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2018 (English)In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, ISSN 0027-8424, E-ISSN 1091-6490, Vol. 115, no 3, p. E478-E487Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Circulating mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is receiving increasing attention as a danger-associated molecular pattern in conditions such as autoimmunity, cancer, and trauma. We report here that human lymphocytes [B cells, T cells, natural killer (NK) cells], monocytes, and neutrophils derived from healthy blood donors, as well as B cells from chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients, rapidly eject mtDNA as web filament structures upon recognition of CpG and non-CpG oligodeoxynucleotides of class C. The release was quenched by ZnCl2, independent of cell death (apoptosis, necrosis, necroptosis, autophagy), and continued in the presence of TLR9 signaling inhibitors. B-cell mtDNA webs were distinct from neutrophil extracellular traps concerning structure, reactive oxygen species (ROS) dependence, and were devoid of antibacterial proteins. mtDNA webs acted as rapid (within minutes) messengers, priming antiviral type I IFN production. In summary, our findings point at a previously unrecognized role for lymphocytes in antimicrobial defense, utilizing mtDNA webs as signals in synergy with cytokines and natural antibodies, and cast light on the interplay between mitochondria and the immune system.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Washington, DC, United States: National Academy of Sciences, 2018
Keywords
CpG-C, DAMP, immune DNA sensing, lymphocyte signaling, mitochondrial DNA release
National Category
Basic Medicine Immunology in the medical area
Research subject
Economic Information Systems
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-144187 (URN)10.1073/pnas.1711950115 (DOI)000423091400018 ()29295921 (PubMedID)2-s2.0-85042104216 (Scopus ID)
Funder
Swedish Cancer Society
Note
Funding agencies: Linkoping Medical Society; Linkoping University; ALF grants; Region Ostergotland, Sweden; Linkoping University Cancer; Ingrid Asp Foundation; Swedish Cancer Society
2018-01-092018-01-092019-12-09Bibliographically approved