inflammation. Cell Rep 16(9):2456-71 |
| abstractText | Allergic airway inflammation is one of the primary features of allergic asthma. Interleukin-33 (IL-33) is recognized as a key pro-inflammatory cytokine that mediates allergic airway inflammation, and its expression is elevated in this condition, but little is known about the regulatory mechanisms underlying IL-33 induction. Here, we show that the RNA binding protein Mex-3B plays a critical role in the induction of IL-33 in the development of allergic airway inflammation. We generated Mex3b(-/-) mice and found that they develop significantly less airway inflammation than wild-type mice due to reduced induction of IL-33. Furthermore, we show that Mex-3B directly upregulates IL-33 expression by inhibiting miR-487b-3p-mediated repression of IL-33. Moreover, we show that inhalation of an antisense oligonucleotide targeting Mex-3B suppresses allergic airway inflammation. Our data identify a signaling pathway that post-transcriptionally regulates IL-33 expression and suggest that Mex-3B could be a promising molecular target for the treatment of allergic asthma. |
