Project description:Macrophage-inducible C-type lectin (Mincle, Clec4e) is a pathogen sensor that recognizes pathogenic fungi and Mycobactrium tuberculosis. We perfomed microarray analysis using peritoneal macrophages stimulated with TDM, a mycobacterial cell wall glycolipid that is known to be a Mincle ligand. Many chemokine and cytokine genes were upregulated in wildtype macrophages stimulated with TDM. Upregulation of these genes were completely abolishd in Mincle KO macrophages. Peritoneal macrophages from WT and Mincle KO mice were stimulated with TDM or vehicle for 24 h (3 samples each). Microarray analysis was performed using Affymetrix Mouse 430 2.0.
Project description:Macrophage-inducible C-type lectin (Mincle, Clec4e) is a pathogen sensor that recognizes pathogenic fungi and Mycobactrium tuberculosis. We perfomed microarray analysis using peritoneal macrophages stimulated with TDM, a mycobacterial cell wall glycolipid that is known to be a Mincle ligand. Many chemokine and cytokine genes were upregulated in wildtype macrophages stimulated with TDM. Upregulation of these genes were completely abolishd in Mincle KO macrophages.
Project description:Sensing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by the immune system relies on recognition by macrophages. Mycobacterial cord factor, trehalose-6,6’-dimycolate (TDM), is the most abundant cell wall glycolipid and binds to the C-type lectin receptor Mincle. To explore the kinase signaling linking the TDM-Mincle interaction to gene expression, we employed quantitative phosphoproteome analysis using dimethyl-labeling and high-resolution mass spectrometry. TDM caused upregulation of 6.7% and suppressed 3.8% of the 14k phospho-sites identified in 3727 proteins. Mincle-dependent phosphorylation was observed for several canonical players of CLR signaling (e.g. PLC, PKC), and was enriched for PKC and GSK3 kinase motifs. Mincle-dependent activation of the PI3K-AKT-GSK3 pathway contributed to TDM-induced inflammatory gene expression and required the PI3K regulatory subunit p85. Unexpectedly, a substantial fraction of TDM-induced phosphorylation was Mincle-independent, a finding which was paralleled by RNAseq-based transcriptome data. GO and pathway enrichment analysis of both datasets concurred in the requirement for Mincle in “innate immune response”. In contrast, Mincle-independent phosphorylation and transcriptome responses to TDM were linked to “cell cycle” and to the DNA damage response. Collectively, our global analyses show substantial reprogramming of macrophages by mycobacterial cord factor and reveal a dichotomy of Mincle-dependent and –independent signaling linked to distinct biological responses
Project description:Determine the role of MyD88 during stimulation of macrophages with trehalose dimycolate (TDM)-coated beads by comparison of murine macrophage from wild-type and MyD88 knockout mice.
Project description:Immune sensing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis relies on recognition by macrophages. Mycobacterial cord factor, trehalose-6,6’-dimycolate (TDM), is the most abundant cell wall glycolipid and binds to the C-type lectin receptor (CLR) MINCLE. To explore the kinase signaling linking the TDM-MINCLE interaction to gene expression, we employed quantitative phosphoproteome analysis. TDM caused upregulation of 6.7% and suppressed 3.8% of the 14,000 phospho-sites identified on 3727 proteins. MINCLE-dependent phosphorylation was observed for canonical players of CLR signaling (e.g. PLCg, PKCd), and was enriched for PKCd and GSK3 kinase motifs. MINCLE-dependent activation of the PI3K-AKT-GSK3 pathway contributed to inflammatory gene expression and required the PI3K regulatory subunit p85a. Unexpectedly, a substantial fraction of TDM-induced phosphorylation was MINCLE-independent, a finding paralleled by transcriptome data. Bioinformatic analysis of both datasets concurred in the requirement for MINCLE for innate immune response pathways and processes. In contrast, MINCLE-independent phosphorylation and transcriptome responses were linked to cell cycle regulation. Collectively, our global analyses show substantial reprogramming of macrophages by TDM and reveal a dichotomy of MINCLE-dependent and -independent signaling linked to distinct biological responses.
