Nod1 and Nod2 induce CCL5/RANTES through the NF-kappaB pathway.

TitleNod1 and Nod2 induce CCL5/RANTES through the NF-kappaB pathway.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2007
AuthorsWerts C, le Bourhis L, Liu J, Magalhaes JG, Carneiro LA, Fritz JH, Stockinger S, Balloy V, Chignard M, Decker T, Philpott DJ, Ma X, Girardin SE
JournalEur J Immunol
Volume37
Issue9
Pagination2499-508
Date Published2007 Sep
ISSN0014-2980
KeywordsAcetylmuramyl-Alanyl-Isoglutamine, Animals, Bone Marrow Cells, Cell Differentiation, Chemokine CCL5, Chemokines, CC, Diaminopimelic Acid, Female, I-kappa B Proteins, Interferon Type I, Macrophages, Mice, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Mice, Knockout, NF-kappa B, Nod1 Signaling Adaptor Protein, Nod2 Signaling Adaptor Protein, Promoter Regions, Genetic, Signal Transduction
Abstract

The Nod-like receptor proteins Nod1 and Nod2 participate in innate immune responses against bacteria through intracellular detection of peptidoglycan, a component of bacterial cell wall. Recent evidence has demonstrated that Nod1 stimulates the release of chemokines that attract neutrophils at the site of infection, such as CXCL8/IL-8 in humans, and CXCL1/keratinocyte-derived chemokine and CXCL2/MIP-2 in mice. We aimed to determine whether Nod proteins could trigger the release of CCL5/RANTES, a chemokine known to attract a number of immune cells, but not neutrophils. Our results demonstrate that activation of both Nod1 and Nod2 results in substantial secretion of CCL5 by murine macrophages. Moreover, in vivo, the intraperitoneal injection of murine Nod1 or Nod2 agonists resulted in a rapid secretion of CCL5 into the bloodstream. We also observed that Nod-dependent secretion of CCL5 did not correlate with the induction of the interferon-beta pathway, a major signaling cascade for the activation of CCL5 by viruses. In contrast, we identified a key role of the NF-kappaB pathway in Nod-dependent stimulation of the CCL5 promoter. Together, these results identify a novel target downstream of Nod1 and Nod2, which is likely to play a key role in orchestrating the global Nod-dependent immune defense during bacterial infections.

DOI10.1002/eji.200737069
Alternate JournalEur J Immunol
PubMed ID17705131

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