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Suppressor of cytokine signaling 1 inhibits IFN- inflammatory signaling in human keratinocytes by sustaining ERK1/2 activation

Laboratory of Immunology, Istituto Dermopatico dell’Immacolata (IDI)-IRCCS, Rome, Italy

¹ Correspondence: Laboratory of Immunology, IDI-IRCCS, Via Monti di Creta, 104, 00167 Rome, Italy. E-mail: c.albanesi{at}idi.it

IFN- is a pleiotropic cytokine importantly involved in the development of skin inflammatory responses. Epidermal keratinocytes are extremely susceptible to IFN- action, but, once transduced with the suppressors of cytokine signaling (SOCS)1 molecule, they can no longer express a number of IFN--inducible signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT)1-dependent genes. Extracellular-signal-regulated kinase (ERK)1/2 pathway is also involved in the protection of keratinocytes from the proinflammatory effect of IFN-. Here we show that, after IFN- stimulation, SOCS1 inhibited IFN- receptor and STAT1 phosphorylation but maintained ERK1/2 activation. SOCS1 was also necessary for the IFN--induced RAS and Raf-1 activities in keratinocytes. The enhanced ERK1/2 pathway in SOCS1-overexpressing keratinocytes was in part responsible for their inability to respond to IFN-, in terms of CXCL10 and CCL2 production, and for the high production of CXCL8. Moreover, SOCS1 interacted with the RAS inhibitor p120 RasGAP and promoted its degradation after IFN- stimulation. We hypothesize that SOCS1 functions as suppressor of IFN- signaling, not only by inhibiting STAT1 activation but also by sustaining ERK1/2-dependent antiinflammatory pathways.— Madonna, S., Scarponi, C., De Pità, O., Albanesi, C. Suppressor of cytokine signaling 1 inhibits IFN- inflammatory signaling in human keratinocytes by sustaining ERK1/2 activation.

Key Words: skin inflammation • antiinflammatory pathways • skin immune responses • RAS • RAF-1 • p120RasGAP