title: The distinct response of gammadelta T cells to the Nod2 agonist muramyl dipeptide.
abstract: Purified gammadelta T cells are primed directly in response to pathogen associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) to better respond to secondary signals and increase expression of chemokine and activation-related genes. Transcripts encoding the innate receptor Nod2 were detected in bovine and human gammadelta T cells. Nod2 is the intracellular receptor for muramyl dipeptide (MDP), functions in regulating innate activities, and was thought to be expressed primarily in APCs. The response of gammadelta T cells to MDP was analyzed by microarray, Q-PCR, proteome array and functional priming assays. MDP had a consistent priming effect on gammadelta T cells, characterized by changes in transcripts and enhanced proliferation response to secondary signaling. Knockdown experiments implicated Nod2 as the receptor for MDP in gammadelta T cell-enriched bovine PBLs. The results indicate priming of gammadelta T cells by MDP, and offer definitive evidence of the expression of functional Nod2 in gammadelta T cells.
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Molecular Biology, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59718, USA.
authors.forename: Hannah M M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Kerns
authors.forename: Mark A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Jutila
authors.forename: Jodi F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Hedges
mesh_terms: D000119:Acetylmuramyl-Alanyl-Isoglutamine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D055785:Gene Knockdown Techniques; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D053473:Nod2 Signaling Adaptor Protein / Q000819:agonists* / Q000235:genetics; D034622:RNA Interference; D016692:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta / Q000276:immunology*; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D053473:Nod2 Signaling Adaptor Protein; D016692:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta; D000119:Acetylmuramyl-Alanyl-Isoglutamine; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor