Murine beta-defensin 2 promotes TLR-4/MyD88-mediated and NF-kappaB-dependent atypical death of APCs via activation of TNFR2

Journal of Leukocyte Biology
Arya BiragynPurevdorj Olkhanud

Abstract

Mammalian antimicrobial peptides, including beta-defensins, represent an ancient arm of innate immunity designed to directly neutralize invading microbes. Previously, we demonstrated that murine beta-defensin 2 (mDF2beta) also acted as an endogenous ligand for TLR-4-activating maturation of dendritic cells (DCs). Herein, we report that this TLR-4 -dependent activation leads to induction of an atypical cell death that is unexpectedly exaggerated by the inhibition of caspases. Experiments using APCs with nonfunctional TNF-alpha or its receptors suggest that this is a NF-kappaB- and TNF-alpha-dependent process that does not require TNFR1. We demonstrate that mDF2beta triggers a TNFR2-mediated signaling cascade of "self-destruction" through up-regulation of membrane-bound TNF-alpha and TNFR2. This appears not to be an isolated phenomenon, as human synthetic beta-defenisn 3 was also able to activate and kill DCs. We propose that beta-defenins may play an important immunoregulatory role as controllers of the natural process of elimination of activated APCs.

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