RNA interference and receptors

@article{bonnay_big_2013,

title = {Big bang gene modulates gut immune tolerance in Drosophila},

author = {François Bonnay and Eva Cohen-Berros and Martine Hoffmann and Sabrina Y Kim and Gabrielle L Boulianne and Jules A Hoffmann and Nicolas Matt and Jean-Marc Reichhart},

doi = {10.1073/pnas.1221910110},

issn = {1091-6490},

year  = {2013},

date = {2013-02-01},

journal = {Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.},

volume = {110},

number = {8},

pages = {2957--2962},

abstract = {Chronic inflammation of the intestine is detrimental to mammals. Similarly, constant activation of the immune response in the gut by the endogenous flora is suspected to be harmful to Drosophila. Therefore, the innate immune response in the gut of Drosophila melanogaster is tightly balanced to simultaneously prevent infections by pathogenic microorganisms and tolerate the endogenous flora. Here we describe the role of the big bang (bbg) gene, encoding multiple membrane-associated PDZ (PSD-95, Discs-large, ZO-1) domain-containing protein isoforms, in the modulation of the gut immune response. We show that in the adult Drosophila midgut, BBG is present at the level of the septate junctions, on the apical side of the enterocytes. In the absence of BBG, these junctions become loose, enabling the intestinal flora to trigger a constitutive activation of the anterior midgut immune response. This chronic epithelial inflammation leads to a reduced lifespan of bbg mutant flies. Clearing the commensal flora by antibiotics prevents the abnormal activation of the gut immune response and restores a normal lifespan. We now provide genetic evidence that Drosophila septate junctions are part of the gut immune barrier, a function that is evolutionarily conserved in mammals. Collectively, our data suggest that septate junctions are required to maintain the subtle balance between immune tolerance and immune response in the Drosophila gut, which represents a powerful model to study inflammatory bowel diseases.},

keywords = {Animals, hoffmann, Immune Tolerance, Longevity, M3i, matt, Membrane Proteins, reichhart},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{cremer_long-lived_2002,

title = {Long-lived immature dendritic cells mediated by TRANCE-RANK interaction},

author = {I Cremer and M C Dieu-Nosjean and S Mar�chal and C Dezutter-Dambuyant and S Goddard and D Adams and N Winter and C Menetrier-Caux and C Saut�s-Fridman and W H Fridman and C G F Mueller},

year  = {2002},

date = {2002-01-01},

journal = {Blood},

volume = {100},

number = {10},

pages = {3646--3655},

abstract = {Immature dendritic cells (DCs) reside in Interstitial tissues (Int-DC) or in the epidermis, where they capture antigen and, thereafter, mature and migrate to draining lymph nodes (LNs), where they present processed antigen to T cells. We have Identified Int-DCs that express both TRANCE (tumor necrosis factor-related activation-induced cytokine) and RANK (receptor activator of NF-kappaB) and have generated these cells from CD34(+) human progenitor cells using macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF). These CD34(+)-derived Int-DCs, which are related to macrophages, are long-lived, but addition of soluble RANK leads to significant reduction of cell viability and BcI-2 expression. This suggests that constitutive TRANCE-RANK interaction is responsible for CD34(+)-derived Int-DC longevity. Conversely, CD1a(+) DCs express only RANK and are short-lived. However, they can be rescued from cell death either by recombinant soluble TRANCE or by CD34(+)-derived Int-DCs. CD34(+)-derived Int-DCs mature in response to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) plus CD40 ligand (L) and become capable of CCL21/CCL19-mediated chemotaxis and naive T-cell activation. Upon maturation, they lose TRANCE, making them, like CD1a(+) DCs, dependent on exogenous TRANCE for survival. These findings provide evidence that TRANCE and RANK play important roles in the homeostasis of DCs. (C) 2002 by The American Society of Hematology},

keywords = {Activation, Antigen, CD40, CD40 Ligand, CHEMOTAXIS, Cytokines, Dendritic Cells, Epidermis, Expression, Homeostasis, Human, IMMATURE, l, ligand, lipopolysaccharide, Longevity, LPS, LYMPH, LYMPH NODE, Lymph Nodes, M-CSF, Macrophage, Macrophages, Maturation, naive, Necrosis, NF-kappaB, PROGENITOR CELLS, rank, Receptor, survival, T CELL ACTIVATION, T CELLS, Team-Mueller, TRANCE, tumor, viability},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}