title: Non-T cell activation linker (NTAL) negatively regulates TREM-1/DAP12-induced inflammatory cytokine production in myeloid cells.
abstract: The engagement of triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 1 (TREM-1) on macrophages and neutrophils leads to TNF-alpha and IL-8 production and enhances inflammatory responses to microbial products. For signal transduction, TREM-1 couples to the ITAM-containing adapter DNAX activation protein of 12 kDa (DAP12). In general, ITAM-mediated signals lead to cell activation, although DAP12 was recently implicated in inhibitory signaling in mouse macrophages and dendritic cells. To date, signals downstream of the TREM-1 and DAP12 complex in myeloid cells are poorly defined. By analyzing receptor-induced tyrosine phosphorylation patterns, we discovered that the ligation of TREM-1 leads to tyrosine phosphorylation of the non-T cell activation linker (NTAL; also called linker of activation in B cells or LAB) in a myelomonocytic cell line and primary human granulocytes. Using RNA interference to decrease the expression levels of NTAL, we demonstrate that in NTAL knockdown cell lines the phosphorylation of ERK1/2 is enhanced. In addition, low levels of NTAL are correlated with decreased and delayed mobilization of Ca(2+) after TREM-1 triggering. Most importantly, we demonstrate that NTAL acts as a negative regulator of TNF-alpha and IL-8 production after stimulation via TREM-1. Our results show that activation signals delivered via DAP12 can be counterbalanced by the adaptor NTAL, identifying NTAL as gatekeeper of TREM-1/DAP12-induced signaling in myeloid cells.
authors.affiliation: German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Division of Innate Immunity, Heidelberg, Germany, Europe.
authors.forename: Anja S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Tessarz
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Weiler
authors.forename: Kai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zanzinger
authors.forename: Pavla
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Angelisová
authors.forename: Václav
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Horejsí
authors.forename: Adelheid
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cerwenka
mesh_terms: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D020013:Calcium Signaling / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D016209:Interleukin-8 / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000276:immunology*; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology; D020935:MAP Kinase Signaling System / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D051379:Mice; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1 / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3 / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D022423:Myeloid Cells / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D010766:Phosphorylation / Q000187:drug effects; D011499:Protein Processing, Post-Translational / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology; D034622:RNA Interference / Q000276:immunology; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D000073871:Triggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid Cells-1; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000276:immunology*; D020298:U937 Cells
chemical_list: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; C508606:CXCL8 protein, human; D016209:Interleukin-8; C419196:LAT2 protein, human; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic; C408842:TREM1 protein, human; C110546:TYROBP protein, human; D000073871:Triggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid Cells-1; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3