Cell ResearchPub Date : 2025-09-19DOI: 10.1038/s41422-025-01183-8
Xiao-Peng Han, Ming Rao, Yu Chang, Jun-Yan Zhu, Jun Cheng, Yu-Ting Li, Wu Qiong, Si-Chao Ye, Qiurong Zhang, Shao-Qing Zhang, Ling-Ling Chen, Fajian Hou, Jin Zhong, Jiaquan Liu
{"title":"ATP-dependent one-dimensional movement maintains immune homeostasis by suppressing spontaneous MDA5 filament assembly","authors":"Xiao-Peng Han, Ming Rao, Yu Chang, Jun-Yan Zhu, Jun Cheng, Yu-Ting Li, Wu Qiong, Si-Chao Ye, Qiurong Zhang, Shao-Qing Zhang, Ling-Ling Chen, Fajian Hou, Jin Zhong, Jiaquan Liu","doi":"10.1038/s41422-025-01183-8","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41422-025-01183-8","url":null,"abstract":"MDA5 is a RIG-I-like receptor (RLR) that recognizes viral double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) to initiate the innate immune response. Its activation requires filament formation along the dsRNA, which triggers the oligomerization of N-terminal caspase activation and recruitment domains. The ATPase activity of MDA5 is critical for immune homeostasis, likely by regulating filament assembly. However, the molecular basis underlying this process remains poorly understood. Here, we show that MDA5 operates as an ATP-hydrolysis-driven motor that translocates along dsRNA in a one-dimensional (1D) manner. Multiple MDA5 motors can cooperatively load onto a single dsRNA, but their movements rarely synchronize, inhibiting spontaneous filament formation and activation. LGP2, a key regulator of MDA5 signaling, recognizes MDA5 motors and blocks their movement, thereby promoting filament assembly through a translocation-directed mechanism. This unique assembly strategy underscores the role of 1D motion in higher-order protein oligomerization and reveals a novel mechanism for maintaining immune homeostasis.","PeriodicalId":9926,"journal":{"name":"Cell Research","volume":"35 11","pages":"900-912"},"PeriodicalIF":25.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.comhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41422-025-01183-8.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145089897","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cell ResearchPub Date : 2025-09-12DOI: 10.1038/s41422-025-01167-8
Peixing Wan, Swati Choksi, Yeon-Ji Park, Xin Chen, Jiong Yan, Sahar Foroutannejad, Zhaoshan Liu, Jichun Chen, Ross Lake, Chengyu Liu, Zheng-Gang Liu
{"title":"Soluble tissue factor generated by necroptosis-triggered shedding is responsible for thrombosis","authors":"Peixing Wan, Swati Choksi, Yeon-Ji Park, Xin Chen, Jiong Yan, Sahar Foroutannejad, Zhaoshan Liu, Jichun Chen, Ross Lake, Chengyu Liu, Zheng-Gang Liu","doi":"10.1038/s41422-025-01167-8","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41422-025-01167-8","url":null,"abstract":"Tissue factor (TF) is a cell surface protein critical for normal hemostasis and pathological thrombosis. Necroptosis is a form of regulated necrosis associated with different diseases. Here, we reported the identification of the first functional soluble tissue factor (sTF) in mediating blood coagulation, shed from the membrane full-length TF (flTF) by proteases, ADAMs, during necroptosis. By generating sTF-specific antibody and transgenic mice carrying knockin mutations at the ADAM cleavage site of TF (T211V212 mutated to E211E212), we demonstrated that this sTF is responsible for necroptosis-related thrombosis in inflammation and viral infection mouse models. Importantly, we showed that eliminating necroptosis or the cleavage of the flTF blocked the production of sTF and prevented thrombosis in mice. We also detected sTF in the plasma of human COVID-19 patients and showed that SARS-CoV-2 pseudovirus induced sTF production. Our findings demonstrated that the sTF plays a major role in thrombosis under necroptosis-related pathological conditions and provided a diagnostic marker and potential therapies for treating thrombosis without affecting hemostasis.","PeriodicalId":9926,"journal":{"name":"Cell Research","volume":"35 11","pages":"840-858"},"PeriodicalIF":25.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.comhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41422-025-01167-8.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145035310","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Molecular characterization of endosomal self RNA Rmrp-engaged TLR3 dimerization to prime innate activation","authors":"Shikun Zhang, Bo Li, Lun Liu, Dongsheng Gong, Deyu Zhang, Fengjiang Liu, Xiuna Yang, Hua Qin, Deling Kong, Shuyang Zhang, Zihe Rao, Xuetao Cao","doi":"10.1038/s41422-025-01178-5","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41422-025-01178-5","url":null,"abstract":"The pre-dimerization of endosome-localized RNA sensor Toll-like receptor 3 (TLR3) is required for its innate recognition, yet how TLR3 pre-dimers are formed and precisely primed for innate activation remains unclear. Here, we demonstrate that endosome-localized self RNA Rmrp directly binds to TLR3 and induces TLR3 dimerization in the early endosome but does not interact with endosome-localized TLR7, TLR8, TLR9 or cytoplasmic RNA sensor RIG-I under homeostatic conditions. Cryo-EM structure of Rmrp–TLR3 complex reveals a novel lapped conformation of TLR3 dimer engaged by Rmrp, which is distinct from the activation mechanism by dsRNA and the specific structural feature at the 3’-end of Rmrp is critical for its functional interaction with TLR3. Furthermore, K42 residue of TLR3 is essential for binding to Rmrp and subsequent dimerization. Rmrp dissociates from TLR3 following endosomal acidification, generating a matured TLR3 dimer which is primed for innate recognition and activation. Myeloid-cell deficiency of Rmrp reduces TLR3 dimerization and attenuates TLR3-mediated antiviral responses against influenza A both in vitro and in vivo. These findings elucidate the structural mode of self RNA Rmrp-primed TLR3 dimerization and ready for efficient innate recognition on endosomal membrane, extending our knowledge of how membrane-associated TLRs pre-dimerize and suggesting a new function of subcellular localized self RNAs in empowering innate activation.","PeriodicalId":9926,"journal":{"name":"Cell Research","volume":"35 11","pages":"824-839"},"PeriodicalIF":25.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145008738","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cell ResearchPub Date : 2025-09-05DOI: 10.1038/s41422-025-01177-6
Mathieu Ferron
{"title":"Osteocalcin has many tricks to get γ-carboxylated","authors":"Mathieu Ferron","doi":"10.1038/s41422-025-01177-6","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41422-025-01177-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9926,"journal":{"name":"Cell Research","volume":"35 10","pages":"697-698"},"PeriodicalIF":25.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.comhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41422-025-01177-6.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144995323","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}