TY - JOUR
T1 - The amino-terminal region of toll-like receptor 4 is essential for binding to MD-2 and receptor translocation to the cell surface
AU - Fujimoto, Takeshi
AU - Yamazaki, Soh
AU - Eto-Kimura, Akiko
AU - Takeshige, Koichiro
AU - Muta, Tatsushi
PY - 2004/11/12
Y1 - 2004/11/12
N2 - Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) and MD-2 are pivotal components that elicit inflammatory responses to lipopolysaccharide (LPS). They have been shown to form a physical complex on the cell surface that responds directly to LPS. However, the functional region of TLR4 required for association with MD-2 and LPS responsiveness is poorly understood. To identify the region of TLR4, we created a series of mutants with deletions in the extracellular domain and examined their activities in human embryonic kidney 293 cells. A mutant with a 317-amino acid deletion from the membrane proximal region of TLR4 was capable of associating with MD-2, while only a 9-amino acid truncation of the N terminus severely impaired the interaction. The association between the two molecules was well correlated with TLR4 maturation into an endoglycosidase H-resistant form and the cell surface expression. Mouse MD-2 bound to human TLR4, but its activity to facilitate the cell surface expression of TLR4 and confer LPS responsiveness was much weaker than that of human MD-2, indicating species specificity. A chimeric receptor composed of the N-terminal region of human TLR4 and the adjacent region of mouse TLR4 showed preference for human MD-2 in its transport to the cell surface and responsiveness to LPS. Taken together, the N-terminal region of TLR4 is essential for association with MD-2, which is required for the cell surface expression and hence the responsiveness to LPS.
AB - Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) and MD-2 are pivotal components that elicit inflammatory responses to lipopolysaccharide (LPS). They have been shown to form a physical complex on the cell surface that responds directly to LPS. However, the functional region of TLR4 required for association with MD-2 and LPS responsiveness is poorly understood. To identify the region of TLR4, we created a series of mutants with deletions in the extracellular domain and examined their activities in human embryonic kidney 293 cells. A mutant with a 317-amino acid deletion from the membrane proximal region of TLR4 was capable of associating with MD-2, while only a 9-amino acid truncation of the N terminus severely impaired the interaction. The association between the two molecules was well correlated with TLR4 maturation into an endoglycosidase H-resistant form and the cell surface expression. Mouse MD-2 bound to human TLR4, but its activity to facilitate the cell surface expression of TLR4 and confer LPS responsiveness was much weaker than that of human MD-2, indicating species specificity. A chimeric receptor composed of the N-terminal region of human TLR4 and the adjacent region of mouse TLR4 showed preference for human MD-2 in its transport to the cell surface and responsiveness to LPS. Taken together, the N-terminal region of TLR4 is essential for association with MD-2, which is required for the cell surface expression and hence the responsiveness to LPS.
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U2 - 10.1074/jbc.M408724200
DO - 10.1074/jbc.M408724200
M3 - Article
C2 - 15337750
AN - SCOPUS:9144228167
VL - 279
SP - 47431
EP - 47437
JO - Journal of Biological Chemistry
JF - Journal of Biological Chemistry
SN - 0021-9258
IS - 46
ER -