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Comparative Study
. 2004 Dec 1;173(11):6949-54.
doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.173.11.6949.

Interaction of soluble form of recombinant extracellular TLR4 domain with MD-2 enables lipopolysaccharide binding and attenuates TLR4-mediated signaling

Naoki Hyakushima  1 , Hiroaki Mitsuzawa, Chiaki Nishitani, Hitomi Sano, Koji Kuronuma, Masanori Konishi, Tetsuo Himi, Kensuke Miyake, Yoshio Kuroki
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Comparative Study

Interaction of soluble form of recombinant extracellular TLR4 domain with MD-2 enables lipopolysaccharide binding and attenuates TLR4-mediated signaling

Naoki Hyakushima et al. J Immunol. .

Abstract

TLRs have been implicated in recognition of pathogen-associated molecular patterns. TLR4 is a signaling receptor for LPS, but requires MD-2 to respond efficiently to LPS. The purposes of this study were to examine the interactions of the extracellular TLR4 domain with MD-2 and LPS. We generated soluble forms of rTLR4 (sTLR4) and TLR2 (sTLR2) lacking the putative intracellular and transmembrane domains. sTLR4 consisted of Glu(24)-Lys(631). MD-2 bound to sTLR4, but not to sTLR2 or soluble CD14. BIAcore analysis demonstrated the direct binding of sTLR4 to MD-2 with a dissociation constant of K(D) = 6.29 x 10(-8) M. LPS-conjugated beads precipitated MD-2, but not sTLR4. However, LPS beads coprecipitated sTLR4 and MD-2 when both proteins were coincubated. The addition of sTLR4 to the medium containing the MD-2 protein significantly attenuated LPS-induced NF-kappaB activation and IL-8 secretion in wild-type TLR4-expressing cells. These results indicate that the extracellular TLR4 domain-MD-2 complex is capable of binding LPS, and that the extracellular TLR4 domain consisting of Glu(24)-Lys(631) enables MD-2 binding and LPS recognition to TLR4. In addition, the use of sTLR4 may lead to a new therapeutic strategy for dampening endotoxin-induced inflammation.

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