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Int J Biol Sci ; 9(8): 803-10, 2013.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23983613

ABSTRACT

Phagocytosis of Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme disease, is mediated partly by the interaction of the spirochete with Complement Receptor (CR) 3. CR3 requires the GPI-anchored protein, CD14, in order to efficiently internalize CR3-B. burgdorferi complexes. GPI-anchored proteins reside in cholesterol-rich membrane microdomains, and through its interaction with partner proteins, help initiate signaling cascades. Here, we investigated the role of CD14 on the internalization of B. burgdorferi mediated by CR3. We show that CR3 partly colocalizes with CD14 in lipid rafts. The use of the cholesterol-sequestering compound methyl-ß-cyclodextran completely prevents the internalization of the spirochete in CHO cells that co-express CD14 and CR3, while no effect was observed in CD11b-deficient macrophages. These results show that lipid rafts are required for CR3-dependent, but not independent, phagocytosis of B. burgdorferi. Our results also suggest that CD14 interacts with the C-lectin domain of CR3, favoring the formation of multi-complexes that allow their internalization, and the use of ß-glucan, a known ligand for the C-lectin domain of CR3, can compensate for the lack of CD14 in CHO cells that express CR3. These results provide evidence to understand the mechanisms that govern the interaction between CR3 and CD14 during the phagocytosis of B. burgdorferi.


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Borrelia burgdorferi/metabolism , Lipopolysaccharide Receptors/metabolism , Macrophage-1 Antigen/metabolism , Membrane Microdomains/metabolism , Phagocytosis/physiology , Animals , CD11b Antigen/metabolism , CHO Cells , Cricetinae , Cricetulus , Phagocytosis/drug effects , beta-Cyclodextrins/pharmacology
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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 109(4): 1228-32, 2012 Jan 24.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22232682

ABSTRACT

Phagocytosis of Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme disease, is a poorly understood process, despite its importance during the host immune response to infection. B. burgdorferi has been shown to bind to different receptors on the surface of phagocytic cells, including the ß(2) integrin, complement receptor 3 (CR3). However, whether these receptors mediate the phagocytosis of the spirochete remains unknown. We now demonstrate that CR3 mediates the phagocytosis of the spirochete by murine macrophages and human monocytes. Interaction of B. burgdorferi with the integrin is not sufficient, however, to internalize the spirochete; phagocytosis requires the interaction of CR3 with the GPI-anchored protein, CD14, independently of TLR/MyD88-induced or inside-out signals. Interestingly, the absence of CR3 leads to marked increases in the production of TNF in vitro and in vivo, despite reduced spirochetal uptake. Furthermore, the absence of CR3 during infection with B. burgdorferi results in the inefficient control of bacterial burdens in the heart and increased Lyme carditis. Overall, our data identify CR3 as a MyD88-independent phagocytic receptor for B. burgdorferi that also participates in the modulation of the proinflammatory output of macrophages. These data also establish a unique mechanism of CR3-mediated phagocytosis that requires the direct cooperation of GPI-anchored proteins.


Subject(s)
Borrelia burgdorferi/immunology , Lipopolysaccharide Receptors/immunology , Lyme Disease/immunology , Macrophage-1 Antigen/immunology , Phagocytosis/immunology , Animals , CHO Cells , Cricetinae , Cricetulus , Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay , Humans , Macrophages/immunology , Mice , Mice, Inbred C57BL , Monocytes/immunology , Polymerase Chain Reaction , Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/metabolism
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Nature ; 451(7177): 475-9, 2008 Jan 24.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18216856

ABSTRACT

Light and gibberellins (GAs) mediate many essential and partially overlapping plant developmental processes. DELLA proteins are GA-signalling repressors that block GA-induced development. GA induces degradation of DELLA proteins via the ubiquitin/proteasome pathway, but light promotes accumulation of DELLA proteins by reducing GA levels. It was proposed that DELLA proteins restrain plant growth largely through their effect on gene expression. However, the precise mechanism of their function in coordinating GA signalling and gene expression remains unknown. Here we characterize a nuclear protein interaction cascade mediating transduction of GA signals to the activity regulation of a light-responsive transcription factor. In the absence of GA, nuclear-localized DELLA proteins accumulate to higher levels, interact with phytochrome-interacting factor 3 (PIF3, a bHLH-type transcription factor) and prevent PIF3 from binding to its target gene promoters and regulating gene expression, and therefore abrogate PIF3-mediated light control of hypocotyl elongation. In the presence of GA, GID1 proteins (GA receptors) elevate their direct interaction with DELLA proteins in the nucleus, trigger DELLA protein's ubiquitination and proteasome-mediated degradation, and thus release PIF3 from the negative effect of DELLA proteins.


Subject(s)
Arabidopsis Proteins/metabolism , Arabidopsis/growth & development , Arabidopsis/radiation effects , Gibberellins/pharmacology , Light , Arabidopsis/drug effects , Arabidopsis/metabolism , Arabidopsis Proteins/antagonists & inhibitors , Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors/antagonists & inhibitors , Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors/metabolism , Hypocotyl/drug effects , Hypocotyl/growth & development , Hypocotyl/radiation effects , Nuclear Proteins/metabolism , Protein Binding , Repressor Proteins/metabolism , Signal Transduction/drug effects , Signal Transduction/radiation effects
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