ABSTRACT: Gene expression for mouse C57BL/6 bone marrow derived macrophages stimulated with a titration matrix of TLR4 and TLR2 ligand, KDO2-Lipid A and Pam3CSK4, respectively
Project description:Despite existing evidence for tuning of innate immunity to different classes of bacteria, the molecular mechanisms used by macrophages to tailor inflammatory responses to specific pathogens remain incompletely defined. By stimulating mouse macrophages with a titration matrix of TLR ligand pairs, we identified distinct stimulus requirements for activating and inhibitory events that evoked diverse cytokine production dynamics. These regulatory events were linked to patterns of inflammatory responses that distinguished between Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, both in vitro and after in vivo lung infection. Stimulation beyond a TLR4 threshold and Gram-negative bacteria-induced responses were characterized by a rapid type I IFN-dependent decline in inflammatory cytokine production, independent of IL-10, whereas inflammatory responses to Gram-positive species were more sustained due to the absence of this IFN-dependent regulation. Thus, disparate triggering of a cytokine negative feedback loop promotes tuning of macrophage responses in a bacteria class-specific manner and provides context-dependent regulation of inflammation dynamics.
Project description:We performed a systematic analysis of the coding and non-coding transcriptomes of human macrophages after stimulation with ligands to TLR2/6 (FSL), TLR 1/2 (Pam3CSK4), and TLR4 (LPS)
Project description:Use of human whole blood for transcriptomic analysis has potential advantages over the use of isolated immune cells for studying the transcriptional response to pathogens and their products. Whole blood stimulation can be carried out in a laboratory without the expertise or equipment to isolate immune cells from blood, with the added advantage of being able to undertake experiments using very small volumes of blood. Toll like receptors (TLRs) are a family of pattern recognition receptors which recognise highly conserved microbial products. Using the TLR2 ligand (Pam3CSK4) and the TLR4 ligand (LPS) human whole blood was stimulated for 0, 1, 3, 6, 12 or 24 hours at which times mRNA was isolated and a comparative microarray was undertaken. A common NFκB transcriptional programme was identified following both TLR2 and TLR4 ligation which peaked at between 3 to 6 hours including upregulation of many of the NFκB family members. In contrast an interferon transcriptional response was observed following TLR4 but not TLR2 ligation as early as 1 hour post stimulation and peaking at 6 hours. These results recapitulate the findings observed in previously published studies using isolated murine and human myeloid cells indicating that in vitro stimulated human whole blood can be used to interrogate the transcriptional kinetics response of innate cells to TLR ligands. Our study demonstrates that with a systems biology approach analysis of mRNA isolated from human whole blood can delineate both the temporal response and the key transcriptional differences following TLR2 and TLR4 ligation. 6 healthy human volunteers. 1ml whole blood stimulated in vitro with either LPS (1ng/ml), Pam3CSK4 (200ng/ml) or media for 0, 1, 3, 6 12 or 24 hours.
Project description:Analysis of whole mouse muscle and inguinal lymph node gene expression signature induced after 6h by in-vivo intramuscularly administration of MF59, alum, CpG, resiquimod (R848), Pam3CSK4 and DMSO and PBS controls. Analysis of splenocyte gene expression signature induced by the same treatments after 6h of incubation. MF59 and alum are licensed human vaccine adjuvants; CpG is a TLR9-agonist adjuvant; resiquimod (R848) is a TLR7/8-agonist adjuvant and Pam3CSK4 is a TLR2-agonist adjuvant.
Project description:Use of human whole blood for transcriptomic analysis has potential advantages over the use of isolated immune cells for studying the transcriptional response to pathogens and their products. Whole blood stimulation can be carried out in a laboratory without the expertise or equipment to isolate immune cells from blood, with the added advantage of being able to undertake experiments using very small volumes of blood. Toll like receptors (TLRs) are a family of pattern recognition receptors which recognise highly conserved microbial products. Using the TLR2 ligand (Pam3CSK4) and the TLR4 ligand (LPS) human whole blood was stimulated for 0, 1, 3, 6, 12 or 24 hours at which times mRNA was isolated and a comparative microarray was undertaken. A common NFκB transcriptional programme was identified following both TLR2 and TLR4 ligation which peaked at between 3 to 6 hours including upregulation of many of the NFκB family members. In contrast an interferon transcriptional response was observed following TLR4 but not TLR2 ligation as early as 1 hour post stimulation and peaking at 6 hours. These results recapitulate the findings observed in previously published studies using isolated murine and human myeloid cells indicating that in vitro stimulated human whole blood can be used to interrogate the transcriptional kinetics response of innate cells to TLR ligands. Our study demonstrates that with a systems biology approach analysis of mRNA isolated from human whole blood can delineate both the temporal response and the key transcriptional differences following TLR2 and TLR4 ligation.
Project description:microRNA expression in human monocyte-derived DCs following stimulation with NOD2 ligand MDP, TLR2 ligand Pam3CSK4, or both. 4 condition experiment with two timepoints, and 4 biological replicates. Conditions: unstimulated; MDP stimulated; Pam3CSK4 stimulated; MDP + Pam3CSK4 stimulated. Timepoints: 4 hours and 24 hours.
Project description:We demonstrated that AmTARS directly binds TLR2 receptor. Thus, we analysis mRNA expression pattern in mouse bone-marrow-derived macrophage (BMDM) treated with AmTARS and Pam3csk4 known as the TLR2 agonist.
Project description:Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) is a pattern recognition receptor that, upon ligation by microbial molecules, interacts with other proteins to initiate pro-inflammatory responses by the cell. Statins (hydroxymethylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors), drugs widely prescribed to reduce hypercholesterolemia, are reported to have both pro- and anti-inflammatory effects upon cells. Some of these responses are presumed to be driven by effects on signaling proteins at the plasma membrane, but the underlying mechanisms remain obscure. We reasoned that profiling the effect of statins on the repertoire of TLR2-interacting proteins might provide novel insights into the mechanisms by which statins impact inflammation. In order to study the TLR2 interactome, we designed a co-immunoprecipitation (IP)-based cross-linking proteomics study. A hemagglutinin (HA)-tagged-TLR2 transfected HEK293 cell line was utilized to precipitate the TLR2 interactome upon cell exposure to the TLR2 agonist Pam3CSK4 and simvastatin, singly and in combination. To stabilize protein interactors, we utilized two different chemical cross-linkers with different spacer chain lengths. Proteomic analysis revealed important combinatorial effects of simvastatin and Pam3CSK4 on the TLR2 interactome. After stringent data filtering, we identified alpha-centractin (ACTR1A), an actin-related protein and subunit of the dynactin complex, as a potential interactor of TLR2. The interaction was validated using biochemical methods. RNA interference studies revealed an important role for ACTR1A in induction of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Taken together, we report that statins remodel the TLR2 interactome, and we identify ACTR1A, a part of the dynactin complex, as a novel regulator of TLR2-mediated immune signaling pathways.
Project description:Most of the genes were self-tolerized by Pam3CSK4 and MDP but there was no or minimal cross-tolerization. The transcriptome induced via Nod2 stimulation is greatly expanded in TLR2-tolerant macrophages. Keywords: self and cross tolerance by MDP or Pam3CSK4