title: The interferon regulatory factor, IRF5, is a central mediator of toll-like receptor 7 signaling.
abstract: Interferon regulatory factors (IRFs) are critical components of virus-induced immune activation and type I interferon regulation. IRF3 and IRF7 are activated in response to a variety of viruses or after engagement of Toll-like receptor (TLR) 3 and TLR4 by double-stranded RNA and lipopolysaccharide, respectively. The activation of IRF5, is much more restricted. Here we show that in contrast to IRF3 and IRF7, IRF5 is not a target of the TLR3 signaling pathway but is activated by TLR7 or TLR8 signaling. We also demonstrate that MyD88, interleukin 1 receptor-associated kinase 1, and tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor 6 are required for the activation of IRF5 and IRF7 in the TLR7 signaling pathway. Moreover, ectopic expression of IRF5 enabled type I interferon production in response to TLR7 signaling, whereas knockdown of IRF5 by small interfering RNA reduced type I interferon induction in response to the TLR7 ligand, R-848. IRF5 and IRF7, therefore, emerge from these studies as critical mediators of TLR7 signaling.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01605, USA.
authors.forename: Annett
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schoenemeyer
authors.forename: Betsy J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Barnes
authors.forename: Margo E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Mancl
authors.forename: Eicke
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Latz
authors.forename: Nadege
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Goutagny
authors.forename: Paula M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Pitha
authors.forename: Katherine A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Fitzgerald
authors.forename: Douglas T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Golenbock
mesh_terms: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D000943:Antigens, Differentiation / Q000378:metabolism; D001681:Biological Assay; D002460:Cell Line; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D018274:Electroporation; D017930:Genes, Reporter; D005982:Glutathione Transferase / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D050838:Interferon Regulatory Factor-3; D050839:Interferon Regulatory Factor-7; D050835:Interferon Regulatory Factors; D007370:Interferon Type I / Q000378:metabolism; D008024:Ligands; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000378:metabolism; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D018613:Microscopy, Confocal; D008954:Models, Biological; D053594:Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88; D010766:Phosphorylation; D034622:RNA Interference; D012330:RNA, Double-Stranded / Q000378:metabolism; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering / Q000378:metabolism; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000378:metabolism*; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic / Q000378:metabolism; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013997:Time Factors; D051196:Toll-Like Receptor 3; D051197:Toll-Like Receptor 4; D051199:Toll-Like Receptor 7; D051200:Toll-Like Receptor 8; D051193:Toll-Like Receptors; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D000943:Antigens, Differentiation; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; C494232:IRF3 protein, human; C431713:IRF5 protein, human; C494234:IRF7 protein, human; D050838:Interferon Regulatory Factor-3; D050839:Interferon Regulatory Factor-7; D050835:Interferon Regulatory Factors; D007370:Interferon Type I; D008024:Ligands; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; C507779:MYD88 protein, human; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D053594:Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88; D012330:RNA, Double-Stranded; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; C495344:TLR3 protein, human; C495345:TLR4 protein, human; C495348:TLR7 protein, human; C495349:TLR8 protein, human; D051196:Toll-Like Receptor 3; D051197:Toll-Like Receptor 4; D051199:Toll-Like Receptor 7; D051200:Toll-Like Receptor 8; D051193:Toll-Like Receptors; D014157:Transcription Factors; D005982:Glutathione Transferase