Foxp3 expression in A549 cells is regulated by Toll-like receptor 4 through nuclear factor-κB

Molecular Medicine Reports
Ting JiaYi Li

Abstract

Foxp3 is a master regulator of the development and function of CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells (Tregs). Previous studies have reported that Foxp3 is also expressed in tumour cells and promotes tumour immune evasion. However, the regulation of the expression of Foxp3 in tumour cells remains unclear. Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), a member of the pattern recognition receptor family, is also expressed in tumour cells. Previous studies have found that the TLR4 signaling pathway is involved in tumour immune evasion in lung cancer cells, and that the transcription factor, nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB), plays a key role in the TLR4 signaling pathway. Moreover, recent studies found that NF-κB promotes the transcription of Foxp3. We hypothesised that TLR4 may also be involved in the regulation of Foxp3 in A549 cells through NF-κB. Therefore, we examined the effect of TLR4 and NF-κB on the expression of Foxp3 in the A549 lung cancer cell line. The results showed that Foxp3 and TLR4 are expressed in A549 cells; the expression of Foxp3 increased after lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulation and decreased after blocking the TLR4 signaling pathway. In addition, the expression of NF-κB (p65) increased after LPS stimulation and the expression of Foxp3 dec...Continue Reading

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Oct 26, 2018·Frontiers in Immunology·Esmaeil MortazLeo Koenderman

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