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Toll-like receptors (TLRs) mediate recognition of microbial components. Despite activation of a shared set of signal transduction molecules, the biological effects of certain TLR agonists differ considerably. In macrophages and dendritic cells, stimulation by the prototypical stimuli CpG-DNA (TLR9), lipopolysaccharide (LPS; TLR4) and lipoteichoic acid (LTA; TLR2) resulted in striking differences in expression of IL-12. However, these stimuli induced similar amounts of the common proinflammatory cytokine TNFalpha. Surprisingly, an IL-12p40 promoter reporter construct was activated equally by CpG-DNA, LPS and LTA. Examinations of the chromatin structure of the endogenous IL-12p40 promoter revealed that nucleosome remodelling contributed to differential IL-12 induction. Upon stimulation, nucleosome architecture was changed to provide increased access to the IL-12p40 promoter. In dendritic cells, a differential induction of nucleosome remodelling at the IL-12p40 promoter was observed upon triggering with different TLR agonists. These results identify nucleosome remodelling as an additional restriction point in differential TLR signalling.

Original publication

DOI

10.1038/sj.embor.7400078

Type

Journal article

Journal

Embo rep

Publication Date

02/2004

Volume

5

Pages

172 - 177

Keywords

Animals, Cell Culture Techniques, Dendritic Cells, Genes, Reporter, Interleukin-12, Interleukin-12 Subunit p40, Lipopolysaccharides, Macrophages, Membrane Glycoproteins, Mice, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Nucleosomes, Oligodeoxyribonucleotides, Promoter Regions, Genetic, Protein Subunits, Receptors, Cell Surface, Signal Transduction, Teichoic Acids, Toll-Like Receptor 2, Toll-Like Receptor 4, Toll-Like Receptors, Transcription Factors