First Author | Kubota T | Year | 2011 |
Journal | J Biol Chem | Volume | 286 |
Issue | 10 | Pages | 8165-75 |
PubMed ID | 21199872 | Mgi Jnum | J:170547 |
Mgi Id | MGI:4946861 | Doi | 10.1074/jbc.M110.195255 |
Citation | Kubota T, et al. (2011) PIASy inhibits virus-induced and interferon-stimulated transcription through distinct mechanisms. J Biol Chem 286(10):8165-75 |
abstractText | The protein inhibitor of activated STAT (PIAS) family proteins regulates innate immune responses by controlling transcription induced by Toll-like receptor, RIG-I-like receptor signaling, and JAK/STAT pathways. Here, we show that PIASy negatively regulates type I interferon (IFN) transcription. Virus infection led to enhanced type I IFN induction in PIASy null cells, and conversely PIASy overexpression reduced IFN transcription. A mutation in the LXXLL motif of the SAP domain abolished inhibition of IFN-stimulated gene expression but did not affect virus or Toll-like receptor/RIG-I-like receptor-stimulated IFN transcription, indicating that PIASy employs distinct mechanisms to inhibit virus-induced and IFN-stimulated transcription. SUMO E3 activity was not required for PIASy inhibition of IFN transcription; however, PIASy relied on the SUMO modification mechanism to inhibit IFN transcription, because the activity of the SUMO-interacting motif was required for inhibition, and knockdown of SUMO E2 enzyme UBC9 decreased inhibitory activity of PIASy. Our results demonstrate that PIASy negatively regulates both IFN transcription and IFN-stimulated gene expression through multiple mechanisms utilizing the function of different domains. |