The transmembrane adaptor protein NTAL (non-T-cell activation linker) participates in signalosome assembly in hematopoietic cells, but its exact role in cell physiology remains enigmatic. We report here that BM-derived mast cells from NTAL-deficient mice, responding to Ag alone or in combination with SCF, exhibit reduced spreading on fibronectin, enhanced filamentous actin depolymerization and enhanced migration towards Ag relative to WT cells. No such differences between WT and NTAL(-/-) BM-derived mast cells were observed when SCF alone was used as activator. We have examined the activities of two small GTPases, Rac and Rho, which are important regulators of actin polymerization. Stimulation with Ag and/or SCF enhanced activity of Rac(1,2,3) in both NTAL(-/-) and WT cells. In contrast, RhoA activity decreased and this trend was much faster and more extensive in NTAL(-/-) cells, indicating a positive regulatory role of NTAL in the recovery of RhoA activity. After restoring NTAL into NTAL(-/-) cells, both spreading and actin responses were rescued. This is the first report of a crucial role of NTAL in signaling, via RhoA, to mast cell cytoskeleton.
- MeSH
- adaptorové proteiny signální transdukční MeSH
- aktiny genetika imunologie metabolismus MeSH
- antigeny imunologie MeSH
- buňky kostní dřeně cytologie imunologie metabolismus MeSH
- cytoskelet genetika imunologie metabolismus MeSH
- mastocyty cytologie imunologie metabolismus MeSH
- myši knockoutované MeSH
- myši MeSH
- proteiny genetika imunologie metabolismus MeSH
- rac proteiny vázající GTP genetika imunologie metabolismus MeSH
- rho proteiny vázající GTP genetika imunologie metabolismus MeSH
- rhoA protein vázající GTP MeSH
- signální transdukce genetika imunologie MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Check Tag
- myši MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
- Názvy látek
- adaptorové proteiny signální transdukční MeSH
- aktiny MeSH
- antigeny MeSH
- LAT2 protein, mouse MeSH Prohlížeč
- proteiny MeSH
- rac proteiny vázající GTP MeSH
- rho proteiny vázající GTP MeSH
- rhoA protein vázající GTP MeSH
- RhoA protein, mouse MeSH Prohlížeč
Adenylate cyclase toxin (CyaA or ACT) is a key virulence factor of pathogenic Bordetellae. It penetrates phagocytes expressing the alpha(M)beta(2) integrin (CD11b/CD18, Mac-1 or CR3) and paralyzes their bactericidal capacities by uncontrolled conversion of ATP into a key signaling molecule, cAMP. Using pull-down activity assays and transfections with mutant Rho family GTPases, we show that cAMP signaling of CyaA causes transient and selective inactivation of RhoA in mouse macrophages in the absence of detectable activation of Rac1, Rac2, or RhoG. This CyaA/cAMP-induced drop of RhoA activity yielded dephosphorylation of the actin filament severing protein cofilin and massive actin cytoskeleton rearrangements, which were paralleled by rapidly manifested macrophage ruffling and a rapid and unexpected loss of macropinocytic fluid phase uptake. As shown in this study for the first time, CyaA/cAMP signaling further caused a rapid and near-complete block of complement-mediated phagocytosis. Induction of unproductive membrane ruffling, hence, represents a novel sophisticated mechanism of down-modulation of bactericidal activities of macrophages and a new paradigm for action of bacterial toxins that hijack host cell signaling by manipulating cellular cAMP levels.
- MeSH
- adenylátcyklasový toxin imunologie metabolismus MeSH
- AMP cyklický imunologie MeSH
- antigeny CD11b genetika imunologie MeSH
- antigeny CD18 genetika imunologie MeSH
- Bordetella pertussis enzymologie imunologie MeSH
- buněčná membrána imunologie metabolismus MeSH
- buněčné linie MeSH
- faktory depolymerizující aktin imunologie metabolismus MeSH
- GTP-fosfohydrolasy imunologie metabolismus MeSH
- GTP-vázající protein RAC2 MeSH
- makrofágový antigen 1 imunologie metabolismus MeSH
- makrofágy imunologie metabolismus MeSH
- mikrofilamenta imunologie metabolismus MeSH
- myši MeSH
- neuropeptidy imunologie metabolismus MeSH
- pertuse enzymologie imunologie MeSH
- rac proteiny vázající GTP imunologie metabolismus MeSH
- rac1 protein vázající GTP MeSH
- rho proteiny vázající GTP imunologie metabolismus MeSH
- rhoA protein vázající GTP MeSH
- signální transdukce imunologie MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Check Tag
- myši MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
- Názvy látek
- adenylátcyklasový toxin MeSH
- AMP cyklický MeSH
- antigeny CD11b MeSH
- antigeny CD18 MeSH
- faktory depolymerizující aktin MeSH
- GTP-fosfohydrolasy MeSH
- makrofágový antigen 1 MeSH
- neuropeptidy MeSH
- rac proteiny vázající GTP MeSH
- rac1 protein vázající GTP MeSH
- Rac1 protein, mouse MeSH Prohlížeč
- rho proteiny vázající GTP MeSH
- rhoA protein vázající GTP MeSH
- RhoA protein, mouse MeSH Prohlížeč
- Rhog protein, mouse MeSH Prohlížeč