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An RNA interference screen identifies Inhibitor of Apoptosis Protein 2 as a regulator of innate immune signalling in Drosophila
Viola Gesellchen,1* David Kuttenkeuler,1* Michael Steckel,1 Nadège Pelte,1 and Michael Boutros1a
1German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Boveri-Group Signaling and Functional Genomics, Im Neuenheimer Feld 580, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
aTel: +49 6221 42 1951; Fax: +49 6221 42 1959; E-mail: m.boutros/at/dkfz-heidelberg.de
*These authors contributed equally to this work
Received June 23, 2005; Revised July 22, 2005; Accepted August 16, 2005.
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Abstract
Innate immunity in vertebrates and invertebrates is of central importance as a biological programme for host defence against pathogenic challenges. To find novel components of the Drosophila immune deficiency (IMD) pathway in cultured haemocyte-like cells, we screened an RNA interference library for modifiers of a pathway-specific reporter. Selected modifiers were further characterized using an independent reporter assay and placed into the pathway in relation to known pathway components. Interestingly, the screen identified the Inhibitor of Apoptosis Protein 2 (IAP2) as being required for IMD signalling. Whereas loss of DIAP1, the other member of the IAP protein family in Drosophila, leads to apoptosis, we show that IAP2 is dispensable for cell viability in haemocyte-like cells. Cell-based epistasis experiments show that IAP2 acts at the level of Tak1 (transforming growth factor-β-activated kinase 1). Our results indicate that IAP gene family members may have acquired other functions, such as the regulation of the tumour necrosis factor-like IMD pathway during innate immune responses.
Keywords: innate immune responses, signalling, Drosophila, RNAi, functional genomics, apoptosis
Introduction
Innate immunity is essential as a first-line defence mechanism against pathogenic challenges in most metazoans. During recent years, it has become clear that the molecular mechanisms that control and execute innate immune responses in humans have well-conserved counterparts in genetically tractable organisms (reviewed by Hoffmann & Reichhart, 2002). In particular, the analysis of signalling pathways in model organisms such as Drosophila has opened new avenues with which to understand and genetically dissect cellular processes that initiate innate immune responses.
Drosophila immunity, which is devoid of an adaptive response, relies mainly on two nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-κB) signalling pathways, commonly referred to as Toll and immune deficiency (IMD) pathways. Following microbial challenge, these pathways regulate the production of antimicrobial peptides by the fat body (an equivalent of the mammalian liver) and blood cells. The induced peptides are subsequently secreted in the haemolymph (blood; Hoffmann, 2003). Additionally, as in mammals, microbial challenges activate Jun amino-terminal kinase (JNK) and Janus kinase (JAK)/signal transducers and activators of transcription (STAT) pathways, but their role in insect immune response is less understood (Boutros et al, 2002; Agaisse et al, 2003). The JAK–STAT pathway has also recently been implicated in antiviral responses (Dostert et al, 2005).
The IMD pathway in Drosophila is related to the mammalian tumour necrosis factor (TNF) signalling pathways, as it uses structurally and functionally similar components (Hoffmann & Reichhart, 2002). IMD signalling is mainly activated by Gram-negative bacteria, and loss-of-function mutants are susceptible to Gram-negative bacterial infection (for reviews, see Tzou et al, 2002; Hoffmann, 2003; Brennan & Anderson, 2004, and references therein). Bacterial patterns are recognized by the transmembrane receptor, peptidoglycan recognition protein-LC (PGRP-LC). Subsequently, activation of PGRP-LC initiates a signalling cascade that leads to the processing and nuclear translocation of the NF-κB protein Relish. Three proteins that contain the death domain (DD) are involved in Relish activation: the Drosophila homologue of Fas-associated death protein (FADD), the homologue of RIP adaptor proteins IMD and the caspase 8 homologue DREDD. Downstream of IMD, the Drosophila homologue of transforming growth factor-β-activated kinase 1 (Tak1) activates the signalosome equivalent consisting of IRD5 (IKKβ; immune response-deficient 5) and Kenny (IKKγ). Relish is phosphorylated by the active IKK complex and proteolytically cleaved. Activated Relish translocates to the nucleus and promotes transcription of a distinct set of antibacterial peptides genes, including Diptericin (Dipt), Cecropin (CecA1 and A2), Attacin (AttA, AttB and AttD) and Metchnikowin (Mtk). Another effector arm of IMD signalling, branching off the IMD pathway at the level of Tak1, links the detection of Gram-negative bacteria to JNK signalling and leads to a rapid upregulation of cytoskeletal genes (Boutros et al, 2002).
Although most of the known components were identified by genetic screens or candidate gene approaches, significant gaps remain in the understanding of innate immune signalling pathways. A key advance in recent years has been the discovery and use of RNA interference (RNAi), which allows the silencing of genes through introduction of short, double-stranded RNAs (dsRNAs) homologous to endogenous messenger RNAs (Fire et al, 1998). RNAi has been successfully used to study gene function in invertebrate and mammalian cell culture (reviewed by Hannon & Rossi, 2004).
To identify new components of the IMD pathway, we performed an RNAi screen in cultured Drosophila haemocyte-like cells. We identified putative new regulators that were required to induce Rel-dependent reporter genes after Escherichia coli stimulation and mapped them in relation to known pathway components by cell-based epistasis analysis. We further characterized the function of the positive pathway regulator, Inhibitor of Apoptosis Protein 2 (IAP2). Surprisingly, our results show that IAP2, in contrast to other inhibitors of apoptosis protein family members, is not involved in apoptosis, but is required for the expression of NF-κB and JNK pathway-dependent target genes during innate immune responses.
Results and Discussion
Identification of new IMD pathway components
The exposure of Drosophila SL2 cells to Gram-negative bacteria leads to an upregulation of immune-responsive transcripts, including antimicrobial peptides (Samakovlis et al, 1992; Boutros et al, 2002). To monitor IMD pathway activity, we fused approximately 350 bp promoter sequence of Metchnikowin, which contains Relishspecific binding sites (Senger et al, 2004), to a firefly luciferase gene (supplementary Fig 1A online). On transfection of the mtk luc reporter into SL2 cells and treatment with heat-inactivated E. coli, we observed an approximately 22-fold induction of firefly reporter gene activity (supplementary Fig 1B online), whereas a Renilla co-reporter gene constitutively expressed under the control of the viral IZ promoter (Invitrogen) was not significantly induced. While monitoring mtk luc induction, we screened an RNAi library (Hild et al, 2003; Boutros et al, 2004) and identified all previously known IMD pathway modifiers, as well as putative new regulators of IMD–Rel pathway activity. To confirm the requirement of selected candidate genes, we resynthesized dsRNAs and re-tested them using a second reporter system derived from the IMD signalling-responsive attacinA enhancer (Tauszig et al, 2000; Fig 1A,BFigure 1). Confirmed candidates included the GTPase-activating protein GAP1, which reduces the IMD pathway reporter activity to 35%, a level similar to that observed with dsRNAs targeting Key or Tak1. GAP1 has been previously implicated in early embryonic development as a regulator of small GTPase pathways (Gaul et al, 1992). Another signalling factor identified is CG7417/ORF1, a gene homologous to a family of mammalian Tak1-binding proteins (TAB), which are required for Tak1-mediated NF-κB activation (Shibuya et al, 1996; Takaesu et al, 2000). CG7417 could function as an activator or an adaptor for Tak1 in the IMD pathway; however its role still remains to be characterized in vivo (Fig 1Figure 1; supplementary Table 1 online).
Figure 1
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Figure 1
Identification of new immune deficiency pathway components. (A) Effect of depletion of candidate transcript on mtk reporter induction. Depletion of known and new immune deficiency (IMD) pathway components by RNA interference (RNAi) leads to a significant (more ...)
We further analysed candidates by mapping their position within the IMD signalling cascade. We performed a cell-based epistasis analysis, activating the pathway ectopically by overexpression of IMD (Georgel et al, 2001) or constitutively active Rel (RelΔPEST; Stoven et al, 2003), whereas IMD pathway components and candidate genes were depleted by RNAi. Signalling activity was monitored with the mtk luc reporter. This approach correctly predicted the position of already known pathway components (Fig 2A,BFigure 2). We found that the homologue of the mammalian Friend of GATA (FOG) protein Ushaped (Ush) acts downstream of IMD and at the same level as Relish (Fig 2A,BFigure 2). Ush has been implicated in haemocyte differentiation (Fossett et al, 2001). Its depletion could lead to a misdifferentiation of the cells, which would then be unable to mount an immune response. Furthermore, Argonaute1 (AGO1), a component of the eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 complex implicated in microRNA processing (Okamura et al, 2004), was identified as a modifier of the IMD signalling pathway, reducing its activity to 25% as compared with dsRNA against GFP (Fig 1Figure 1). Its requirement in cultured haemocyte cells seems to be IMD pathway specific, as it was not identified as a factor for cell viability or other signalling pathways from screens (our unpublished data). Epistasis experiments place its action between IMD and Rel (Fig 2Figure 2). Other factors that were identified are shown in Fig 2Figure 2 and supplementary Table 1 online.
Figure 2
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Figure 2
Epistasis analysis mapping the position of candidates in the immune deficiency pathway. Immune deficiency (IMD)/Rel signalling is activated by expression of IMD (A) or a dominant active Relish protein (RelΔPEST) (B). Depletion of IMD–Rel (more ...)
IAP2 is specifically required for IMD signalling
We further evaluated IAP2 because of its domain composition, which is suggestive of a role as an anti-apoptotic factor (Hay et al, 1995). IAP2 and DIAP1 are members of a two-gene family in Drosophila, with highly conserved homologues in insects, mice and humans (Fig 3AFigure 3; reviewed by Vaux & Silke, 2005). DIAP1 is essential for cell survival and was shown to bind to, and thereby inhibit, effector caspases (Meier et al, 2000; Muro et al, 2002).
Figure 3
Figure 3
Figure 3
Inhibitor of Apoptosis Protein 2 is specifically required for immune deficiency signalling. (A) Domain structure of Inhibitor of Apoptosis Protein 2 (IAP2). Drosophila proteins DIAP1 and IAP2 and two human IAPs, BIRC2 (BIR-containing protein 2) and BIRC4 (more ...)
To confirm that IAP2 is a positive regulator of the IMD pathway, we tested the effect of IAP2 depletion on the induction of endogenous target genes by quantitative real-time reverse transcription–PCR (qPCR). SL2 cells were treated with dsRNA against GFP as a negative control, IMD as a positive control or IAP2. We then monitored expression levels of the IMD–Rel target genes cec and mtk in immune-stimulated and unstimulated cells. As shown in Fig 3B,CFigure 3, RNAi against IAP2 significantly reduced the levels of both target genes similarly to RNAi against IMD (Fig 3D,EFigure 3).
In addition to the IMD pathway, Drosophila immunity relies on the Toll and the JAK–STAT signalling pathways. We tested for a putative implication of IAP2 in Toll or JAK–STAT signalling using luciferase reporter assays (Tauszig et al, 2000; Muller et al, 2005; see the supplementary information online). Knockdown of known Toll or JAK–STAT pathway components showed a significant reduction of reporter induction, whereas dsRNA directed against IAP2 or GFP, as a control, did not influence Toll or JAK–STAT pathway activity (Fig 3F,GFigure 3). These results indicate that IAP2 is specifically involved in the IMD signalling pathway but no other known immune-responsive pathways.
As IAPs have been widely implicated as regulators of cell death (Deveraux & Reed, 1999), we investigated whether IAP2 functions as a regulator of cell viability. Therefore, we quantified cell proliferation after 5 days of RNAi against an unrelated factor (GFP), DIAP1 and IAP2. As shown in Fig 4AFigure 4, RNAi targeting DIAP1 led to a decrease of cell numbers from 0.5 million seeded cells to less than 20,000 live cells after 5 days. This is consistent with previous reports, which showed the essential role of DIAP1 in cell viability (Muro et al, 2002). In contrast, IAP2-depleted samples, similarly to GFP RNAi, showed an increase in cell numbers from 0.5 to 2.2 million. This indicates that IAP2, in contrast to DIAP1, is dispensable for cell viability. These results were confirmed by propidium iodide (PI) staining using fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) analysis (Fig 4BFigure 4) and viability assays monitoring intracellular ATP levels (supplementary Fig 2 online). Taken together, these results show that IAP2 is a regulator of IMD signalling and is not required for cell growth or survival.
Figure 4
Figure 4
Figure 4
Inhibitor of Apoptosis Protein 2 is dispensable for cell viability and required for immune deficiency/Jun amino-terminal kinase branch. (A) Haemocytometer count monitoring the growth of SL2 cells treated with GFP, DIAP1 and IAP2 doublestranded RNA (dsRNA) (more ...)
IAP2 acts upstream or at the same level as Tak1
Our results indicated that IAP2 is required for the IMD–Rel branch and cell-based epistasis mapped it downstream of IMD and upstream of Relish (Figs 1Figure 1, ,2).2Figure 2). As the IMD pathway branches at the same level or downstream of Tak1 into Rel- and JNK-dependent signalling, we examined whether IAP2 is also required for activation of the JNK branch. Thus, we monitored the expression of the IMD/JNKspecific target genes Puckered and Matrix metalloproteinase 1 (Mmp-1; Boutros et al, 2002) by qPCR. As shown in Fig 4CFigure 4 and supplementary Fig 3 online, depletion of IAP2 by RNAi disrupts Mmp-1 and puc induction after innate immune stimuli to a level similar to that of knockdown of known factors specific for the IMD–JNK branch (Mkk4/hep). These experiments, together with the epistasis experiments, support a model whereby IAP2 acts, similarly to Tak1, downstream of IMD and upstream or at the level of the branching point of the IMD–Rel and IMD–JNK signalling arms (Fig 4DFigure 4).
In conclusion, we identified several new components of the IMD innate immune pathway. Our experiments implicate several signalling factors in the control of IMD-dependent responses in haemocyte-like cells, including a GTPase-activating protein, a homologue of the mammalian Tak1-binding protein, and several proteins involved in RNA binding and processing. Their role in Drosophila immune response in vivo remains to be characterized. Strikingly, the screen identifies IAP2, a member of the Inhibitor of Apoptosis Protein family, as being required for Drosophila innate immune signalling. We show that IAP2 is specifically involved in the IMD signalling pathway, as it disrupts the induction of the IMD–Rel and IMD–JNK pathway target genes and is not required for other immune-induced pathways, such as Toll and JAK–STAT. Cell-based epistasis analysis and qPCR experiments monitoring the IMD–JNK branch suggest a function of IAP2 downstream of IMD and upstream or at the same level as Tak1. Although most previously characterized IAPs were shown to act as inhibitors of caspases (Deveraux & Reed, 1999), it is unlikely that the role of IAP2 is to inhibit DREDD, the caspase implicated in IMD signalling. If this were correct, depletion of IAP2 should lead to an enhancement of pathway activity after immune stimulus or to a constitutive expression of target genes without an immune stimulus, which is not the case. As human Tak1 has been shown to be activated by polyubiquitination (Wang et al, 2001), and it has recently been shown that ubiquitination is required for the activation of Tak1 and the IKK complex in Drosophila (Zhou et al, 2005), we might speculate that IAP2 may have a role in Tak1 ubiquitination through its RING domain. Whether mammalian IAPs have a role in innate immune responses remains to be established.
Methods
Cell culture. Drosophila SL2 and S2R+ cells were cultured in Schneider's Drosophila medium (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA, USA), supplemented with 10% fetal calf serum (PAA) and 1% penicillin–streptomycin (Invitrogen) at 25°C.
RNA synthesis, RNA interference and luciferase assay. dsRNA synthesis, RNAi treatment and luciferase experiments were performed, as described before (Muller et al, 2005). Complete primer and amplicon sequence information can be found at http://rnai.dkfz.de. Details on used reporter constructs, dsRNA concentration and cells can be found in the supplementary information online. SL2 cells were transiently transfected with specific reporter and expression constructs using Effectene or Cellfectin according to the manufacturer's instructions. When applicable, immune stimulation of cells was performed by adding heat-inactivated E. coli (DSM498) to a final concentration of 20 μg/ml. At 16 h after stimulation, luciferase activity was measured.
RNA extraction and quantitative real-time reverse transcription–PCR Total RNA from SL2 cells was isolated using Qiagen Shredder and RNeasy Mini columns or Trizol (Invitrogen) according to the manufacturer's description. A 5 μg portion of total RNA was treated with DNase I (Fermentas, St Leon-Rot, Germany) for 30 min before reverse transcription with Superscript II (Invitrogen) and oligo(dT)12–18 (Invitrogen). qPCR was performed using LightCycler 1.0 and LightCycler 480 instruments, TaqMan Master Kit, and the Drosophila Universal ProbeLibrary (Roche Applied Science, Mannheim, Germany). Rp49 levels were used to normalize the data. Protocols for RNAi treatment and induction, as well as primer sequences and probe information, are provided in the supplementary information online.
Fluorescence-activated cell sorting and cell viability analysis. Flow cytometry analysis was performed in SL2 cells after RNAi treatment in triplicate in 96-well tissue culture plates (Falcon, BD Biosciences, Heidelberg, Germany; as described in the supplementary information online). Cells were incubated for 6 days at 25°C. Cells were carefully resuspended in 100 μl complete medium and diluted 1:1 with staining solution (PBS, 4 μg/ml PI) to a final volume of 200 μl. Samples were analysed by flow cytometry (FACSArray, BD Biosciences), sampling 40 μl with a maximum of 20,000 ungated events per probe. To determine total PI-negative and PI-positive cell numbers, events were gated using FlowJo (TreeStar, Ashland, OR, USA) software.
Supplementary information is available at EMBO reports online (http://www.emboreports.org).
Note in proof. Kleino et al (2005) Inhibitor of apoptosis 2 and TAK1-binding protein are components of the Drosophila Imd pathway. EMBO J (in press; doi:10.1038/sj.emboj.7600807).
Supplementary Material
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Acknowledgments
We thank J.-M. Reichhart, J.-L. Imler, A. Goto, S. Wasserman, D. Hultmark and M. Zeidler for plasmids and K. Bartscherer for the Rp128-RL co-reporter construct. We are grateful to T. Horn and Z. Arziman for help with bioinformatics analysis, M. Stricker and B. Mosterman for technical support and all lab members for fruitful discussions. N.P. was supported by Alexander-von-Humboldt and Association pour la Recherche sur le Cancer postdoctoral fellowships. This work was supported by an Emmy-Noether grant from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft to M.B.
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