DCN released from ferroptotic cells ignites AGER-dependent immune responses

Jiao Liu, Shan Zhu, Ling Zeng, Jingbo Li, Daniel J. Klionsky, Guido Kroemer, Jianxin Jiang, Daolin Tang, Rui Kang

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Abstract

Ferroptosis is a form of inflammatory cell death for which key mediators remain obscure. Here, we report that the proteoglycan decorin (DCN) is released by cells that are dying from ferroptosis and then acts as an alarm signal to trigger innate and adaptive immune responses. The early release of DCN during ferroptosis is an active process that involves secretory macroautophagy/autophagy and lysosomal exocytosis. Once released, extracellular DCN binds to the receptor advanced glycosylation end-product-specific receptor (AGER) on macrophages to trigger the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines in an NFKB/NF-κB-dependent manner. Pharmacological and genetic inhibition of the DCN-AGER axis protects against ferroptotic death-related acute pancreatitis and limits the capacity of ferroptotic cancer cells to induce a tumor-protective immune response. Thus, DCN is an essential mediator of the inflammatory and immune consequences of ferroptosis.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2036-2049
Number of pages14
JournalAutophagy
Volume18
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022

Keywords

  • DAMP
  • Ferroptosis
  • autophagy
  • inflammation
  • macrophages

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Molecular Biology
  • Cell Biology

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