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CBX4 regulates long-form thymic stromal lymphopoietin-mediated airway inflammation through SUMOylation in HDM-induced asthma mice
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  • changhui yu,
  • shixiu liang,
  • zicong zhou,
  • zili zhou,
  • Zhao Haijin,
  • jieyi liu,
  • Wufeng Huang,
  • Hangming Dong,
  • Fei Zou,
  • Shaoxi Cai
changhui yu
Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical

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shixiu liang
Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical
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zicong zhou
Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical
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zili zhou
Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical
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Zhao Haijin
Nanfang hospital affilated to Southern Medical university
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jieyi liu
Southern Medical University Nanfang Hospital
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Wufeng Huang
Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University
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Hangming Dong
Chronic Airways Diseases Laboratory, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Nan Fang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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Fei Zou
Southern Medical University
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Shaoxi Cai
Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University
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Abstract

Abstract Background: Thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) is present in two distinct isoforms, short-form (sfTSLP) and long-form (lfTSLP). lfTSLP promotes inflammation while sfTSLP inhibits inflammation in allergic asthma. However, little is known about the regulation of lfTSLP and sfTSLP during allergic attack in asthma airway epithelium. Methods and Results: Here, we report that SUMOylation was enhanced in HDM-induced allergic asthma airway epithelium. Inhibition of SUMOylation significantly alleviated airway Th2 inflammation and lfTSLP expression. Mechanistically, CBX4, a SUMOylation E3 ligase, enhanced lfTSLP, but not sfTSLP, mRNA translation through the RNA binding protein, MEX-3B. MEX-3B promoted lfTSLP translation through binding of its KH domains to the lfTSLP mRNA. Furthermore, CBX4 regulated MEX-3B transcription in HBE through enhancing SUMOylation levels of the transcription factor, TFII-I. Conclusion: We demonstrate an important mechanism whereby CBX4 promotes MEX-3B transcription through enhancing TFII-I SUMOylation, and MEX-3B enhances the expression of lfTSLP through binding to the lfTSLP mRNA and promoting its translation. Our findings uncover a novel target of CBX4 for therapeutic agents to lfTSLP-mediated asthma.