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KMID : 0578320080250010099
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Molecules and Cells
2008 Volume.25 No. 1 p.99 ~ p.104
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Contribution of TLR2 to the Initiation of Ganglioside-triggered Inflammatory Signaling
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Yoon Hee-Jung
Jeon Sae-Bom
Kyoungho Suk
Choi Dong-Kug
Hong Young-Joon
Park Sun-Jung
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Abstract
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Gangliosides, sialic acid-containing glycosphingolipids, are implicated in many neuronal diseases, but the precise molecular mechanisms underlying their pathological activities are poorly understood. Here we report that TLR2 participates in the initiation of ganglioside-triggered inflammatory signaling responses. Using FACS analysis and immunofluorescence microscopy, we found that gangliosides rapidly enhanced the cell surface expression of TLR2 in microglia, while reducing that of TLR4. The ganglioside-dependent increase of TLR2 expression was also observed at the messenger and protein levels. We also showed that gangliosides stimulate the interaction of TLR2 with Myd88, an adaptor for TLRs, and obtained evidence that lipid raft formation is closely associated with the ganglioside-induced activation of TLR2 and subsequent inflammatory signaling. These results collectively suggest that TLR2 contributes to the ability of gangliosides to cause inflammatory conditions in the brain.
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KEYWORD
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Adaptor, Astrocytes, Brain, Endogenous Ligand, Gangliosides, Inflammation, Microglia, Myd88, TLR2.
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