title: Expression of toll-like receptor 2 on gamma delta T cells bearing invariant V gamma 6/V delta 1 induced by Escherichia coli infection in mice.
abstract: We recently reported that the number of gamma delta T cells was increased after infection with Escherichia coli in C3H/HeN mice. We here showed that an i.p. injection with native lipid A derived from E. coli induced an increase of gamma delta T cells in the peritoneal cavity of LPS-responsive C3H/HeN mice and, albeit to a lesser degree, also in LPS-hyporesponsive C3H/HeJ mice. The purified gamma delta T cells from C3H/HeN and C3H/HeJ mice expressed a canonical TCR repertoire encoded by V gamma 6-J gamma 1/V delta 1-D delta 2-J delta 2 gene segments and proliferated in response to the native lipid A derived from E. coli in a TCR-independent manner. The lipid A-reactive gamma delta T cells bearing canonical V gamma 6/V delta 1 expressed Toll-like receptor (TLR) 2 mRNA, while TLR4 mRNA was undetectable. Treatment with a TLR2 anti-sense oligonucleotide resulted in hyporesponsiveness of the gamma delta T cells to the native lipid A. TLR2-deficient mice showed an impaired increase of the gamma delta T cells following injection of native lipid A. These results suggest that TLR2 is involved in the activation of canonical V gamma 6/V delta 1 T cells by native E. coli lipid A.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Host Defense and Germfree Life, Research Institute for Disease Mechanism and Control, and First Department of Surgery, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mokuno
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsuguchi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takano
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nishimura
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Washizu
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Akira
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nimura
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yoshikai
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001202:Ascitic Fluid / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D002460:Cell Line; D016207:Cytokines / Q000096:biosynthesis; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000276:immunology; D019676:Genes, T-Cell Receptor delta; D019675:Genes, T-Cell Receptor gamma; D007274:Injections, Intraperitoneal; D008050:Lipid A / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000502:physiology; D018950:Lipopolysaccharide Receptors / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D051379:Mice; D008809:Mice, Inbred C3H; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D010529:Peritoneal Cavity / Q000166:cytology; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis; D016692:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D016176:T-Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000378:metabolism*; D051195:Toll-Like Receptor 2; D051197:Toll-Like Receptor 4; D051193:Toll-Like Receptors
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D008050:Lipid A; D018950:Lipopolysaccharide Receptors; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D016692:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D051195:Toll-Like Receptor 2; D051197:Toll-Like Receptor 4; D051193:Toll-Like Receptors