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Volume 7, Issue 6, 26 June 2014, Pages 1796-1808
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XIAP Restricts TNF- and RIP3-Dependent Cell Death and Inflammasome Activation

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Highlights

  • XIAP protects against TLR- and TNF-driven inflammasome formation and cell death

  • XIAP contributes to the regulation of RIP1 ubiquitylation in response to TNF

  • Exaggerated IL-1β secretion and cell death in Xiap−/− dendritic cells are RIP3 dependent

  • Upon infection, Xiap−/− mice show signs of hyperinflammation similar to XLP-2 patients

Summary

X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein (XIAP) has been identified as a potent regulator of innate immune responses, and loss-of-function mutations in XIAP cause the development of the X-linked lymphoproliferative syndrome type 2 (XLP-2) in humans. Using gene-targeted mice, we show that loss of XIAP or deletion of its RING domain lead to excessive cell death and IL-1β secretion from dendritic cells triggered by diverse Toll-like receptor stimuli. Aberrant IL-1β secretion is TNF dependent and requires RIP3 but is independent of cIAP1/cIAP2. The observed cell death also requires TNF and RIP3 but proceeds independently of caspase-1/caspase-11 or caspase-8 function. Loss of XIAP results in aberrantly elevated ubiquitylation of RIP1 outside of TNFR complex I. Virally infected Xiap−/− mice present with symptoms reminiscent of XLP-2. Our data show that XIAP controls RIP3-dependent cell death and IL-1β secretion in response to TNF, which might contribute to hyperinflammation in patients with XLP-2.

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Present address: Ludwig Cancer Research, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK