PMID- 30471852 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190613 LR - 20190613 IS - 1090-2104 (Electronic) IS - 0006-291X (Linking) VI - 508 IP - 1 DP - 2019 Jan 1 TI - Requirement of Rab21 in LPS-induced TLR4 signaling and pro-inflammatory responses in macrophages and monocytes. PG - 169-176 LID - S0006-291X(18)32489-6 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.11.074 [doi] AB - Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induces macrophage/monocyte activation and pro-inflammatory cytokines production by activating Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR-4) signaling. Rab GTPase 21 (Rab21) is a member of the Rab GTPase subfamily. In the present study, we show that LPS induced TLR4 and Rab21 association and endosomal translocation in murine bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) and primary human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). In BMDMs, shRNA-mediated stable knockdown of Rab21 inhibited LPS-induced expression and production of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-1beta, IL-6 and TNF-alpha). Conversely, forced overexpression of Rab21 by an adenovirus construct potentiated LPS-induced IL-1beta, IL-6 and TNF-alpha production in BMDMs. Further studies show that LPS-induced TLR4 endosomal traffic and downstream c-Jun and NFkappaB (nuclear factor-kappa B) activation were significantly inhibited by Rab21 shRNA, but intensified with Rab21 overexpression in BMDMs. Finally, in the primary human PBMCs, siRNA-induced knockdown of Rab21 significantly inhibited LPS-induced IL-1beta, IL-6 and TNF-alpha production. Taken together, we suggest that Rab21 regulates LPS-induced pro-inflammatory responses by promoting TLR4 endosomal traffic and downstream signaling activation. CI - Copyright (c) 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Li, Ping AU - Li P AD - Department of Emergency, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an, China. FAU - Wu, Yong-Hong AU - Wu YH AD - Lab of Clinical Immunology and Pathogen Detection, Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, China. FAU - Zhu, Yan-Ting AU - Zhu YT AD - Department of Respiration, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an, China. FAU - Li, Man-Xiang AU - Li MX AD - Department of Respiration, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an, China. Electronic address: limanxiangxa@163.com. FAU - Pei, Hong-Hong AU - Pei HH AD - Department of Emergency, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an, China. Electronic address: drpeihonghong@163.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20181122 PL - United States TA - Biochem Biophys Res Commun JT - Biochemical and biophysical research communications JID - 0372516 RN - 0 (Lipopolysaccharides) RN - 0 (RNA, Small Interfering) RN - 0 (Toll-Like Receptor 4) RN - EC 3.6.1.- (rab21 protein, mouse) RN - EC 3.6.5.2 (rab GTP-Binding Proteins) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Humans MH - Inflammation/*metabolism MH - Lipopolysaccharides/antagonists & inhibitors/*pharmacology MH - Macrophages/*drug effects/metabolism MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Monocytes/*drug effects/metabolism MH - RNA, Small Interfering/pharmacology MH - Signal Transduction/*drug effects MH - Toll-Like Receptor 4/antagonists & inhibitors/*metabolism MH - rab GTP-Binding Proteins/antagonists & inhibitors/genetics/*metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - Cytokines OT - LPS OT - Rab21 OT - Signaling OT - TLR4 EDAT- 2018/11/26 06:00 MHDA- 2019/06/14 06:00 CRDT- 2018/11/26 06:00 PHST- 2018/11/02 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/11/12 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/11/26 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/06/14 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/11/26 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0006-291X(18)32489-6 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.11.074 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2019 Jan 1;508(1):169-176. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.11.074. Epub 2018 Nov 22.