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NATURE STRUCTURAL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Volume 22, Issue 2, Pages 109-115Publisher
NATURE PORTFOLIO
DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.2943
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- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science KAKENHI [25121709, 25115504, 26711002, 25860354, 25253032, 23116007, 25291010]
- Takeda Science Foundation
- Mochida Memorial Foundation for Medical and Pharmaceutical Research
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [25860354, 25115504, 26670235, 15J12485, 25253032] Funding Source: KAKEN
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Toll-like receptor 8 (TLR8) recognizes viral or bacterial single-stranded RNA (ssRNA) and activates innate immune systems. TLR8 is activated by uridine- and guanosine-rich ssRNA as well as by certain synthetic chemicals; however, the molecular basis for ssRNA recognition has remained unknown. In this study, to elucidate the recognition mechanism of ssRNA, we determined the crystal structures of human TLR8 in complex with ssRNA. TLR8 recognized two degradation products of ssRNA uridine and a short oligonucleotide at two distinct sites: uridine bound the site on the dimerization interface where small chemical ligands are recognized, whereas short oligonucleotides bound a newly identified site on the concave surface of the TLR8 horseshoe structure. Site-directed mutagenesis revealed that both binding sites were essential for activation of TLR8 by ssRNA. These results demonstrate that TLR8 is a sensor for both uridine and a short oligonucleotide derived from RNA.
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