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2006 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Molecular mechanism of intracellular trafficking of TLR4

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17591034
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 膠原病・アレルギー・感染症内科学
Research InstitutionThe University of Tokyo

Principal Investigator

OTA Yasuo  The University of Tokyo, Faculty of Medicine, Research Associate, 医学部附属病院, 助手 (80292936)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) OKUGAWA Shu  The University of Tokyo, Faculty of Medicine, Research Assistant, 医学部附属病院, 助手 (20376461)
Project Period (FY) 2005 – 2006
Keywordsinnate immunity / TLR / LPS / TLR4 / cellular localization / LL motif
Research Abstract

Essential Components of the innate immune system are TLRs, which recognize microbial products termed pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs). PAMP recognition leads to activation of the innate immune system, which in turn activates adaptive immunity. However, it remains to be determined that the mechanisms by which TLR4 were transported to the cell surface and activated. In this study, we tried to elucidate some important motifs which determined cellular localization of TLR4.
Focused on LL motif, we made various truncation mutations of TLR4. These TLR4 truncation mutations and MD2 were transfected into and expressed on HEK293T cells, and LPS-induced activities of NF-κB were compared by a luciferase assay. LPS-induced NF-κB activities were observed in cells transfected with 1-826 TLR4 mutant as well as wild type TLR4. However, they were not observed in cells transfected with 1-815 and shorter TLR4 truncation mutants. In addition, localization of 1-826 TLR4 mutant was similar to that of wild type TLR4. However, cell surface expression was not observed in truncation mutants of 1-815 and shorter TLR4. These results indicated that there were some motifs which determined localization of TLR4 around position of 815. Next, we made a series of single truncation mutants of TLR4 at the positions of 813, 815, 816, and 817. We found that cell surface expression of a TLR4 mutant (L815A) was not observed. LPS-induced NF-κB activities were not observed in cells transfected with a TLR4 mutant (L815A) in the absence of CD14. While, they were reinstated in the presence of CD14. Thus, we identified an important region which determines cellular localization of TLR4.

  • Research Products

    (14 results)

All 2007 2006

All Journal Article (14 results)

  • [Journal Article] A case of invasive central nervous system aspergillosis treated with micafungin with monitoring of micafungin concentrations in the cerebrospinal fluid2007

    • Author(s)
      奥川, 周
    • Journal Title

      Scand. J. Inf. Dis. (印刷中)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Biphasic regulation of levofloxacin on lipopolysaccharide-induced IL-1β production2007

    • Author(s)
      北沢, 貴利
    • Journal Title

      Life Sci. 80

      Pages: 1572-1577

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Relationship between initial dose of micafungin and its efficacy in patients with candidemia2007

    • Author(s)
      太田, 康男
    • Journal Title

      J Infect Chem. (印刷中)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Relationship between initiad dose of micafungin and its efficacy in patients with candidemia.2007

    • Author(s)
      Ota Y, Tatsuno K, Okugawa S, Yanagimoto S, Uitazawa K
    • Journal Title

      J Infect Chem (in press)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] A case of invasive central nervous system aspergillosis treated with micafungin with monitoring of micafungin concentrations in the cerebrosppinal fluid.2007

    • Author(s)
      Okugawa, S., Ota, Y., Tatsun, K., Tsukada, K., Kishino, S., Koike, K.
    • Journal Title

      Scand.J.Inf.Dis. (Published on line)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Biphasic regulation of levofloxacin on lipopolysaccharide-induced IL-1β production.2007

    • Author(s)
      Kitazawa T, Nakayama K, Okugawa S, Koike K, Shibasaki Y, Ota Y.
    • Journal Title

      Life Sci 80

      Pages: 1572-1577

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Dengue Hemorrhagic Shock and Disseminated Candidiasis.2007

    • Author(s)
      Suzuki S, Kitazawa T, Ota Y, Okugawa S, Tsukada K, Nukui Y, Hatakeyama S, Yamaguchi D, Matsuse S, Ishii T, Matsubara T, Yamauchi C, Ota S, Yahagi N, Fukayama M, Koike K.
    • Journal Title

      Intern Med (in press)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Relationship between initial dose of micafungin and its efficacy in patients with candidemia.2007

    • Author(s)
      Ota Y, Tatsuno K, Okugawa S, Yanagimoto S, Kitazawa K, Fukushima A, Tsukada K, Koike K.
    • Journal Title

      J Infect Chem. (in press)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Successful vancomycin desensitization with a combination of rapid and slow infusion methods2006

    • Author(s)
      北沢, 貴利
    • Journal Title

      Intern Med. 45

      Pages: 317-321

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Expression and function of toll-like receptors in human basophils2006

    • Author(s)
      小宮, 悦子
    • Journal Title

      Int Arch Allergy Immunol. 140 Suppl

      Pages: 23-27

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Bacterial flagellin inhibits T cell receptor-mediated activation of T cells by inducing SOCS-12006

    • Author(s)
      奥川, 周
    • Journal Title

      Cell Microbiol. 8

      Pages: 1571-1580

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Successful vancomycin desensitization with a combination of rapid and slow infusion methods.2006

    • Author(s)
      Kitazawa, T., Ota, Y., Kada, N., Morisawa, Y., Yoshida, A., Koike, K., Kimura, S.
    • Journal Title

      Intern Med. 45

      Pages: 317-321

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Expression and function of toll-kike receptors in human basophils.2006

    • Author(s)
      Komiya, A., Nagase, H., Okugawa, S., Ota, Y., Suzukawa, M., Kawakami, A., Sekiya, T., Matsushima, K., Ohta, K., Hirai, K., Yamamoto, K., Yamaguchi, M.
    • Journal Title

      Int Arch Allergy Immunol. 140 Suppl 1

      Pages: 23-27

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Bacterial flagellin inhibits T cell receptor-mediated activation of T cells by inducing SOCS-1.2006

    • Author(s)
      Okugawa, S., Tsukasa, K., Kitazawa, T., Koike, K., Kimura, S., Nagase, H., Hirai, K., Ota, Y.
    • Journal Title

      Cell Microbiol. 8

      Pages: 1571-1580

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より

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