Cutting edge: DNA sensing via the STING adaptor in myeloid dendritic cells induces potent tolerogenic responses

Cytosolic DNA sensing via the stimulator of IFN genes (STING) adaptor incites autoimmunity by inducing type I IFN (IFN-αβ). In this study, we show that DNA is also sensed via STING to suppress immunity by inducing IDO. STING gene ablation abolished IFN-αβ and IDO induction by dendritic cells (DCs) a...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of immunology (1950) 2013-10, Vol.191 (7), p.3509-3513
Hauptverfasser: Huang, Lei, Li, Lingqian, Lemos, Henrique, Chandler, Phillip R, Pacholczyk, Gabriela, Baban, Babak, Barber, Glen N, Hayakawa, Yoshihiro, McGaha, Tracy L, Ravishankar, Buvana, Munn, David H, Mellor, Andrew L
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Zusammenfassung:Cytosolic DNA sensing via the stimulator of IFN genes (STING) adaptor incites autoimmunity by inducing type I IFN (IFN-αβ). In this study, we show that DNA is also sensed via STING to suppress immunity by inducing IDO. STING gene ablation abolished IFN-αβ and IDO induction by dendritic cells (DCs) after DNA nanoparticle (DNP) treatment. Marginal zone macrophages, some DCs, and myeloid cells ingested DNPs, but CD11b(+) DCs were the only cells to express IFN-β, whereas CD11b(+) non-DCs were major IL-1β producers. STING ablation also abolished DNP-induced regulatory responses by DCs and regulatory T cells, and hallmark regulatory responses to apoptotic cells were also abrogated. Moreover, systemic cyclic diguanylate monophosphate treatment to activate STING induced selective IFN-β expression by CD11b(+) DCs and suppressed Th1 responses to immunization. Thus, previously unrecognized functional diversity among physiologic innate immune cells regarding DNA sensing via STING is pivotal in driving immune responses to DNA.
ISSN:0022-1767
1550-6606
DOI:10.4049/jimmunol.1301419