Lipoteichoic acid and Toll-like receptor 2 internalization and targeting to the Golgi are lipid raft-dependent

Martha Trianiafilou, Maria Manukyan, Alan Mackie, Siegfried Morath, Thomas Hartung, Holger Heine, Kathy Triantafilou

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Abstract

Lipoteiclioic acid (LTA), a key cell wall component of Gram-positive bacteria, seems to function as an immune activator with characteristics very similar to lipopolysaccharide from Gram-negative bacteria. It has been shown that LTA binds CD14 and triggers activation via Toll-like receptor 2, but whether the activation occurs at the cell surface or internalization is required to trigger signaling has yet to be demonstrated. In this work we have investigated LTA binding and internalization and found that LTA and its receptor molecules accumulate in lipid rafts and are subsequently targeted rapidly to the Golgi apparatus. This internalization seems to be lipid raft-dependent because raft-disrupting drugs inhibited LTA/Toll-like receptor 2 colocalization in the Golgi. Similarly to lipopolysaccharide, LTA activation occurs at the cell surface, and the observed trafficking is independent of signaling.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)40882-40889
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Biological Chemistry
Volume279
Issue number39
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 24 2004
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cell Biology

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