An activating and inhibitory signal from an inhibitory receptor LMIR3/CLM-1: LMIR3 augments lipopolysaccharide response through association with FcRγ in mast cells

Kumi Izawa, Jiro Kitaura, Yoshinori Yamanishi, Takayuki Matsuoka, Ayako Kaitani, Masahiro Sugiuchi, Mariko Takahashi, Akie Maehara, Yutaka Enomoto, Toshihiko Oki, Toshiyuki Takai, Toshio Kitamura

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Abstract

Leukocyte mono-Ig-like receptor 3 (LMIR3) is an inhibitory receptor mainly expressed in myeloid cells. Coengagement of FcεRI and LMIR3 impaired cytokine production in bone marrow-derived mast cells (BMMCs) induced by FcεRI crosslinking alone. Mouse LMIR3 possesses five cytoplasmic tyrosine residues (Y241, Y276, Y289, Y303, Y325), among which Y241 and Y289 (Y241/289) or Y325 fit the consensus sequence of ITIM or immunotyrosine-based switch motif (ITSM), respectively. The inhibitory effect was abolished by the replacement of Y325 in addition to Y241/289 with phenylalanine (Y241/189/325/F) in accordance with the potential of Y241/289/325 to cooperatively recruit Src homology region 2 domain-containing phosphatase 1 (SHP)-1 or SHP-2. Intriguingly, LMIR3 crosslinking alone induced cytokine production in BMMCs expressing LMIR3 (Y241/276/289/303/325F) mutant as well as LMIR3 (Y241/289/325F). Moreover, coimmunoprecipitation experiments revealed that LMIR3 associated with ITAM-containing FcRγ. Analysis of FcRα-deficient BMMCs demonstrated that both Y276/303 and FcRγ played a critical role in the activating function of this inhibitory receptor. Importantly, LMIR3 crosslinking enhanced cytokine production of BMMCs stimulated by LPS, while suppressing production stimulated by other TLR agonists or stem cell factor. Thus, an inhibitory receptor LMIR3 has a unique property to associate with FcRγ and thereby functions as an activating receptor in concert with TLR4 stimulation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)925-936
Number of pages12
JournalJournal of Immunology
Volume183
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009 Jul 15

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Immunology and Allergy
  • Immunology

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