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Published 20 October 2003. doi:10.1084/jem.20022194
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The Journal of Experimental Medicine, Volume 198, Number 8, 1225-1235

Intracellular Recognition of Lipopolysaccharide by Toll-like Receptor 4 in Intestinal Epithelial Cells

Mathias W. Hornef1, Birgitta Henriques Normark1, Alain Vandewalle2 and Staffan Normark1

1 Microbiology and Tumor Biology Center and Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control, Karolinska Institutet, 17177 Stockholm, Sweden
2 INSERM U478, Faculté de Médécine Xavier Bichat, 75870 Paris, France

Address correspondence to Mathias Hornef, Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control (SMI), 17182 Solna, Sweden. Phone: 46-8-457-2418; Fax: 46-8-302566; email: mathias.hornef{at}smi.ki.se

Toll-like receptor (TLR)4 has recently been shown to reside in the Golgi apparatus of intestinal crypt epithelial m-ICcl2 cells, colocalizing with internalized lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Here we demonstrate that disruption of the integrity of the Golgi apparatus significantly reduced LPS-mediated nuclear factor {kappa}B activation. Also, the TLR4 adaptor protein MyD88 and the serine/threonine kinase IRAK-1 were rapidly recruited to the Golgi apparatus upon stimulation. LPS-mediated activation required lipid raft formation and intact clathrin-dependent internalization. In contrast to macrophages, prevention of ligand internalization by use of LPS-coated beads significantly impaired recognition by epithelial cells. The localization of TLR4 to the Golgi apparatus was abrogated by expression of a genetically modified form of the TLR4 binding chaperone gp96. Thus, our data provide evidence that in contrast to the situation in macrophages, LPS recognition in intestinal epithelial cells may occur in the Golgi apparatus and require LPS internalization.

Key Words: endotoxin • Golgi apparatus • innate immunity • mucosal immunology


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