Syk-dependent cytokine induction by Dectin-1 reveals a novel pattern recognition pathway for C type lectins

Neil C. Rogers, Emma C. Slack, Alexander D. Edwards, Martijn A. Nolte, Oliver Schulz, Edina Schweighoffer, David L. Williams, Siamon Gordon, Victor L. Tybulewicz, Gordon D. Brown, Caetano Reis e Sousa

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Abstract

Pattern-recognition receptors (PRRs) detect molecular signatures of microbes and initiate immune responses to infection. Prototypical PRRs such as Toll-like receptors (TLRs) signal via a conserved pathway to induce innate response genes. In contrast, the signaling pathways engaged by other classes of putative PRRs remain ill defined. Here, we demonstrate that the beta-glucan receptor Dectin-1, a yeast binding C type lectin known to synergize with TLR2 to induce TNF alpha and IL-12, can also promote synthesis of IL-2 and IL-10 through phosphorylation of the membrane proximal tyrosine in the cytoplasmic domain and recruitment of Syk kinase. syk-/- dendritic cells (DCs) do not make IL-10 or IL-2 upon yeast stimulation but produce IL-12, indicating that the Dectin-1/Syk and Dectin-1/TLR2 pathways can operate independently. These results identify a novel signaling pathway involved in pattern recognition by C type lectins and suggest a potential role for Syk kinase in regulation of innate immunity
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)507-517
JournalImmunity
Volume22
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2005

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