PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Kinsella, Sinéad AU - König, Hans-Georg AU - Prehn, Jochen H.M. TI - Bid Promotes K63-Linked Polyubiquitination of Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Associated Factor 6 (TRAF6) and Sensitizes to Mutant <em>SOD1</em>-Induced Proinflammatory Signaling in Microglia AID - 10.1523/ENEURO.0099-15.2016 DP - 2016 Mar 01 TA - eneuro PG - ENEURO.0099-15.2016 VI - 3 IP - 2 4099 - http://www.eneuro.org/content/3/2/ENEURO.0099-15.2016.short 4100 - http://www.eneuro.org/content/3/2/ENEURO.0099-15.2016.full SO - eneuro2016 Mar 01; 3 AB - Mutations in the superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) gene contribute to motoneuron degeneration and are evident in 20% of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis cases. Mutant SOD1 induces microglial activation through a stimulation of Toll-like receptors 2 and 4 (TLR2 and TLR4). In the present study, we identified the proapoptotic Bcl-2 family protein Bid as a positive regulator of mutant SOD1-induced TLR-nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) signaling in microglia. bid-deficient primary mouse microglia showed reduced NF-κB signaling in response to TLR4 activation or exposure to conditioned medium derived from SOD1 G93A expressing NSC-34 cells. Attenuation of NF-κB signaling in bid-deficient microglia was associated with lower levels of phosphorylated IKKα/β and p65, with a delayed degradation of IκBα and enhanced degradation of Peli1. Upstream of IKK, we found that Bid interacted with, and promoted, the K63-linked polyubiquitination of the E3 ubiquitin ligase tumor necrosis factor receptor associated factor 6 (TRAF6) in microglia. Our study suggests a key role for Bid in the regulation of TLR4-NF-κB proinflammatory signaling during mutant SOD1-induced disease pathology.Bid promotes TLR4-NF-κB signaling by interacting with TRAF6 and promoting TRAF6 K63-linked polyubiquitination in microglia.