PMID- 20404081 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20100709 LR - 20211020 IS - 1098-5522 (Electronic) IS - 0019-9567 (Print) IS - 0019-9567 (Linking) VI - 78 IP - 7 DP - 2010 Jul TI - The Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi utilizes multiple ligands, including RNA, for interferon regulatory factor 3-dependent induction of type I interferon-responsive genes. PG - 3144-53 LID - 10.1128/IAI.01070-09 [doi] AB - We recently discovered a critical role for type I interferon (IFN) in the development of murine Lyme arthritis. Borrelia burgdorferi-mediated induction of IFN-responsive genes by bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) was dependent upon a functional type I IFN receptor but independent of Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2), TLR4, TLR9, and the adapter molecule MyD88. We now demonstrate that induction of the IFN transcriptional profile in B. burgdorferi-stimulated BMDMs occurs independently of the adapter TRIF and of the cytoplasmic sensor NOD2. In contrast, B. burgdorferi-induced transcription of these genes was dependent upon a rapid STAT1 feedback amplification pathway. IFN profile gene transcription was IRF3 dependent but did not utilize B. burgdorferi-derived DNA or DNase-sensitive ligands. Instead, IFN-responsive gene expression could be induced by B. burgdorferi-derived RNA. Interferon regulatory factor 3 (IRF3)-dependent IFN profile gene transcription was also induced by sonicated bacteria, by the lipoprotein OspA, and by factors released into the BSKII medium during culture of B. burgdorferi. The IFN-stimulatory activity of B. burgdorferi culture supernatants was not destroyed by nuclease treatment. Nuclease digestion also had no effect on IFN profile induction mediated by sonicated B. burgdorferi. Thus, B. burgdorferi-derived RNA, OspA, and non-nucleic acid ligands present in both sonicated bacteria and B. burgdorferi culture medium contribute to type I IFN-responsive gene induction. These findings suggest that B. burgdorferi invasion of joint tissue and the resultant type I IFN induction associated with Lyme arthritis development may involve multiple triggering ligands. FAU - Miller, Jennifer C AU - Miller JC AD - Department of Pathology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA. FAU - Maylor-Hagen, Heather AU - Maylor-Hagen H FAU - Ma, Ying AU - Ma Y FAU - Weis, John H AU - Weis JH FAU - Weis, Janis J AU - Weis JJ LA - eng GR - R29 AI043521/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 AI024158/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - AI-43521/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - 5T32-AI055434/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - AI-32223/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - R56 AI032223/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - AI-24158/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 AI032223/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 AR043521/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS/United States GR - T32 AI055434/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 AI043521/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20100419 PL - United States TA - Infect Immun JT - Infection and immunity JID - 0246127 RN - 0 (Interferon Regulatory Factor-3) RN - 0 (Interferon Type I) RN - 0 (Irf3 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Nod2 Signaling Adaptor Protein) RN - 0 (Nod2 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (STAT1 Transcription Factor) RN - 0 (Stat1 protein, mouse) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Borrelia burgdorferi/genetics/*physiology MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial/physiology MH - Genes, Bacterial/genetics/physiology MH - Interferon Regulatory Factor-3/*physiology MH - Interferon Type I/*biosynthesis/physiology MH - Lyme Disease/*microbiology MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred C3H MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Nod2 Signaling Adaptor Protein/physiology MH - Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction MH - STAT1 Transcription Factor/immunology/physiology MH - Transcription, Genetic/genetics/physiology PMC - PMC2897372 EDAT- 2010/04/21 06:00 MHDA- 2010/07/10 06:00 PMCR- 2011/01/01 CRDT- 2010/04/21 06:00 PHST- 2010/04/21 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2010/04/21 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2010/07/10 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2011/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - IAI.01070-09 [pii] AID - 1070-09 [pii] AID - 10.1128/IAI.01070-09 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Infect Immun. 2010 Jul;78(7):3144-53. doi: 10.1128/IAI.01070-09. Epub 2010 Apr 19.