CDB25:0004173 RBP4 — TLR4

Experimentally validated in Human; Orthology-inferred in Mouse, Rat, Frog, Zebrafish, Chicken, Macaque, Pig, Dog, Cow, Chimp, Horse, Marmoset, Sheep

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Retinol binding protein 4 primes the NLRP3 inflammasome by signaling through Toll-like receptors 2 and 4.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2020; PubMed, Homo sapiens RBP4 — Homo sapiens TLR4

ABSTRACT: Adipose tissue (AT) inflammation contributes to systemic insulin resistance. In obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D), retinol binding protein 4 (RBP4), the major retinol carrier in serum, is elevated in AT and has proinflammatory effects which are mediated partially through Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4). We now show that RBP4 primes the NLRP3 inflammasome for interleukin-1β (IL1β) release, in a glucose-dependent manner, through the TLR4/MD2 receptor complex and TLR2. This impairs insulin signaling in adipocytes. IL1β is elevated in perigonadal white AT (PGWAT) of chow-fed RBP4-overexpressing mice and in serum and PGWAT of high-fat diet-fed RBP4-overexpressing mice vs. wild-type mice. Holo- or apo-RBP4 injection in wild-type mice causes insulin resistance and elevates PGWAT inflammatory markers, including IL1β. TLR4 inhibition in RBP4-overexpressing mice reduces PGWAT inflammation, including IL1β levels and improves insulin sensitivity. Thus, the proinflammatory effects of RBP4 require NLRP3-inflammasome priming. These studies may provide approaches to reduce AT inflammation and insulin resistance in obesity and diabetes.

Basic Information on RBP4

Ligand Name: retinol binding protein 4

Other Symbols: N/A

Ligand Location: secreted based on perplexity, uniprot

HGNC Gene Symbol Report: RBP4

GeneCards: RBP4

HGNC Gene Group: Calycin structural superfamily

Functional Annotations for RBP4

Gene Ontologies: PAN-GO, AmiGO 2

Expression Profile: Human Protein Atlas (RNA and protein), Human Cell Atlas (RNA), GEPIA cancer vs normal (RNA), GeneCards (RNA and protein)

Disease Annotations: MalaCards, OMIM, Open Targets Platform, DISEASES (text mining), AI summary (LLM)

Interactions with other Receptors for RBP4

RBP4 — STRA6

Basic Information on TLR4

Receptor Name: toll like receptor 4

Other Symbols: hToll, CD284, TLR-4, ARMD10

Receptor Location: cell membrane based on hpa, perplexity, uniprot

HGNC Gene Symbol Report: TLR4

GeneCards: TLR4

HGNC Gene Group: TIR domain containing, CD molecules

Functional Annotations for TLR4

Gene Ontologies: PAN-GO, AmiGO 2

Expression Profile: Human Protein Atlas (RNA and protein), Human Cell Atlas (RNA), GEPIA cancer vs normal (RNA), GeneCards (RNA and protein)

Disease Annotations: MalaCards, OMIM, Open Targets Platform, DISEASES (text mining), AI summary (LLM)

Interactions with other Ligands for TLR4

BGN — TLR4 ・ DEFB4A — TLR4 ・ HSP90B1 — TLR4 ・ HSPA1A — TLR4 ・ S100A8 — TLR4 ・ S100A9 — TLR4 ・ SFTPD — TLR4 ・ ZG16B — TLR4 ・ DCN — TLR4 ・ FGA — TLR4 ・ FGB — TLR4 ・ FGG — TLR4 ・ PRG4 — TLR4 ・ AHSG — TLR4 ・ ANXA2 — TLR4 ・ CCN1 — TLR4 ・ CIRBP — TLR4 ・ CXCL10 — TLR4 ・ FCN2 — TLR4 ・ HMGB1 — TLR4 ・ HP — TLR4 ・ HSPA4 — TLR4 ・ LGALS9 — TLR4 ・ MMP9 — TLR4 ・ NAMPT — TLR4 ・ RETN — TLR4 ・ S100A1 — TLR4 ・ S100A12 — TLR4 ・ S100A4 — TLR4 ・ SAA1 — TLR4 ・ SFTPA1 — TLR4 ・ TNC — TLR4 ・ WNT5A — TLR4