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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY
Volume 37, Issue 12, Pages 3564-3575Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/eji.200737711
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Blnk; interferon; NF-kB; PDC
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Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (PDC) are the main type I interferon (IFN-I) producers and play a central role in innate and adaptive immunity. CD303 (BDCA-2) is a type II c-type lectin specifically expressed by human PDC. CD303 signaling induces tyrosine phosphorylation and Src kinase dependent calcium influx. Cross-linking CD303 results in the inhibition of IFN-I production in stimulated PDC. Here, we demonstrate that PDC express a signalosome similar to the BCR signalosome, consisting of Lyn, Syk, Btk, Slp65 (Blnk) and PLC gamma 2. CD303 associates with the signaling adapter FcR gamma-chain. Triggering CD303 leads to tyrosine phosphorylation of Syk, Slp65, PLC gamma 2 and cytoskeletal proteins. Analogous to BCR signaling, CD303 signaling is likely linked with its internalization by clathrin-mediated endocytosis. Furthermore, CD303 signaling leads to reduced levels of transcripts for IFN-I genes and IFN-I-responsive genes, indicating that the inhibition of IFN-I production by stimulated PDC is at least partially regulated at the transcriptional level. These results support a possible therapeutic value of an anti-CD303 mAb strategy, since the production of IFN-I by PDC is considered to be a major pathophysiological factor in systemic lupus erythematosus patients.
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