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Andrews TD, Whittle B, Field MA, Balakishnan B, Zhang Y, Shao Y, Cho V, Kirk M, Singh M, Xia Y, Hager J, Winslade S, Sjollema G, Beutler B, Enders A, Goodnow CC. Massively parallel sequencing of the mouse exome to accurately identify rare, induced mutations: an immediate source for thousands of new mouse models. Open Biol 2013; 2:120061. [PMID: 22724066 PMCID: PMC3376740 DOI: 10.1098/rsob.120061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2012] [Accepted: 04/16/2012] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Accurate identification of sparse heterozygous single-nucleotide variants (SNVs) is a critical challenge for identifying the causative mutations in mouse genetic screens, human genetic diseases and cancer. When seeking to identify causal DNA variants that occur at such low rates, they are overwhelmed by false-positive calls that arise from a range of technical and biological sources. We describe a strategy using whole-exome capture, massively parallel DNA sequencing and computational analysis, which identifies with a low false-positive rate the majority of heterozygous and homozygous SNVs arising de novo with a frequency of one nucleotide substitution per megabase in progeny of N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea (ENU)-mutated C57BL/6j mice. We found that by applying a strategy of filtering raw SNV calls against known and platform-specific variants we could call true SNVs with a false-positive rate of 19.4 per cent and an estimated false-negative rate of 21.3 per cent. These error rates are small enough to enable calling a causative mutation from both homozygous and heterozygous candidate mutation lists with little or no further experimental validation. The efficacy of this approach is demonstrated by identifying the causative mutation in the Ptprc gene in a lymphocyte-deficient strain and in 11 other strains with immune disorders or obesity, without the need for meiotic mapping. Exome sequencing of first-generation mutant mice revealed hundreds of unphenotyped protein-changing mutations, 52 per cent of which are predicted to be deleterious, which now become available for breeding and experimental analysis. We show that exome sequencing data alone are sufficient to identify induced mutations. This approach transforms genetic screens in mice, establishes a general strategy for analysing rare DNA variants and opens up a large new source for experimental models of human disease.
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- T D Andrews
- Immunogenomics Laboratory, Australian National University, GPO Box 334, Canberra City, Australian Capital Territory, 2601 , Australia.
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Li X, Deng J, Sun L, Diep D, Zhang K, Beutler B. Primordial germ cell derivation from mouse iPS cells and associated epigenetic changes. Fertil Steril 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.07.935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Borelli P, Barros FEV, Nakajima K, Blatt SL, Beutler B, Pereira J, Tsujita M, Favero GM, Fock RA. Protein-energy malnutrition halts hemopoietic progenitor cells in the G0/G1 cell cycle stage, thereby altering cell production rates. Braz J Med Biol Res 2010; 42:523-30. [PMID: 19448901 DOI: 10.1590/s0100-879x2009000600008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2008] [Accepted: 03/03/2009] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Protein energy malnutrition (PEM) is a syndrome that often results in immunodeficiency coupled with pancytopenia. Hemopoietic tissue requires a high nutrient supply and the proliferation, differentiation and maturation of cells occur in a constant and balanced manner, sensitive to the demands of specific cell lineages and dependent on the stem cell population. In the present study, we evaluated the effect of PEM on some aspects of hemopoiesis, analyzing the cell cycle of bone marrow cells and the percentage of progenitor cells in the bone marrow. Two-month-old male Swiss mice (N = 7-9 per group) were submitted to PEM with a low-protein diet (4%) or were fed a control diet (20% protein) ad libitum. When the experimental group had lost about 20% of their original body weight after 14 days, we collected blood and bone marrow cells to determine the percentage of progenitor cells and the number of cells in each phase of the cell cycle. Animals of both groups were stimulated with 5-fluorouracil. Blood analysis, bone marrow cell composition and cell cycle evaluation was performed after 10 days. Malnourished animals presented anemia, reticulocytopenia and leukopenia. Their bone marrow was hypocellular and depleted of progenitor cells. Malnourished animals also presented more cells than normal in phases G0 and G1 of the cell cycle. Thus, we conclude that PEM leads to the depletion of progenitor hemopoietic populations and changes in cellular development. We suggest that these changes are some of the primary causes of pancytopenia in cases of PEM.
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- P Borelli
- Departamento de Análises Clínicas e Toxicológicas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Laboratório de Hematologia Experimental, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil.
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Beutler B. Genetics of Innate Immunity. Int J Infect Dis 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.05.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Beutler B, Milsark IW, Cerami AC. Passive immunization against cachectin/tumor necrosis factor protects mice from lethal effect of endotoxin. Science, 1985, 229(4716):869-871. Classical article. J Immunol 2008; 181:7-9. [PMID: 18566363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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- B Beutler
- Laboratory of Medical Biochemistry, Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10021, USA
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Hoebe K, Jiang Z, Georgel P, Tabeta K, Janssen E, Du X, Beutler B. TLR signaling pathways: opportunities for activation and blockade in pursuit of therapy. Curr Pharm Des 2007; 12:4123-34. [PMID: 17100615 DOI: 10.2174/138161206778743466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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The identification of the TLRs as key sensors of microbial infection has presented a series of new targets for drug development. The TLRs are linked to the most powerful inflammatory pathways in mammals. The question arises from the start: do we wish to stimulate TLR signaling in order to eradicate specific infections and/or neoplastic diseases? Or do we wish to block TLR signaling to treat inflammatory diseases? If we accept that it would be useful to modulate TLR signaling, the next step is to identify the correct molecular target(s) for the task. Perhaps it might even be possible to exercise selectivity, modulating some aspects of TLR signaling and not others. Classical and reverse genetic analyses offer insight into the possibilities that exist, and point to specific checkpoints within signaling pathways at which modulation might normally be imposed.
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- K Hoebe
- Department of Immunology, IMM-31, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 N. Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037 USA.
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Microbial components, such as lipopolysaccharides, augment immune responses by activating Toll-like receptors (TLRs). Some have interpreted this to mean that TLR signalling might not only help to initiate the adaptive immune response, but may also be required for it. The expanded view is shared by Pasare and Medzhitov, who conclude from an analysis of mice deficient in MyD88 (a TLR-signalling adaptor protein) that the generation of T-dependent antigen-specific antibody responses requires activation of TLRs in B cells. However, we show here that robust antibody responses can be elicited even in the absence of TLR signals. This appreciable TLR-independence of immune responses should be taken into account in the rational design of immunogenic and toleragenic vaccines.
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With the mouse genome almost entirely sequenced and readily accessible to all who wish to examine it, the challenge across most biological disciplines now lies in the decipherment of gene and protein function rather than in the realm of gene identification per se. In the field of innate immunity, forward genetic methods have repeatedly been applied to identify key sensors, adapters, and effector molecules. However, most spontaneous mutations that affect innate immune function have been mapped and cloned, and the need for new monogenic phenotypes has been felt evermore keenly. N-Ethyl-N-nitrosourea (ENU) mutagenesis is an efficient tool for the creation of aberrant monogenic innate immune response phenotypes. In this review, we will discuss the potential of the forward genetic approach and ENU mutagenesis to identify new genes and new functions of known genes related to innate immunity.
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MESH Headings
- Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
- Adaptor Proteins, Vesicular Transport/genetics
- Adaptor Proteins, Vesicular Transport/physiology
- Animals
- Antigens, Differentiation/genetics
- Antigens, Differentiation/physiology
- CD36 Antigens/genetics
- CD36 Antigens/physiology
- Ethylnitrosourea/pharmacology
- Gene Targeting
- Genes, Recessive
- Genetic Techniques
- Humans
- Immunity, Innate/genetics
- Membrane Glycoproteins/genetics
- Membrane Glycoproteins/physiology
- Mice
- Mice, Knockout
- Models, Immunological
- Mutagenesis
- Mutagens/pharmacology
- Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88
- Phenotype
- Receptors, Cell Surface/physiology
- Receptors, Immunologic/genetics
- Receptors, Immunologic/physiology
- Receptors, Interleukin-1/genetics
- Receptors, Interleukin-1/physiology
- Toll-Like Receptors
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Affiliation(s)
- K Hoebe
- Department of Immunology IMM-31, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 N. Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
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- K Crozat
- Department of Immunology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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Macrophages and dendritic cells are in the front line of host defense. When they sense host invasion, they produce cytokines that alert other innate immune cells and also abet the development of an adaptive immune response. Although lipolysaccharide (LPS), peptidoglycan, unmethylated DNA, and other microbial products were long known to be the primary targets of innate immune recognition, there was puzzlement as to how each molecule triggered a response. It is now known that the Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are the principal signaling molecules through which mammals sense infection. Each TLR recognizes a restricted subset of molecules produced by microbes, and in some circumstances, only a single type of molecule is sensed (e.g., only LPS is sensed by TLR4). TLRs direct the activation of immune cells near to and far from the site of infection, mobilizing the comparatively vast immune resources of the host to confine and defeat an invasive organism before it has become widespread. The biochemical details of TLR signaling have been analyzed through forward and reverse genetic methods, and full elucidation of the molecular interactions that transpire within the first minutes following contact between host and pathogen will soon be at hand.
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- B Beutler
- Department of Immunology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, USA.
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Hoebe K, Du X, Georgel P, Janssen E, Tabeta K, Kim SO, Goode J, Lin P, Mann N, Mudd S, Crozat K, Sovath S, Han J, Beutler B. Identification of Lps2 as a key transducer of MyD88-independent TIR signalling. Nature 2003; 424:743-8. [PMID: 12872135 DOI: 10.1038/nature01889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 937] [Impact Index Per Article: 44.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2003] [Accepted: 07/07/2003] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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In humans, ten Toll-like receptor (TLR) paralogues sense molecular components of microbes, initiating the production of cytokine mediators that create the inflammatory response. Using N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea, we induced a germline mutation called Lps2, which abolishes cytokine responses to double-stranded RNA and severely impairs responses to the endotoxin lipopolysaccharide (LPS), indicating that TLR3 and TLR4 might share a specific, proximal transducer. Here we identify the Lps2 mutation: a distal frameshift error in a Toll/interleukin-1 receptor/resistance (TIR) adaptor protein known as Trif or Ticam-1. Trif(Lps2) homozygotes are markedly resistant to the toxic effects of LPS, and are hypersusceptible to mouse cytomegalovirus, failing to produce type I interferons when infected. Compound homozygosity for mutations at Trif and MyD88 (a cytoplasmic TIR-domain-containing adaptor protein) loci ablates all responses to LPS, indicating that only two signalling pathways emanate from the LPS receptor. However, a Trif-independent cell population is detectable when Trif(Lps2) mutant macrophages are stimulated with LPS. This reveals that an alternative MyD88-dependent 'adaptor X' pathway is present in some, but not all, macrophages, and implies afferent immune specialization.
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MESH Headings
- Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
- Adaptor Proteins, Vesicular Transport/genetics
- Adaptor Proteins, Vesicular Transport/metabolism
- Animals
- Antigens, Differentiation/genetics
- Antigens, Differentiation/physiology
- Escherichia coli/physiology
- Homozygote
- Interferon Type I/metabolism
- Lipopolysaccharides/pharmacology
- Macrophages, Peritoneal/drug effects
- Macrophages, Peritoneal/immunology
- Macrophages, Peritoneal/microbiology
- Macrophages, Peritoneal/virology
- Membrane Glycoproteins/metabolism
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mutation
- Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88
- Phenotype
- Physical Chromosome Mapping
- Receptors, Cell Surface/metabolism
- Receptors, Immunologic/genetics
- Receptors, Immunologic/physiology
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- Signal Transduction/drug effects
- Substrate Specificity
- Toll-Like Receptor 3
- Toll-Like Receptor 4
- Toll-Like Receptors
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/metabolism
- Vaccinia virus/physiology
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- K Hoebe
- Department of Immunology, IMM-31, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, USA
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Studies of sepsis conducted over the century have led to an understanding of many of the molecular events that take place during a severe infection. But what are the first events? Very recent genetic analyses have provided an answer to this question. Genetic studies have disclosed that bacterial endotoxin is sensed through a solitary biochemical pathway. At the heart of this pathway is the Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4): one member of an ancient receptor family dedicated to the detection of infectious organisms. Most and perhaps all of the untoward effects of infection are initiated by the TLRs, ten of which are represented in humans. At the same time, it is known that TLRs are required to sense infection at its earliest stages, and thereby defeat it. The means to block TLR signal transduction is now at hand. Will this do good or harm?
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- B Beutler
- Scripps Research Institute, 10550 N. Torrey Pines Road, IMM-31, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
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The mammalian toll-like receptors (TLRs) are products of an evolutionary process that began prior to the separation of plants and animals. The most conserved protein motif within the TLRs is the TIR, which denotes Toll, the Interleukin-1 receptor, and plant disease Resistance genes. To trace the ancestry of the TLRs, it is desirable to draw upon the sequences of TIR domains from TLRs of diverse vertebrate species, including species with known dates of divergence (i.e., representatives of Mammalia and Aves) in order to establish a relationship between time and genetic divergence. It appears that a gene ancestral to modern TLRs 1 and 6 duplicated approximately 130 million years ago, only shortly before the speciation event that led to humans and mice. Though it is not represented in mice, TLR10 split from the TLR[1/6] precursor about 300 million years ago. The origins of other TLRs are more ancient, dating to the origins of vertebrate life, and some present-day vertebrate species appear to have many more TLRs than others. Moreover, the patterns of TLR expression are quite variable at the level of tissues, even among closely related species. A given TLR in species that are related by descent from a common ancestor may acquire different duties within each descendant line, so that some microbial inducers are avidly recognized in one species but not in others; likewise the intensity and the antomic location of an innate immune response may vary considerably. In this review, we discuss the computational methods used to analyze divergence of the TIR, and the conclusions that may be safely drawn.
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- B Beutler
- Department of Immunology, Scripps Research Institute, 10550 N. Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
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For more than a century, the ability to sense endotoxin (later known also as lipopolysaccharide; LPS) stood as the archetypal innate immune response: even before the phrase 'innate immunity' became popular. Yet the mechanism by which LPS initiated a signal remained unknown. The problem was solved in 1998 by positional cloning, which revealed that Toll-like receptor (TLR) 4, one of ten mammalian paralogues with homology to the Drosophila protein Toll, is the central component of the LPS receptor. During the 3 years that followed, gene knockout work supported the view that the TLRs perceive a number of indispensable molecular structures shared by diverse representatives of the microbial world. The highly specific LPS-sensing function of TLR4 is remarkable for its prevalence in Mammalia, which to the present time is the only class of the phylum Chordata known to have a gene encoding TLR4, and known to display exquisite sensitivity to LPS. The fact that LPS signals are elicited through a single biochemical pathway has raised important pharmacotherapeutic opportunities as well.
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- B Beutler
- Department of Immunology, Scripps Research Institute, 10550 N. Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
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Beutler B, Du X, Poltorak A. Identification of Toll-like receptor 4 (Tlr4) as the sole conduit for LPS signal transduction: genetic and evolutionary studies. J Endotoxin Res 2002; 7:277-80. [PMID: 11717581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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- B Beutler
- Department of Immunology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, USA.
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To the modern mind, the term 'sepsis' conjures up images of microbes. It is easy to forget that the word predates any understanding of the microbial origins of infectious disease. Derived from the Greek 'sepsios' (rotten), sepsis denotes decay: a phenomenon that humans once regarded as a mysterious though inevitable natural process. A living organism does not accept decay passively. Virtually all multicellular life forms are capable of resisting infection through the generation of a vigorous immune response. In mammals, the response is so stereotypic that it has come to define sepsis itself: it is often called the 'septic syndrome'. Our current understanding of the innate immune system is deeply rooted in the study of sepsis. The chain of events linking infection to tissue injury and cardiovascular collapse is not obvious, and affirmation of the concept required three major discoveries. First, the septic syndrome was found to be caused by toxic products of microbes. Secondly, these toxic substances were found to be toxic because of their propensity to activate cells of the innate immune system, prompting cytokine production. Thirdly, the activating events initiated by microbial toxins were traced to members of an ancient family of defensive molecules, versions of which operate in virtually all multicellular life forms. In mammals, proteins of this family are now known as Toll-like receptors. They represent a point of direct contact, and first contact, between a pathogen and the host immune system.
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- B Beutler
- Department of Immunology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 N. Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
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Beutler B, Poltorak A. The search for Lps: 1993-1998. J Endotoxin Res 2001; 6:269-93. [PMID: 11521047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2023]
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- B Beutler
- Department of Immunology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, USA.
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The Toll-like receptor 4 protein acts as the transducing subunit of the lipopolysaccharide receptor complex and assists in the detection of Gram-negative pathogens within the mammalian host. Several lines of evidence support the view that variation at the TLR4 locus may alter host susceptibility to Gram-negative infection or the outcome of infection. Here, we surveyed TLR4 sequence variation in the complete coding region (2.4 kb) in 348 individuals from several population samples; in addition, a subset of the individuals was surveyed at 1.1 kb of intronic sequence. More than 90% of the chromosomes examined encoded the same structural isoform of TLR4, while the rest harbored 12 rare amino acid variants. Conversely, the variants at silent sites (intronic and synonymous positions) occur at both low and high frequencies and are consistent with a neutral model of mutation and random drift. The spectrum of allele frequencies for amino acid variants shows a significant skew toward lower frequencies relative to both the neutral model and the pattern observed at linked silent sites. This is consistent with the hypothesis that weak purifying selection acted on TLR4 and that most mutations affecting TLR4 protein structure have at least mildly deleterious phenotypic effects. These results may imply that genetic variants contributing to disease susceptibility occur at low frequencies in the population and suggest strategies for optimizing the design of disease-mapping studies.
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- I Smirnova
- Department of Internal Medicine and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA
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OBJECTIVE To review the role of the Toll-like receptors (TLR) as the principal sensors used by the innate immune system in the context of the pathologic processes underlying sepsis and septic shock. DATA SOURCES Literature review. DATA SUMMARY Through the Toll-like receptors, macrophages and other defensive cells "see" endotoxin (TLR4), peptidoglycan (TLR2), and bacterial DNA (TLR9). Representatives of the family predated the divergence of plants and animals and, at that time, had already acquired a defensive function. The strengths and liabilities of the innate immune system, which defends against infection and which also may cause shock and death, are rooted in its ancient origins. In the current era of shock research, the nature of the signals that Toll-like receptors transduce and the effects of genetic variation on microbial sensing are two major challenges.
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- B Beutler
- Department of Immunology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
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- B Beutler
- Department of Immunology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
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The immune system provides protection from a wide range of pathogens. One component of immunity, the phylogenetically ancient innate immune response, fights infections from the moment of first contact and is the fundamental defensive weapon of multicellular organisms. The Toll family of receptors has a crucial role in immune defence. Studies in fruitflies and in mammals reveal that the defensive strategies of invertebrates and vertebrates are highly conserved at the molecular level, which raises the exciting prospects of an increased understanding of innate immunity.
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- D A Kimbrell
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, 1 Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616-8535, USA.
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Beutler B, Du X, Poltorak A. Identification of Toll-like receptor 4 (Tlr4) as the sole conduit for LPS signal transduction: genetic and evolutionary studies. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2001. [DOI: 10.1179/096805101101532846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Beutler B, Poltorak A. The sole gateway to endotoxin response: how LPS was identified as Tlr4, and its role in innate immunity. Drug Metab Dispos 2001; 29:474-8. [PMID: 11259335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023] Open
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Tlr4 has emerged as a specific conduit for the bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) response. The fact that such a protein exists, and furthermore, the fact that it is one member of a family of proteins expressed by mononuclear cells, yields considerable insight into the mechanism by which phagocytes "see" the microbial universe. It cannot yet be assumed that all the Tlrs have specificity comparable to that of Tlr4, but it is probable that they do, given the molecular constraints to which all proteins are subject. Indeed, it is remarkable that Tlr4 is able to sense so diverse an array of LPS molecules as it does. The total number of Tlr proteins is not yet known. Although approximately 30 leucine-rich proteins bearing Toll-like cytoplasmic domains might be anticipated based on a survey of the genes in Drosophila, far fewer Toll-like genes have been found in mammals to date, although approximately 2 million expressed sequence tag sequences are now archived, and much of the genome has been covered. Some of the Toll-like proteins are, in fact, cytokine receptors. Ten leucine-rich Tlrs have been reported so far. Even a small number of receptors might be sufficient to confer recognition of most pathogens, be they fungi, bacteria, or protozoa. Some such receptors may also play developmental roles. The mutational deletion of Tlr genes alone and in combination with one another may help to establish the functions of each member of this newly emergent family of proteins.
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- B Beutler
- The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92027, USA.
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Proceeding from our observation that LPS-unresponsive mice of the strain C57BL/10ScCr mice fail to express the Tlr4 gene [Poltorak A, He X. Smirnova I et al. Defective LPS signaling in C3H/HeJ and C57BL/10ScCr mice: mutations in Tlr4 gene. Science 1998; 282: 2085], we have defined the exact limits of a deletion encompassing Tlr4 in the C57BL/10ScCr genome. The deletion removes 74723 bp of DNA, with reference to the control strain 129/J (from which the complete sequence of the Tlr4 locus was obtained). There is no inserted element, and no re-arrangement of the chromosome (e.g. inversion or translocation) in the immediate region of Tlr4; the deletion removes only one recognizable gene. Hence, other immunological anomalies that have been identified in C57BL/10ScCr mice (a non-healing phenotype in Leishmania inoculation and failure to produce interferon-gamma in response to numerous microbial infections) must be ascribed to one of two causes. Mutation(s) at other loci may be responsible for these defects. Alternatively, Tlr4 locus deletion may have phenotypic consequences that exceed the well known blockade of LPS signal transduction.
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- A Poltorak
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, USA
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Nattermann J, Du X, Wei Y, Shevchenko D, Beutler B. Endotoxin-mimetic effect of antibodies against Toll-like receptor 4. J Endotoxin Res 2001; 6:257-64. [PMID: 11052181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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Monospecific, affinity-purified polyclonal antibodies reacting with the amino-terminal half of the mouse Toll-like receptor 4 (Tlr4) ectodomain failed to block LPS effects and, to the contrary, were capable of inducing TNF synthesis when applied to mouse macrophages and cross-linked with a secondary antibody. This effect was observed with macrophages derived from C3H/HeN and C57BL/10ScSn mice, but not with macrophages derived from C3H/HeJ or C57BL/10ScCr mice, indicating a specific, Tlr4-dependent effect. Neither primary nor secondary antibody caused any response if administered in the absence of the other reagent, nor was any response observed in cells from mice lacking Tlr4, or bearing the Lps(d) mutation of Tlr4. These findings support several conclusions. Tlr4, the essential transducer of LPS responses, may act independently of LPS itself. LPS needs not be internalized, nor must it bind to a secondary target within the cell in order to exert its effect; rather, the receptor alone is required for initiation of a signal. The data are consistent with the hypothesis that a conformational change in Tlr4 is required for activation via this receptor, and reveal that the amino-terminal half of the Tlr4 ectodomain is a target sufficient for antibody-mediated activation.
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- J Nattermann
- Department of Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Dallas, Texas, USA
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Du X, Poltorak A, Wei Y, Beutler B. Three novel mammalian toll-like receptors: gene structure, expression, and evolution. Eur Cytokine Netw 2000; 11:362-71. [PMID: 11022119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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We describe three novel genes, encoding members of the Toll-like receptor (Tlr) family (TLR7, TLR8, and TLR9). These Tlr family members, unlike others reported to date, were identified within a genomic database. TLR7 and TLR8 each have three exons, two of which have coding function, and lie in close proximity to one another at Xp22, alongside a pseudogene. The remaining gene (TLR9) resides at 3p21.3 (in linkage with the MyD88 gene), and is expressed in at least two splice forms, one of which is monoexonic and one of which is biexonic, the latter encoding a protein with 57 additional amino acids at the N-terminus. The novel Tlrs comprise a cluster as nearest phylogenetic neighbors. Combining all sequence data related to Toll-like receptors, we have drawn several inferences concerning the phylogeny of vertebrate and invertebrate Tlrs. According to our best estimates, mammalian TLRs 1 and 6 diverged from a common mammalian ancestral gene 95 million years ago. TLR4, which encodes the endotoxin sensor in present-day mammals, emerged as a distinct entity 180 million years ago. TLRs 3 and 5 diverged from a common ancestral gene approximately 150 million years ago, as did Tlr7 and Tlr8. Very likely, fewer Tlrs existed during early vertebrate evolution: at most three or four were transmitted with the primordial vertebrate line. Phylogenetic data that we have adduced in the course of this work also suggest the existence of a Drosophila equivalent of MyD88, and indicate that the plasma membrane protein SIGIRR is close functional relative of MyD88 in mammals. Finally, a single present-day representative of the Toll-like proteins in Drosophila has striking cytoplasmic domain homology to mammalian Tlrs within the cluster that embraces TLRs 1, 2, 4, and 6. This would suggest that an ancestral (pre-vertebrate) Tlr may have adopted a pro-inflammatory function 500 million years ago.
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- X Du
- Scripps Research Institute, 10550 N. Torrey Pines Road, IMM-31, R204, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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Beutler B, Poltorak A. Positional cloning of Lps, and the general role of toll-like receptors in the innate immune response. Eur Cytokine Netw 2000; 11:143-52. [PMID: 10903793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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In mice (and by inference, in all mammals), a single pathway exists to serve lipopolysaccharide (LPS) signal transduction, and as such, allelic mutations at a single locus entirely abolish responses to LPS in C3H/HeJ and C57BL/10ScCr mice. Positional cloning of this locus, known as Lps, revealed that mutations of the Toll-like receptor 4 gene (Tlr4) are responsible for endotoxin resistance. A quick succession of studies have shown Tlr4 to be the critical transmembrane component of the LPS signal transduction complex. As LPS sensing by Tlr4 depends on physical contact between the two molecules, Tlr4 is a direct interface with the microbial world. Eight other molecules with strong similarity to Tlr4 are presently known in mammals, and taking Tlr4 as a model, all may be guessed to participate in the early detection of invasive pathogens. Acting together, the Toll-like receptors may be assumed to present macrophages with a comprehensive "picture" of the micobial world, and thus comprise the principal sensing molecules utilized by cells of the innate immune system.
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- B Beutler
- The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Y5.224, Dallas, TX 75235-9050, USA.
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Rehli M, Poltorak A, Schwarzfischer L, Krause SW, Andreesen R, Beutler B. PU.1 and interferon consensus sequence-binding protein regulate the myeloid expression of the human Toll-like receptor 4 gene. J Biol Chem 2000; 275:9773-81. [PMID: 10734131 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.275.13.9773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 199] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The protein product of the Toll-like receptor (TLR) 4 gene has been implicated in the signal transduction events induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS). In mice, destructive mutations of Tlr4 impede the normal response to LPS and cause a high susceptibility to Gram-negative infection. Expression of TLR4 mRNA in humans is restricted to a small number of cell types, including LPS-responsive myeloid cells, B-cells, and endothelial cells. To investigate the molecular basis for TLR4 expression in cells of myeloid origin, we cloned the human TLR4 gene and analyzed its putative 5'-proximal promoter. In transient transfections a region of only 75 base pairs upstream of the major transcription initiation site was sufficient to induce maximal luciferase activity in THP-1 cells. The sequence of this region is similar in human and mouse TLR4 genes and lacks a TATA box, typical Sp1-sites or CCAAT box sequences. Instead, it contains consensus-binding sites for Ets family transcription factors, octamer-binding factors, and a composite interferon response factor/Ets motif. The activity of the promoter in macrophages was strictly dependent on the integrity of both half sites of the composite interferon response factor/Ets motif, which was constitutively bound by the myeloid and B-cell-specific transcription factor PU.1 and interferon consensus sequence-binding protein. These results indicate that the two tissue-restricted transcription factors PU.1 and interferon consensus sequence-binding protein participate in the basal regulation of human TLR4 in myeloid cells. Cloning of the human TLR4 gene provides a basis for further investigation of the possible impact of genetic variations on the susceptibility to infection and sepsis.
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- M Rehli
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University of Regensburg, 93042 Regensburg, Germany.
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Poltorak A, Ricciardi-Castagnoli P, Citterio S, Beutler B. Physical contact between lipopolysaccharide and toll-like receptor 4 revealed by genetic complementation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2000; 97:2163-7. [PMID: 10681462 PMCID: PMC15771 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.040565397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 345] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Some mammalian species show an ability to discriminate between different lipopolysaccharide (LPS) partial structures (for example, lipid A and its congener LA-14-PP, which lacks secondary acyl chains), whereas others do not. Using a novel genetic complementation system involving the transduction of immortalized macrophages from genetically unresponsive C3H/HeJ mice, we now have shown that the species-dependent discrimination between intact LPS and tetra-acyl LPS partial structures is fully attributable to the species origin of Toll-like receptor 4 (Tlr4), an essential membrane-spanning component of the mammalian LPS sensor. Because Tlr4 interprets the chemical structure of an LPS molecule, we conclude that LPS must achieve close physical proximity with Tlr4 in the course of signal transduction.
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- A Poltorak
- The Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75235-9050, USA
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Mutations of the mouse Lps locus abolish responses to lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Positional cloning work has revealed that Lps encodes the Toll-like receptor 4 (Tlr4), which functions as the transmembrane component of the LPS receptor complex, an unduplicated pathway for the detection of endotoxin. The structurally related protein Tlr2 makes no contribution to LPS signal transduction.
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- B Beutler
- Department of Internal Medicine, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75235-9050, USA.
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Positional cloning work and subsequent biochemical analyses have revealed that Toll-like receptor 4 (Tlr4) transduces the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) signal, alerting the host to infection by Gram-negative bacteria. Moreover, it appears that the LPS sensing pathway is a solitary one: disruption of Tlr4 causes complete unresponsiveness to LPS. As several Tlr family members exist in vertebrates, it appears likely that the innate immune system defends the host by recognizing a small number of structurally conserved molecules that distinguish the microbial world from tissues of the host.
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- B Beutler
- Howard Hughes Medical institute, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, 75235-9050 TX, USA
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Du X, Poltorak A, Silva M, Beutler B. Analysis of Tlr4-mediated LPS signal transduction in macrophages by mutational modification of the receptor. Blood Cells Mol Dis 1999; 25:328-38. [PMID: 10660480 DOI: 10.1006/bcmd.1999.0262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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In mouse macrophages (RAW 264.7 cells), toll-like receptor 4 (Tlr4) is a limiting factor in lipopolysaccharide (LPS) signal transduction. The expression of only 1-2 x 10(4) copies of recombinant Tlr4 per cell enhances sensitivity to LPS, shifting the EC50 by 30-fold to the left. Expression of the Tlr4(Lps-d) isoform of Tlr4 (found in C3H/HeJ mice) shifts the EC50 2600-fold to the right, essentially abolishing LPS responses. A truncated form of Tlr4, lacking a cytoplasmic domain, exerts only a weak inhibitory effect on signal transduction. Similarly, the normal or Tlr4(Lps-d) forms of protein lacking an ectodomain [corrected], cause modest inhibition of LPS signaling. Manipulations of Tlr4 structure and expression cause changes in LPS sensitivity that range over 3 to 4 orders of magnitude. These findings support the view that Tlr4 is an integral component of a solitary pathway for LPS signal transduction in macrophages and permit inferences related to the mechanism of signaling and its blockade.
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- X Du
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Dallas, TX 75235-9050, USA
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Transfer of T helper cells from DBA/2 mice to irradiated allogeneic B6D2F1 mice leads to development of colonic graft-versus-host disease with pathological features of inflammatory bowel disease. To examine the role of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) in graft-versus-host disease enteropathy, an adenoviral vector encoding a TNF inhibitor protein was administered. METHODS Irradiated B6D2F1 mice were infused with DBA/2 bone marrow and spleen cells. Mice then received either a control beta-galactosidase-encoding adenovirus or an adenovirus encoding a TNF inhibitor, composed of the extracellular domain of the human 55-kilodalton TNF receptor linked to the murine immunoglobulin G1 heavy chain. Mucosal permeability to sucralose and colonic histology were assessed 14 and 25 days after transplantation. RESULTS Less diarrhea was observed in DBA/2 --> B6D2F1 mice expressing the TNF inhibitor, and colonic sections from these mice had significantly less inflammation and epithelial cell abnormalities. In TNF inhibitor recipients, mucosal permeability to sucralose was similar to that in nonirradiated control mice and significantly less than in recipients of the control adenovirus. CONCLUSIONS TNF inhibition decreases the severity of enteropathy in the DBA/2 --> B6D2F1 murine model of colonic graft-versus-host disease.
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- G R Brown
- Liver Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, 75235-9151, USA
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Poltorak A, He X, Smirnova I, Liu MY, Van Huffel C, Du X, Birdwell D, Alejos E, Silva M, Galanos C, Freudenberg M, Ricciardi-Castagnoli P, Layton B, Beutler B. Defective LPS signaling in C3H/HeJ and C57BL/10ScCr mice: mutations in Tlr4 gene. Science 1998. [PMID: 9851930 DOI: 10.1126/science.282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Mutations of the gene Lps selectively impede lipopolysaccharide (LPS) signal transduction in C3H/HeJ and C57BL/10ScCr mice, rendering them resistant to endotoxin yet highly susceptible to Gram-negative infection. The codominant Lpsd allele of C3H/HeJ mice was shown to correspond to a missense mutation in the third exon of the Toll-like receptor-4 gene (Tlr4), predicted to replace proline with histidine at position 712 of the polypeptide chain. C57BL/10ScCr mice are homozygous for a null mutation of Tlr4. Thus, the mammalian Tlr4 protein has been adapted primarily to subserve the recognition of LPS and presumably transduces the LPS signal across the plasma membrane. Destructive mutations of Tlr4 predispose to the development of Gram-negative sepsis, leaving most aspects of immune function intact.
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- A Poltorak
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75235-9050, USA
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Poltorak A, He X, Smirnova I, Liu MY, Van Huffel C, Du X, Birdwell D, Alejos E, Silva M, Galanos C, Freudenberg M, Ricciardi-Castagnoli P, Layton B, Beutler B. Defective LPS signaling in C3H/HeJ and C57BL/10ScCr mice: mutations in Tlr4 gene. Science 1998; 282:2085-8. [PMID: 9851930 DOI: 10.1126/science.282.5396.2085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5666] [Impact Index Per Article: 217.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Mutations of the gene Lps selectively impede lipopolysaccharide (LPS) signal transduction in C3H/HeJ and C57BL/10ScCr mice, rendering them resistant to endotoxin yet highly susceptible to Gram-negative infection. The codominant Lpsd allele of C3H/HeJ mice was shown to correspond to a missense mutation in the third exon of the Toll-like receptor-4 gene (Tlr4), predicted to replace proline with histidine at position 712 of the polypeptide chain. C57BL/10ScCr mice are homozygous for a null mutation of Tlr4. Thus, the mammalian Tlr4 protein has been adapted primarily to subserve the recognition of LPS and presumably transduces the LPS signal across the plasma membrane. Destructive mutations of Tlr4 predispose to the development of Gram-negative sepsis, leaving most aspects of immune function intact.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Chromosome Mapping
- Cloning, Molecular
- Drosophila Proteins
- Genes, Dominant
- Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections/immunology
- Homozygote
- Lipopolysaccharides/metabolism
- Lipopolysaccharides/pharmacology
- Macrophages/metabolism
- Membrane Glycoproteins/chemistry
- Membrane Glycoproteins/genetics
- Membrane Glycoproteins/metabolism
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C3H
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutation, Missense
- Point Mutation
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Receptors, Cell Surface/chemistry
- Receptors, Cell Surface/genetics
- Receptors, Cell Surface/metabolism
- Signal Transduction
- Toll-Like Receptor 4
- Toll-Like Receptors
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- A Poltorak
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75235-9050, USA
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Brown GR, Silva MD, Thompson PA, Beutler B. Lymphoid hyperplasia, CD45RBhigh to CD45RBlow T-cell imbalance, and suppression of Type I diabetes mellitus result from TNF blockade in NOD-->NOD-scid adoptive T cell transfer. Diabetologia 1998; 41:1502-10. [PMID: 9867218 DOI: 10.1007/s001250051097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Sustained antibody-mediated inhibition of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) activity offers protection against Type I (insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus in non-obese diabetic (NOD) mice. The mechanism of this effect, however, has remained obscure: TNFalpha might be required for the development of specific immune responses to islet antigens or it could directly participate in destruction of beta cells. In this study, autoimmune destruction of beta cells was initiated in NOD-severe combined immunodeficient (scid) mice by transfer of NOD splenic T-cells to induce diabetes. The blockade of TNFalpha activity was achieved during a narrow window of time after transfer. Transient inhibition of TNFalpha greatly reduced the number of islet lymphocytes and the incidence of diabetes in recipients of prediabetic NOD spleen cells. Protection extended beyond the interval of effective TNF blockade. Furthermore, the protective effect was only observed if cells were obtained from 6-week-old donors. The suppression of autoimmunity was reversible in the context of adoptive transfer as indicated by the transfer of splenocytes from the primary recipient to a second NOD-scid host led to a diabetic outcome. The blockade of TNFalpha was accompanied by a considerable increase in spleen size and doubling of the total splenocyte count, suggesting that TNFalpha might normally eliminate a transplanted T-cell subset within the recipients. Further analysis showed an increase in the absolute count of CD4 + T cells and pronounced distortion of the CD45RBhigh to CD45RBlow ratio, with a relative augmentation in the CD45RBlow count in the spleen. TNFalpha appears to regulate the number and subtype distribution of a transplanted T cell population.
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- G R Brown
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 75235, USA
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Poltorak A, Smirnova I, He X, Liu MY, Van Huffel C, McNally O, Birdwell D, Alejos E, Silva M, Du X, Thompson P, Chan EK, Ledesma J, Roe B, Clifton S, Vogel SN, Beutler B. Genetic and physical mapping of the Lps locus: identification of the toll-4 receptor as a candidate gene in the critical region. Blood Cells Mol Dis 1998; 24:340-55. [PMID: 10087992 DOI: 10.1006/bcmd.1998.0201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 265] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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On the basis of 2093 meioses analyzed in two separate intraspecific backcrosses, the location of the mouse Lpsd mutation was circumscribed to a genetic interval 0.9 cM in size. A total of 19 genetic markers that lie in close proximity to the mutation were examined in mapping. Most of these were previously unpublished polymorphic microsatellites, identified by fragmentation of YAC and BAC clones spanning the region of interest. Lpsd was found to be inseparable from the microsatellite marker D4MIT178, and from three novel polymorphic microsatellites identified near D4MIT178. The mutation was confined between two novel microsatellite markers, herein designated "B" and "83.3." B lies centromeric to the mutation, and was separated by four crossovers in a panel of 1600 mice; 83.3 lies distal to the mutation and was separated by three crossovers in a panel of 493 mice. 66 BAC clones and one YAC clone were assembled to cover > 95% of the critical region. Estimates based on pulsed field gel electrophoresis and fluorescence in situ hybridization indicate that the The B-->83.3 interval is about 3.2 Mb in length. A minimal area of zero recombinational distance from Lpsd was also assigned, and found to occupy approximately 1.2 Mb of physical size. To identify gene candidates, nearly 40,000 sequencing runs were performed across the critical region. Selective hybridization and exon trapping were also employed to identify genes throughout the "zero" region. Only a single intact gene was identified within the entire critical region. This gene encodes the Toll-4 receptor, a member of the IL-1 receptor family.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Chromosome Mapping
- Chromosomes, Artificial, Yeast
- Chromosomes, Bacterial
- Crosses, Genetic
- Crossing Over, Genetic
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- Drosophila Proteins
- Exons/genetics
- Female
- Genetic Vectors
- Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes/genetics
- In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
- Lipopolysaccharides/immunology
- Lipopolysaccharides/pharmacology
- Lymphocyte Activation/genetics
- Male
- Meiosis
- Membrane Glycoproteins/genetics
- Membrane Glycoproteins/physiology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C3H
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Mutant Strains/genetics
- Microsatellite Repeats
- Receptors, Cell Surface/genetics
- Receptors, Cell Surface/physiology
- Toll-Like Receptor 4
- Toll-Like Receptors
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- A Poltorak
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Dallas, TX 75235-9050, USA
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A subset of cytokine mediators belonging to the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) family cause apoptosis, acting through receptors and signaling pathways that have recently come to light. Further, at least one autoimmune disease results from a defined defect of apoptosis (mutations of the Fas ligand or its receptor). It is offered that many, and perhaps most autoimmune diseases may result from primary defects of apoptosis. Such defects may cause reflexive overproduction of TNF and other pro-apoptotic cytokines. The collateral damage produced by these mediators may be of pathogenetic importance in complex autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn disease, wherein TNF blockade is known to have ameliorative effects.
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- B Beutler
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas 75235-9050, USA.
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Adenoviral vectors have been used for gene transfer in the liver but not for gene transfer in intestinal tissue. The aim of this study was to show that in selectively immunocompromised mice injected intravenously with a recombinant adenovirus, higher levels of a reporter gene are expressed in the colon than in the liver. METHODS Adenovirus encoding beta-galactosidase was injected intravenously in lethally irradiated B6D2F1 mice that had received syngeneic B6D2F1 bone marrow and spleen cell transplants, in athymic mice, in mice treated with 2-chlorodeoxyadenosine, or in normal mice. Enzymatic assays and polymerase chain reaction analysis were performed on colonic tissue obtained months after transduction. Colonic tissues were also stained for beta-galactosidase. RESULTS Intravenous adenoviral administration yielded long-term expression of a foreign gene in liver and colonic epithelium in transiently immunocompromised recipients. Histological analysis suggested that stem cell transfection and integration of the foreign gene may have occurred insofar as crypts and colonic epithelial cells in immunocompromised animals stained positive for beta-galactosidase months after virus administration. In polymerase chain reaction analysis, the transverse and distal colon of syngeneic bone marrow transplant recipients showed long-term retention of beta-galactosidase gene. CONCLUSIONS Long-term transduction of colonic epithelial cells is observed after administration of adenoviral vectors by an intravenous route in selectively immunocompromised mice.
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- G R Brown
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas 75235, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas 75235-9050, USA
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Mohamadzadeh M, Poltorak AN, Bergstressor PR, Beutler B, Takashima A. Dendritic cells produce macrophage inflammatory protein-1 gamma, a new member of the CC chemokine family. J Immunol 1996; 156:3102-6. [PMID: 8617929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Langerhans cells (LC) are skin-specific members of the dendritic cell (DC) family. DC are unique among APC for their capacity to activate immunologically naive T cells, but little is known about their chemotactic recruitment of T cells. We now report that LC produce macrophage inflammatory protein-1 gamma (MIP-1 gamma), a newly identified CC chemokine. MIP-1 gamma mRNA was detected in epidermal cells freshly procured from BALB/c mice, and depletion of I-A+ epidermal cells (i.e., LC) abrogated that expression. MIP-1 gamma mRNA was detected in the XS52 LC-like DC line as well as by 4F7+ splenic DC and granulocyte-macrophage CSF-propagated bone marrow DC. XS52 DC culture supernatants contained 9 and 10.5 kDa immunoreactivities with anti-MIP-1 gamma Abs. We observed in Boyden chamber assays that 1) XS52 DC supernatant (added to the lower chambers) induced significant migration by splenic T cells; 2) this migration was blocked by the addition of anti-MIP-1 gamma in the lower chambers or by rMIP-1 gamma in the upper chambers; and 3) comparable migration occurred in both CD4+ and CD8+ T cells and in both activated and nonactivated T cells. We conclude that mouse DC (including LC) have the capacity to elaborate the novel CC chemokine MIP-1 gamma, suggesting the active participation of DC in recruiting T cells before activation.
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- M Mohamadzadeh
- Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas 75235, USA
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Mohamadzadeh M, Poltorak AN, Bergstressor PR, Beutler B, Takashima A. Dendritic cells produce macrophage inflammatory protein-1 gamma, a new member of the CC chemokine family. The Journal of Immunology 1996. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.156.9.3102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Langerhans cells (LC) are skin-specific members of the dendritic cell (DC) family. DC are unique among APC for their capacity to activate immunologically naive T cells, but little is known about their chemotactic recruitment of T cells. We now report that LC produce macrophage inflammatory protein-1 gamma (MIP-1 gamma), a newly identified CC chemokine. MIP-1 gamma mRNA was detected in epidermal cells freshly procured from BALB/c mice, and depletion of I-A+ epidermal cells (i.e., LC) abrogated that expression. MIP-1 gamma mRNA was detected in the XS52 LC-like DC line as well as by 4F7+ splenic DC and granulocyte-macrophage CSF-propagated bone marrow DC. XS52 DC culture supernatants contained 9 and 10.5 kDa immunoreactivities with anti-MIP-1 gamma Abs. We observed in Boyden chamber assays that 1) XS52 DC supernatant (added to the lower chambers) induced significant migration by splenic T cells; 2) this migration was blocked by the addition of anti-MIP-1 gamma in the lower chambers or by rMIP-1 gamma in the upper chambers; and 3) comparable migration occurred in both CD4+ and CD8+ T cells and in both activated and nonactivated T cells. We conclude that mouse DC (including LC) have the capacity to elaborate the novel CC chemokine MIP-1 gamma, suggesting the active participation of DC in recruiting T cells before activation.
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- M Mohamadzadeh
- Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas 75235, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas 75235, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas 75235, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas 75235, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas 75235, USA
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Many hormone and cytokine receptors are crosslinked by their specific ligands, and multimerization is an essential step leading to the generation of a signal. In the case of the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) receptors (TNF-Rs), antibody-induced crosslinking is sufficient to trigger a cytolytic effect. However, the quaternary structural requirements for signaling--i.e., the formation of dimers, trimers, or higher-order multimers--have remained obscure. Moreover, it has not been clear whether the 55-kDa or 75-kDa TNF-R is responsible for initiation of cytolysis. We reasoned that an obligate receptor dimer, targeted to the plasma membrane, might continuously signal the presence of TNF despite the actual absence of the ligand. Such a molecule, inserted into an appropriate vector, could be used to project receptor-specific "TNF-like" activity to specific cells and tissues in vivo. Accordingly, we constructed sequences encoding chimeric receptors in which the extracellular domain of the mouse erythropoietin receptor (Epo-R) was fused to the "stem," transmembrane domain, and cytoplasmic domain of the two mouse TNF-Rs. Thus, the Epo-R group was used to drive dimerization of the TNF-R cytoplasmic domain. These chimeric proteins were well expressed in a variety of cell lines and bound erythropoietin at the cell surface. Both the 55-kDa and the 75-kDa Epo/TNF-R chimeras exerted a constitutive cytotoxic effect detected by cotransfection or clonogenic assay. Thus, despite the lack of structural homology between the cytoplasmic domains of the two TNF-Rs, a similar signaling endpoint was observed. Moreover, dimerization (rather than trimerization or higher-order multimerization) was sufficient for elicitation of a biological response.
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- F Bazzoni
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas 75235-9050, USA
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Beutler B. TNF, immunity and inflammatory disease: lessons of the past decade. J Investig Med 1995; 43:227-35. [PMID: 7614068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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- B Beutler
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, USA
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Kolls JK, Lei D, Nelson S, Summer WR, Greenberg S, Beutler B. Adenovirus-mediated blockade of tumor necrosis factor in mice protects against endotoxic shock yet impairs pulmonary host defense. J Infect Dis 1995; 171:570-5. [PMID: 7876603 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/171.3.570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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A replication-deficient recombinant adenovirus encoding a chimeric protein capable of binding tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and lymphotoxin was given to mice. Administration of this virus (10(9) pfu intravenously) yielded high levels of the recombinant protein in plasma and afforded significant protection to a lethal challenge with lipopolysaccharide with or without D-galactosamine. However, this protein inhibitor was readily detectable in the lung and was associated with decreased neutrophil recruitment and bacterial killing after intratracheal LPS or Pseudomonas aeruginosa, respectively. These data reflect the dual role of many proinflammatory cytokines. This model of TNF inhibition is similar to the homozygous 55-kDa TNF receptor deletion; thus, adenovirus-mediated gene transfer of cytokine inhibitors in vivo is a useful tool to abrogate the function of single or multiple cytokines for investigational or therapeutic purposes.
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- J K Kolls
- Section of Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine, Louisiana State University, New Orleans
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de Kossodo S, Cruz PD, Dougherty I, Thompson P, Silva-Valdez M, Beutler B. Expression of the tumor necrosis factor gene by dermal fibroblasts in response to ultraviolet irradiation or lipopolysaccharide. J Invest Dermatol 1995; 104:318-22. [PMID: 7860994 DOI: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12665361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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To examine the effects of different wavelengths of ultraviolet (UV) radiation on tumor necrosis factor (TNF) production, we took advantage of mice carrying a chloramphenicol acetyl transferase (CAT) reporter transgene bearing the entire TNF promoter and 3'-untranslated region. Aside from constitutive expression in the thymus, CAT activity was detected only in locally UVB- or UVC-irradiated skin. After UVB irradiation, markedly greater amounts of CAT activity were traced to the dermis rather than the epidermis; by contrast, almost all CAT activity was localized to the epidermis after UVC irradiation. Fibroblasts have not been shown previously to express the TNF gene, i.e., the TNF gene is highly methylated and inaccessible to exogenous modulation in 3T3 fibroblasts. However, the present report reveals that cultured dermal fibroblasts are capable of producing both CAT and TNF in response to treatment in vitro with either UVB irradiation, UVC irradiation, or lipopolysaccharide. These findings indicate that dermal fibroblasts may serve not only as a target for but also as a source of TNF.
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- S de Kossodo
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas 75235-9050
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Beutler B, Kruys V. Lipopolysaccharide signal transduction, regulation of tumor necrosis factor biosynthesis, and signaling by tumor necrosis factor itself. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 1995; 25 Suppl 2:S1-8. [PMID: 8699845 DOI: 10.1097/00005344-199500252-00002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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In recent years, the chain of events that connects introduction of bacterial endotoxin (lipopolysaccharide; LPS) into a mammalian host, and the syndrome of organ damage and vascular collapse that ensues, have come into sharper focus. Several of the molecules that engage LPS, and a rough outline of the signaling cascade that leads to cytokine release from mononuclear cells, have been elucidated. The principal cytokines that mediate the untoward effects of LPS have also been identified. The most important of these is tumor necrosis factor (TNF), which elicits biologic responses from virtually every type of cell to which it binds. Two distinct receptors transduce the TNF signal. Mechanisms of TNF receptor action are becoming increasing clear, and there is reason to hope that, through intervention at many distinct levels, the devastating effects of LPS might be attenuated or averted.
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- B Beutler
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Dallas, Texas, USA
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