A mutation in the immunoproteasome subunit PSMB8 causes autoinflammation and lipodystrophy in humans

作者：Kitamura Akiko; Maekawa Yoichi; Uehara Hisanori; Izumi Keisuke; Kawachi Izumi; Nishizawa Masatoyo; Toyoshima Yasuko; Takahashi Hitoshi; Standley Daron M; Tanaka Keiji; Hamazaki Jun; Murata Shigeo; Obara Koji; Toyoshima Itaru; Yasutomo Koji^*

来源：Journal of Clinical Investigation, 2011, 121(10): 4150-4160.

DOI：10.1172/JCI58414

Proteasomes are multisubunit proteases that play a critical role in maintaining cellular function through the selective degradation of ubiquitinated proteins. When 3 additional beta subunits, expression of which is induced by IFN-gamma, are substituted for their constitutively expressed counterparts, the structure is converted to an immunoproteasome. However, the underlying roles of immunoproteasomes in human diseases are poorly understood. Using exome analysis, we found a homozygous missense mutation (G197V) in immunoproteasome subunit, beta type 8 (PSMB8), which encodes one of the beta subunits induced by IFN-gamma in patients from 2 consanguineous families. Patients bearing this mutation suffered from autoinflammatory responses that included recurrent fever and nodular erythema together with lipodystrophy. This mutation increased assembly intermediates of immunoproteasomes, resulting in decreased proteasome function and ubiquitin-coupled protein accumulation in the patient's tissues. In the patient's skin and B cells, IL-6 was highly expressed, and there was reduced expression of PSMB8. Downregulation of PSMB8 inhibited the differentiation of murine and human adipocytes in vitro, and injection of siRNA against Psmb8 in mouse skin reduced adipocyte tissue volume. These findings identify PSMB8 as an essential component and regulator not only of inflammation, but also of adipocyte differentiation, and indicate that immunoproteasomes have pleiotropic functions in maintaining the homeostasis of a variety of cell types.

• 出版日期2011-10
• 单位河北医科大学