PMID- 34685593 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20211213 LR - 20211214 IS - 2073-4409 (Electronic) IS - 2073-4409 (Linking) VI - 10 IP - 10 DP - 2021 Oct 1 TI - The Flagellin:Allergen Fusion Protein rFlaA:Betv1 Induces a MyD88- and MAPK-Dependent Activation of Glucose Metabolism in Macrophages. LID - 10.3390/cells10102614 [doi] LID - 2614 AB - TLR5 ligand flagellin-containing fusion proteins are potential vaccine candidates for many diseases. A recombinant fusion protein of flagellin A and the major birch pollen allergen Bet v 1 (rFlaA:Betv1) modulates immune responses in vitro and in vivo. We studied the effects of rFlaA:Betv1 on bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs). BMDMs differentiated from BALB/c, C57BL/6, TLR5(-/-), or MyD88(-/-) mice were pre-treated with inhibitors, stimulated with rFlaA:Betv1 or respective controls, and analyzed for activation, cytokine secretion, metabolic state, RNA transcriptome, and modulation of allergen-specific Th2 responses. Stimulation of BMDMs with rFlaA:Betv1 resulted in MyD88-dependent production of IL-1beta, IL-6, TNF-alpha, IL-10, CD69 upregulation, and a pronounced shift towards glycolysis paralleled by activation of MAPK, NFkappaB, and mTOR signaling. Inhibition of either mTOR (rapamycin) or SAP/JNK-MAPK signaling (SP600125) resulted in dose-dependent metabolic suppression. In BMDM and T cell co-cultures, rFlaA:Betv1 stimulation suppressed rBet v 1-induced IL-5 and IL-13 secretion while inducing IFN-gamma production. mRNA-Seq analyses showed HIF-1a, JAK, STAT, phagosome, NLR, NFkappaB, TNF, TLR, and chemokine signaling to participate in the interplay of cell activation, glycolysis, and immune response. rFlaA:Betv1 strongly activated BMDMs, resulting in MyD88-, MAPK-, and mTOR-dependent enhancement of glucose metabolism. Our results suggest macrophages are important target cells to consider during restauration of allergen tolerance during AIT. FAU - Lin, Yen-Ju AU - Lin YJ AD - Vice Presidents Research Group 1: Molecular Allergology, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, 63225 Langen, Germany. FAU - Papp, Garibald AU - Papp G AD - Vice Presidents Research Group 1: Molecular Allergology, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, 63225 Langen, Germany. FAU - Miskey, Csaba AU - Miskey C AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7566-9556 AD - Medical Biotechnology, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, 63225 Langen, Germany. FAU - Fiedler, Anna AU - Fiedler A AD - Vice Presidents Research Group 1: Molecular Allergology, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, 63225 Langen, Germany. FAU - Goretzki, Alexandra AU - Goretzki A AD - Vice Presidents Research Group 1: Molecular Allergology, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, 63225 Langen, Germany. FAU - Wolfheimer, Sonja AU - Wolfheimer S AD - Vice Presidents Research Group 1: Molecular Allergology, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, 63225 Langen, Germany. FAU - Zimmermann, Jennifer AU - Zimmermann J AD - Vice Presidents Research Group 1: Molecular Allergology, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, 63225 Langen, Germany. FAU - Crauwels, Peter AU - Crauwels P AD - Immunology, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, 63225 Langen, Germany. FAU - Ivics, Zoltan AU - Ivics Z AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7803-6658 AD - Medical Biotechnology, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, 63225 Langen, Germany. FAU - van Zandbergen, Ger AU - van Zandbergen G AD - Immunology, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, 63225 Langen, Germany. AD - Institute of Immunology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, 55122 Mainz, Germany. AD - Research Center for Immunotherapy (FZI), University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, 55122 Mainz, Germany. FAU - Vieths, Stefan AU - Vieths S AD - Vice Presidents Research Group 1: Molecular Allergology, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, 63225 Langen, Germany. FAU - Scheurer, Stephan AU - Scheurer S AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2859-562X AD - Vice Presidents Research Group 1: Molecular Allergology, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, 63225 Langen, Germany. FAU - Schulke, Stefan AU - Schulke S AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-9674-5116 AD - Vice Presidents Research Group 1: Molecular Allergology, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, 63225 Langen, Germany. LA - eng GR - DFG SCHE637/4-1/Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft/ GR - DFG SCHU2951/4/Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft/ PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20211001 PL - Switzerland TA - Cells JT - Cells JID - 101600052 RN - 0 (Allergens) RN - 0 (Antigens, Bacterial) RN - 0 (Antigens, Plant) RN - 0 (Bacterial Proteins) RN - 0 (Plant Proteins) RN - 0 (Recombinant Fusion Proteins) RN - 12777-81-0 (Flagellin) RN - IY9XDZ35W2 (Glucose) SB - IM MH - Allergens/*immunology MH - Animals MH - Antigens, Bacterial/*immunology MH - Antigens, Plant/*immunology MH - Bacterial Proteins/immunology MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Flagellin/*immunology MH - Glucose/metabolism MH - Macrophages MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred BALB C MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Mice, Knockout MH - Plant Proteins/immunology MH - Pollen/immunology MH - Recombinant Fusion Proteins/*immunology PMC - PMC8534024 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Bet v 1 OT - HIF-1a OT - TLR5 OT - Warburg OT - allergen OT - flagellin OT - fusion protein OT - immune metabolism OT - metabolism COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2021/10/24 06:00 MHDA- 2021/12/15 06:00 PMCR- 2021/10/01 CRDT- 2021/10/23 01:22 PHST- 2021/06/22 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/09/15 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/09/21 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/10/23 01:22 [entrez] PHST- 2021/10/24 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/12/15 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/10/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - cells10102614 [pii] AID - cells-10-02614 [pii] AID - 10.3390/cells10102614 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Cells. 2021 Oct 1;10(10):2614. doi: 10.3390/cells10102614.