Nature Communications (Nov 2018)

The deubiquitinase MYSM1 dampens NOD2-mediated inflammation and tissue damage by inactivating the RIP2 complex

  • Swarupa Panda,
  • Nelson O. Gekara

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07016-0
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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The innate immune receptor NOD2 is tightly regulated to ensure beneficial antimicrobial immunity. Here the authors show that the H2A deubiquitinase MYSM1 restrains NOD2 signaling by removing lysine 63 (K63), K27, M1 but not K48 polyubiquitin chains from its downstream adaptor protein RIP2.