A chromatin-regulated biphasic circuit coordinates IL1B-mediated inflammation
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ABSTRACT: Inflammation is characterized by a biphasic cycle consisting initially of a pro-inflammatory phase which is subsequently resolved by anti-inflammatory processes. The coordination of these two disparate states needs to be highly controlled, suggesting that the regulation of the cytokines that drive these processes are intimately linked. Interleukin-1 beta (IL1B) is a master regulator of pro-inflammation and is encoded within the same topologically associated domain (TAD) as interleukin-37 (IL37). IL37 has recently emerged as a powerful anti-inflammatory cytokine which diametrically opposes the function of IL1B. Within this TAD, we identified a novel long non-coding RNA called AMANZI which negatively regulates IL1B expression and trained immunity through the induction of IL37 transcription. We found that the activation of IL37 occurs through the formation of a dynamic long-range chromatin contact that leads to the temporal delay of anti-inflammatory responses. The common variant rs16944 present in AMANZI augments this regulatory circuit, predisposing individuals to enhanced pro-inflammation or immunosuppression. Our work illuminates a chromatin-mediated biphasic circuit coordinating expression of IL1B and IL37, thereby regulating two functionally opposed states of inflammation from within a single TAD.
INSTRUMENT(S): Q Exactive
ORGANISM(S): Homo Sapiens (human)
TISSUE(S): Cell Culture
SUBMITTER: Cathrin Graewe
LAB HEAD: Musa M. Mhlanga
PROVIDER: PXD045971 | Pride | 2023-10-27
REPOSITORIES: Pride
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