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Stolarski AE, Lai JJ, Kim J, Rock KL, Remick D. GENETIC ABLATION OF THE C-TYPE LECTIN RECEPTOR CLEC2D INCREASES PERITONITIS MORTALITY, INFLAMMATION, AND PHYSIOLOGY WITHOUT DIMINISHING ORGAN INJURY. Shock 2024; 62:437-446. [PMID: 38888567 PMCID: PMC11365780 DOI: 10.1097/shk.0000000000002413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/20/2024]
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ABSTRACT Background: Sepsis accounts for substantial morbidity and mortality motivating investigators to continue the search for pathways and molecules driving the pathogenesis of the disease. The current study examined if the novel C-type lectin receptor (CLR), Clec2d, plays a significant role in the pathogenesis of sepsis. Methods: Clec2d knockout (KO) mice were fully backcrossed onto the C57/BL6 background. Acute endotoxemia was induced with an intraperitoneal injection of lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Sepsis was induced in two different models, cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia. Both models were treated with antibiotics and fluid resuscitation. In the sepsis models, physiologic and hematologic measurements were measured at 24 h by collecting a small sample of peripheral blood. Mortality was followed for 14 days. Results : A total of 197 mice were studied, 58 wild type (WT) and 54 knock-out (KO) in the LPS model; 27 wild type and 21 KO mice in the CLP model; and 22 WT and 15 KO mice in the pneumonia model. Clec2d KO mice had greater mortality in the LPS and CLP studies but not the pneumonia model. There were significant differences in multiple parameters determined 24 h post sepsis between mice who subsequently died and those lived. Consistent with previous reports in the CLP model, higher concentrations of IL-6, increased numbers of peripheral blood lymphocytes and greater renal injury were found in the dying mice. In contrast, in the pneumonia model, IL-6 was higher in the surviving mice; however, the IL-6 levels in the pneumonia model (0.6 ± 0.3 ng/mL mean ± SEM) were less than 2% of the IL-6 levels of mice that died in the CLP model (41 ± 9 ng/mL, mean ± SEM). There were no differences in the lymphocyte count or renal injury between living and dying mice in the pneumonia model. In both sepsis models, dying mice had lower heart rates, respiratory rates, and body temperatures. These values were also lower in the KO mice compared to the WT in CLP, but the breath rate and body temperature were increased in the KO pneumonia mice. Conclusion: The C-type lectin receptor Clec2d plays a complicated role in the pathogenesis of sepsis, which varies with source of infection as demonstrated in the models used to study the disease. These data highlight the heterogeneity of the responses to sepsis and provide further evidence that a single common pathway driving sepsis organ injury and death likely does not exist.
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- Allan E. Stolarski
- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston MA
- Department of Surgery, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston MA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester MA
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- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston MA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester MA
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- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston MA
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Fuhrmann B, Jiang J, Mcleod P, Huang X, Balaji S, Arp J, Diao H, Ma S, Peng T, Haig A, Gunaratnam L, Zhang ZX, Jevnikar AM. Inhibition of NK cell cytotoxicity by tubular epithelial cell expression of Clr-b and Clr-f. CURRENT RESEARCH IN IMMUNOLOGY 2024; 5:100081. [PMID: 39113760 PMCID: PMC11303997 DOI: 10.1016/j.crimmu.2024.100081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2024] [Revised: 06/21/2024] [Accepted: 07/03/2024] [Indexed: 08/10/2024] Open
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NK cells participate in ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI) and transplant rejection. Endogenous regulatory systems may exist to attenuate NK cell activation and cytotoxicity in IRI associated with kidney transplantation. A greater understanding of NK regulation will provide insights in transplant outcomes and could direct new therapeutic strategies. Kidney tubular epithelial cells (TECs) may negatively regulate NK cell activation by their surface expression of a complex family of C-type lectin-related proteins (Clrs). We have found that Clr-b and Clr-f were expressed by TECs. Clr-b was upregulated by inflammatory cytokines TNFα and IFNγ in vitro. Silencing of both Clr-b and Clr-f expression using siRNA resulted in increased NK cell killing of TECs compared to silencing of either Clr-b or Clr-f alone (p < 0.01) and when compared to control TECs (p < 0.001). NK cells treated in vitro with soluble Clr-b and Clr-f proteins reduced their capacity to kill TECs (p < 0.05). Hence, NK cell cytotoxicity can be inhibited by Clr proteins on the surface of TECs. Our study suggests a synergistic effect of Clr molecules in regulating NK cell function in renal cells and this may represent an important endogenous regulatory system to limit NK cell-mediated organ injury during inflammation.
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- Benjamin Fuhrmann
- Matthew Mailing Centre for Translational Transplant Studies, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Matthew Mailing Centre for Translational Transplant Studies, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Matthew Mailing Centre for Translational Transplant Studies, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Matthew Mailing Centre for Translational Transplant Studies, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Matthew Mailing Centre for Translational Transplant Studies, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Matthew Mailing Centre for Translational Transplant Studies, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Matthew Mailing Centre for Translational Transplant Studies, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Matthew Mailing Centre for Translational Transplant Studies, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
- Multi-Organ Transplantation Program, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Matthew Mailing Centre for Translational Transplant Studies, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
- Multi-Organ Transplantation Program, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Matthew Mailing Centre for Translational Transplant Studies, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
- Multi-Organ Transplantation Program, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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Scur M, Parsons BD, Dey S, Makrigiannis AP. The diverse roles of C-type lectin-like receptors in immunity. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1126043. [PMID: 36923398 PMCID: PMC10008955 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1126043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2022] [Accepted: 02/14/2023] [Indexed: 03/03/2023] Open
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Our understanding of the C-type lectin-like receptors (CTLRs) and their functions in immunity have continued to expand from their initial roles in pathogen recognition. There are now clear examples of CTLRs acting as scavenger receptors, sensors of cell death and cell transformation, and regulators of immune responses and homeostasis. This range of function reflects an extensive diversity in the expression and signaling activity between individual CTLR members of otherwise highly conserved families. Adding to this diversity is the constant discovery of new receptor binding capabilities and receptor-ligand interactions, distinct cellular expression profiles, and receptor structures and signaling mechanisms which have expanded the defining roles of CTLRs in immunity. The natural killer cell receptors exemplify this functional diversity with growing evidence of their activity in other immune populations and tissues. Here, we broadly review select families of CTLRs encoded in the natural killer cell gene complex (NKC) highlighting key receptors that demonstrate the complex multifunctional capabilities of these proteins. We focus on recent evidence from research on the NKRP1 family of CTLRs and their interaction with the related C-type lectin (CLEC) ligands which together exhibit essential immune functions beyond their defined activity in natural killer (NK) cells. The ever-expanding evidence for the requirement of CTLR in numerous biological processes emphasizes the need to better understand the functional potential of these receptor families in immune defense and pathological conditions.
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- Michal Scur
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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Alveolar macrophage metabolic programming via a C-type lectin receptor protects against lipo-toxicity and cell death. Nat Commun 2022; 13:7272. [PMID: 36433992 PMCID: PMC9700784 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-34935-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2021] [Accepted: 11/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Alveolar macrophages (AM) hold lung homeostasis intact. In addition to the defense against inhaled pathogens and deleterious inflammation, AM also maintain pulmonary surfactant homeostasis, a vital lung function that prevents pulmonary alveolar proteinosis. Signals transmitted between AM and pneumocytes of the pulmonary niche coordinate these specialized functions. However, the mechanisms that guide the metabolic homeostasis of AM remain largely elusive. We show that the NK cell-associated receptor, NKR-P1B, is expressed by AM and is essential for metabolic programming. Nkrp1b-/- mice are vulnerable to pneumococcal infection due to an age-dependent collapse in the number of AM and the formation of lipid-laden AM. The AM of Nkrp1b-/- mice show increased uptake but defective metabolism of surfactant lipids. We identify a physical relay between AM and alveolar type-II pneumocytes that is dependent on pneumocyte Clr-g expression. These findings implicate the NKR-P1B:Clr-g signaling axis in AM-pneumocyte communication as being important for maintaining metabolism in AM.
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Sensing tissue damage is an ancient function of immune cells that is central to the regulation of inflammation, tissue repair, and immunity. In this issue of Immunity, Lai et al. (2020) uncover a role for the C-type lectin receptor Clec2d as a sensor of cell death, which directly detects histones released during necrosis and thus contributes to inflammation and immunopathology.
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- Carlos Del Fresno
- Immunobiology Lab, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid 28029, Spain
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- Immunobiology Lab, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid 28029, Spain.
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Lai JJ, Cruz FM, Rock KL. Immune Sensing of Cell Death through Recognition of Histone Sequences by C-Type Lectin-Receptor-2d Causes Inflammation and Tissue Injury. Immunity 2019; 52:123-135.e6. [PMID: 31859049 DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2019.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2018] [Revised: 10/10/2019] [Accepted: 11/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The immune system monitors the health of cells and is stimulated by necrosis. Here we examined the receptors and ligands driving this response. In a targeted screen of C-type lectin receptors, a Clec2d reporter responded to lysates from necrotic cells. Biochemical purification identified histones, both free and bound to nucleosomes or neutrophil extracellular traps, as Clec2d ligands. Clec2d recognized poly-basic sequences in histone tails and this recognition was sensitive to post-translational modifications of these sequences. As compared with WT mice, Clec2d-/- mice exhibited reduced proinflammatory responses to injected histones, and less tissue damage and improved survival in a hepatotoxic injury model. In macrophages, Clec2d localized to the plasma membrane and endosomes. Histone binding to Clec2d did not stimulate kinase activation or cytokine production. Rather, histone-bound DNA stimulated endosomal Tlr9-dependent responses in a Clec2d-dependent manner. Thus, Clec2d binds to histones released upon necrotic cell death, with functional consequences to inflammation and tissue damage.
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- Jiann-Jyh Lai
- Department of Pathology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
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Mouse Cytomegalovirus m153 Protein Stabilizes Expression of the Inhibitory NKR-P1B Ligand Clr-b. J Virol 2019; 94:JVI.01220-19. [PMID: 31597762 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01220-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2019] [Accepted: 10/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Natural killer (NK) cells are a subset of innate lymphoid cells (ILC) capable of recognizing stressed and infected cells through multiple germ line-encoded receptor-ligand interactions. Missing-self recognition involves NK cell sensing of the loss of host-encoded inhibitory ligands on target cells, including MHC class I (MHC-I) molecules and other MHC-I-independent ligands. Mouse cytomegalovirus (MCMV) infection promotes a rapid host-mediated loss of the inhibitory NKR-P1B ligand Clr-b (encoded by Clec2d) on infected cells. Here we provide evidence that an MCMV m145 family member, m153, functions to stabilize cell surface Clr-b during MCMV infection. Ectopic expression of m153 in fibroblasts augments Clr-b cell surface levels. Moreover, infections using m153-deficient MCMV mutants (Δm144-m158 and Δm153) show an accelerated and exacerbated Clr-b downregulation. Importantly, enhanced loss of Clr-b during Δm153 mutant infection reverts to wild-type levels upon exogenous m153 complementation in fibroblasts. While the effects of m153 on Clr-b levels are independent of Clec2d transcription, imaging experiments revealed that the m153 and Clr-b proteins only minimally colocalize within the same subcellular compartments, and tagged versions of the proteins were refractory to coimmunoprecipitation under mild-detergent conditions. Surprisingly, the Δm153 mutant possesses enhanced virulence in vivo, independent of both Clr-b and NKR-P1B, suggesting that m153 potentially targets additional host factors. Nevertheless, the present data highlight a unique mechanism by which MCMV modulates NK ligand expression.IMPORTANCE Cytomegaloviruses are betaherpesviruses that in immunocompromised individuals can lead to severe pathologies. These viruses encode various gene products that serve to evade innate immune recognition. NK cells are among the first immune cells that respond to CMV infection and use germ line-encoded NK cell receptors (NKR) to distinguish healthy from virus-infected cells. One such axis that plays a critical role in NK recognition involves the inhibitory NKR-P1B receptor, which engages the host ligand Clr-b, a molecule commonly lost on stressed cells ("missing-self"). In this study, we discovered that mouse CMV utilizes the m153 glycoprotein to circumvent host-mediated Clr-b downregulation, in order to evade NK recognition. These results highlight a novel MCMV-mediated immune evasion strategy.
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Ho PWM, Chan AS, Pavlos NJ, Sims NA, Martin TJ. Brief exposure to full length parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) causes persistent generation of cyclic AMP through an endocytosis-dependent mechanism. Biochem Pharmacol 2019; 169:113627. [PMID: 31476292 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2019.113627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2019] [Accepted: 08/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Parathyroid hormone (PTH)-related protein (PTHrP) (gene name Pthlh) was discovered as the factor responsible for the humoral hypercalcemia of malignancy. It shares such sequence similarity with PTH in the amino-terminal region that the two are equally able to act through a single G protein-coupled receptor, PTH1R. A number of biological activities are ascribed to domains of PTHrP beyond the amino-terminal domain. PTH functions as a circulating hormone, but PTHrP is generated locally in many tissues including bone, where it acts as a paracrine factor on osteoblasts and osteocytes. The present study compares how PTH and PTHrP influence cyclic AMP (cAMP) formation through adenylyl cyclase, the first event in cell activation through PTH1R. Brief exposure to full length PTHrP(1-141) in several osteoblastic cell culture systems was followed by sustained adenylyl cyclase activity for more than an hour after ligand washout. This effect was dose-dependent and was not found with shorter PTHrP or PTH peptides even though they were fully able to activate adenylyl cyclase with acute treatment. The persistent activation response to PTHrP(1-141) was seen also with later events in the cAMP/PKA pathway, including persistent activation of CRE-luciferase and sustained regulation of several CREB-responsive mRNAs, up to 24 h after the initial exposure. Pharmacologic blockade of endocytosis prevented the persistent activation of cAMP and gene responses. We conclude that full length PTHrP, the likely local physiological effector in bone, differs in intracellular action to PTH by undergoing endosomal translocation to induce a prolonged adenylyl cyclase activation in its target cells.
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- Patricia W M Ho
- Bone Biology and Disease Unit, St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Victoria 3065, Australia
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- Bone Biology and Disease Unit, St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Victoria 3065, Australia; School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia
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- Bone Biology and Disease Unit, St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Victoria 3065, Australia; Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria 3065, Australia
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- Bone Biology and Disease Unit, St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Victoria 3065, Australia; Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria 3065, Australia.
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McGregor NE, Murat M, Elango J, Poulton IJ, Walker EC, Crimeen-Irwin B, Ho PWM, Gooi JH, Martin TJ, Sims NA. IL-6 exhibits both cis- and trans-signaling in osteocytes and osteoblasts, but only trans-signaling promotes bone formation and osteoclastogenesis. J Biol Chem 2019; 294:7850-7863. [PMID: 30923130 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra119.008074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2019] [Revised: 03/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Interleukin 6 (IL-6) supports development of bone-resorbing osteoclasts by acting early in the osteoblast lineage via membrane-bound (cis) or soluble (trans) receptors. Here, we investigated how IL-6 signals and modifies gene expression in differentiated osteoblasts and osteocytes and determined whether these activities can promote bone formation or support osteoclastogenesis. Moreover, we used a genetically altered mouse with circulating levels of the pharmacological IL-6 trans-signaling inhibitor sgp130-Fc to determine whether IL-6 trans-signaling is required for normal bone growth and remodeling. We found that IL-6 increases suppressor of cytokine signaling 3 (Socs3) and CCAAT enhancer-binding protein δ (Cebpd) mRNA levels and promotes signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) phosphorylation by both cis- and trans-signaling in cultured osteocytes. In contrast, RANKL (Tnfsf11) mRNA levels were elevated only by trans-signaling. Furthermore, we observed soluble IL-6 receptor release and ADAM metallopeptidase domain 17 (ADAM17) sheddase expression by osteocytes. Despite the observation that IL-6 cis-signaling occurs, IL-6 stimulated bone formation in vivo only via trans-signaling. Although IL-6 stimulated RANKL (Tnfsf11) mRNA in osteocytes, these cells did not support osteoclast formation in response to IL-6 alone; binucleated TRAP+ cells formed, and only in response to trans-signaling. Finally, pharmacological, sgp130-Fc-mediated inhibition of IL-6 trans-signaling did not impair bone growth or remodeling unless mice had circulating sgp130-Fc levels > 10 μg/ml. At those levels, osteopenia and impaired bone growth occurred, reducing bone strength. We conclude that high sgp130-Fc levels may have detrimental off-target effects on the skeleton.
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- Narelle E McGregor
- From the Bone Cell Biology and Disease Unit, St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Victoria 3065, Australia
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- From the Bone Cell Biology and Disease Unit, St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Victoria 3065, Australia.,the Department of Physiology, Anatomy, and Microbiology, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria 3086, Australia
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- From the Bone Cell Biology and Disease Unit, St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Victoria 3065, Australia.,the Department of Marine Bio-Pharmacology, College of Food Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China
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- From the Bone Cell Biology and Disease Unit, St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Victoria 3065, Australia
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- From the Bone Cell Biology and Disease Unit, St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Victoria 3065, Australia
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- From the Bone Cell Biology and Disease Unit, St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Victoria 3065, Australia
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- From the Bone Cell Biology and Disease Unit, St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Victoria 3065, Australia
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- the Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria 3065, Australia, and.,the Structural Biology Unit, St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Victoria 3065, Australia
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- From the Bone Cell Biology and Disease Unit, St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Victoria 3065, Australia.,the Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria 3065, Australia, and
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- From the Bone Cell Biology and Disease Unit, St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Victoria 3065, Australia, .,the Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria 3065, Australia, and
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Abou-Samra E, Hickey Z, Aguilar OA, Scur M, Mahmoud AB, Pyatibrat S, Tu MM, Francispillai J, Mortha A, Carlyle JR, Rahim MMA, Makrigiannis AP. NKR-P1B expression in gut-associated innate lymphoid cells is required for the control of gastrointestinal tract infections. Cell Mol Immunol 2018; 16:868-877. [PMID: 30275537 DOI: 10.1038/s41423-018-0169-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2018] [Accepted: 08/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Helper-type innate lymphoid cells (ILC) play an important role in intestinal homeostasis. Members of the NKR-P1 gene family are expressed in various innate immune cells, including natural killer (NK) cells, and their cognate Clr ligand family members are expressed in various specialized tissues, including the intestinal epithelium, where they may play an important role in mucosal-associated innate immune responses. In this study, we show that the inhibitory NKR-P1B receptor, but not the Ly49 receptor, is expressed in gut-resident NK cells, ILC, and a subset of γδT cells in a tissue-specific manner. ILC3 cells constitute the predominant cell subset expressing NKR-P1B in the gut lamina propria. The known NKR-P1B ligand Clr-b is broadly expressed in gut-associated cells of hematopoietic origin. The genetic deletion of NKR-P1B results in a higher frequency and number of ILC3 and γδT cells in the gut lamina propria. However, the function of gut-resident ILC3, NK, and γδT cells in NKR-P1B-deficient mice is impaired during gastrointestinal tract infection by Citrobacter rodentium or Salmonella typhimurium, resulting in increased systemic bacterial dissemination in NKR-P1B-deficient mice. Our findings highlight the role of the NKR-P1B:Clr-b recognition system in the modulation of intestinal innate immune cell functions.
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- Elias Abou-Samra
- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, 451 Smyth Road, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8M5, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, 451 Smyth Road, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8M5, Canada
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- Department of Immunology, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON, M5S 1A8, Canada.,Sunnybrook Research Institute, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, ON, M4N 3M5, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University, 5850 College Street, Halifax, NS, B3H 4R2, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, 451 Smyth Road, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8M5, Canada.,College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University, Madinah Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Anatomical Pathology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, 501 Smyth Road, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8L6, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, 451 Smyth Road, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8M5, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, 451 Smyth Road, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8M5, Canada
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- Department of Immunology, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON, M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Department of Immunology, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON, M5S 1A8, Canada.,Sunnybrook Research Institute, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, ON, M4N 3M5, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University, 5850 College Street, Halifax, NS, B3H 4R2, Canada.
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University, 5850 College Street, Halifax, NS, B3H 4R2, Canada.
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Raymond B, Johansson AM, McCormack HA, Fleming RH, Schmutz M, Dunn IC, De Koning DJ. Genome-wide association study for bone strength in laying hens. J Anim Sci 2018; 96:2525-2535. [PMID: 29701819 PMCID: PMC6159512 DOI: 10.1093/jas/sky157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2017] [Accepted: 04/24/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Bone fracture in egg laying hens is a growing welfare and economic concern in the industry. Although environmental conditions and management (especially nutrition) can exacerbate it, the primary cause of bone weakness and the resulting fractures is believed to have a genetic basis. To test this hypothesis, we performed a genome-wide association study to identify the loci associated with bone strength in laying hens. Genotype and phenotype data were obtained from 752 laying hens belonging to the same pure line population. These hens were genotyped for 580,961 SNPs, with 232,021 SNPs remaining after quality control. Each of the SNPs were tested for association with tibial breaking strength using the family-based score test for association. A total of 52 SNPs across chromosomes 1, 3, 8, and 16 were significantly associated with tibial breaking strength with the genome-wide significance threshold set as a corrected P value of 10e-5. Based on the local linkage disequilibrium around the significant SNPs, 5 distinct and novel QTLs were identified on chromosomes 1 (2 QTLs), 3 (1 QTL), 8 (1 QTL) and 16 (1 QTL). The strongest association was detected within the QTL region on chromosome 8, with the most significant SNP having a corrected P value of 4e-7. A number of candidate genes were identified within the QTL regions, including the BRD2 gene that is required for normal bone physiology. Bone-related pathways involving some of the genes were also identified including chloride channel activity, which regulates bone reabsorption, and intermediate filament organization, which plays a role in the regulation of bone mass. Our result supports previous studies that suggest that bone strength is highly regulated by genetics. It is therefore possible to reduce bone fractures in laying hens through genetic selection and ultimately improve hen welfare.
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- Biaty Raymond
- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Uppsala, Sweden
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- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Uppsala, Sweden
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Tanaka M, Fine JH, Kirkham CL, Aguilar OA, Belcheva A, Martin A, Ketela T, Moffat J, Allan DSJ, Carlyle JR. The Inhibitory NKR-P1B:Clr-b Recognition Axis Facilitates Detection of Oncogenic Transformation and Cancer Immunosurveillance. Cancer Res 2018; 78:3589-3603. [PMID: 29691253 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-17-1688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2017] [Revised: 11/01/2017] [Accepted: 04/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Natural killer (NK) cells express receptors specific for MHC class I (MHC-I) molecules involved in "missing-self" recognition of cancer and virus-infected cells. Here we elucidate the role of MHC-I-independent NKR-P1B:Clr-b interactions in the detection of oncogenic transformation by NK cells. Ras oncogene overexpression was found to promote a real-time loss of Clr-b on mouse fibroblasts and leukemia cells, mediated in part via the Raf/MEK/ERK and PI3K pathways. Ras-driven Clr-b downregulation occurred at the level of the Clrb (Clec2d) promoter, nascent Clr-b transcripts, and cell surface Clr-b protein, in turn promoting missing-self recognition via the NKR-P1B inhibitory receptor. Both Ras- and c-Myc-mediated Clr-b loss selectively augmented cytotoxicity of oncogene-transformed leukemia cells by NKR-P1B+ NK cells in vitro and enhanced rejection by WT mice in vivo Interestingly, genetic ablation of either one (Clr-b+/-) or two Clr-b alleles (Clr-b-/-) enhanced survival of Eμ-cMyc transgenic mice in a primary lymphoma model despite preferential rejection of Clr-b-/- hematopoietic cells previously observed following adoptive transfer into naïve wild-type mice in vivo Collectively, these findings suggest that the inhibitory NKR-P1B:Clr-b axis plays a beneficial role in innate detection of oncogenic transformation via NK-cell-mediated cancer immune surveillance, in addition to a pathologic role in the immune escape of primary lymphoma cells in Eμ-cMyc mice in vivo These results provide a model for the human NKR-P1A:LLT1 system in cancer immunosurveillance in patients with lymphoma and suggest it may represent a target for immune checkpoint therapy.Significance: A mouse model shows that an MHC-independent NK-cell recognition axis enables the detection of leukemia cells, with implications for a novel immune checkpoint therapy target in human lymphoma. Cancer Res; 78(13); 3589-603. ©2018 AACR.
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- Miho Tanaka
- Department of Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Donnelly Centre and Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Donnelly Centre and Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. .,Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Maria S, Samsonraj RM, Munmun F, Glas J, Silvestros M, Kotlarczyk MP, Rylands R, Dudakovic A, van Wijnen AJ, Enderby LT, Lassila H, Dodda B, Davis VL, Balk J, Burow M, Bunnell BA, Witt-Enderby PA. Biological effects of melatonin on osteoblast/osteoclast cocultures, bone, and quality of life: Implications of a role for MT2 melatonin receptors, MEK1/2, and MEK5 in melatonin-mediated osteoblastogenesis. J Pineal Res 2018; 64:10.1111/jpi.12465. [PMID: 29285799 PMCID: PMC6711668 DOI: 10.1111/jpi.12465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2017] [Accepted: 12/13/2017] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The Melatonin Osteoporosis Prevention Study (MOPS) demonstrated that nightly melatonin resulted in a time-dependent decrease in equilibrium ratios of serum osteoclasts and osteoblasts in perimenopausal women. This study examines mechanisms related to the ratios of osteoblasts and osteoclasts using coculture models (transwell or layered) of human mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) and human peripheral blood monocytes (PBMCs). Human MSC/PBMC cocultures exposed to melatonin in osteogenic (OS+) medium for 21 days induced osteoblast differentiation and mineralization; however, only in layered cocultures did melatonin inhibit osteoclastogenesis. Melatonin effects were mediated through MT2 melatonin receptors, MEK1/2, and MEK5. In layered but not transwell cocultures, melatonin increased OPG:RANKL ratios by inhibiting RANKL, suggesting that contact with osteoclasts during osteoblastogenesis inhibits RANKL secretion. Melatonin modulated expression of ERK1/2, ERK5, β1 integrin, GLUT4, and IRβ that was dependent upon the type of coculture; however, in both cultures, melatonin increased RUNX2 and decreased PPARγ expression, indicating a role for metabolic processes that control osteogenic vs adipogenic cell fates of MSCs. Furthermore, melatonin also has osteoblast-inducing effects on human adipose-derived MSCs. In vivo, one-year nightly melatonin (15 mg/L) given to neu female mice in their drinking water increased pErk1/2, pErk5, Runx2, and Opg and Rankl levels in bone consistent with melatonin's already reported bone-enhancing effects. Finally, analysis of daily logs from the MOPS demonstrated a significant improvement in mood and perhaps sleep quality in women receiving melatonin vs placebo. The osteoblast-inducing, bone-enhancing effects of melatonin and improvement in quality of life suggest that melatonin is a safe and effective bone loss therapy.
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- Sifat Maria
- Division of Pharmaceutical, Administrative and Social Sciences, Duquesne University School of Pharmacy, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Division of Pharmaceutical, Administrative and Social Sciences, Duquesne University School of Pharmacy, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Division of Pharmaceutical, Administrative and Social Sciences, Duquesne University School of Pharmacy, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Division of Pharmaceutical, Administrative and Social Sciences, Duquesne University School of Pharmacy, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Division of Pharmaceutical, Administrative and Social Sciences, Duquesne University School of Pharmacy, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Division of Pharmaceutical, Administrative and Social Sciences, Duquesne University School of Pharmacy, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Clinical Sciences, Duquesne University School of Pharmacy, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Division of Pharmaceutical, Administrative and Social Sciences, Duquesne University School of Pharmacy, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Division of Pharmaceutical, Administrative and Social Sciences, Duquesne University School of Pharmacy, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- West Penn/Allegheny Health System, Drexel University and Temple University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Center for Stem Cell Research and Department of Pharmacology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA
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- Center for Stem Cell Research and Department of Pharmacology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA
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- Division of Pharmaceutical, Administrative and Social Sciences, Duquesne University School of Pharmacy, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Multi-functional lectin-like transcript-1: A new player in human immune regulation. Immunol Lett 2016; 177:62-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2016.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2016] [Revised: 07/05/2016] [Accepted: 07/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Walker EC, Johnson RW, Hu Y, Brennan HJ, Poulton IJ, Zhang JG, Jenkins BJ, Smyth GK, Nicola NA, Sims NA. Murine Oncostatin M Acts via Leukemia Inhibitory Factor Receptor to Phosphorylate Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3 (STAT3) but Not STAT1, an Effect That Protects Bone Mass. J Biol Chem 2016; 291:21703-21716. [PMID: 27539849 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m116.748483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2016] [Revised: 08/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Oncostatin M (OSM) and leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) are IL-6 family members with a wide range of biological functions. Human OSM (hOSM) and murine LIF (mLIF) act in mouse cells via a LIF receptor (LIFR)-glycoprotein 130 (gp130) heterodimer. In contrast, murine OSM (mOSM) signals mainly via an OSM receptor (OSMR)-gp130 heterodimer and binds with only very low affinity to mLIFR. hOSM and mLIF stimulate bone remodeling by both reducing osteocytic sclerostin and up-regulating the pro-osteoclastic factor receptor activator of NF-κB ligand (RANKL) in osteoblasts. In the absence of OSMR, mOSM still strongly suppressed sclerostin and stimulated bone formation but did not induce RANKL, suggesting that intracellular signaling activated by the low affinity interaction of mOSM with mLIFR is different from the downstream effects when mLIF or hOSM interacts with the same receptor. Both STAT1 and STAT3 were activated by mOSM in wild type cells or by mLIF/hOSM in wild type and Osmr-/- cells. In contrast, in Osmr-/- primary osteocyte-like cells stimulated with mOSM (therefore acting through mLIFR), microarray expression profiling and Western blotting analysis identified preferential phosphorylation of STAT3 and induction of its target genes but not of STAT1 and its target genes; this correlated with reduced phosphorylation of both gp130 and LIFR. In a mouse model of spontaneous osteopenia caused by hyperactivation of STAT1/3 signaling downstream of gp130 (gp130Y757F/Y757F), STAT1 deletion rescued the osteopenic phenotype, indicating a beneficial effect of promoting STAT3 signaling over STAT1 downstream of gp130 in this low bone mass condition, and this may have therapeutic value.
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- Emma C Walker
- From the St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Fitzroy, Victoria 3065, Australia
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- From the St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Fitzroy, Victoria 3065, Australia
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- The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
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- From the St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Fitzroy, Victoria 3065, Australia
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- From the St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Fitzroy, Victoria 3065, Australia
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- The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia.,Medical Biology, and
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- Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia.,Department of Molecular Translational Science, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Clayton 3168, Victoria, Australia, and
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- The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia.,Departments of Mathematics and Statistics
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- The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia.,Medical Biology, and
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- From the St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Fitzroy, Victoria 3065, Australia, .,Medicine at St. Vincent's Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
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Rahim MMA, Wight A, Mahmoud AB, Aguilar OA, Lee SH, Vidal SM, Carlyle JR, Makrigiannis AP. Expansion and Protection by a Virus-Specific NK Cell Subset Lacking Expression of the Inhibitory NKR-P1B Receptor during Murine Cytomegalovirus Infection. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2016; 197:2325-37. [PMID: 27511735 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1600776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2016] [Accepted: 07/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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NK cells play a major role in immune defense against human and murine CMV (MCMV) infection. Although the MCMV genome encodes for MHC class I-homologous decoy ligands for inhibitory NK cell receptors to evade detection, some mouse strains have evolved activating receptors, such as Ly49H, to recognize these ligands and initiate an immune response. In this study, we demonstrate that approximately half of the Ly49H-expressing (Ly49H(+)) NK cells in the spleen and liver of C57BL/6 mice also express the inhibitory NKR-P1B receptor. During MCMV infection, the NKR-P1B(-)Ly49H(+) NK cell subset proliferates to constitute the bulk of the NK cell population. This NK cell subset also confers better protection against MCMV infection compared with the NKR-P1B(+)Ly49H(+) subset. The two populations are composed of cells that differ in their surface expression of receptors such as Ly49C/I and NKG2A/C/E, as well as developmental markers, CD27 and CD11b, and the high-affinity IL-2R (CD25) following infection. Although the NKR-P1B(+) NK cells can produce effector molecules such as IFNs and granzymes, their proliferation is inhibited during infection. A similar phenotype in MCMV-infected Clr-b-deficient mice, which lack the ligand for NKR-P1B, suggests the involvement of ligands other than the host Clr-b. Most interestingly, genetic deficiency of the NKR-P1B, but not Clr-b, results in accelerated virus clearance and recovery from MCMV infection. This study is particularly significant because the mouse NKR-P1B:Clr-b receptor:ligand system represents the closest homolog of the human NKR-P1A:LLT1 system and may have a direct relevance to human CMV infection.
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- Mir Munir A Rahim
- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8M5, Canada;
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8M5, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8M5, Canada; College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University, 30001 Madinah Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Immunology, Sunnybrook Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5, Canada; and
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8M5, Canada
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- Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3G 0B1, Canada
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- Department of Immunology, Sunnybrook Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5, Canada; and
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8M5, Canada
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Chen P, Aguilar OA, Rahim MMA, Allan DSJ, Fine JH, Kirkham CL, Ma J, Tanaka M, Tu MM, Wight A, Kartsogiannis V, Gillespie MT, Makrigiannis AP, Carlyle JR. Genetic investigation of MHC-independent missing-self recognition by mouse NK cells using an in vivo bone marrow transplantation model. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2015; 194:2909-18. [PMID: 25681346 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1401523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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MHC-I-specific receptors play a vital role in NK cell-mediated "missing-self" recognition, which contributes to NK cell activation. In contrast, MHC-independent NK recognition mechanisms are less well characterized. In this study, we investigated the role of NKR-P1B:Clr-b (Klrb1:Clec2d) interactions in determining the outcome of murine hematopoietic cell transplantation in vivo. Using a competitive transplant assay, we show that Clr-b(-/-) bone marrow (BM) cells were selectively rejected by wild-type B6 recipients, to a similar extent as H-2D(b-/-) MHC-I-deficient BM cells. Selective rejection of Clr-b(-/-) BM cells was mitigated by NK depletion of recipient mice. Competitive rejection of Clr-b(-/-) BM cells also occurred in allogeneic transplant recipients, where it was reversed by selective depletion of NKR-P1B(hi) NK cells, leaving the remaining NKR-P1B(lo) NK subset and MHC-I-dependent missing-self recognition intact. Moreover, competitive rejection of Clr-b(-/-) hematopoietic cells was abrogated in Nkrp1b-deficient recipients, which lack the receptor for Clr-b. Of interest, similar to MHC-I-deficient NK cells, Clr-b(-/-) NK cells were hyporesponsive to both NK1.1 (NKR-P1C)-stimulated and IL-12/18 cytokine-primed IFN-γ production. These findings support a unique and nonredundant role for NKR-P1B:Clr-b interactions in missing-self recognition of normal hematopoietic cells and suggest that optimal BM transplant success relies on MHC-independent tolerance mechanisms. These findings provide a model for human NKR-P1A:LLT1 (KLRB1:CLEC2D) interactions in human hematopoietic cell transplants.
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- Peter Chen
- Department of Immunology, Sunnybrook Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5, Canada
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- Department of Immunology, Sunnybrook Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8M5, Canada
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- Department of Immunology, Sunnybrook Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5, Canada
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- Department of Immunology, Sunnybrook Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5, Canada
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- Department of Immunology, Sunnybrook Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5, Canada
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- Department of Immunology, Sunnybrook Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5, Canada
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- Department of Immunology, Sunnybrook Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8M5, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8M5, Canada
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- Prince Henry's Institute, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia; and
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- Prince Henry's Institute, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia; and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8M5, Canada;
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- Department of Immunology, Sunnybrook Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5, Canada;
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The mouse NKR-P1B:Clr-b recognition system is a negative regulator of innate immune responses. Blood 2015; 125:2217-27. [PMID: 25612621 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2014-02-556142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2014] [Accepted: 01/06/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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NKR-P1B is a homodimeric type II transmembrane C-type lectinlike receptor that inhibits natural killer (NK) cell function upon interaction with its cognate C-type lectin-related ligand, Clr-b. The NKR-P1B:Clr-b interaction represents a major histocompatibility complex class I (MHC-I)-independent missing-self recognition system that monitors cellular Clr-b levels. We have generated NKR-P1B(B6)-deficient (Nkrp1b(-/-)) mice to study the role of NKR-P1B in NK cell development and function in vivo. NK cell inhibition by Clr-b is abolished in Nkrp1b(-/-) mice, confirming the inhibitory nature of NKR-P1B(B6). Inhibitory receptors also promote NK cell tolerance and responsiveness to stimulation; hence, NK cells expressing NKR-P1B(B6) and Ly49C/I display augmented responsiveness to activating signals vs NK cells expressing either or none of the receptors. In addition, Nkrp1b(-/-) mice are defective in rejecting cells lacking Clr-b, supporting a role for NKR-P1B(B6) in MHC-I-independent missing-self recognition of Clr-b in vivo. In contrast, MHC-I-dependent missing-self recognition is preserved in Nkrp1b(-/-) mice. Interestingly, spontaneous myc-induced B lymphoma cells may selectively use NKR-P1B:Clr-b interactions to escape immune surveillance by wild-type, but not Nkrp1b(-/-), NK cells. These data provide direct genetic evidence of a role for NKR-P1B in NK cell tolerance and MHC-I-independent missing-self recognition.
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Wu X, Chim SM, Kuek V, Lim BS, Chow ST, Zhao J, Yang S, Rosen V, Tickner J, Xu J. HtrA1 is upregulated during RANKL-induced osteoclastogenesis, and negatively regulates osteoblast differentiation and BMP2-induced Smad1/5/8, ERK and p38 phosphorylation. FEBS Lett 2013; 588:143-50. [DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2013.11.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2013] [Revised: 11/12/2013] [Accepted: 11/12/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Williams KJN, Wilson E, Davidson CL, Aguilar OA, Fu L, Carlyle JR, Burshtyn DN. Poxvirus Infection-Associated Downregulation of C-Type Lectin-Related-b Prevents NK Cell Inhibition by NK Receptor Protein-1B. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2012; 188:4980-91. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1103425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Baniwal SK, Shah PK, Shi Y, Haduong JH, Declerck YA, Gabet Y, Frenkel B. Runx2 promotes both osteoblastogenesis and novel osteoclastogenic signals in ST2 mesenchymal progenitor cells. Osteoporos Int 2012; 23:1399-413. [PMID: 21881969 PMCID: PMC5771409 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-011-1728-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2011] [Accepted: 06/28/2011] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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UNLABELLED We profiled the global gene expression of a bone marrow-derived mesenchymal pluripotent cell line in response to Runx2 expression. Besides osteoblast differentiation, Runx2 promoted the osteoclastogenesis of co-cultured splenocytes. This was attributable to the upregulation of many novel osteoclastogenic genes and the downregulation of anti-osteoclastogenic genes. INTRODUCTION In addition to being a master regulator for osteoblast differentiation, Runx2 controls osteoblast-driven osteoclastogenesis. Previous studies profiling gene expression during osteoblast differentiation had limited focus on Runx2 or paid little attention to its role in mediating osteoblast-driven osteoclastogenesis. METHODS ST2/Rx2(dox), a bone marrow-derived mesenchymal pluripotent cell line that expresses Runx2 in response to Doxycycline (Dox), was used to profile Runx2-induced gene expression changes. Runx2-induced osteoblast differentiation was assessed based on alkaline phosphatase staining and expression of classical marker genes. Osteoclastogenic potential was evaluated by TRAP staining of osteoclasts that differentiated from primary murine splenocytes co-cultured with the ST2/Rx2(dox) cells. The BeadChip™ platform (Illumina) was used to interrogate genome-wide expression changes in ST2/Rx2(dox) cultures after treatment with Dox or vehicle for 24 or 48 h. Expression of selected genes was also measured by RT-qPCR. RESULTS Dox-mediated Runx2 induction in ST2 cells stimulated their own differentiation along the osteoblast lineage and the differentiation of co-cultured splenocytes into osteoclasts. The latter was attributable to the stimulation of osteoclastogenic genes such as Sema7a, Ltc4s, Efnb1, Apcdd1, and Tnc as well as the inhibition of anti-osteoclastogenic genes such as Tnfrsf11b (OPG), Sema3a, Slco2b1, Ogn, Clec2d (Ocil), Il1rn, and Rspo2. CONCLUSION Direct control of osteoblast differentiation and concomitant indirect control of osteoclast differentiation, both through the activity of Runx2 in pre-osteoblasts, constitute a novel mechanism of coordination with a potential crucial role in coupling bone formation and resorption.
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- S K Baniwal
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Cui Z, Mi M, Wang J, Liang H, Zheng F, Wang BL, Li XX. High level secretory expression of murine OCIL by CHO cells and action of OCIL on osteoclast differentiation. Mol Biol 2011. [DOI: 10.1134/s0026893311040169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Vogler I, Steinle A. Vis-à-Vis in the NKC: Genetically Linked Natural Killer Cell Receptor/Ligand Pairs in the Natural Killer Gene Complex (NKC). J Innate Immun 2011; 3:227-35. [DOI: 10.1159/000324112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2010] [Accepted: 01/06/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Inhibitory C-type lectin receptors in myeloid cells. Immunol Lett 2010; 136:1-12. [PMID: 20934454 PMCID: PMC3061320 DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2010.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2010] [Revised: 10/01/2010] [Accepted: 10/01/2010] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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C-type lectin receptors encoded by the natural killer gene complex play critical roles in enabling NK cell discrimination between self and non-self. In recent years, additional genes at this locus have been identified with patterns of expression that extend to cells of the myeloid lineage where many of the encoded inhibitory receptors have equally important functions as regulators of immune homeostasis. In the present review we highlight the roles of some of these receptors including recent insights gained with regard to the identification of exogenous and endogenous ligands, mechanisms of cellular inhibition and activation, regulated expression within different cellular and immune contexts, as well as functions that include the regulation of bone homeostasis and involvement in autoimmunity.
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Current world literature. Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes 2009; 16:470-80. [PMID: 19858911 DOI: 10.1097/med.0b013e3283339a46] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Bone cells such as osteoclasts, osteoblasts, and osteocytes 'talk' to each other throughout adult life to maintain bone integrity. This review highlights frontier areas of research on intercellular communication among bone cells. RECENT FINDINGS Bone cells communicate to regulate the balance between bone resorption and bone formation. Recent findings have suggested that bone remodeling compartment is critical for osteoclast-osteoblast communication during bone remodeling. New molecules and mechanisms for bone cell communication, including 'coupling' of bone formation to resorption, have been revealed. Osteoclastic regulation of pH within the bone remodeling compartment is a mechanism that has been posited to rapidly activate osteoblastic bone formation, whereas osteocytes in the bone matrix regulate osteoclasts and osteoblasts on the bone surface through the lacuno-canaliculi network. SUMMARY Differentiation, activation, and apoptosis of bone cells are often dependent on the status of other types of bone cells. Bone cells in different lineages achieve intercellular communication not only by ligand-receptor interactions but also by molecules and ions traveling in the extracellular space or across gap junctions, processes that depend profoundly on the four-dimensional (space and time) architecture of bone tissue.
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