Maintenance of colonic homeostasis by distinctive apical TLR9 signalling in intestinal epithelial cells
Maintenance of colonic homeostasis by distinctive apical TLR9 signalling in intestinal epithelial cells
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DOI:
10.1038/ncb1500
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发表时间:
2006-12-01
影响因子:
21.3
通讯作者:
Raz, Eyal
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作者:
Lee, Jongdae;Mo, Ji-Hun;Raz, Eyal
The mechanisms by which commensal bacteria suppress inflammatory signalling in the gut are still unclear. Here, we present a cellular mechanism whereby the polarity of intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) has a major role in colonic homeostasis. TLR9 activation through apical and basolateral surface domains have distinct transcriptional responses, evident by NF-kappa B activation and cDNA microarray analysis. Whereas basolateral TLR9 signals I kappa B alpha degradation and activation of the NF-kappa B pathway, apical TLR9 stimulation invokes a unique response in which ubiquitinated I kappa Ba accumulates in the cytoplasm preventing NF-kappa B activation. Furthermore, apical TLR9 stimulation confers intracellular tolerance to subsequent TLR challenges. IECs in TLR9-deficient mice, when compared with wild-type and TLR2-deficient mice, display a lower NF-kappa B activation threshold and these mice are highly susceptible to experimental colitis. Our data provide a case for organ-specific innate immunity in which TLR expression in polarized IECs has uniquely evolved to maintain colonic homeostasis and regulate tolerance and inflammation.