{Reference Type}: Journal Article
{Title}: IRF-8/interferon (IFN) consensus sequence-binding protein is involved in Toll-like receptor (TLR) signaling and contributes to the cross-talk between TLR and IFN-gamma signaling pathways.
{Author}: Zhao J;Kong HJ;Li H;Huang B;Yang M;Zhu C;Bogunovic M;Zheng F;Mayer L;Ozato K;Unkeless J;Xiong H;
{Journal}: J Biol Chem
{Volume}: 281
{Issue}: 15
{Year}: Apr 2006 14
暂无{DOI}: 10.1074/jbc.M507788200
{Abstract}: Toll-like receptor (TLR) and interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) signaling pathways are important for both innate and adaptive immune responses. However, the cross-talk between these two signaling pathways is incompletely understood. Here we show that IFN-gamma and LPS synergistically induce the expression of proinflammatory factors, including interleukin-1 (IL-1), IL-6, IL-12, NO, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha). Comparable synergism was observed between IFN-gamma and peptidoglycan (PGN; a TLR2 ligand) and poly(I:C) (a TLR3 ligand) in the induction of IL-12 promoter activity. IFN-gamma enhanced lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced ERK and JNK phosphorylation but had no effect on LPS-induced NF-kappaB activation. Interestingly, we found that IRF-8-/- macrophages were impaired in the activation of LPS-induced ERK and JNK and the production of proinflammatory cytokines induced by LPS or IFN-gamma plus LPS. Retroviral transduction of IRF-8 into IRF-8-/- macrophages rescued ERK and JNK activation. Furthermore, co-immunoprecipitation experiments show that IRF-8 physically interacts with TRAF6 at a binding site between amino acid residues 356 and 305 of IRF-8. Transfection of IRF-8 enhanced TRAF6 ubiquitination, which is consistent with a physical interaction of IRF-8 with TRAF6. Taken together, the results suggest that the interaction of IRF-8 with TRAF6 modulates TLR signaling and may contribute to the cross-talk between IFN-gamma and TLR signal pathways.