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Wnt5a is a TLR2/4-ligand that induces tolerance in human myeloid cells

Mehmeti, Meliha LU ; Bergenfelz, Caroline LU orcid ; Källberg, Eva LU ; Millrud, Camilla Rydberg LU ; Björk, Per ; Ivars, Fredrik LU ; Johansson-Lindbom, Bengt LU ; Kjellström, Sven LU ; André, Ingemar LU orcid and Leandersson, Karin LU orcid (2019) In Communications Biology 2.
Abstract

Innate immune responses are rapid, dynamic and highly regulated to avoid overt reactions. This regulation is executed by innate immune tolerance mechanisms that remain obscure. Wnt5a is a signalling protein mainly involved in developmental processes and cancer. The effect of Wnt5a on inflammatory myeloid cells is controversial. Here, we combine primary cell cultures, in vitro binding studies, mass spectrometry and Drosophila protein modelling to show that Wnt5a is a direct ligand of toll-like receptor (TLR) 2 and 4. The binding promotes a MyD88-non-canonical nuclear factor of kappa B (NFκB) and AP-1 signalling cascade, with contradictory profiles in mouse (pro-inflammatory) and human (anti-inflammatory) myeloid immune cells. These data... (More)

Innate immune responses are rapid, dynamic and highly regulated to avoid overt reactions. This regulation is executed by innate immune tolerance mechanisms that remain obscure. Wnt5a is a signalling protein mainly involved in developmental processes and cancer. The effect of Wnt5a on inflammatory myeloid cells is controversial. Here, we combine primary cell cultures, in vitro binding studies, mass spectrometry and Drosophila protein modelling to show that Wnt5a is a direct ligand of toll-like receptor (TLR) 2 and 4. The binding promotes a MyD88-non-canonical nuclear factor of kappa B (NFκB) and AP-1 signalling cascade, with contradictory profiles in mouse (pro-inflammatory) and human (anti-inflammatory) myeloid immune cells. These data reveal that the true nature of Wnt5a in inflammatory cells, is to regulate TLR signals, and in human myeloid cells it acts as an endogenous, tolerance-associated molecular pattern (TAMP), inducing IL-10 and innate immune tolerance.

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10.1038/s42003-019-0432-4
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  author       = {{Mehmeti, Meliha and Bergenfelz, Caroline and Källberg, Eva and Millrud, Camilla Rydberg and Björk, Per and Ivars, Fredrik and Johansson-Lindbom, Bengt and Kjellström, Sven and André, Ingemar and Leandersson, Karin}},
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  title        = {{Wnt5a is a TLR2/4-ligand that induces tolerance in human myeloid cells}},
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  doi          = {{10.1038/s42003-019-0432-4}},
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