Chromatin remodeler ARID1A binds IRF3 to selectively induce antiviral interferon production in macrophages.

Ye Hu, Xin Wang, Jiaying Song, Jiacheng Wu, Jia Xu, Yangyang Chai, Yuanyuan Ding, Bingjing Wang, Chunmei Wang, Yong Zhao, Zhongyang Shen, Xiaoqing Xu, Xuetao Cao

Cell death & disease 2021 Jul 27

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Transcription factor IRF3 is critical for the induction of antiviral type I interferon (IFN-I). The epigenetic regulation of IFN-I production in antiviral innate immunity needs to be further identified. Here, we reported that epigenetic remodeler ARID1A, a critical component of the mSWI/SNF complex, could bind IRF3 and then was recruited to the Ifn-I promoter by IRF3, thus selectively promoting IFN-I but not TNF-α, IL-6 production in macrophages upon viral infection. Myeloid cell-specific deficiency of Arid1a rendered mice more susceptible to viral infection, accompanied with less IFN-I production. Mechanistically, ARID1A facilitates chromatin accessibility of IRF3 at the Ifn-I promoters by interacting with histone methyltransferase NSD2, which methylates H3K4 and H3K36 of the promoter regions. Our findings demonstrated the new roles of ARID1A and NSD2 in innate immunity, providing insight into the crosstalks of chromatin remodeling, histone modification, and transcription factors in the epigenetic regulation of antiviral innate immunity. © 2021. The Author(s).

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Ye Hu, Xin Wang, Jiaying Song, Jiacheng Wu, Jia Xu, Yangyang Chai, Yuanyuan Ding, Bingjing Wang, Chunmei Wang, Yong Zhao, Zhongyang Shen, Xiaoqing Xu, Xuetao Cao. Chromatin remodeler ARID1A binds IRF3 to selectively induce antiviral interferon production in macrophages. Cell death & disease. 2021 Jul 27;12(8):743