PMID- 37843504 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20231127 LR - 20240104 IS - 1550-6606 (Electronic) IS - 0022-1767 (Linking) VI - 211 IP - 11 DP - 2023 Dec 1 TI - Epigenetic Regulation of IL-23 by E3 Ligase FBXW7 in Dendritic Cells Is Critical for Psoriasis-like Inflammation. PG - 1701-1713 LID - 10.4049/jimmunol.2300023 [doi] AB - Dendritic cells (DCs), a driver of psoriasis pathogenesis, produce IL-23 and trigger IL-23/IL-17 cytokine axis activation. However, the mechanisms regulating IL-23 induction remain unclear. In the current study, we found that mice with E3 ligase FBXW7 deficiency in DCs show reduced skin inflammation correlated with the reduction of IL-23/IL-17 axis cytokines in the imiquimod-induced psoriasis model. Fbxw7 deficiency results in decreased production of IL-23 in DCs. FBXW7 interacts with the lysine N-methyltransferase suppressor of variegation 39 homolog 2 (SUV39H2), which catalyzes the trimethylation of histone H3 Lys9 (H3K9) during transcription regulation. FBXW7 mediates the ubiquitination and degradation of SUV39H2, thus decreasing H3K9m3 deposition on the Il23a promoter. The Suv39h2 knockout mice displayed exacerbated skin inflammation with the IL-23/IL-17 axis overactivating in the psoriasis model. Taken together, our results indicate that FBXW7 increases IL-23 expression in DCs by degrading SUV39H2, thereby aggravating psoriasis-like inflammation. Inhibition of FBXW7 or the FBXW7/SUV39H2/IL-23 axis may represent a novel therapeutic approach to psoriasis. CI - Copyright (c) 2023 by The American Association of Immunologists, Inc. FAU - Song, Yinjing AU - Song Y AD - Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China. FAU - Zhao, Xiangtong AU - Zhao X AD - Institute of Immunology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China. FAU - Qu, Hao AU - Qu H AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7633-7097 AD - Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China. FAU - Su, Yixin AU - Su Y AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-9917-0488 AD - Department of Pharmacology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China. FAU - He, Rukun AU - He R AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-6346-4107 AD - Department of Pharmacology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China. FAU - Chen, Luxia AU - Chen L AD - Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China. FAU - Fang, Lutong AU - Fang L AD - Institute of Immunology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China. FAU - Li, Jiaying AU - Li J AUID- ORCID: 0009-0004-7042-8034 AD - Institute of Immunology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China. FAU - Zou, Ziqi AU - Zou Z AD - Institute of Immunology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China. FAU - He, Jia AU - He J AD - Institute of Immunology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China. FAU - Li, Zilong AU - Li Z AD - Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Pathophysiology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China. AD - Key Laboratory of Human Functional Genomics of Jiangsu Province, Department of Pathophysiology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China. FAU - Xu, Yaohan AU - Xu Y AD - Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China. FAU - Chen, Xin AU - Chen X AD - State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macau SAR, China. FAU - Cheng, Hao AU - Cheng H AD - Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China. FAU - Xu, Yong AU - Xu Y AD - Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Pathophysiology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China. AD - Key Laboratory of Human Functional Genomics of Jiangsu Province, Department of Pathophysiology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China. AD - Institute of Biomedical Research, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, China. FAU - Wang, Qingqing AU - Wang Q AD - Institute of Immunology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China. AD - Liangzhu Laboratory, Zhejiang University Medical Center, Hangzhou, China. FAU - Lai, Lihua AU - Lai L AD - Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China. AD - Department of Pharmacology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China. LA - eng GR - 31870907/MOST | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)/ GR - 81930041/MOST | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)/ GR - 91842103/MOST | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)/ GR - 81703135/MOST | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)/ GR - 81771699/MOST | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)/ GR - Z19H100001/MOST | NSFC | NSFC-Zhejiang Joint Fund | | Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province (ZJNSF)/ PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - J Immunol JT - Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) JID - 2985117R RN - 0 (F-Box-WD Repeat-Containing Protein 7) RN - 0 (Interleukin-17) RN - 0 (Interleukin-23) RN - EC 2.3.2.27 (Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases) RN - 0 (Il23a protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Fbxw7 protein, mouse) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Mice MH - Dendritic Cells/metabolism MH - *Dermatitis/pathology MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Epigenesis, Genetic MH - F-Box-WD Repeat-Containing Protein 7/genetics/metabolism MH - Inflammation/metabolism MH - Interleukin-17/metabolism MH - Interleukin-23/metabolism MH - *Psoriasis/pathology MH - Skin/pathology MH - Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases/genetics/metabolism EDAT- 2023/10/16 12:42 MHDA- 2023/11/22 06:43 CRDT- 2023/10/16 10:43 PHST- 2023/01/12 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/08/11 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/11/22 06:43 [medline] PHST- 2023/10/16 12:42 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/10/16 10:43 [entrez] AID - 266089 [pii] AID - 10.4049/jimmunol.2300023 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Immunol. 2023 Dec 1;211(11):1701-1713. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.2300023.