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Kruppel-like factor 4 regulates neutrophil activation.

ABSTRACT: Neutrophils are the most abundant white blood cells in circulation and are key components of the innate immune response. Clinical and experimental studies support an important role for the neutrophils in a broad spectrum of acute and chronic inflammatory conditions. However, our understanding of nodal points that control neutrophil activation remains incompletely understood. Over the past decade, studies have linked members of the Kruppel-like family of transcription factors (KLFs) to myeloid cell differentiation and function. Here we show that KLF4 is a critical transcriptional regulator of neutrophil biology. KLF4-deficient neutrophils exhibited impaired responses to inflammatory stimulation ex vivo, including reduced production of cytokines and reactive oxygen species, impaired degranulation, and impaired bacterial killing and clearance. Consequently, mice bearing myeloid-specific conditional KLF4 deficiency (K4-cKO) exhibited enhanced susceptibility to bacterial infection but resistance to lipopolysaccharide-induced septic shock and experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. Finally, mechanistic studies revealed that the defects in KLF4-deficient neutrophils likely resulted from the defective Toll-like receptor 4-NF-κB signaling. Collectively, these findings identify KLF4 as a novel transcriptional regulator of neutrophil activation.

SUBMITTER: Shen Y

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5727816 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Kruppel-like factor 4 regulates neutrophil activation.

Shen Yuyan Y Hong Hong H Sangwung Panjamaporn P Lapping Stephanie S Nayak Lalitha L Zhang Lilei L Jain Mukesh K MK Liao Xudong X

Blood advances 20170420 11

Neutrophils are the most abundant white blood cells in circulation and are key components of the innate immune response. Clinical and experimental studies support an important role for the neutrophils in a broad spectrum of acute and chronic inflammatory conditions. However, our understanding of nodal points that control neutrophil activation remains incompletely understood. Over the past decade, studies have linked members of the Kruppel-like family of transcription factors (KLFs) to myeloid ce ...[more]

PMID: 29296708

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Project description:Macroautophagy/autophagy is involved in myeloid cellular repair, destruction, and osteoclast differentiation; conversely, KLF2 (kruppel-like factor 2 [lung]) regulates myeloid cell activation and differentiation. To investigate the specific role of KLF2 in autophagy, osteoclastic differentiation was induced in monocytes in presence or absence of the autophagy inhibitor 3-methyladenine (3-MA), KLF2 inducer geranylgeranyl transferase inhibitor (GGTI298), and adenoviral overexpression of KLF2. We found that the number of autophagic cells and multinucleated osteoclasts were significantly decreased in presence of 3-MA, GGTI298, and KLF2 overexpressed cells indicating involvement of KLF2 in these processes. In addition, autophagy-related protein molecules were significantly decreased after induction of KLF2 during the course of osteoclastic differentiation. Furthermore, induction of arthritis in mice reduced the level of Klf2 in monocytes, and enhanced autophagy during osteoclastic differentiation. Mechanistically, knocking down of KLF2 increased the level of Beclin1 (BECN1) expression, and conversely, KLF2 over-expression reduced the level of BECN1 in monocytes. Moreover, 3-MA and GGTI298 both reduced myeloid cell proliferation concomitantly upregulating senescence-related molecules (CDKN1A/p21 and CDKN1B/p27kip1). We further confirmed epigenetic regulation of Becn1 by modulating Klf2; knocking down of Klf2 increased the levels of histone activation marks H3K9 and H4K8 acetylation in the promoter region of Becn1; and overexpression of Klf2 decreased the levels of H4K8 and H3K9 acetylation. In addition, osteoclastic differentiation also increased levels of H3K9 and H4K8 acetylation in the promoter region of Becn1. Together these findings for the first time revealed that Klf2 critically regulates Becn1-mediated autophagy process during osteoclastogenesis.Abbreviations: ACP5/TRAP: acid phosphatase 5, tartrate resistant; Ad-KLF2: adenoviral construct of KLF2; ATG3: autophagy related 3; ATG5: autophagy related 5; ATG7: autophagy related 7; ATG12: autophagy related 12; BECN1: beclin 1, autophagy related; C57BL/6: inbred mouse strain C57 black 6; ChIP: chromatin immunoprecipitation; CSF1/MCSF: colony stimulating factor 1 (macrophage); CTSK: cathepsin K; EV: empty vector; GGTI298: geranylgeranyl transferase inhibitor; H3K9Ac: histone H3 lysine 9 acetylation; H4K8Ac: histone H4 lysine 8 acetylation; K/BxN mice: T cell receptor (TCR) transgene KRN and the MHC class II molecule A(g7) generates K/BxN mice; KLF2: kruppel-like factor 2 (lung); 3MA: 3-methyladenine; MAP1LC3B/LC3B: microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 beta; MDC: monodansylcadaverine; NFATc1: nuclear factor of activated T cells 1; NFKB: nuclear factor of kappa light polypeptide gene enhancer in B cells; p21/CDKN1A: cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor 1A; p27kip1/CDKN1B: cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1B; PCR: polymerase chain reaction; PtdIns3K: phosphoinositide 3-kinase; RA: rheumatoid arthritis; siKlf2: small interfering KLF2 ribonucleic acid; NS: non-specific; RAW 264.7: abelson murine leukemia virus transformed macrophage cell line; TNFSF11/RANKL: tumor necrosis factor (ligand) superfamily, member 11; TSS: transcriptional start site; UCSC: University of California, Santa Cruz.

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