PMID- 35246034 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220509 LR - 20221021 IS - 1471-2172 (Electronic) IS - 1471-2172 (Linking) VI - 23 IP - 1 DP - 2022 Mar 4 TI - ERAP1 is a critical regulator of inflammasome-mediated proinflammatory and ER stress responses. PG - 9 LID - 10.1186/s12865-022-00481-9 [doi] LID - 9 AB - BACKGROUND: In addition to its role in antigen presentation, recent reports establish a new role for endoplasmic reticulum aminopeptidase 1 (ERAP1) in innate immunity; however, the mechanisms underlying these functions are not fully defined. We previously confirmed that loss of ERAP1 functions resulted in exaggerated innate immune responses in a murine in vivo model. Here, we investigated the role of ERAP1 in suppressing inflammasome pathways and their dependence on ER stress responses. RESULTS: Using bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs), we found that loss of ERAP1 in macrophages resulted in exaggerated production of IL-1beta and IL-18 and augmented caspase-1 activity, relative to wild type macrophages. Moreover, an in vivo colitis model utilizing dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) confirmed increased levels of proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines in the colon of DSS treated ERAP1(-/-) mice as compared to identically stimulated WT mice. Interestingly, stimulated ERAP1(-/-) BMDMs and CD4(+) T cells simultaneously demonstrated exaggerated ER stress, assessed by increased expression of ER stress-associated genes, a state that could be reverted to WT levels with use of the ER stress inhibitor Tauroursodeoxycholic acid (TUDCA). CONCLUSIONS: Together, these results not only suggest that ERAP1 is important for regulating inflammasome dependent innate immune response pathways in vivo, but also propose a mechanism that underlies these changes, that may be associated with increased ER stress due to lack of normal ERAP1 functions. CI - (c) 2022. The Author(s). FAU - Blake, Maja K AU - Blake MK AD - Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA. FAU - O'Connell, Patrick AU - O'Connell P AD - Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA. FAU - Pepelyayeva, Yuliya AU - Pepelyayeva Y AD - Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA. FAU - Godbehere, Sarah AU - Godbehere S AD - Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA. FAU - Aldhamen, Yasser A AU - Aldhamen YA AD - Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA. FAU - Amalfitano, Andrea AU - Amalfitano A AD - Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA. amalfit1@msu.edu. AD - Department of Pediatrics, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA. amalfit1@msu.edu. LA - eng GR - R01 AR056981/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS/United States GR - T32 GM142521/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20220304 PL - England TA - BMC Immunol JT - BMC immunology JID - 100966980 RN - 0 (Inflammasomes) RN - 0 (Minor Histocompatibility Antigens) RN - EC 3.4.11.- (Aminopeptidases) RN - EC 3.4.11.- (ERAP1 protein, mouse) SB - IM MH - *Aminopeptidases/genetics/metabolism MH - Animals MH - *Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress MH - Immunity, Innate/genetics MH - *Inflammasomes MH - Mice MH - Mice, Knockout MH - Minor Histocompatibility Antigens/genetics PMC - PMC8895631 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Ankylosing spondylitis OT - ER stress OT - Inflammasome OT - Innate immunity COIS- The authors have no financial competing interests. EDAT- 2022/03/06 06:00 MHDA- 2022/05/10 06:00 PMCR- 2022/03/04 CRDT- 2022/03/05 05:24 PHST- 2021/11/29 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/02/08 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/03/05 05:24 [entrez] PHST- 2022/03/06 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/05/10 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/03/04 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1186/s12865-022-00481-9 [pii] AID - 481 [pii] AID - 10.1186/s12865-022-00481-9 [doi] PST - epublish SO - BMC Immunol. 2022 Mar 4;23(1):9. doi: 10.1186/s12865-022-00481-9.