Innate immune signaling in macrophages during viral infection is regulated by ISGylation, the covalent attachment of the ubiquitin-like protein interferon-stimulated gene 15 (ISG15) to protein targets. Here, we explored the role of ISGylation in the macrophage response to infection with . In human and mouse macrophages, the E3 ubiquitin ligases HERC5 and mHERC6, respectively, mediated the ISGylation of the phosphatase PTEN, which promoted its degradation. The decreased abundance of PTEN led to an increase in the activity of the PI3K-AKT signaling pathway, which stimulated the synthesis of proinflammatory cytokines. Bacterial growth was increased in culture and in vivo when human or mouse macrophages were deficient in the major E3 ISG15 ligase. The findings expand the role of ISGylation in macrophages to antibacterial immunity and suggest that HERC5 signaling may be a candidate target for adjunct host-directed therapy in patients with tuberculosis.
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