PMID- 25882049 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160509 LR - 20220408 IS - 1476-5403 (Electronic) IS - 1350-9047 (Print) IS - 1350-9047 (Linking) VI - 22 IP - 11 DP - 2015 Nov TI - TRAF2 is a biologically important necroptosis suppressor. PG - 1846-57 LID - 10.1038/cdd.2015.35 [doi] AB - Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha) triggers necroptotic cell death through an intracellular signaling complex containing receptor-interacting protein kinase (RIPK) 1 and RIPK3, called the necrosome. RIPK1 phosphorylates RIPK3, which phosphorylates the pseudokinase mixed lineage kinase-domain-like (MLKL)-driving its oligomerization and membrane-disrupting necroptotic activity. Here, we show that TNF receptor-associated factor 2 (TRAF2)-previously implicated in apoptosis suppression-also inhibits necroptotic signaling by TNFalpha. TRAF2 disruption in mouse fibroblasts augmented TNFalpha-driven necrosome formation and RIPK3-MLKL association, promoting necroptosis. TRAF2 constitutively associated with MLKL, whereas TNFalpha reversed this via cylindromatosis-dependent TRAF2 deubiquitination. Ectopic interaction of TRAF2 and MLKL required the C-terminal portion but not the N-terminal, RING, or CIM region of TRAF2. Induced TRAF2 knockout (KO) in adult mice caused rapid lethality, in conjunction with increased hepatic necrosome assembly. By contrast, TRAF2 KO on a RIPK3 KO background caused delayed mortality, in concert with elevated intestinal caspase-8 protein and activity. Combined injection of TNFR1-Fc, Fas-Fc and DR5-Fc decoys prevented death upon TRAF2 KO. However, Fas-Fc and DR5-Fc were ineffective, whereas TNFR1-Fc and interferon alpha receptor (IFNAR1)-Fc were partially protective against lethality upon combined TRAF2 and RIPK3 KO. These results identify TRAF2 as an important biological suppressor of necroptosis in vitro and in vivo. FAU - Petersen, S L AU - Petersen SL AD - Cancer Immunology, Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA. FAU - Chen, T T AU - Chen TT AD - Cancer Immunology, Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA. FAU - Lawrence, D A AU - Lawrence DA AD - Cancer Immunology, Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA. FAU - Marsters, S A AU - Marsters SA AD - Cancer Immunology, Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA. FAU - Gonzalvez, F AU - Gonzalvez F AD - Cancer Immunology, Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA. FAU - Ashkenazi, A AU - Ashkenazi A AD - Cancer Immunology, Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20150417 PL - England TA - Cell Death Differ JT - Cell death and differentiation JID - 9437445 RN - 0 (TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 2) RN - EC 2.7.- (MLKL protein, mouse) RN - EC 2.7.- (Protein Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Receptor-Interacting Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Ripk1 protein, mouse) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Ripk3 protein, mouse) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Apoptosis/genetics/physiology MH - Cell Death/genetics/physiology MH - Fibroblasts/metabolism MH - Immunohistochemistry MH - Mice MH - Mice, Knockout MH - Protein Binding MH - Protein Kinases/genetics/metabolism MH - Receptor-Interacting Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/genetics/metabolism MH - TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 2/genetics/*metabolism MH - Ubiquitination/genetics/physiology PMC - PMC4648330 EDAT- 2015/04/18 06:00 MHDA- 2016/05/10 06:00 PMCR- 2016/11/01 CRDT- 2015/04/18 06:00 PHST- 2014/11/11 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/02/11 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2015/02/24 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/04/18 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/04/18 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/05/10 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/11/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - cdd201535 [pii] AID - 10.1038/cdd.2015.35 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Cell Death Differ. 2015 Nov;22(11):1846-57. doi: 10.1038/cdd.2015.35. Epub 2015 Apr 17.