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Li W, Fang C, Gao Y, Gao Y, Yan F, Chen B, Xu M. Correlation between plasma PSGL-1 and FIGO stage, tumor metastasis, and survival in epithelial ovarian cancer. Biotechnol Appl Biochem 2024. [PMID: 38494670 DOI: 10.1002/bab.2572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/10/2024] [Indexed: 03/19/2024]
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Plasma circulating P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 (PSGL-1) levels and its clinical correlation in patients with epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) are unknown. The study determined plasma PSGL-1 levels in EOC patients and investigated its relationship with clinicopathological factors and prognosis. Plasma PSGL-1 levels were measured using ELISA in 69 patients with EOC, 34 patients with benign ovarian cystadenoma, and 36 healthy controls. Subsequently, the relationship between PSGL-1 levels and clinicopathological characteristics of patients, as well as the prognosis of EOC patients, was examined. Additionally, the specificity and sensitivity of plasma PSGL-1 were assessed through ROC curve analysis. Plasma PSGL-1 was upregulated in EOC patients compared with healthy subjects and/or patients with benign ovarian cystadenoma (p < 0.01). Elevated levels of PSGL-1 in the plasma were positively associated with advanced FIGO stage (p < 0.001), tumor size (p = 0.001), tumor metastasis (p = 0.036), and tumor recurrence (p = 0.013), while was negatively correlated with residual tumor size (p < 0.001). Kaplan-Meier survival analysis showed that high plasma PSGL-1 levels were associated with progression-free survival (p = 0.0345). In univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses, PSGL-1 (HR = 1.456, p = 0.009) was an independent prognostic marker. Plasma PSGL-1 levels distinguished EOC patients and healthy individuals (AUC = 0.905), patients at late and early FIGO stages (AUC = 0.886), and metastatic and non-metastatic EOC (AUC = 0.722). The expression of plasma PSGL-1 is significantly increased in patients with EOC, serving as a reliable biomarker to differentiate between healthy individuals and those with EOC. Furthermore, PSGL-1 in patients is correlated with prognostic indicators, such as advanced FIGO stage, tumor lymph node metastasis, and progression-free survival.
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- WenHui Li
- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Hepatic Surgery IV, the Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obsterics, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obsterics, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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Zhu Y, Zhang X, Chen Y, Liu Q, Yang J, Fan X, Song H, Cheng Z, Liu S. Ezrin's role in gastric cancer progression: Implications for immune microenvironment modulation and therapeutic potential. Heliyon 2024; 10:e27155. [PMID: 38449647 PMCID: PMC10915575 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e27155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2023] [Revised: 02/15/2024] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/08/2024] Open
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At present, surgical resection is the most effective method for the treatment of gastric cancer. However, death caused by inoperable metastasis is still very common, despite research in this area. The mechanisms underlying the occurrence, development, and metastasis of gastric cancer are not fully understood. Ezrin, a plasma membrane-microfilament junction participates in a variety of cellular activities and is closely related to tumorigenesis and development. Few studies have explored the relationship between the tumor immune microenvironment and ezrin expression in gastric cancer. In this study, we used proteomic techniques to analyze the differentially expressed proteins between the gastric cancer cell lines MKN-45 and HGC-27 and screened ezrin as the target protein. We collected patient information from The TCGA and GEO databases, and the results showed that ezrin was positively correlated with adverse clinical features. We further explored the relationship between ezrin expression levels, immune microenvironment, and genomic changes. We found that ezrin was involved in immune regulation and genomic instability in gastric cancer. When the expression of ezrin is high, immune cell infiltration also increases. We also predicted that ezrin is closely related to immunotherapy and chemosensitivity. Single-cell transcriptome data showed that the ezrin gene was mainly expressed in B cells and epithelial cells, and the expression of EZR in these epithelial cells was positively correlated with the epithelial-mesenchymal transformation pathway and Pi3k-AKT pathway score. Through functional verification of the stably transfected cell line constructed by lentivirus, the results of the liver metastasis model in nude mice suggested that high expression of ezrin leads to the formation of more metastatic foci. In summary, our results clarify the prognostic, immunological, and therapeutic value of ezrin in gastric cancer and provide a theoretical basis for more accurate treatment.
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- Yanli Zhu
- Jiamusi University School of Basic Medicine, Jiamusi 154007, China
- Key Laboratory of Microecology-immune Regulatory Network and Related Diseases, Jiamusi 154007, China
- Digestive Disease Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jiamusi University, Heilongjiang Province, Jiamusi 154000, China
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- Jiamusi University School of Basic Medicine, Jiamusi 154007, China
- Key Laboratory of Microecology-immune Regulatory Network and Related Diseases, Jiamusi 154007, China
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- Jiamusi University School of Basic Medicine, Jiamusi 154007, China
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- Jiamusi University School of Basic Medicine, Jiamusi 154007, China
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- Jiamusi University School of Basic Medicine, Jiamusi 154007, China
- Key Laboratory of Microecology-immune Regulatory Network and Related Diseases, Jiamusi 154007, China
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- Jiamusi University School of Basic Medicine, Jiamusi 154007, China
- Key Laboratory of Microecology-immune Regulatory Network and Related Diseases, Jiamusi 154007, China
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- Jiamusi University School of Basic Medicine, Jiamusi 154007, China
- Key Laboratory of Microecology-immune Regulatory Network and Related Diseases, Jiamusi 154007, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jiamusi University, Heilongjiang Province, Jiamusi 154000, China
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- Jiamusi University School of Basic Medicine, Jiamusi 154007, China
- Key Laboratory of Microecology-immune Regulatory Network and Related Diseases, Jiamusi 154007, China
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Xuan W, Hsu WH, Khan F, Dunterman M, Pang L, Wainwright DA, Ahmed AU, Heimberger AB, Lesniak MS, Chen P. Circadian Regulator CLOCK Drives Immunosuppression in Glioblastoma. Cancer Immunol Res 2022; 10:770-784. [PMID: 35413115 DOI: 10.1158/2326-6066.cir-21-0559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2021] [Revised: 11/12/2021] [Accepted: 04/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The symbiotic interactions between cancer stem cells and the tumor microenvironment (TME) are critical for tumor progression. However, the molecular mechanism underlying this symbiosis in glioblastoma (GBM) remains enigmatic. Here, we show that circadian locomotor output cycles kaput (CLOCK) and its heterodimeric partner brain and muscle ARNT-like 1 (BMAL1) in glioma stem cells (GSCs) drive immunosuppression in GBM. Integrated analyses of the data from transcriptome profiling, single-cell RNA sequencing, and TCGA datasets, coupled with functional studies, identified legumain (LGMN) as a direct transcriptional target of the CLOCK-BMAL1 complex in GSCs. Moreover, CLOCK-directed olfactomedin-like 3 (OLFML3) upregulates LGMN in GSCs via hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha (HIF1α) signaling. Consequently, LGMN promotes microglial infiltration into the GBM TME via upregulating CD162 and polarizes infiltrating microglia towards an immune-suppressive phenotype. In GBM mouse models, inhibition of the CLOCK-OLFML3-HIF1α-LGMN-CD162 axis reduces intratumoral immune-suppressive microglia, increases CD8+ T-cell infiltration, activation and cytotoxicity, and synergizes with anti-PD1 therapy. In human GBM, the CLOCK-regulated LGMN signaling correlates positively with microglial abundance and poor prognosis. Together, these findings uncover the CLOCK-OLFML3-HIF1α-LGMN axis as a molecular switch that controls microglial biology and immunosuppression, thus revealing potential new therapeutic targets for GBM patients.
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- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States
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- Northwestern University, Chicago, United States
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- Northwestern University, Chicago, United States
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- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, United States
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- Northwestern University, Chicago, United States
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DeRogatis JM, Viramontes KM, Neubert EN, Henriquez ML, Guerrero-Juarez CF, Tinoco R. Targeting the PSGL-1 Immune Checkpoint Promotes Immunity to PD-1 Resistant Melanoma. Cancer Immunol Res 2022; 10:612-625. [PMID: 35303066 DOI: 10.1158/2326-6066.cir-21-0690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2021] [Revised: 12/10/2021] [Accepted: 03/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Immune checkpoint inhibitors have had impressive efficacy in some cancer patients, reinvigorating long-term durable immune responses against tumors. Despite the clinical success of these therapies, most cancer patients continue to be unresponsive to these treatments, highlighting the need for novel therapeutic options. Although P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 (PSGL-1) has been shown to inhibit immune responses in a variety of disease models, previous work has yet to address whether PSGL-1 can be targeted therapeutically to promote antitumor immunity. Using an aggressive melanoma tumor model, we targeted PSGL-1 in tumor-bearing mice and found increased effector CD4+ and CD8+ T-cell responses and decreased regulatory T cells (Tregs) in tumors. T cells exhibited increased effector function, activation, and proliferation, which delayed tumor growth in mice after anti-PSGL-1 treatment. Targeting PD-1 in PSGL-1-deficient, tumor-bearing mice led to an increased frequency of mice with complete tumor eradication. Targeting both PSGL-1 and PD-1 in wild-type tumor-bearing mice also showed enhanced anti-tumor immunity and slowed melanoma tumor growth. Our findings showed that therapeutically targeting the PSGL-1 immune checkpoint can reinvigorate anti-tumor immunity and suggest that targeting PSGL-1 may represent a new therapeutic strategy for cancer treatment.
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- University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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Belmonte B, Cancila V, Gulino A, Navari M, Arancio W, Macor P, Balduit A, Capolla S, Morello G, Vacca D, Ferrara I, Bertolazzi G, Balistreri CR, Amico P, Ferrante F, Maiorana A, Salviato T, Piccaluga PP, Mangogna A. Constitutive PSGL-1 Correlates with CD30 and TCR Pathways and Represents a Potential Target for Immunotherapy in Anaplastic Large T-Cell Lymphoma. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13122958. [PMID: 34204843 PMCID: PMC8231564 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13122958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2021] [Revised: 06/09/2021] [Accepted: 06/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Simple Summary P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 (PSGL-1), coded by the SELPLG gene, is the major ligand of selectins and plays a pivotal role in tethering, rolling and extravasation of immune cells. PSGL-1 involvement in core molecular programs, such as SYK, PLCγ2, PI3Kγ or MAPK pathways, suggests additional functions beyond the modulation of cell trafficking. Recently, several studies identified a novel mechanism responsible for PSGL-1-mediated immune suppression in the tumor microenvironment and proved a novel concept of PSGL-1 as a critical checkpoint molecule for tumor immunotherapy. The immunotherapeutic approach has gained an ever-growing interest in the treatment of several hematological malignancies, and in particular, novel targets for immunotherapy are still highly sought-after in T-cell lymphomas. Based on our results obtained through gene expression profiling and immunohistochemical analysis, PSGL-1, already suggested as a potential target in multiple myeloma humoral immunotherapy, could be considered noteworthy among the candidates. Abstract Due to the high expression of P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 (PSGL-1) in lymphoproliferative disorders and in multiple myeloma, it has been considered as a potential target for humoral immunotherapy, as well as an immune checkpoint inhibitor in T-cells. By investigating the expression of SELPLG in 678 T- and B-cell samples by gene expression profiling (GEP), further supported by tissue microarray and immunohistochemical analysis, we identified anaplastic large T-cell lymphoma (ALCL) as constitutively expressing SELPLG at high levels. Moreover, GEP analysis in CD30+ ALCLs highlighted a positive correlation of SELPLG with TNFRSF8 (CD30-coding gene) and T-cell receptor (TCR)-signaling genes (LCK, LAT, SYK and JUN), suggesting that the common dysregulation of TCR expression in ALCLs may be bypassed by the involvement of PSGL-1 in T-cell activation and survival. Finally, we evaluated the effects elicited by in vitro treatment with two anti-PSGL-1 antibodies (KPL-1 and TB5) on the activation of the complement system and induction of apoptosis in human ALCL cell lines. In conclusion, our data demonstrated that PSGL-1 is specifically enriched in ALCLs, altering cell motility and viability due to its involvement in CD30 and TCR signaling, and it might be considered as a promising candidate for novel immunotherapeutic approaches in ALCLs.
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- Beatrice Belmonte
- Tumor Immunology Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of Palermo, 90134 Palermo, Italy; (B.B.); (V.C.); (A.G.); (G.M.); (D.V.); (I.F.); (G.B.); (F.F.)
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- Tumor Immunology Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of Palermo, 90134 Palermo, Italy; (B.B.); (V.C.); (A.G.); (G.M.); (D.V.); (I.F.); (G.B.); (F.F.)
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- Tumor Immunology Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of Palermo, 90134 Palermo, Italy; (B.B.); (V.C.); (A.G.); (G.M.); (D.V.); (I.F.); (G.B.); (F.F.)
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, School of Paramedical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh 95196 33787, Iran;
- Research Center of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh 95196 33787, Iran
- Bioinformatics Research Group, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad 91766 99199, Iran
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- Advanced Data Analysis Group, Fondazione Ri.MED, 90133 Palermo, Italy;
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy; (P.M.); (A.B.); (S.C.)
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy; (P.M.); (A.B.); (S.C.)
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy; (P.M.); (A.B.); (S.C.)
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- Tumor Immunology Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of Palermo, 90134 Palermo, Italy; (B.B.); (V.C.); (A.G.); (G.M.); (D.V.); (I.F.); (G.B.); (F.F.)
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- Tumor Immunology Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of Palermo, 90134 Palermo, Italy; (B.B.); (V.C.); (A.G.); (G.M.); (D.V.); (I.F.); (G.B.); (F.F.)
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- Tumor Immunology Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of Palermo, 90134 Palermo, Italy; (B.B.); (V.C.); (A.G.); (G.M.); (D.V.); (I.F.); (G.B.); (F.F.)
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- Tumor Immunology Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of Palermo, 90134 Palermo, Italy; (B.B.); (V.C.); (A.G.); (G.M.); (D.V.); (I.F.); (G.B.); (F.F.)
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- Department of BioMedicine, Neuroscience, and Advanced Diagnostics (Bi.N.D.), University of Palermo, 90134 Palermo, Italy;
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- Department of Pathology, Cannizzaro Hospital, 95126 Catania, Italy;
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- Tumor Immunology Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of Palermo, 90134 Palermo, Italy; (B.B.); (V.C.); (A.G.); (G.M.); (D.V.); (I.F.); (G.B.); (F.F.)
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Children and Adults, University Hospital of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41121 Modena, Italy; (A.M.); (T.S.)
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Children and Adults, University Hospital of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41121 Modena, Italy; (A.M.); (T.S.)
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- Department of Experimental, Diagnostic, and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy;
- Section of Genomics and Personalized Medicine, Istituto Euro-Mediterraneo di Scienza e Tecnologia (IEMEST), 90139 Palermo, Italy
- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, 00622 Juja, Kenya
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- Institute for Maternal and Child Health, IRCCS (Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico) “Burlo Garofolo”, 34137 Trieste, Italy
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Neutrophils lacking ERM proteins polarize and crawl directionally but have decreased adhesion strength. Blood Adv 2021; 4:3559-3571. [PMID: 32761234 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2020002423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2020] [Accepted: 06/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Ezrin/radixin/moesin (ERM) proteins are adaptors that link the actin cytoskeleton to the cytoplasmic domains of membrane proteins. Leukocytes express mostly moesin with lower levels of ezrin but no radixin. When leukocytes are activated, ERMs are postulated to redistribute membrane proteins from microvilli into uropods during polarization and to transduce signals that influence adhesion and other responses. However, these functions have not been tested in leukocytes lacking all ERMs. We used knockout (KO) mice with neutrophils lacking ezrin, moesin, or both proteins (double knockout [DKO]) to probe how ERMs modulate cell shape, adhesion, and signaling in vitro and in vivo. Surprisingly, chemokine-stimulated DKO neutrophils still polarized and redistributed ERM-binding proteins such as PSGL-1 and CD44 to the uropods. Selectin binding to PSGL-1 on moesin KO or DKO neutrophils activated kinases that enable integrin-dependent slow rolling but not those that generate neutrophil extracellular traps. Flowing neutrophils of all genotypes rolled normally on selectins and, upon chemokine stimulation, arrested on integrin ligands. However, moesin KO and DKO neutrophils exhibited defective integrin outside-in signaling and reduced adhesion strength. In vivo, DKO neutrophils displayed normal directional crawling toward a chemotactic gradient, but premature detachment markedly reduced migration from venules into inflamed tissues. Our results demonstrate that stimulated neutrophils do not require ERMs to polarize or to move membrane proteins into uropods. They also reveal an unexpected contribution of moesin to integrin outside-in signaling and adhesion strengthening.
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DeRogatis JM, Viramontes KM, Neubert EN, Tinoco R. PSGL-1 Immune Checkpoint Inhibition for CD4 + T Cell Cancer Immunotherapy. Front Immunol 2021; 12:636238. [PMID: 33708224 PMCID: PMC7940186 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.636238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2020] [Accepted: 01/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Immune checkpoint inhibition targeting T cells has shown tremendous promise in the treatment of many cancer types and are now standard therapies for patients. While standard therapies have focused on PD-1 and CTLA-4 blockade, additional immune checkpoints have shown promise in promoting anti-tumor immunity. PSGL-1, primarily known for its role in cellular migration, has also been shown to function as a negative regulator of CD4+ T cells in numerous disease settings including cancer. PSGL-1 is highly expressed on T cells and can engage numerous ligands that impact signaling pathways, which may modulate CD4+ T cell differentiation and function. PSGL-1 engagement in the tumor microenvironment may promote CD4+ T cell exhaustion pathways that favor tumor growth. Here we highlight that blocking the PSGL-1 pathway on CD4+ T cells may represent a new cancer therapy approach to eradicate tumors.
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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Biphasic Force-Regulated Phosphorylation Site Exposure and Unligation of ERM Bound with PSGL-1: A Novel Insight into PSGL-1 Signaling via Steered Molecular Dynamics Simulations. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21197064. [PMID: 32992803 PMCID: PMC7583015 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21197064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2020] [Revised: 09/20/2020] [Accepted: 09/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The PSGL-1-actin cytoskeleton linker proteins ezrin/radixin/moesin (ERM), an adaptor between P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 (PSGL-1) and spleen tyrosine kinase (Syk), is a key player in PSGL-1 signal, which mediates the adhesion and recruitment of leukocytes to the activated endothelial cells in flow. Binding of PSGL-1 to ERM initials intracellular signaling through inducing phosphorylation of Syk, but effects of tensile force on unligation and phosphorylation site exposure of ERM bound with PSGL-1 remains unclear. To answer this question, we performed a series of so-called “ramp-clamp” steered molecular dynamics (SMD) simulations on the radixin protein FERM domain of ERM bound with intracellular juxtamembrane PSGL-1 peptide. The results showed that, the rupture force of complex pulled with constant velocity was over 250 pN, which prevented the complex from breaking in front of pull-induced exposure of phosphorylation site on immunoreceptor tyrosine activation motif (ITAM)-like motif of ERM; the stretched complex structure under constant tensile forces <100 pN maintained on a stable quasi-equilibrium state, showing a high mechano-stabilization of the clamped complex; and, in consistent with the force-induced allostery at clamped stage, increasing tensile force (<50 pN) would decrease the complex dissociation probability but facilitate the phosphorylation site exposure, suggesting a force-enhanced biophysical connectivity of PSGL-1 signaling. These force-enhanced characters in both phosphorylation and unligation of ERM bound with PSGL-1 should be mediated by a catch-slip bond transition mechanism, in which four residue interactions on binding site were involved. This study might provide a novel insight into the transmembrane PSGL-1 signal, its biophysical connectivity and molecular structural basis for cellular immune responses in mechano-microenvironment, and showed a rational SMD-based computer strategy for predicting structure-function relation of protein under loads.
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Platelets are increasingly being recognized for playing roles beyond thrombosis and hemostasis. Today we know that they mediate inflammation by direct interactions with innate immune cells or secretion of cytokines/chemokines. Here we review their interactions with neutrophils and monocytes/macrophages in infection and sepsis, stroke, myocardial infarction and venous thromboembolism. We discuss new roles for platelet surface receptors like GPVI or GPIb and also look at platelet contributions to the formation of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) as well as to deep vein thrombosis during infection, e.g. in COVID-19 patients.
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- Kimberly Martinod
- Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Belgium
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- Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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Erbani J, Tay J, Barbier V, Levesque JP, Winkler IG. Acute Myeloid Leukemia Chemo-Resistance Is Mediated by E-selectin Receptor CD162 in Bone Marrow Niches. Front Cell Dev Biol 2020; 8:668. [PMID: 32793603 PMCID: PMC7393995 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2020.00668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2020] [Accepted: 07/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The interactions of leukemia cells with the bone marrow (BM) microenvironment is critical for disease progression and resistance to treatment. We have recently found that the vascular adhesion molecule E-(endothelial)-selectin is a key niche component that directly mediates acute myeloid leukemia (AML) chemo-resistance, revealing E-selectin as a promising therapeutic target. To understand how E-selectin promotes AML survival, we investigated the potential receptors on AML cells involved in E-selectin-mediated chemo-resistance. Using CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing to selectively suppress canonical E-selectin receptors CD44 or P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 (PSGL-1/CD162) from human AML cell line KG1a, we show that CD162, but not CD44, is necessary for E-selectin-mediated chemo-resistance in vitro. Using preclinical models of murine AML, we then demonstrate that absence of CD162 on AML cell surface leads to a significant delay in the onset of leukemia and a significant increase in sensitivity to chemotherapy in vivo associated with a more rapid in vivo proliferation compared to wild-type AML and a lower BM retention. Together, these data reveal for the first time that CD162 is a key AML cell surface receptor involved in AML progression, BM retention and chemo-resistance. These findings highlight specific blockade of AML cell surface CD162 as a potential novel niche-based strategy to improve the efficacy of AML therapy.
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- Johanna Erbani
- Mater Research Institute - The University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, QL, Australia
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- Mater Research Institute - The University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, QL, Australia
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- Mater Research Institute - The University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, QL, Australia
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- Mater Research Institute - The University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, QL, Australia
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- Mater Research Institute - The University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, QL, Australia
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ERM Proteins at the Crossroad of Leukocyte Polarization, Migration and Intercellular Adhesion. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21041502. [PMID: 32098334 PMCID: PMC7073024 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21041502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2020] [Revised: 02/18/2020] [Accepted: 02/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Ezrin, radixin and moesin proteins (ERMs) are plasma membrane (PM) organizers that link the actin cytoskeleton to the cytoplasmic tail of transmembrane proteins, many of which are adhesion receptors, in order to regulate the formation of F-actin-based structures (e.g., microspikes and microvilli). ERMs also effect transmission of signals from the PM into the cell, an action mainly exerted through the compartmentalized activation of the small Rho GTPases Rho, Rac and Cdc42. Ezrin and moesin are the ERMs more highly expressed in leukocytes, and although they do not always share functions, both are mainly regulated through phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2) binding to the N-terminal band 4.1 protein-ERM (FERM) domain and phosphorylation of a conserved Thr in the C-terminal ERM association domain (C-ERMAD), exerting their functions through a wide assortment of mechanisms. In this review we will discuss some of these mechanisms, focusing on how they regulate polarization and migration in leukocytes, and formation of actin-based cellular structures like the phagocytic cup-endosome and the immune synapse in macrophages/neutrophils and lymphocytes, respectively, which represent essential aspects of the effector immune response.
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Spertini C, Baïsse B, Bellone M, Gikic M, Smirnova T, Spertini O. Acute Myeloid and Lymphoblastic Leukemia Cell Interactions with Endothelial Selectins: Critical Role of PSGL-1, CD44 and CD43. Cancers (Basel) 2019; 11:cancers11091253. [PMID: 31461905 PMCID: PMC6770432 DOI: 10.3390/cancers11091253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2019] [Revised: 08/22/2019] [Accepted: 08/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Acute myeloid and lymphoblastic leukemia are poor prognosis hematologic malignancies, which disseminate from the bone marrow into the blood. Blast interactions with selectins expressed by vascular endothelium promote the development of drug resistance and leukostasis. While the role of selectins in initiating leukemia blast adhesion is established, our knowledge of the involved selectin ligands is incomplete. Using various primary acute leukemia cells and U937 monoblasts, we identified here functional selectin ligands expressed by myeloblasts and lymphoblasts by performing biochemical studies, expression inhibition by RNA interference and flow adhesion assays on recombinant selectins or selectin ligands immunoadsorbed from primary blast cells. Results demonstrate that P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 (PSGL-1) is the major P-selectin ligand on myeloblasts, while it is much less frequently expressed and used by lymphoblasts to interact with endothelial selectins. To roll on E-selectin, myeloblasts use PSGL-1, CD44, and CD43 to various extents and the contribution of these ligands varies strongly among patients. In contrast, the interactions of PSGL-1-deficient lymphoblasts with E-selectin are mainly supported by CD43 and/or CD44. By identifying key selectin ligands expressed by acute leukemia blasts, this study offers novel insight into their involvement in mediating acute leukemia cell adhesion with vascular endothelium and may identify novel therapeutic targets.
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- Caroline Spertini
- Service and Central Laboratory of Hematology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois and University of Lausanne, CH-1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Service and Central Laboratory of Hematology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois and University of Lausanne, CH-1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Service and Central Laboratory of Hematology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois and University of Lausanne, CH-1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Service and Central Laboratory of Hematology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois and University of Lausanne, CH-1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Service and Central Laboratory of Hematology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois and University of Lausanne, CH-1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Service and Central Laboratory of Hematology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois and University of Lausanne, CH-1011 Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Baïsse B, Spertini C, Galisson F, Smirnova T, Spertini O. The function of P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 is conserved from ancestral fishes to mammals. J Leukoc Biol 2019; 106:1271-1283. [PMID: 31302947 DOI: 10.1002/jlb.2a0818-327rr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2018] [Revised: 07/03/2019] [Accepted: 07/05/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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PSGL-1 is a mucin-like glycoprotein that supports, in mammals, leukocyte rolling on selectins. However, we have limited knowledge whether its function is conserved in non-mammals and how its structure adapted during evolution. To identify conserved amino acid sequences required for selectin binding, we performed multiple alignments of PSGL-1 sequences from 18 mammals, 4 birds, 3 reptiles, 1 amphibian, and 15 fishes. The amino-terminal T[D/E]PP[D/E] motif, which identifies in mammals a core-2 O-glycosylated threonine required for selectin-binding, is partially conserved in some fishes (e.g., T. rubripes) and birds (e.g., G. gallus), however, most non-mammals do not display it. The sulfated tyrosine residues of human PSGL-1, which bind L- and P-selectin, are not observed in non-mammals, suggesting that they are dispensable for selectin-binding or that other amino acids play their role. A mucin-like domain is present in all species. Interestingly, the alignment of cytoplasmic sequences of non-mammals reveals the conservation of ezrin/radixin/moesin binding site and two new motifs (M1 and M2). To examine the conservation of PSGL-1 function, we cloned PSGL-1 cDNA sequences of zebrafish and fugu, and established their cross-reactivity with human selectins under flow conditions. Importantly, deleting the well-conserved M1 motif strongly decreased PSGL-1 expression at leukocyte surface and induced retention of the precursor molecule in the endoplasmic reticulum, indicating that M1 motif provides a signal required to export PSGL-1 precursors to the Golgi complex. These data show for the first time the conservation of PSGL-1 function from fishes to mammals and reveal the function of a new motif.
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- Bénédicte Baïsse
- Service and Central Laboratory of Hematology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Service and Central Laboratory of Hematology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Service and Central Laboratory of Hematology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Service and Central Laboratory of Hematology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Service and Central Laboratory of Hematology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Hsa-miR-370 inhibited P-selectin-induced cell adhesion in human colon adenocarcinoma cells. Mol Cell Biochem 2018; 450:159-166. [PMID: 29922946 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-018-3382-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2018] [Accepted: 06/13/2018] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Sialyl Lewis x (sLex) is a minimal recognition motif for ligands of P-selectin and plays an important role in tumor cell adhesion and migration. Thus, targeting sLex could be an effective method to prevent tumor metastasis. In this study, we aimed to identify a microRNA (miRNA) which is capable to suppress the expression of sLex. MicroRNAs which may target ST3GAL4 were predicted by the online tools. Colo 320 HSR human colon adenocarcinoma cells were employed. The transcriptional and translational levels of ST3GAL4 were evaluated by western blotting and Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Cell adhesion and spread were assessed with or without hsa-miR-370 treatment. It was shown that hsa-miR-370 inhibited the expression of sLex in colo-320 cells, which repressed the binding of P-selectin, and led to reduced cell attachment and spread. Our results found that P-selectin-induced elevations of p-p38 and p-PI3K levels were significantly inhibited by hsa-miR-370, indicating that repressed sLex level is able to reduce the P-selectin binding and therefore eliminating the P-selectin-induced activation of p38 and PI3K signaling. In conclusion, we found that hsa-miR-370 specifically inhibits the expression of sLex, represses cell adhesion and spreading in colo-320 cells. Our study provides a possible effective treatment against tumor invasion.
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Distinguishing features of microglia- and monocyte-derived macrophages after stroke. Acta Neuropathol 2018; 135:551-568. [PMID: 29249001 DOI: 10.1007/s00401-017-1795-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2017] [Revised: 12/11/2017] [Accepted: 12/11/2017] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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After stroke, macrophages in the ischemic brain may be derived from either resident microglia or infiltrating monocytes. Using bone marrow (BM)-chimerism and dual-reporter transgenic fate mapping, we here set out to delimit the responses of either cell type to mild brain ischemia in a mouse model of 30 min transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAo). A discriminatory analysis of gene expression at 7 days post-event yielded 472 transcripts predominantly or exclusively expressed in blood-derived macrophages as well as 970 transcripts for microglia. The differentially regulated genes were further collated with oligodendrocyte, astrocyte, and neuron transcriptomes, resulting in a dataset of microglia- and monocyte-specific genes in the ischemic brain. Functional categories significantly enriched in monocytes included migration, proliferation, and calcium signaling, indicative of strong activation. Whole-cell patch-clamp analysis further confirmed this highly activated state by demonstrating delayed outward K+ currents selectively in invading cells. Although both cell types displayed a mixture of known phenotypes pointing to the significance of 'intermediate states' in vivo, blood-derived macrophages were generally more skewed toward an M2 neuroprotective phenotype. Finally, we found that decreased engraftment of blood-borne cells in the ischemic brain of chimeras reconstituted with BM from Selplg-/- mice resulted in increased lesions at 7 days and worse post-stroke sensorimotor performance. In aggregate, our study establishes crucial differences in activation state between resident microglia and invading macrophages after stroke and identifies unique genomic signatures for either cell type.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW We review P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 (PSGL-1) as a selectin and chemokine-binding adhesion molecule. PSGL-1 is widely studied in neutrophils. Here, we focus on T cells, because PSGL-1 was recently described as a major immunomodulatory molecule during viral infection. PSGL-1 also plays a crucial role in T-cell homeostasis by binding to lymphoid chemokines, and can induce tolerance by enhancing the functions of regulatory T cells. RECENT FINDINGS PSGL-1 was originally described as a leukocyte ligand for P-selectin, but it is actually a ligand for all selectins (P-, L- and E-selectin), binds chemokines, activates integrins and profoundly affects T-cell biology. It has been shown recently that PSGL-1 can modulate T cells during viral infection by acting as a negative regulator for T-cell functions. Absence of PSGL-1 promotes effector CD4 and CD8 T-cell differentiation and prevents T-cell exhaustion. Consistent with this, tumor growth was significantly reduced in PSGL-1-deficient mice because of an enhanced number of effector T cells together with reduced levels of inhibitory receptors that induce T-cell exhaustion. SUMMARY PSGL-1 is the best-studied selectin ligand and has become a posterchild of versatility in leukocyte adhesion, inflammation and immunology. The direct involvement of PSGL-1 in T-cell biology suggests that it might be a drug target. Indeed, PSGL-1 has been tested in some clinical trials and recently, PSGL-1 blockers were proposed as a potential cotherapy in cancer immunotherapy.
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Pharmacological opportunities to control inflammatory diseases through inhibition of the leukocyte recruitment. Pharmacol Res 2016; 112:37-48. [DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2016.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2015] [Revised: 01/14/2016] [Accepted: 01/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Timmerman I, Daniel AE, Kroon J, van Buul JD. Leukocytes Crossing the Endothelium: A Matter of Communication. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2016; 322:281-329. [PMID: 26940521 DOI: 10.1016/bs.ircmb.2015.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Leukocytes cross the endothelial vessel wall in a process called transendothelial migration (TEM). The purpose of leukocyte TEM is to clear the causing agents of inflammation in underlying tissues, for example, bacteria and viruses. During TEM, endothelial cells initiate signals that attract and guide leukocytes to sites of tissue damage. Leukocytes react by attaching to these sites and signal their readiness to move back to endothelial cells. Endothelial cells in turn respond by facilitating the passage of leukocytes while retaining overall integrity. In this review, we present recent findings in the field and we have endeavored to synthesize a coherent picture of the intricate interplay between endothelial cells and leukocytes during TEM.
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- Ilse Timmerman
- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Qi C, Wei B, Zhou W, Yang Y, Li B, Guo S, Li J, Ye J, Li J, Zhang Q, Lan T, He X, Cao L, Zhou J, Geng J, Wang L. P-selectin-mediated platelet adhesion promotes tumor growth. Oncotarget 2015; 6:6584-96. [PMID: 25762641 PMCID: PMC4466636 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.3164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2014] [Accepted: 01/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Blood platelets foster carcinogenesis. We found that platelets are accumulated in human tumors. P-selectin deficiency and soluble P-selectin abolish platelet deposition within tumors, decreasing secretion of vascular endothelial growth factor and angiogenesis, thereby suppressing tumor growth. Binding of the P-selectin cytoplasmic tail to talin1 triggers the talin1 N-terminal head to interact with the β3 cytoplasmic tail. This activates αIIbβ3 and recruits platelets into tumors. Platelet infiltration into solid tumors occurs through a P-selectin-dependent mechanism.
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- Cuiling Qi
- Vascular Biology Research Institute, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510630, China
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- Department of Biologic and Materials Sciences, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Vascular Biology Research Institute, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
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- Vascular Biology Research Institute, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
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- Vascular Biology Research Institute, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
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- Vascular Biology Research Institute, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
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- Vascular Biology Research Institute, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
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- Vascular Biology Research Institute, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
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- Vascular Biology Research Institute, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
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- Vascular Biology Research Institute, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
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- Vascular Biology Research Institute, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Cell Biology, China Medical University, Shen Yang City, Liao Ning Province 110001, China
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- Chemical Biology Program, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, United States
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- Department of Biologic and Materials Sciences, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Vascular Biology Research Institute, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
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Pérez-Frías A, González-Tajuelo R, Núñez-Andrade N, Tejedor R, García-Blanco MJ, Vicente-Rabaneda E, Castañeda S, Gamallo C, Silván J, Esteban-Villafruela A, Cubero-Rueda L, García-García C, Muñoz-Calleja C, García-Diez A, Urzainqui A. Development of an autoimmune syndrome affecting the skin and internal organs in P-selectin glycoprotein ligand 1 leukocyte receptor-deficient mice. Arthritis Rheumatol 2015; 66:3178-89. [PMID: 25132671 DOI: 10.1002/art.38808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2014] [Accepted: 07/29/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To define and characterize the progression of the spontaneous autoimmune disease that develops in mice in the absence of the leukocyte adhesion receptor P-selectin glycoprotein ligand 1 (PSGL-1). METHODS Skin-resident immune cells from PSGL-1-deficient mice and C57BL/6 control mice of different ages were isolated and analyzed by flow cytometry. Biochemical parameters were analyzed in mouse serum and urine, and the presence of serum autoantibodies was investigated. Skin and internal organs were extracted, and their structure was analyzed histologically. RESULTS Skin-resident innate and adaptive immune cells from PSGL-1(-/-) mice had a proinflammatory phenotype with an imbalanced T effector cell:Treg cell ratio. Sera from PSGL-1(-/-) mice had circulating autoantibodies commonly detected in connective tissue-related human autoimmune diseases. Biochemical and histologic analysis of skin and internal organs revealed skin fibrosis and structural and functional abnormalities in the lungs and kidneys. Furthermore, PSGL-1(-/-) mice exhibited vascular alterations, showing loss of dermal vessels, small vessel medial layer remodeling in the lungs and kidneys, and ischemic processes in the kidney that promote renal infarcts. CONCLUSION Our study demonstrates that immune system overactivation due to PSGL-1 deficiency triggers an autoimmune syndrome with characteristics similar to systemic sclerosis, including skin fibrosis, vascular alterations, and systemic organ involvement. These results suggest that PSGL-1 expression contributes to the maintenance of the homeostasis of the immune system and could act as a barrier for autoimmunity in mice.
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- A Pérez-Frías
- Fundación de Investigación Biomédica, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria-Princesa, and Hospital de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain
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Calvaruso M, Gulino A, Buffa S, Guarnotta C, Franco G, Cacciatore M, Bonura MG, Franco V, Florena AM. Challenges and new prospects in hepatosplenic γδ T-cell lymphoma. Leuk Lymphoma 2014; 55:2457-65. [PMID: 24506469 DOI: 10.3109/10428194.2014.889821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Peripheral T-cell lymphomas (PTCLs) are a heterogeneous group of lymphoid neoplasms characterized by aggressive clinical behavior and dismal prognosis. Hepatosplenic γδ T-cell lymphoma (γδ-HSTL) is a particular form of PTCL that arises from a small subset of γ/δ T-cell receptor-expressing lymphocytes. γδ-HSTL has a rapidly progressive course and poor outcome due also to its refractoriness to conventional chemotherapy regimens. The very low incidence of γδ-HSTL, along with its propensity to mimic different pathological entities, makes this lymphoma a true diagnostic challenge. In this review, we highlight the biological and clinical features of γδ-HSTL that contribute to making this lymphoma a mostly incurable disease. Moreover, we provide a new insight into the crosstalk between HSTL clones and the bone marrow, liver and spleen vascular microenvironment, in which neoplastic cells reside and proliferate. We further discuss γδ-HSTL associated molecules that might be proposed as potential targets for novel therapeutic approaches.
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- Marco Calvaruso
- Laboratorio di Tecnologie Oncologiche - HSR Giglio, C. da Pietrapollastra-Pisciotto , Cefalù , Italy
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Jagya N, Varma SPK, Thakral D, Joshi P, Durgapal H, Panda SK. RNA-seq based transcriptome analysis of hepatitis E virus (HEV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) replicon transfected Huh-7 cells. PLoS One 2014; 9:e87835. [PMID: 24505321 PMCID: PMC3914852 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0087835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2013] [Accepted: 12/30/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Pathogenesis of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is as varied as they appear similar; while HBV causes an acute and/or chronic liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma, HEV mostly causes an acute self-limiting disease. In both infections, host responses are crucial in disease establishment and/or virus clearance. In the wake of worsening prognosis described during HEV super-infection over chronic HBV hepatitis, we investigated the host responses by studying alterations in gene expression in liver cells (Huh-7 cell line) by transfection with HEV replicon only (HEV-only), HBV replicon only (HBV-only) and both HBV and HEV replicons (HBV+HEV). Virus replication was validated by strand-specific real-time RT-PCR for HEV and HBsAg ELISA of the culture supernatants for HBV. Indirect immunofluorescence for the respective viral proteins confirmed infection. Transcription profiling was carried out by RNA Sequencing (RNA-Seq) analysis of the poly-A enriched RNA from the transfected cells. Averages of 600 million bases within 5.6 million reads were sequenced in each sample and ∼15,800 genes were mapped with at least one or more reads. A total of 461 genes in HBV+HEV, 408 in HBV-only and 306 in HEV-only groups were differentially expressed as compared to mock transfection control by two folds (p<0.05) or more. Majority of the significant genes with altered expression clustered into immune-associated, signal transduction, and metabolic process categories. Differential gene expression of functionally important genes in these categories was also validated by real-time RT-PCR based relative gene-expression analysis. To our knowledge, this is the first report of in vitro replicon transfected RNA-Seq based transcriptome analysis to understand the host responses against HEV and HBV.
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- Neetu Jagya
- Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India
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Viswanatha R, Wayt J, Ohouo PY, Smolka MB, Bretscher A. Interactome analysis reveals ezrin can adopt multiple conformational states. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:35437-51. [PMID: 24151071 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.505669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Ezrin, a member of the ezrin-radixin-moesin family (ERM), is an essential regulator of the structure of microvilli on the apical aspect of epithelial cells. Ezrin provides a linkage between membrane-associated proteins and F-actin, oscillating between active/open and inactive/closed states, and is regulated in part by phosphorylation of a C-terminal threonine. In the open state, ezrin can bind a number of ligands, but in the closed state the ligand-binding sites are inaccessible. In vitro analysis has proposed that there may be a third hyperactivated form of ezrin. To gain a better understanding of ezrin, we conducted an unbiased proteomic analysis of ezrin-binding proteins in an epithelial cell line, Jeg-3. We refined our list of interactors by comparing the interactomes using quantitative mass spectrometry between wild-type ezrin, closed ezrin, open ezrin, and hyperactivated ezrin. The analysis reveals several novel interactors confirmed by their localization to microvilli, as well as a significant class of proteins that bind closed ezrin. Taken together, the data indicate that ezrin can exist in three different conformational states, and different ligands "perceive" ezrin conformational states differently.
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- Raghuvir Viswanatha
- From the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics and Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853
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Luo J, Xu T, Li C, Ba X, Wang X, Jiang Y, Zeng X. p85-RhoGDI2, a novel complex, is required for PSGL-1-induced β1 integrin-mediated lymphocyte adhesion to VCAM-1. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2013; 45:2764-73. [PMID: 24055812 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2013.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2013] [Revised: 08/30/2013] [Accepted: 09/10/2013] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 and β1 integrin play essential roles in T cell trafficking during inflammation. E-selectin and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 are their ligands expressed on inflammation-activated endothelium. During the tethering and rolling of lymphocytes on endothelium, P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 binds E-selectin and induces signals. Subsequently, β1 integrin is activated and mediates stable adhesion. However, the intracellular signal pathways from PSGL-1 to β1 integrin have not yet been fully understood. Here, we find that p85, a regulatory subunit of phosphoinositide 3-kinase, forms a novel complex with Rho-GDP dissociation inhibitor-2, a lymphocyte-specific RhoGTPases dissociation inhibitor. Phosporylations of the p85-bound Rho-GDP dissociation inhibitor-2 on 130 and 153 tyrosine residues by c-Abl and Src were required for the complex to be recruited to P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 and thereby regulate β1 integrin-mediated T cell adhesion to vascular cell adhesion molecule-1. Both shRNAs to Rho-GDP dissociation inhibitor-2 and p85 and over-expression of Rho-GDP dissociation inhibitor-2 Y130F and Y153F significantly reduced the above-mentioned adhesion. Although Rho-GDP dissociation inhibitor-2 in the p85-Rho-GDP dissociation inhibitor-2 complex was also phosphorylated on 24 tyrosine residue by Syk, the phosphorylation is not required for the adhesion. Taken together, we find that specific phosphorylations on 130 and 153 tyrosine residues of p85-bound Rho-GDP dissociation inhibitor-2 are pivotal for P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1-induced β1 integrin-mediated lymphocyte adhesion to vascular cell adhesion molecule-1. This will shed new light on the mechanisms that connect leukocyte initial rolling with subsequent adhesion.
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- Jixian Luo
- Institute of Genetics and Cytology, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China; Department of Bioscience, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, China
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Adada M, Canals D, Hannun YA, Obeid LM. Sphingolipid regulation of ezrin, radixin, and moesin proteins family: implications for cell dynamics. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2013; 1841:727-37. [PMID: 23850862 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2013.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2013] [Revised: 06/30/2013] [Accepted: 07/02/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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A key but poorly studied domain of sphingolipid functions encompasses endocytosis, exocytosis, cellular trafficking, and cell movement. Recently, the ezrin, radixin and moesin (ERM) family of proteins emerged as novel potent targets regulated by sphingolipids. ERMs are structural proteins linking the actin cytoskeleton to the plasma membrane, also forming a scaffold for signaling pathways that are used for cell proliferation, migration and invasion, and cell division. Opposing functions of the bioactive sphingolipid ceramide and sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P), contribute to ERM regulation. S1P robustly activates whereas ceramide potently deactivates ERM via phosphorylation/dephosphorylation, respectively. This recent dimension of cytoskeletal regulation by sphingolipids opens up new avenues to target cell dynamics, and provides further understanding of some of the unexplained biological effects mediated by sphingolipids. In addition, these studies are providing novel inroads into defining basic mechanisms of regulation and action of bioactive sphingolipids. This review describes the current understanding of sphingolipid regulation of the cytoskeleton, it also describes the biologies in which ERM proteins have been involved, and finally how these two large fields have started to converge. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled New Frontiers in Sphingolipid Biology.
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- Mohamad Adada
- The Department of Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA
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- The Department of Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA
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- The Department of Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA
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- The Department of Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA; The Northport VA Medical Center, Northport, NY 11768, USA.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The leukocyte adhesion deficiency (LAD) syndromes are rare genetically determined conditions with challenging clinical features. These immunodeficiencies also provide insights that are broadly relevant to the biology of leukocytes, platelets, intercellular interactions, and intracellular signaling. Recent discoveries merit their review in the context of existing knowledge. RECENT FINDINGS New activities of β(2) integrins, which are deficient or absent in LAD-I, and new β(2) integrin-dependent functions of neutrophils and other leukocytes have recently been identified. Genetic defects and mechanisms accounting for impaired fucosylation of selectin ligands and defective selectin binding and signaling in LAD-II are now apparent. LAD-III, which presents with bleeding similar to that in Glanzmann thrombasthenia and platelet dysfunction in addition to impaired leukocyte adhesion, is now known to be due to absence of KINDLIN-3, a cytoplasmic protein that acts cooperatively with TALIN-1 in activating β(1), β(2), and β(3) integrins. Understanding of the leukocyte adhesion cascade and interactions of leukocytes with inflamed endothelium, which are impaired in each of the LAD syndromes, continues to be refined. SUMMARY Although LAD syndromes are rare maladies, their investigation is generating new knowledge directly applicable to the diagnosis and care of patients and to fundamental paradigms in immunobiology and hemostasis.
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Sundd P, Pospieszalska MK, Ley K. Neutrophil rolling at high shear: flattening, catch bond behavior, tethers and slings. Mol Immunol 2012; 55:59-69. [PMID: 23141302 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2012.10.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2012] [Revised: 10/15/2012] [Accepted: 10/16/2012] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Neutrophil recruitment to sites of inflammation involves neutrophil rolling along the inflamed endothelium in the presence of shear stress imposed by blood flow. Neutrophil rolling in post-capillary venules in vivo is primarily mediated by P-selectin on the endothelium binding to P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 (PSGL-1) constitutively expressed on neutrophils. Blood flow exerts a hydrodynamic drag on the rolling neutrophil which is partially or fully balanced by the adhesive forces generated in the P-selectin-PSGL-1 bonds. Rolling is the result of rapid formation and dissociation of P-selectin-PSGL-1 bonds at the center and rear of the rolling cell, respectively. Neutrophils roll stably on P-selectin in post-capillary venules in vivo and flow chambers in vitro at wall shear stresses greater than 6 dyn cm(-2). However, the mechanisms that enable neutrophils to roll at such high shear stress are not completely understood. In vitro and in vivo studies have led to the discovery of four potential mechanisms, viz. cell flattening, catch bond behavior, membrane tethers, and slings. Rolling neutrophils undergo flattening at high shear stress, which not only increases the size of the cell footprint but also reduces the hydrodynamic drag experienced by the rolling cell. P-selectin-PSGL-1 bonds behave as catch bonds at small detachment forces and thus become stronger with increasing force. Neutrophils rolling at high shear stress form membrane tethers which can be longer than the cell diameter and promote the survival of P-selectin-PSGL-1 bonds. Finally, neutrophils rolling at high shear stress form 'slings', which act as cell autonomous adhesive substrates and support step-wise peeling. Tethers and slings act together and contribute to the forces balancing the hydrodynamic drag. How the synergy between the four mechanisms leads to stable rolling at high shear stress is an area that needs further investigation.
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- Prithu Sundd
- Division of Inflammation Biology, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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Lymphocyte function-associated antigen-1 (LFA-1) is a heterodimeric integrin consisting of αL (gene name, Itgal) and β2 (gene name, Itgb2) subunits expressed in all leukocytes. LFA-1 is essential for neutrophil recruitment to inflamed tissue. Activation of LFA-1 by chemokines allows neutrophils and other leukocytes to undergo arrest, resulting in firm adhesion on endothelia expressing intercellular adhesion molecules (ICAMs). In mice, CXCR2 is the primary chemokine receptor involved in triggering neutrophil arrest, and it does so through “inside-out” activation of LFA-1. CXCR2 signaling induces changes in LFA-1 conformation that are coupled to affinity upregulation of the ligand-binding headpiece (extended with open I domain). Unlike naïve lymphocytes, engagement of P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 (PSGL-1) on neutrophils stimulates a slow rolling behavior that is mediated by LFA-1 in a distinct activation state (extended with closed I domain). How inside-out signaling cascades regulate the structure and function of LFA-1 is being studied using flow chambers, intravital microscopy, and flow cytometry for ligand and reporter antibody binding. Here, we review how LFA-1 activation is regulated by cellular signaling and ligand binding. Two FERM domain-containing proteins, talin-1 and Kindlin-3, are critical integrin co-activators and have distinct roles in the induction of LFA-1 conformational rearrangements. This review integrates these new results into existing models of LFA-1 activation.
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- Craig T Lefort
- Division of Inflammation Biology, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, La Jolla, CA, USA
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Shao B, Yago T, Coghill PA, Klopocki AG, Mehta-D'souza P, Schmidtke DW, Rodgers W, McEver RP. Signal-dependent slow leukocyte rolling does not require cytoskeletal anchorage of P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 (PSGL-1) or integrin αLβ2. J Biol Chem 2012; 287:19585-98. [PMID: 22511754 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.361519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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In inflamed venules, neutrophils roll on P- or E-selectin, engage P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 (PSGL-1), and signal extension of integrin α(L)β(2) in a low affinity state to slow rolling on intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1). Cytoskeleton-dependent receptor clustering often triggers signaling, and it has been hypothesized that the cytoplasmic domain links PSGL-1 to the cytoskeleton. Chemokines cause rolling neutrophils to fully activate α(L)β(2), leading to arrest on ICAM-1. Cytoskeletal anchorage of α(L)β(2) has been linked to chemokine-triggered extension and force-regulated conversion to the high affinity state. We asked whether PSGL-1 must interact with the cytoskeleton to initiate signaling and whether α(L)β(2) must interact with the cytoskeleton to extend. Fluorescence recovery after photobleaching of transfected cells documented cytoskeletal restraint of PSGL-1. The lateral mobility of PSGL-1 similarly increased by depolymerizing actin filaments with latrunculin B or by mutating the cytoplasmic tail to impair binding to the cytoskeleton. Converting dimeric PSGL-1 to a monomer by replacing its transmembrane domain did not alter its mobility. By transducing retroviruses expressing WT or mutant PSGL-1 into bone marrow-derived macrophages from PSGL-1-deficient mice, we show that PSGL-1 required neither dimerization nor cytoskeletal anchorage to signal β(2) integrin-dependent slow rolling on P-selectin and ICAM-1. Depolymerizing actin filaments or decreasing actomyosin tension in neutrophils did not impair PSGL-1- or chemokine-mediated integrin extension. Unlike chemokines, PSGL-1 did not signal cytoskeleton-dependent swing out of the β(2)-hybrid domain associated with the high affinity state. The cytoskeletal independence of PSGL-1-initiated, α(L)β(2)-mediated slow rolling differs markedly from the cytoskeletal dependence of chemokine-initiated, α(L)β(2)-mediated arrest.
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- Bojing Shao
- Cardiovascular Biology Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104, USA
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