NLRP3 inflammasome assembly in neutrophils is supported by PAD4 and promotes NETosis under sterile conditions

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2021-03-28Author
Münzer, Patrick
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Negro, Roberto
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Fukui, Shoichi
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di Meglio, Lucas
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Aymonnier, Karen
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Chu, Long
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Cherpokova, Deya
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Gutch, Sarah
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Sorvillo, Nicoletta
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Shi, Lai
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Magupalli, Venkat Giri
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Weber, Alexander N. R.
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Scharf, Rüdiger E.
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Waterman, Clare M.
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Wu, Hao
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Wagner, Denisa D.
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https://hdl.handle.net/1912/27548As published
https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2021.683803DOI
10.3389/fimmu.2021.683803Keyword
Neutrophils; NETs; NLRP3 inflammasome; MCC950; deep vein thrombosis; PAD4Abstract
Neutrophil extracellular trap formation (NETosis) and the NLR family pyrin domain containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome assembly are associated with a similar spectrum of human disorders. While NETosis is known to be regulated by peptidylarginine deiminase 4 (PAD4), the role of the NLRP3 inflammasome in NETosis was not addressed. Here, we establish that under sterile conditions the cannonical NLRP3 inflammasome participates in NETosis. We show apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD (ASC) speck assembly and caspase-1 cleavage in stimulated mouse neutrophils without LPS priming. PAD4 was needed for optimal NLRP3 inflammasome assembly by regulating NLRP3 and ASC protein levels post-transcriptionally. Genetic ablation of NLRP3 signaling resulted in impaired NET formation, because NLRP3 supported both nuclear envelope and plasma membrane rupture. Pharmacological inhibition of NLRP3 in either mouse or human neutrophils also diminished NETosis. Finally, NLRP3 deficiency resulted in a lower density of NETs in thrombi produced by a stenosis-induced mouse model of deep vein thrombosis. Altogether, our results indicate a PAD4-dependent formation of the NLRP3 inflammasome in neutrophils and implicate NLRP3 in NETosis under noninfectious conditions in vitro and in vivo.
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© The Author(s), 2021. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. The definitive version was published in Muenzer, P., Negro, R., Fukui, S., di Meglio, L., Aymonnier, K., Chu, L., Cherpokova, D., Gutch, S., Sorvillo, N., Shi, L., Magupalli, V. G., Weber, A. N. R., Scharf, R. E., Waterman, C. M., Wu, H., & Wagner, D. D. NLRP3 inflammasome assembly in neutrophils is supported by PAD4 and promotes NETosis under sterile conditions. Frontiers in Immunology, 12, (2021): 683803, https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2021.683803.
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Muenzer, P., Negro, R., Fukui, S., di Meglio, L., Aymonnier, K., Chu, L., Cherpokova, D., Gutch, S., Sorvillo, N., Shi, L., Magupalli, V. G., Weber, A. N. R., Scharf, R. E., Waterman, C. M., Wu, H., & Wagner, D. D. (2021). NLRP3 inflammasome assembly in neutrophils is supported by PAD4 and promotes NETosis under sterile conditions. Frontiers in Immunology, 12, 683803.The following license files are associated with this item: