EBI2 is a negative regulator of type I interferons in plasmacytoid and myeloid dendritic cells.

ABSTRACT: Epstein-Barr virus induced receptor 2 (EBI2), a Gαi-coupled G protein-coupled receptor, is a chemotactic receptor for B, T and dendritic cells (DC). Genetic studies have also implicated EBI2 as a regulator of an interferon regulatory factor 7 (IRF7)-driven inflammatory network (IDIN) associated with autoimmune diseases, although the corollary in primary type I IFN-producing cells has not been reported. Here we demonstrate that EBI2 negatively regulates type I IFN responses in plasmacytoid DC (pDCs) and CD11b(+) myeloid cells. Activation of EBI2(-/-) pDCs and CD11b(+) cells with various TLR ligands induced elevated type I IFN production compared to wild-type cells. Moreover, in vivo challenge with endosomal TLR agonists or infection with lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus elicited more type

SUBMITTER: Chiang EY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3873289 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature