MD-2, a Molecule that Confers Lipopolysaccharide Responsiveness on Toll-like Receptor 4
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Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) is a mammalian homologue of Drosophila Toll, a leucine-rich repeat molecule that can trigger innate responses against pathogens. The TLR4 gene has recently been shown to be mutated in C3H/HeJ and C57BL/10ScCr mice, both of which are low responders to lipopolysaccharide (LPS). TLR4 may be a long-sought receptor for LPS. However, transfection of TLR4 does not confer LPS responsiveness on a recipient cell line, suggesting a requirement for an additional molecule. Here, we report that a novel molecule, MD-2, is requisite for LPS signaling of TLR4. MD-2 is physically associated with TLR4 on the cell surface and confers responsiveness to LPS. MD-2 is thus a link between TLR4 and LPS signaling. Identification of this new receptor complex has potential implications for understanding host defense, as well as pathophysiologic, mechanisms.Objective:To investigate the influences of Aβ25-35 on the TLR3 and TLR4 mRNA. Method: NG108-15 cell line was stimulated with Aβ25-35,the supernatant was collected 24 hours later and the inflammatory factors TNF-α and IFN-β were quantitatively measured,the changes in the mRNA expression of TLR3 and TLR4 were detected by real-time PCR. Result:Aβ induced the over-secreting of TNF-α、IFN-β and over-expression of TLR3 and TLR4 mRNA (P 0. 01). Conclusions:Aβ induced the over-secreting of inflammatory factors and over-expression of TLR3 and TLR4,indicating the action of Aβ in causing AD disease might be affiliated with the immune inflammation and the TLRs signaling pathway.
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Abstract The human homologue of Drosophila Toll (hToll), also called Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), is a recently cloned receptor of the IL-1/Toll receptor family. Interestingly, the TLR4 gene has been localized to the same region to which the Lps locus (endotoxin unresponsive gene locus) is mapped. To examine the role of TLR4 in LPS responsiveness, we have generated mice lacking TLR4. Macrophages and B cells from TLR4-deficient mice did not respond to LPS. All these manifestations were quite similar to those of LPS-hyporesponsive C3H/HeJ mice. Furthermore, C3H/HeJ mice have, in the cytoplasmic portion of TLR4, a single point mutation of the amino acid that is highly conserved among the IL-1/Toll receptor family. Overexpression of wild-type TLR4 but not the mutant TLR4 from C3H/HeJ mice activated NF-κB. Taken together, the present study demonstrates that TLR4 is the gene product that regulates LPS response.
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