Characterization of lamprey IL-17 family members and their receptors Público
Han, Qifeng (2015)
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Abstract
Interleukin-17 is an ancient cytokine implicated in a variety of immune defense mechanisms. We have indentified five members of the sea lamprey IL-17 family (IL-17-1 to IL-17-5) and six IL-17 receptor genes (IL-17R1 to IL-17R6), determined their relationship with mammalian orthologues, and examined their expression patterns and potential interactions in order to explore their potential roles in innate and adaptive immunity. The most highly expressed IL-17 family member is IL-17-4 (mammalian IL-17D like), which was found to be preferentially expressed by epithelial cells of skin, intestine and gills and by the two types of lamprey T-like cells. IL-17-4 binds to recombinant IL-17R1 and to the surface of IL-17R1-expressing B-like cells and monocytes. Treatment of lamprey blood cells with recombinant IL-17-4 protein enhanced the transcription of genes expressed by B-like cells. These findings suggest an IL-17 mediated mechanism for coordinating the interaction of T-like cells with cells of the adaptive and innate immune systems in jawless vertebrates.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: General Introduction 1
1.1 IL-17s and their receptors in mammals 2
1.2 IL-17s and their receptors in invertebrates and fish 19
1.3 Lamprey VLR immune system 22
1.4 Summary of aims of the study 29
Chapter 2: Characterization of lamprey IL-17 family members 37
2.1 Abstract 38
2.2 Introduction 38
2.3 Materials and Methods 41
2.4 Results 48
2.5 Discussion 52
Chapter 3: Characterization of lamprey IL-17 receptor family members 75
3.1 Abstract 76
3.2 Introduction 76
3.3 Materials and Methods 78
3.4 Results 83
3.5 Discussion 88
Chapter 4: Conclusions and Future directions 113
4.1 Summary and conclusions 114
4.2 Remaining questions and future directions 116
References 124
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