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Novel roles of TLR3 tyrosine phosphorylation and PI3 kinase in double-stranded RNA signaling

Novel roles of TLR3 tyrosine phosphorylation and PI3 kinase in double-stranded RNA signaling Double-stranded RNA (dsRNA), a frequent byproduct of virus infection, is recognized by Toll-like receptor 3 (TLR3) to mediate innate immune response to virus infection. TLR3 signaling activates the transcription factor IRF-3 by its Ser/Thr phosphorylation, accompanied by its dimerization and nuclear translocation. It has been reported that the Ser/Thr kinase TBK-1 is essential for TLR3-mediated activation and phosphorylation of IRF-3. Here we report that dsRNA-activated phosphorylation of two specific tyrosine residues of TLR3 is essential for initiating two distinct signaling pathways. One involves activation of TBK-1 and the other recruits and activates PI3 kinase and the downstream kinase, Akt, leading to full phosphorylation and activation of IRF-3. When PI3 kinase is not recruited to TLR3 or its activity is blocked, IRF-3 is only partially phosphorylated and fails to bind the promoter of the target gene in dsRNA-treated cells. Thus, the PI3K-Akt pathway plays an essential role in TLR3-mediated gene induction. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Nature Structural & Molecular Biology Springer Journals

Novel roles of TLR3 tyrosine phosphorylation and PI3 kinase in double-stranded RNA signaling

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2004 by Nature Publishing Group
Subject
Life Sciences; Life Sciences, general; Biochemistry, general; Protein Structure; Membrane Biology; Biological Microscopy
ISSN
1545-9993
eISSN
1545-9985
DOI
10.1038/nsmb847
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Abstract

Double-stranded RNA (dsRNA), a frequent byproduct of virus infection, is recognized by Toll-like receptor 3 (TLR3) to mediate innate immune response to virus infection. TLR3 signaling activates the transcription factor IRF-3 by its Ser/Thr phosphorylation, accompanied by its dimerization and nuclear translocation. It has been reported that the Ser/Thr kinase TBK-1 is essential for TLR3-mediated activation and phosphorylation of IRF-3. Here we report that dsRNA-activated phosphorylation of two specific tyrosine residues of TLR3 is essential for initiating two distinct signaling pathways. One involves activation of TBK-1 and the other recruits and activates PI3 kinase and the downstream kinase, Akt, leading to full phosphorylation and activation of IRF-3. When PI3 kinase is not recruited to TLR3 or its activity is blocked, IRF-3 is only partially phosphorylated and fails to bind the promoter of the target gene in dsRNA-treated cells. Thus, the PI3K-Akt pathway plays an essential role in TLR3-mediated gene induction.

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Nature Structural & Molecular BiologySpringer Journals

Published: Oct 24, 2004

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