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Journal Article
Extracellular Lipopolysaccharide Triggers the Release of Unconjugated Interferon-Stimulated Gene 15 (ISG15) Protein from Macrophages via Type-I Interferon/Caspase-4/Gasdermin-D Pathway
2026
Overview
Interferon-stimulated gene 15 (ISG15) is an interferon-induced ubiquitin-like protein that plays an important role in antiviral defense and inflammatory responses, primarily through the process of ISGylation, whereby ISG15 is covalently conjugated to target proteins. Beyond its intracellular functions, a portion of free unconjugated ISG15 is also released into the extracellular environment during infections and diseases such as cancer. Extracellular ISG15 is known to regulate immune cell activity and cytokine production. Despite its immune-modulatory role, how ISG15 is released from cells has remained unclear. In this study, we have identified a non-lytic mechanism by which human macrophages release ISG15. Using lipopolysaccharide (LPS) as a stimulus, we show that extracellular LPS triggers unconjugated ISG15 release by utilizing plasma membrane-localized Gasdermin D (GSDMD) pores. Mechanistically, LPS via the autocrine/paracrine action of type-I interferon (IFN) activates caspase-4 (Casp4) to cleave the N-terminal domain of GSDMD for the formation of cell surface GSDMD pores that permit the extracellular release of unconjugated ISG15 in the absence of lytic cell death. Together, our studies have identified the IFN-Casp4-GSDMD axis as a previously unrecognized non-classical pathway for unconjugated ISG15 release from cells.
Publisher
MDPI AG,Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
Subject
/ Biological response modifiers
/ Caspases, Initiator - metabolism
/ Disease
/ Genes
/ Humans
/ Interferon Type I - metabolism
/ Interferon-stimulated gene 15
/ Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins - metabolism
/ Lipopolysaccharides - immunology
/ Lipopolysaccharides - pharmacology
/ Phosphate-Binding Proteins - metabolism
/ Proteins
/ Sepsis
/ Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
/ Viruses
