Lipopolysaccharide needs soluble CD14 to interact with TLR4 in human monocytes depleted of membrane CD14. 2004

Cristina Moreno, and Juana Merino, and Natalia Ramírez, and Aitziber Echeverría, and Fernando Pastor, and Alfonso Sánchez-Ibarrola
Department of Immunology, Clínica Universitaria, Faculty of Medicine, University of Navarra, 31008 Pamplona, Spain.

Toll-like receptors recognize specific patterns of microbial components and regulate the activation of both innate and adaptive immunity. TLR4 recognizes lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in monocytes/macrophages with the help of other molecules like CD14 and MD-2, which indicates that the functional LPS receptor forms a large complex. The functional relationship between the components has been the subject of debate, as have the modifications induced by the ligand in the expression of some of these components. Moreover, as for other members of this family of receptors, the possible direct interaction of receptors and their ligands is a matter of discussion. In this paper we address the question of whether the expression of some of the components influences the expression of the rest. Human monocytes in which CD14 has been downregulated through interference in the turnover of the molecule at the Golgi level, show normal membrane TLR4 expression, when compared with control cells. On the other hand, LPS alters membrane TLR4 expression by monocytes devoid of membrane CD14 only in the presence of human serum. The effect of serum is blocked by anti-CD14 monoclonal antibodies, which strongly suggests a functional role for soluble CD14/LPS complexes in the interaction with TLR4. Our data add information on the relationship between the components of the LPS receptor and the characteristics of the interaction of LPS and TLR4 in cells devoid of membrane CD14.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008070 Lipopolysaccharides Lipid-containing polysaccharides which are endotoxins and important group-specific antigens. They are often derived from the cell wall of gram-negative bacteria and induce immunoglobulin secretion. The lipopolysaccharide molecule consists of three parts: LIPID A, core polysaccharide, and O-specific chains (O ANTIGENS). When derived from Escherichia coli, lipopolysaccharides serve as polyclonal B-cell mitogens commonly used in laboratory immunology. (From Dorland, 28th ed) Lipopolysaccharide,Lipoglycans
D008297 Male Males
D008562 Membrane Glycoproteins Glycoproteins found on the membrane or surface of cells. Cell Surface Glycoproteins,Surface Glycoproteins,Cell Surface Glycoprotein,Membrane Glycoprotein,Surface Glycoprotein,Glycoprotein, Cell Surface,Glycoprotein, Membrane,Glycoprotein, Surface,Glycoproteins, Cell Surface,Glycoproteins, Membrane,Glycoproteins, Surface,Surface Glycoprotein, Cell,Surface Glycoproteins, Cell
D009000 Monocytes Large, phagocytic mononuclear leukocytes produced in the vertebrate BONE MARROW and released into the BLOOD; contain a large, oval or somewhat indented nucleus surrounded by voluminous cytoplasm and numerous organelles. Monocyte
D011500 Protein Synthesis Inhibitors Compounds which inhibit the synthesis of proteins. They are usually ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS or toxins. Mechanism of the action of inhibition includes the interruption of peptide-chain elongation, the blocking the A site of ribosomes, the misreading of the genetic code or the prevention of the attachment of oligosaccharide side chains to glycoproteins. Protein Synthesis Antagonist,Protein Synthesis Antagonists,Protein Synthesis Inhibitor,Antagonist, Protein Synthesis,Antagonists, Protein Synthesis,Inhibitor, Protein Synthesis,Inhibitors, Protein Synthesis,Synthesis Antagonist, Protein,Synthesis Inhibitor, Protein
D011956 Receptors, Cell Surface Cell surface proteins that bind signalling molecules external to the cell with high affinity and convert this extracellular event into one or more intracellular signals that alter the behavior of the target cell (From Alberts, Molecular Biology of the Cell, 2nd ed, pp693-5). Cell surface receptors, unlike enzymes, do not chemically alter their ligands. Cell Surface Receptor,Cell Surface Receptors,Hormone Receptors, Cell Surface,Receptors, Endogenous Substances,Cell Surface Hormone Receptors,Endogenous Substances Receptors,Receptor, Cell Surface,Surface Receptor, Cell
D002478 Cells, Cultured Cells propagated in vitro in special media conducive to their growth. Cultured cells are used to study developmental, morphologic, metabolic, physiologic, and genetic processes, among others. Cultured Cells,Cell, Cultured,Cultured Cell
D005260 Female Females
D005786 Gene Expression Regulation Any of the processes by which nuclear, cytoplasmic, or intercellular factors influence the differential control (induction or repression) of gene action at the level of transcription or translation. Gene Action Regulation,Regulation of Gene Expression,Expression Regulation, Gene,Regulation, Gene Action,Regulation, Gene Expression
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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