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Author(s): Lee, Unn Hwa; Park, Sang Jin; Ju, Seong A.; Lee, Sang Chul; Kim, Byung Sam; Ahn, Byungyong; Yi, Jawoon; Park, Jihwan; Won, Young-Wook; Han, In Seob; Lee, Byung Ju; Cho, Wha Ja; Park, Jeong Woo

Abstract: Innate immune response is critical for the control of Listeria monocytogenes infection. Here, we identified developmentally regulated GTP-binding protein 2 (DRG2) in macrophages as a major regulator of the innate immune response against L. monocytogenes infection. Both whole-body DRG2 knockout (KO) mice and macrophage-specific DRG2 KO mice had low levels of IL-6 during early infection and increased susceptibility to L. monocytogenes infection. Following an initial impaired inflammatory response of macrophages upon i.p. L. monocytogenes infection, DRG2-/- mice showed delayed recruitment of neutrophils and monocytes into the peritoneal cavity, which led to elevated bacterial burden, inflammatory cytokine production at a late infection time point, and liver micro-abscesses. DRG2 deficiency decreased the transcriptional activity of NF-κB and impaired the inflammatory response of both bone marrow-derived and peritoneal macrophages upon L. monocytogenes stimulation. Our findings reveal that DRG2 in macrophages is critical for the initial inflammatory response and protection against L. monocytogenes infection.

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