Abstract
Chickens possess toll-like receptor (TLR15), a pattern recognition receptor (PRR) absent in mammals. We characterized the regulation and mechanism of CpG responsiveness via TLRs in chicken macrophage HD11 cells. TLR15 was significantly upregulated after induction with B- and C-type CpG oligonucleotides (ODN), tripalmitoylated lipopeptide (PAM3CSK4), Escherichia coli- and Salmonella enteritidis-derived lipopolysaccharide (LPS). In response to CpG-ODN inhibitor, TLR15 and IL1B were downregulated, but TLR21 was upregulated. IL1B was upregulated with CpG-ODN and downregulated after inhibitor treatment. The results suggest that responsiveness to different types of CpG-ODN in chicken macrophages requires multiple receptors, each with unique variation in expression. We utilized RNA interference (RNAi) technology to examine myeloid differentiation primary response gene (MyD88) dependency of TLR15 and TLR21. HD11 macrophages transfected with multiple MyD88-target siRNAs exhibited 70% decrease in MyD88 mRNA expression. IL1B was upregulated with CpG induction in cells with no reduction of MyD88 mRNA levels, but not in cells with 70% MyD88 reduction. Therefore, induction through TLR15 in response to CpG-ODN operates via the MyD88-dependent pathway in chicken macrophages.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 392-398 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Developmental and Comparative Immunology |
Volume | 35 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Mar 2011 |
Externally published | Yes |
Funding
We thank Dr. Michael Wannemuehler, Iowa State University, for scientific discussions. This work was supported by National Research Initiative competitive grant no: 2007-35604-17866 from USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture Animal Genome Program.
Funders | Funder number |
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National Research Initiative | 2007-35604-17866 |
USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture Animal Genome Program |
Keywords
- Avian Toll-like receptors
- CpG-ODN
- Cytokine
- MyD88
- RNAi