title: FLN29, a novel interferon- and LPS-inducible gene acting as a negative regulator of toll-like receptor signaling.
abstract: Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) activates macrophages through toll-like receptor (TLR) 4. Although the mechanism of the TLR signaling pathway has been well documented, the mechanism of the negative regulation in response to LPS, particularly LPS tolerance, is still poorly understood. In this study we identified and characterized a novel interferon- and LPS-inducible gene, FLN29, which contains a TRAF6-related zinc finger motif and TRAF family member-associated NF-kappaB activator-related sequences. The induction of FLN29 was dependent on STAT1. The forced expression of FLN29 in macrophage-like RAW cells resulted in the suppression of TLR-mediated NF-kappaB and mitogen-activated protein kinase activation, while a reduced expression of FLN29 by small interfering RNA partly cancelled the down-regulation of LPS signaling. Furthermore, we demonstrated that NF-kappaB activation induced by TRAF6 and TAB2 was impaired by co-expression of FLN29, suggesting FLN29 may regulate the downstream of TRAF6. Taken together, FLN29 is a new negative feedback regulator of TLR signaling.
authors.affiliation: Division of Molecular and Cellular Immunology, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
authors.forename: Ryuichi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mashima
authors.forename: Kazuko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Saeki
authors.forename: Daisuke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Aki
authors.forename: Yasumasa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Minoda
authors.forename: Hiromi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takaki
authors.forename: Takahito
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sanada
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Aburatani
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamanashi
authors.forename: Akihiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yoshimura
mesh_terms: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D020816:Amino Acid Motifs; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D016207:Cytokines / Q000378:metabolism; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000378:metabolism; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D015536:Down-Regulation; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000378:metabolism; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D005982:Glutathione Transferase / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D015151:Immunoblotting; D007372:Interferons / Q000378:metabolism*; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D008024:Ligands; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008156:Luciferases / Q000378:metabolism; D008264:Macrophages / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000378:metabolism; D020411:Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis; D010957:Plasmids / Q000378:metabolism; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering / Q000378:metabolism; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D015398:Signal Transduction; D048029:TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 6 / Q000378:metabolism; D013997:Time Factors; D051193:Toll-Like Receptors / Q000378:metabolism*; D016335:Zinc Fingers
chemical_list: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D016207:Cytokines; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008024:Ligands; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D016328:NF-kappa B; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering; C484406:TANK protein, human; D048029:TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 6; C507622:TRAFD1 protein, human; C100814:Tank protein, mouse; D051193:Toll-Like Receptors; D007372:Interferons; D008156:Luciferases; D005982:Glutathione Transferase