Lipopolysaccharide Is in Close Proximity to Each of the Proteins in Its Membrane Receptor Complex: TRANSFER FROM CD14 TO TLR4 AND MD-2
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- 15 June 2001
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier BV
- Vol. 276 (24), 21129-21135
- https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.m009164200
Abstract
The structural features of some proteins of the innate immune system involved in mediating responses to microbial pathogens are highly conserved throughout evolution. Examples include members of the Drosophila Toll (dToll) and the mammalian Toll-like receptor (TLR) protein families. Activation ofDrosophila Toll is believed to occur via an endogenous peptide rather than through direct binding of microbial products to the Toll protein. In mammals there is a growing consensus that lipopolysaccharide (LPS) initiates its biological activities through a heteromeric receptor complex containing CD14, TLR4, and at least one other protein, MD-2. LPS binds directly to CD14 but whether LPS then binds to TLR4 and/or MD-2 is not known. We have used transient transfection to express human TLRs, MD-2, or CD14 alone or in different combinations in HEK 293 cells. Interactions between LPS and these proteins were studied using a chemically modified, radioiodinated LPS containing a covalently linked, UV light-activated cross-linking group (125I-ASD-Re595 LPS). Here we show that LPS is cross-linked specifically to TLR4 and MD-2 only when co-expressed with CD14. These data support the contention that LPS is in close proximity to the three known proteins of its membrane receptor complex. Thus, LPS binds directly to each of the members of the tripartite LPS receptor complex.Keywords
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