Tyrosine phosphorylation-independent regulation of lipopolysaccharide-mediated response by the transmembrane adaptor protein LAB

J Immunol. 2012 Mar 15;188(6):2733-41. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.1101581. Epub 2012 Feb 3.

Abstract

Linker for activation of B cells (LAB)/non-T cell activation linker is a transmembrane adaptor protein that functions in immunoreceptor-mediated signaling. Published studies have shown that LAB has both positive and negative roles in regulating TCR and high-affinity Fc receptor-mediated signaling and cellular function. In this study, we showed that LAB was also expressed in dendritic cells and that LAB deficiency affected LPS-mediated signaling and cytokine production. LPS-mediated MAPK activation was enhanced in LAB(-/-) bone marrow-derived dendritic cells. These bone marrow-derived dendritic cells also produced more TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-10 than wild-type cells. Moreover, LAB(-/-) mice were hyperresponsive to LPS-induced septic shock. These data indicated that LAB has a negative role in LPS-mediated responses. By using LAB knockin mice, which harbor mutations at five membrane-distal tyrosines, we further showed that, in contrast to its role in immunoreceptor-mediated signaling, LAB function in LPS-mediated signaling pathway did not depend on its tyrosine phosphorylation. Our study suggested a novel mechanism by which LAB functions in the regulation of innate immunity.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Adaptor Proteins, Vesicular Transport / genetics
  • Adaptor Proteins, Vesicular Transport / immunology*
  • Adaptor Proteins, Vesicular Transport / metabolism
  • Animals
  • Blotting, Western
  • Cell Differentiation / immunology
  • Cell Separation
  • Cytokines / biosynthesis
  • Cytokines / immunology
  • Dendritic Cells / cytology
  • Dendritic Cells / immunology*
  • Dendritic Cells / metabolism
  • Flow Cytometry
  • Gene Knock-In Techniques
  • Immunity, Innate / genetics
  • Immunity, Innate / immunology*
  • Immunoprecipitation
  • Lipopolysaccharides / immunology*
  • Mice
  • Mice, Knockout
  • Phosphorylation
  • Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Signal Transduction / immunology
  • Tyrosine / metabolism

Substances

  • Adaptor Proteins, Vesicular Transport
  • Cytokines
  • LAB protein, mouse
  • Lipopolysaccharides
  • Tyrosine