Published online before print May 5, 2008
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*Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Institute of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Trondheim, Norway; University of Konstanz, Biochemical Pharmacology, Konstanz, Germany; University of Oslo, Department of Molecular Biosciences, Oslo, Norway; European Commission of Joint Research Centre, Institute for Health and Consumer Protection, European Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods, Ispra, Italy; and ¶University of Massachusetts Medical School, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
@ To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: terje.espevik{at}ntnu.no.
Lipoteichoic acid (LTA) is a central inducer of inflammatory responses caused by Gram-positive bacteria, such as Staphylococcus aureus, via activation of TLR2. Localization of TLR2 in relation to its coreceptors may be important for function. This study explores the signaling, uptake, and trafficking pattern of LTA in relation to expression of TLR2 and its coreceptors CD36 and CD14 in human monocytes. We found TLR2 expressed in early endosomes, late endosomes/lysosomes, and in Rab-11-positive compartments but not in the Golgi apparatus or endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Rapid internalization of fluorescently labeled LTA was observed in human monocytes, colocalizing with markers for early and late endosomes, lysosomes, ER, and Golgi network. Blocking CD14 and CD36 with antibodies inhibited LTA binding and LTA-induced TNF release from monocytes, emphasizing an important role for both molecules as coreceptors for TLR2. Importantly, blocking CD36 did not affect TNF release induced by N-palmitoyl-S-[2,3-bis(palmitoyloxy)-(2R,S)-propyl]-(R)-cysteinyl-seryl-(lysyl)3-lysine or LPS. Expression of CD14 markedly enhanced LTA binding to the plasma membrane and also enhanced NF-
B activation. LTA internalization, but not NF-B activation, was inhibited in Dynamin-I K44A dominant-negative transfectants, suggesting that LTA is internalized by receptor-mediated endocytosis but that internalization is not required for signaling. In fact, immobilizing LTA and thereby inhibiting internalization resulted in enhanced TNF release from monocytes. Our results suggest that LTA signaling preferentially occurs at the plasma membrane, is independent of internalization, and is facilitated by CD36 and CD14 as coreceptors for TLR2.
Key Words: TLR • LTA • endocytosis
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