
The peptidoglycan sensor Nod2 and the autophagy protein ATG16L1 have been linked to Crohn's disease (CD). Although Nod2 and the related sensor, Nod1, direct ATG16L1 to initiate anti-bacterial autophagy, whether ATG16L1 affects Nod-driven inflammation has not been examined. Here, we uncover an unanticipated autophagy-independent role for ATG16L1 in negatively regulating Nod-driven inflammatory responses. Knockdown of ATG16L1 expression, but not that of ATG5 or ATG9a, specifically enhanced Nod-driven cytokine production. In addition, autophagy-incompetent truncated forms of ATG16L1 regulated Nod-driven cytokine responses. Mechanistically, we demonstrated that ATG16L1 interfered with poly-ubiquitination of the Rip2 adaptor and recruitment of Rip2 into large signaling complexes. The CD-associated allele of ATG16L1 was impaired in its ability to regulate Nod-driven inflammatory responses. Overall, these results suggest that ATG16L1 is critical for Nod-dependent regulation of cytokine responses and that disruption of this Nod1- or Nod2-ATG16L1 signaling axis could contribute to the chronic inflammation associated with CD.
Immunology, Nod2 Signaling Adaptor Protein, Autophagy-Related Proteins, Autophagy-Related Protein 5, Cell Line, Mice, Crohn Disease, Nod1 Signaling Adaptor Protein, Autophagy, Immunology and Allergy, Animals, Humans, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Intestinal Mucosa, Inflammation, Epithelial Cells, Infectious Diseases, Gene Expression Regulation, Gene Knockdown Techniques, Cytokines, Carrier Proteins, Microtubule-Associated Proteins, Protein Processing, Post-Translational
Immunology, Nod2 Signaling Adaptor Protein, Autophagy-Related Proteins, Autophagy-Related Protein 5, Cell Line, Mice, Crohn Disease, Nod1 Signaling Adaptor Protein, Autophagy, Immunology and Allergy, Animals, Humans, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Intestinal Mucosa, Inflammation, Epithelial Cells, Infectious Diseases, Gene Expression Regulation, Gene Knockdown Techniques, Cytokines, Carrier Proteins, Microtubule-Associated Proteins, Protein Processing, Post-Translational
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