Dectin-1 directs T helper cell differentiation by controlling noncanonical NF-κB activation through Raf-1 and Syk

SI Gringhuis, J Den Dunnen, M Litjens… - Nature …, 2009 - nature.com
SI Gringhuis, J Den Dunnen, M Litjens, M Van Der Vlist, B Wevers, SCM Bruijns…
Nature immunology, 2009nature.com
The C-type lectin dectin-1 activates the transcription factor NF-κB through a Syk kinase–
dependent signaling pathway to induce antifungal immunity. Here we show that dectin-1
expressed on human dendritic cells activates not only the Syk-dependent canonical NF-κB
subunits p65 and c-Rel, but also the noncanonical NF-κB subunit RelB. Dectin-1, when
stimulated by the β-glucan curdlan or by Candida albicans, induced a second signaling
pathway mediated by the serine-threonine kinase Raf-1, which integrated with the Syk …
Abstract
The C-type lectin dectin-1 activates the transcription factor NF-κB through a Syk kinase–dependent signaling pathway to induce antifungal immunity. Here we show that dectin-1 expressed on human dendritic cells activates not only the Syk-dependent canonical NF-κB subunits p65 and c-Rel, but also the noncanonical NF-κB subunit RelB. Dectin-1, when stimulated by the β-glucan curdlan or by Candida albicans, induced a second signaling pathway mediated by the serine-threonine kinase Raf-1, which integrated with the Syk pathway at the point of NF-κB activation. Raf-1 antagonized Syk-induced RelB activation by promoting sequestration of RelB into inactive p65-RelB dimers, thereby altering T helper cell differentiation. Thus, dectin-1 activates two independent signaling pathways, one through Syk and one through Raf-1, to induce immune responses.
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