The C-type lectin receptor MCL mediates vaccine-induced immunity against infection with Blastomyces dermatitidis

H Wang, M Li, T Lerksuthirat, B Klein… - Infection and …, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
Infection and immunity, 2016Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT C-type lectin receptors (CLRs) are essential in shaping the immune response to
fungal pathogens. Vaccine-induced resistance requires Dectin-2 to promote differentiation of
antifungal Th1 and Th17 cells. Since Dectin-2 and MCL heterodimerize and both CLRs use
FcRγ as the signaling adaptor, we investigated the role of MCL in vaccine immunity to the
fungal pathogen Blastomyces dermatitidis. MCL−/− mice showed impaired vaccine
resistance against B. dermatitidis infection compared to that of wild-type animals. The lack of …
Abstract
C-type lectin receptors (CLRs) are essential in shaping the immune response to fungal pathogens. Vaccine-induced resistance requires Dectin-2 to promote differentiation of antifungal Th1 and Th17 cells. Since Dectin-2 and MCL heterodimerize and both CLRs use FcRγ as the signaling adaptor, we investigated the role of MCL in vaccine immunity to the fungal pathogen Blastomyces dermatitidis. MCL−/− mice showed impaired vaccine resistance against B. dermatitidis infection compared to that of wild-type animals. The lack of resistance correlated with the reduced recruitment of Th17 cells to the lung upon recall following experimental challenge and impaired interleukin-17 (IL-17) production by vaccine antigen-stimulated splenocytes in vitro. Soluble MCL fusion protein recognized and bound a water-soluble ligand from the cell wall of vaccine yeast, but the addition of soluble Dectin-2 fusion protein did not augment ligand recognition by MCL. Taken together, our data indicate that MCL regulates the development of vaccine-induced Th17 cells and protective immunity against lethal experimental infection with B. dermatitidis.
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