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International Journal of Molecular Sciences Review Multifaceted Roles of CD5L in Infectious and Sterile Inflammation Lidia Sanchez-Moral 1 , Neus Ràfols 1 , Clara Martori 1, Tony Paul 1, Érica Téllez 1 and Maria-Rosa Sarrias 1,2,* 1 Innate Immunity Group, Health Research Institute Germans Trias i Pujol, Ctra Can Ruti Camí de Les Escoles, s/n, 08916 Badalona, Spain; [email protected] (L.S.-M.); [email protected] (N.R.); [email protected] (C.M.); [email protected] (T.P.); [email protected] (É.T.) 2 Network for Biomedical Research in Hepatic and Digestive Diseases (CIBERehd), 28029 Madrid, Spain * Correspondence: [email protected] Abstract: CD5L, a protein expressed and secreted mainly by macrophages, is emerging as a critical immune effector. In addition to its well-defined function as an anti-apoptotic protein, research over the last decade has uncovered additional roles that range from pattern recognition to autophagy, cell polarization, and the regulation of lipid metabolism. By modulating all these processes, CD5L plays a key role in highly prevalent diseases that develop by either acute or chronic inflammation, including several infectious, metabolic, and autoimmune conditions. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge of CD5L and focus on the relevance of this protein during infection- and sterile-driven inflammatory pathogenesis, highlighting its divergent roles in the modulation of inflammation. Keywords: AIM; Spα; macrophage; apoptosis; scavenger receptor cysteine-rich; CD36 Citation: Sanchez-Moral, L.; Ràfols, 1. Introduction N.; Martori, C.; Paul, T.; Téllez, É.; Innate immunity relies on a network of receptors and cellular effectors able to recog- Sarrias, M.-R. Multifaceted Roles of nize non-self and also damaged-self molecular patterns and trigger a response to protect CD5L in Infectious and Sterile the host. Pathogen-associated molecules (PAMPs), such as lipopolysaccharide (LPS) from Inflammation. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2021, Escherichia coli, lipids from the cell wall of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and ssRNA from 22, 4076. https://doi.org/10.3390/ viral particles, are among the non-self-molecules that engage innate immunity. Likewise, ijms22084076 oxidized low density lipoprotein (LDL), adenosine 50-triphosphate (ATP), and hyaluro- nan fragments, among others, constitute danger or damage-associated molecular patterns Academic Editor: Alexandre M. Carmo (DAMPs) that are either modified or released from damaged or dying cells [1]. Subse- quently, a series of well-coordinated proinflammatory programs, with accompanying Received: 24 March 2021 migration of killer and phagocytic cells such as macrophages, are mounted to destroy the Accepted: 13 April 2021 Published: 15 April 2021 harm, remove cell debris, and eventually promote wound healing and boost adaptive immunity. Publisher’s Note: MDPI stays neutral However, the inflammatory response may act as a double-edged sword. PAMP- or with regard to jurisdictional claims in DAMP-mediated signaling may exacerbate the inflammatory state in a disproportional published maps and institutional affil- matter due to the genetic makeup of the host and/or persistence of the pathogen or damage, iations. thereby leading to dysregulation and additional tissue damage. This exacerbation may cause systemic acute or chronic inflammatory conditions, leading to sepsis, infarction, or abnormal tissue remodeling (fibrosis) among others, thus seriously compromising the health of the host [2]. Among the repertoire of innate immune effectors, CD5L (CD5-like molecule) is a Copyright: © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. secreted protein produced mostly by macrophages. It belongs to the scavenger receptor This article is an open access article cysteine-rich (SRCR) family of proteins. In the human, it consists of 347 amino acids, distributed under the terms and with a secretory signal sequence of 19 hydrophobic amino acids that are absent in the conditions of the Creative Commons mature protein [3,4], followed by three SRCR domains, each approximately 100 amino Attribution (CC BY) license (https:// acids in length with sialic acid content at a potential region of O-linked glycosylation creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ between SRCR domains 1 and 2 [4] (Figure1). With 68% sequence identity, mouse CD5L 4.0/). undergoes different post-translational modifications, its larger molecular weight (55 kDa) Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2021, 22, 4076. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22084076 https://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijms Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2021, 22, x FOR PEER REVIEW 2 of 15 Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2021, 22, 4076 length with sialic acid content at a potential region of O-linked glycosylation between2 of 14 SRCR domains 1 and 2 [4] (Figure 1). With 68% sequence identity, mouse CD5L under- goes different post-translational modifications, its larger molecular weight (55 kDa) being explained by the presence of three putative N-glycosylation sites, two of which were being explained by the presence of three putative N-glycosylation sites, two of which were verifiedverified to to bind bind to N N-glycans-glycans and to affect its secretion and function [[5]5] (Figure1 1).). Figure 1. Schematic diagram of human and mouse CD5L. The scavenger receptor cysteine-rich (SRCR) domain structure, Figuresecretory 1. Schematic signal peptide diagram sequence, of human O- andand N-glycosylationmouse CD5L. The sites, scavenger and the receptor amino acidcystein (Aa)e-rich number (SRCR) are domain indicated structure, in each secretory signal peptide sequence, O- and N-glycosylation sites, and the amino acid (Aa) number are indicated in each sequence, according to [3–5] and the Uniprot Consortium (figure created with Biorender.com). sequence, according to [3–5] and the Uniprot Consortium (figure created with Biorender.com). CD36 is considered the main cell-surface receptor for CD5L. The CD36–CD5L interac- tion wasCD36 initially is considered described the by main Kurokawa cell-surface and colleagues receptor when for CD5L. they showed The CD36 that– adipocytesCD5L in- teractioninternalized was CD5L initially in ades CD36-dependentcribed by Kurokawa manner and [6 ].colleaguesIn vitro experiments when they revealedshowed that adipocytesthe presence internalized of CD36-neutralizing CD5L in a antibodies CD36-dependent decreased manner the uptake [6]. ofIn recombinantvitro experiments CD5L revealed(rCD5L) bythat adipocytes—a the presence findingof CD36 that-neutralizing was further antibodies supported decreased by experiments the uptake performed of re- combinantin vivo, where CD5L the (rCD5L) uptake ofby rCD5L adipocy bytes CD36-deficient—a finding that mice was was further found supported to be lower by when ex- perimentscompared performed to wild-type in (WT) vivo, mice where [6]. the CD36 uptake is a transmembraneof rCD5L by CD36 glycoprotein-deficient expressedmice was foundby a wide to be range lowerof when cell types,compared including to wild macrophages,-type (WT) mice dendritic [6]. CD36 cells, is a endothelial transmembrane cells, glycoproteinadipocytes, hepatocytes, expressed by and a wide cardiac range and of epithelial cell types, cells including [7], and macrophages, as such, it allows dendritic CD5L cells,to target endothelial multiple cells, types adipocytes, of tissue. However,hepatocytes, CD5L and has cardiac also beenand epithelial described cells to target [7], and CD36 as suchnon-expressing, it allows CD5L cells suchto target as natural multiple killer types T (NKT)of tissue. cells However, and thymocytes CD5L has [8 ,9also], and been to describedbind to alternative to target receptors,CD36 non such-expressing as kidney cells injury such molecule as natural (KIM-1) killer inT kidney(NKT) epithelialcells and thymocytescells [10] (see [8,9] below)., and These to bind observations, to alternative therefore, receptors, indicate such there as kidney are additional injury molecule receptors (KIMfor CD5L.-1) in kidney epithelial cells [10] (see below). These observations, therefore, indicate there CD5Lare additional is a pleiotropic receptors protein for CD5L. that exerts multiple activities, the inhibition of apoptosis beingCD5L the mostis a pleiotropic unifying andprotein conserved that exerts function. multiple In activities, this regard, the CD5Linhibition supports of apop- the tosissurvival being of the macrophages most unifying and and other conserved cell types function. when challenged In this regard, with CD5L various supports apoptosis- the survivalinducing of insults macrophages of infectious and origin other andcell chemicaltypes when compounds challenged [8,9 ].wi Additionalth various activities, apopto- sisranging-inducing from insults pattern of recognition infectious origin to the modulationand chemical of compounds inflammatory [8,9] responses,. Additional autophagy, activ- ities,cellpolarization, ranging from and pattern the control recognition of lipid to metabolism, the modulation make of CD5L inflammatory a key element responses, in the autophagy,maintenance cell of polarization, tissue homeostasis. and the control Through of modulationlipid metabolism, of all thesemake processes,CD5L a key CD5L ele- mentplays in an the important maintenance role in of both tissue acute homeostasis. and chronic Through inflammatory modulation processes, of all including these pro- in cesses,several CD5L infectious, plays metabolic,an important and role autoimmune in both acute diseases and chronic (Figure2 inflammatory). However, research processes, on includingCD5L has in provided several evidenceinfectious, of metabolic
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    Apoptosis inhibitor of macrophage (AIM) is required for obesity-associated recruitment of inflammatory macrophages into adipose tissue Jun Kurokawaa, Hiromichi Naganoa, Osamu Oharab, Naoto Kubotac, Takashi Kadowakic, Satoko Araia, and Toru Miyazakia,1 aLaboratory of Molecular Biomedicine for Pathogenesis, Center for Disease Biology and Integrative Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan; bDepartment of Human Genome Research, Kazusa DNA Research Institute, Kisarazu, Chiba 292-0818, Japan; and cDepartment of Internal Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan Edited* by Tadatsugu Taniguchi, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, and approved June 14, 2011 (received for review February 3, 2011) Infiltration of inflammatory macrophages into adipose tissues with macrophages against different types of apoptosis-inducing stimuli the progression of obesity triggers insulin resistance and obesity- (13). AIM is a direct target for regulation by nuclear receptor liver related metabolic diseases. We recently reported that macrophage- X receptor/retinoid X receptor (LXR/RXR) heterodimers (15, derived apoptosis inhibitor of macrophage (AIM) protein is in- 16) and is solely produced by tissue macrophages. As a secreted molecule, AIM is detected in both human and mouse blood at creased in blood in line with obesity progression and is incorporated – into adipocytes, thereby inducing lipolysis in adipose tissue. Here various levels (13, 16 19) and increases in blood with the pro- we show that such a response is required for the recruitment of gression of obesity in mice fed a high-fat diet (HFD) (14). The augmented blood AIM induced lipolysis, as evident by the fact adipose tissue macrophages.