Broad and direct interaction between TLR and Siglec families of pattern recognition receptors and its regulation by Neu1

  1. Guo-Yun Chen
  2. Nicholas K Brown
  3. Wei Wu
  4. Zahra Khedri
  5. Hai Yu
  6. Xi Chen
  7. Diantha van de Vlekkert
  8. Alessandra D'Azzo
  9. Pan Zheng
  10. Yang Liu  Is a corresponding author
  1. Children's National Medical Center, United States
  2. Unversity of California, Davis, United States
  3. University of California, Davis, United States
  4. St Jude Children's Research Hospital, United States

Abstract

Both pathogen- and tissue damage-associated molecular patterns induce inflammation through toll-like receptors (TLRs), while sialic acid-binding immunoglobulin superfamily lectin receptors (Siglecs) provide negative regulation. Here we report extensive and direct interactions between these pattern recognition receptors. The promiscuous TLR binders were human SIGLEC-5/9 and mouse Siglec-3/E/F. Mouse Siglec-G did not show appreciable binding to any TLRs tested. Correspondingly, Siglece deletion enhanced dendritic cell responses to all microbial TLR ligands tested, while Siglecg deletion did not affect the responses to these ligands. TLR4 activation triggers Neu1 translocation to cell surface to disrupt TLR4:Siglec-E interaction. Conversely, sialidase inhibitor Neu5Gc2en prevented TLR4 ligand-induced disruption of TLR4:Siglec E/F interactions. Absence of Neu1 in hematopoietic cells or systematic treatment with sialidase inhibitor Neu5Gc2en protected mice against endotoxemia. Our data raised an intriguing possibility of a broad repression of TLR function by Siglecs and a sialidase-mediated de-repression that allows positive feedback of TLR activation during infection.

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  1. Guo-Yun Chen

    Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC, United States
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  2. Nicholas K Brown

    Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC, United States
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  3. Wei Wu

    Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC, United States
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  4. Zahra Khedri

    Unversity of California, Davis, Davis, United States
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  5. Hai Yu

    University of California, Davis, Davis, United States
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  6. Xi Chen

    University of California, Davis, Davis, United States
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  7. Diantha van de Vlekkert

    St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, United States
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  8. Alessandra D'Azzo

    St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, United States
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  9. Pan Zheng

    Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC, United States
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  10. Yang Liu

    Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC, United States
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    yaliu@cnmc.org
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Animal experimentation: This study was performed in strict accordance with the recommendations in the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals of the National Institutes of Health. All of the animals were handled according to approved institutional animal care and use committee (IACUC) protocols (312-13-05) of the The Children's National Medical Center. Every effort was made to minimize suffering

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© 2014, Chen et al.

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  1. Guo-Yun Chen
  2. Nicholas K Brown
  3. Wei Wu
  4. Zahra Khedri
  5. Hai Yu
  6. Xi Chen
  7. Diantha van de Vlekkert
  8. Alessandra D'Azzo
  9. Pan Zheng
  10. Yang Liu
(2014)
Broad and direct interaction between TLR and Siglec families of pattern recognition receptors and its regulation by Neu1
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