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* Division of Infectious Genetics,
Division of Host-Parasite Interaction, and
Division of Immunology, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan;
Laboratory of Seeds Finding Technology, Eisai Co. Ltd., Tsukuba, Japan; and
¶ Core Research for Engineering, Science, and Technology, Japan Science and Technology Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
TLRs recognize microbial products. Their subcellular distribution is optimized for microbial recognition. Little is known, however, about mechanisms regulating the subcellular distribution of TLRs. LPS is recognized by the receptor complex consisting of TLR4 and MD-2. Although MD-2, a coreceptor for TLR4, enhances cell surface expression of TLR4, an additional mechanism regulating TLR4 distribution has been suggested. We show here that PRAT4A, a novel protein associated with TLR4, regulates cell surface expression of TLR4. PRAT4A is associated with the immature form of TLR4 but not with MD-2 or TLR2. PRAT4A knockdown abolished LPS responsiveness in a cell line expressing TLR4/MD-2, probably due to the lack of cell surface TLR4. PRAT4A knockdown down-regulated cell surface TLR4/MD-2 on dendritic cells. These results demonstrate a novel mechanism regulating TLR4/MD-2 expression on the cell surface.
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