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Cell wall polysaccharide synthases are located in detergent-resistant membrane microdomains in oomycetes. Appl Environ Microbiol 2009; 75:1938-49. [PMID: 19201970 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02728-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The pathways responsible for cell wall polysaccharide biosynthesis are vital in eukaryotic microorganisms. The corresponding synthases are potential targets of inhibitors such as fungicides. Despite their fundamental and economical importance, most polysaccharide synthases are not well characterized, and their molecular mechanisms are poorly understood. With the example of Saprolegnia monoica as a model organism, we show that chitin and (1-->3)-beta-d-glucan synthases are located in detergent-resistant membrane microdomains (DRMs) in oomycetes, a phylum that comprises some of the most devastating microorganisms in the agriculture and aquaculture industries. Interestingly, no cellulose synthase activity was detected in the DRMs. The purified DRMs exhibited similar biochemical features as lipid rafts from animal, plant, and yeast cells, although they contained some species-specific lipids. This report sheds light on the lipid environment of the (1-->3)-beta-d-glucan and chitin synthases, as well as on the sterol biosynthetic pathways in oomycetes. The results presented here are consistent with a function of lipid rafts in cell polarization and as platforms for sorting specific sets of proteins targeted to the plasma membrane, such as carbohydrate synthases. The involvement of DRMs in the biosynthesis of major cell wall polysaccharides in eukaryotic microorganisms suggests a function of lipid rafts in hyphal morphogenesis and tip growth.
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Toll-like receptor 7 mitigates lethal West Nile encephalitis via interleukin 23-dependent immune cell infiltration and homing. Immunity 2009; 30:242-53. [PMID: 19200759 DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2008.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 165] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2008] [Revised: 10/27/2008] [Accepted: 11/19/2008] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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West Nile virus (WNV), a mosquito-transmitted single-stranded RNA (ssRNA) flavivirus, causes human disease of variable severity. We investigated Toll-like receptor 7-deficient (Tlr7(-/-)) and myeloid differentiation factor 88-deficient (Myd88(-/-)) mice, which both have defective recognition of ssRNA, and found increased viremia and susceptibility to lethal WNV infection. Despite increased tissue concentrations of most innate cytokines, CD45(+) leukocytes and CD11b(+) macrophages failed to home to WNV-infected cells and infiltrate into target organs of Tlr7(-/-) mice. Tlr7(-/-) mice and macrophages had reduced interleukin-12 (IL-12) and IL-23 responses after WNV infection, and mice deficient in IL-12 p40 and IL-23 p40 (Il12b(-/-)) or IL-23 p19 (Il23a(-/-)), but not IL-12 p35 (Il12a(-/-)), responded similarly to Tlr7(-/-) mice, with increased susceptibility to lethal WNV encephalitis. Collectively, these results demonstrate that TLR7 and IL-23-dependent WNV responses represent a vital host defense mechanism that operates by affecting immune cell homing to infected target cells.
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Regan AD, Cohen RD, Whittaker GR. Activation of p38 MAPK by feline infectious peritonitis virus regulates pro-inflammatory cytokine production in primary blood-derived feline mononuclear cells. Virology 2009; 384:135-43. [PMID: 19058829 PMCID: PMC7103373 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2008.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2008] [Revised: 09/08/2008] [Accepted: 11/06/2008] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is an invariably fatal disease of cats caused by systemic infection with a feline coronavirus (FCoV) termed feline infectious peritonitis virus (FIPV). The lethal pathology associated with FIP (granulomatous inflammation and T-cell lymphopenia) is thought to be mediated by aberrant modulation of the immune system due to infection of cells such as monocytes and macrophages. Overproduction of pro-inflammatory cytokines occurs in cats with FIP, and has been suggested to play a significant role in the disease process. However, the mechanism underlying this process remains unknown. Here we show that infection of primary blood-derived feline mononuclear cells by FIPV WSU 79-1146 and FIPV-DF2 leads to rapid activation of the p38 MAPK pathway and that this activation regulates production of the pro-inflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) and interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta). FIPV-induced p38 MAPK activation and pro-inflammatory cytokine production was inhibited by the pyridinyl imidazole inhibitors SB 203580 and SC 409 in a dose-dependent manner. FIPV-induced p38 MAPK activation was observed in primary feline blood-derived mononuclear cells individually purified from multiple SPF cats, as was the inhibition of TNF-alpha production by pyridinyl imidazole inhibitors.
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- Andrew D. Regan
- C4127 Veterinary Medical Center, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca NY 14853, USA,Graduate Program in Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca NY 14853, USA
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- C4127 Veterinary Medical Center, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca NY 14853, USA
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- C4127 Veterinary Medical Center, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca NY 14853, USA,Corresponding author. Fax: +1 607 253 3385
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Sun Y, Ishibashi M, Seimon T, Lee M, Sharma SM, Fitzgerald KA, Samokhin AO, Wang Y, Sayers S, Aikawa M, Jerome WG, Ostrowski MC, Bromme D, Libby P, Tabas IA, Welch CL, Tall AR. Free cholesterol accumulation in macrophage membranes activates Toll-like receptors and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase and induces cathepsin K. Circ Res 2009; 104:455-65. [PMID: 19122179 DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.108.182568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The molecular events linking lipid accumulation in atherosclerotic plaques to complications such as aneurysm formation and plaque disruption are poorly understood. BALB/c-Apoe(-/-) mice bearing a null mutation in the Npc1 gene display prominent medial erosion and atherothrombosis, whereas their macrophages accumulate free cholesterol in late endosomes and show increased cathepsin K (Ctsk) expression. We now show increased cathepsin K immunostaining and increased cysteinyl proteinase activity using near infrared fluorescence imaging over proximal aortas of Apoe(-/-), Npc1(-/-) mice. In mechanistic studies, cholesterol loading of macrophage plasma membranes (cyclodextrin-cholesterol) or endosomal system (AcLDL+U18666A or Npc1 null mutation) activated Toll-like receptor (TLR) signaling, leading to sustained phosphorylation of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase and induction of p38 targets, including Ctsk, S100a8, Mmp8, and Mmp14. Studies in macrophages from knockout mice showed major roles for TLR4, following plasma membrane cholesterol loading, and for TLR3, after late endosomal loading. TLR signaling via p38 led to phosphorylation and activation of the transcription factor Microphthalmia transcription factor, acting at E-box elements in the Ctsk promoter. These studies suggest that free cholesterol enrichment of either plasma or endosomal membranes in macrophages leads to activation of signaling via various TLRs, prolonged p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase activation, and induction of Mmps, Ctsk, and S100a8, potentially contributing to plaque complications.
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- Yu Sun
- Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.
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Deng GM, Tsokos GC. Cholera toxin B accelerates disease progression in lupus-prone mice by promoting lipid raft aggregation. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2008; 181:4019-26. [PMID: 18768857 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.181.6.4019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Infectious agents, including bacteria and viruses, are thought to provide triggers for the development or exacerbation of autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus in the genetically predisposed individual. Molecular mimicry and engagement of TLRs have been assigned limited roles that link infection to autoimmunity, but additional mechanisms are suspected to be involved. In this study we show that T cells from lupus-prone mice display aggregated lipid rafts that harbor signaling, costimulatory, inflammatory, adhesion, and TLR molecules. The percentage of T cells with clustered lipid rafts increases with age and peaks before the development of lupus pathology. We show that cholera toxin B, a component of Vibrio cholerae, promotes autoantibody production and glomerulonephritis in lupus-prone mice by enhancing lipid raft aggregation in T cells. In contrast, disruption of lipid raft aggregation results in delay of disease pathology. Our results demonstrate that lipid rafts contribute significantly to the pathogenesis of lupus and provide a novel mechanism whereby aggregated lipid rafts represent a potential link between infection and autoimmunity.
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- Guo-Min Deng
- Division of Rheumatology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Motoyama K, Hashimoto Y, Hirayama F, Uekama K, Arima H. Inhibitory effects of 2,6-di-O-methyl-alpha-cyclodextrin on poly I:C signaling in macrophages. Eur J Pharm Sci 2008; 36:285-91. [PMID: 19013520 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2008.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2008] [Revised: 09/21/2008] [Accepted: 10/14/2008] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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In the present study, we examined the effects of alpha-cyclodextrin (alpha-CyD), 2-hydroxypropyl-alpha-cyclodextrin (HP-alpha-CyD) and 2,6-di-O-methyl-alpha-cyclodextrin (DM-alpha-CyD) on the nitric oxide (NO) and interferon-beta (IFN-beta) production in murine and human macrophages stimulated with Poly I:C and CpG-DNA, toll-like receptor 3 (TLR3) and TLR9 ligands, respectively. DM-alpha-CyD significantly inhibited NO production in RAW264.7 cells and U937 cells differentiated by phorbol myristate acetate (PMA), murine and human macrophage-like cell lines, respectively, stimulated with Poly I:C without cytotoxicity, but neither alpha-CyD nor HP-alpha-CyD did. Meanwhile, the three alpha-CyDs did not inhibit NO production in RAW264.7 cells stimulated with CpG-DNA. DM-alpha-CyD inhibited inducible NO synthase (iNOS) and IFN-beta expression upon stimulation with Poly I:C. Furthermore, DM-alpha-CyD markedly decreased the cellular uptake of Poly I:C in RAW264.7 cells. Therefore, DM-alpha-CyD may be useful as a potent inhibitor for excess activation of macrophages stimulated with Poly I:C.
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- Keiichi Motoyama
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 5-1 Oe-honmachi, Kumamoto 862-0973, Japan
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Parker LC, Prestwich EC, Ward JR, Smythe E, Berry A, Triantafilou M, Triantafilou K, Sabroe I. A phosphatidylserine species inhibits a range of TLR- but not IL-1beta-induced inflammatory responses by disruption of membrane microdomains. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2008; 181:5606-17. [PMID: 18832719 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.181.8.5606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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TLRs detect conserved molecular patterns that are unique to microbes, enabling tailored responses to invading pathogens and modulating a multitude of immunopathological conditions. We investigated the ability of a naturally occurring stearoyl-arachidonoyl form of phosphatidylserine (SAPS) to inhibit the proinflammatory effects of TLR agonists in models of inflammation investigating the interaction of leukocytes with epithelial and endothelial cells. The responses to LPS of both epithelial and endothelial cells were highly amplified in the presence of PBMCs. Coincubation with SAPS markedly inhibited activation of cocultures by LPS, principally through inhibition of the TLR4 signaling pathway in PBMCs; however, this was not through downmodulation of TLR4 or coreceptor expression, nor was IL-1beta-induced cytokine release affected. SAPS also impaired Pam(3)CSK(4) (TLR2/1), Gardiquimod (TLR7/8), and Streptococcus pneumoniae-induced cytokine release, but had only modest effects on poly(I:C) (TLR3)-induced responses. Fluorescence resonance energy transfer analysis of molecular associations revealed that SAPS disrupted the association of both TLR4 and TLR2 with their respective membrane partners that are required for signaling. Thus, our data reinforce the existence and importance of cooperative networks of TLRs, tissue cells, and leukocytes in mediating innate immunity, and identify a novel disrupter of membrane microdomains, revealing the dependence of TLR signaling on localization within these domains.
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- Lisa C Parker
- Academic Unit of Respiratory Medicine, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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Kim B, Sarangi PP, Azkur AK, Kaistha SD, Rouse BT. Enhanced viral immunoinflammatory lesions in mice lacking IL-23 responses. Microbes Infect 2007; 10:302-12. [PMID: 18325811 DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2007.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2007] [Revised: 11/15/2007] [Accepted: 12/10/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection of the cornea culminates in an immunopathological lesion (stromal keratitis--SK) that impairs vision. This report shows that HSV infection results in IL-23 up-regulation, but if this response fails to occur, as was noted in p19-/- mice, the severity of lesions, their incidence and the level of viral induced angiogenesis were significantly increased compared to wild-type (WT) animals (p<0.05). The higher disease severity in p19-/- mice appeared to be the consequence of an increased IL-12 response that in turn led to the induction of higher numbers of IFN-gamma producing CD4(+)T cells, the principal orchestrators of SK. Our results indicate that the severity of HSV induced immunopathological lesions may be mainly the consequence of IL-12 driven Th1 T cell reactions rather than the action of IL-17 producing cells controlled by IL-23.
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- Bumseok Kim
- Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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Szabo G, Dolganiuc A, Dai Q, Pruett SB. TLR4, ethanol, and lipid rafts: a new mechanism of ethanol action with implications for other receptor-mediated effects. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2007; 178:1243-9. [PMID: 17237368 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.178.3.1243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Ethanol (EtOH) is the most widely abused substance in the United States, and it contributes to well-documented harmful (at high dosages) and beneficial (at low dosages) changes in inflammatory and immune responses. Lipid rafts have been implicated in the regulation and activation of several important receptor complexes in the immune system, including the TLR4 complex. Many questions remain about the precise mechanisms by which rafts regulate the assembly of these receptor complexes. Results summarized in this review indicate that EtOH acts by altering the LPS-induced redistribution of components of the TLR4 complex within the lipid raft and that this is related to changes in actin cytoskeleton rearrangement, receptor clustering, and subsequent signaling. EtOH provides an example of an immunomodulatory drug that acts at least in part by modifying lipid rafts, and it could represent a model to probe the relationships between rafts, receptor complexes, and signaling.
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- Gyongyi Szabo
- University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
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