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2 (IL-12R
2)-Deficient Mice Are Defective in IL-12-Mediated Signaling Despite the Presence of High Affinity IL-12 Binding Sites


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Department of Inflammation/Autoimmune Diseases, Hoffmann-LaRoche, Nutley, NJ 07110; and
Lymphocyte Cell Biology Section, Arthritis and Rheumatism Branch, National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892
Two subunits of the IL-12 receptor (IL-12R), IL-12R
1 and
IL-12R
2, have been identified and cloned. Previous studies
demonstrated that the IL-12R
1 subunit was required for mouse T and
NK cells to respond to IL-12 in vivo. To investigate the role of
IL-12R
2 in IL-12 signaling, we have generated IL-12R
2-deficient
(IL-12R
2-/-) mice by targeted mutation in embryonic
stem (ES) cells. Although Con A-activated splenocytes from
IL-12R
2-/- mice still bind IL-12 with both high and
low affinity, no IL-12-induced biological functions can be detected.
Con A-activated splenocytes of IL-12R
2-/- mice failed
to produce IFN-
or proliferate in response to IL-12 stimulation. NK
lytic activity of IL-12R
2-/- splenocytes was not
induced when incubated with IL-12. IL-12R
2-/-
splenocytes were deficient in IFN-
secretion when stimulated with
either Con A or anti-CD3 mAb in vitro. Furthermore,
IL-12R
2-/- mice were deficient in vivo in their
ability to produce IFN-
following endotoxin administration and to
generate a type 1 cytokine response. IL-12-mediated signal transduction
was also defective as measured by phosphorylation of STAT4. These
results demonstrate that although mouse IL-12R
1 is the subunit
primarily responsible for binding IL-12, IL-12R
2 plays an essential
role in mediating the biological functions of IL-12 in
mice.
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