Activation-Inactivation Cycling of Rab35 and ARF6 Is Required for Phagocytosis of Zymosan in RAW264 Macrophages

Phagocytosis of zymosan by phagocytes is a widely used model of microbial recognition by the innate immune system. Live-cell imaging showed that fluorescent protein-fused Rab35 accumulated in the membranes of phagocytic cups and then dissociated from the membranes of newly formed phagosomes. By our...

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Main Authors: Youhei Egami, Makoto Fujii, Katsuhisa Kawai, Yurie Ishikawa, Mitsunori Fukuda, Nobukazu Araki
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Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Immunology Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/429439
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author Youhei Egami
Makoto Fujii
Katsuhisa Kawai
Yurie Ishikawa
Mitsunori Fukuda
Nobukazu Araki
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Katsuhisa Kawai
Yurie Ishikawa
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Nobukazu Araki
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description Phagocytosis of zymosan by phagocytes is a widely used model of microbial recognition by the innate immune system. Live-cell imaging showed that fluorescent protein-fused Rab35 accumulated in the membranes of phagocytic cups and then dissociated from the membranes of newly formed phagosomes. By our novel pull-down assay for Rab35 activity, we found that Rab35 is deactivated immediately after zymosan internalization into the cells. Phagosome formation was inhibited in cells expressing the GDP- or GTP-locked Rab35 mutant. Moreover, the simultaneous expression of ACAP2—a Rab35 effector protein—with GTP-locked Rab35 or the expression of plasma membrane-targeted ACAP2 showed a marked inhibitory effect on phagocytosis through ARF6 inactivation by the GAP activity of ACAP2. ARF6, a substrate for ACAP2, was also localized on the phagocytic cups and dissociated from the membranes of internalized phagosomes. In support of the microscopic observations, ARF6-GTP pull-down experiments showed that ARF6 is transiently activated during phagosome formation. Furthermore, the expression of GDP- or GTP-locked ARF6 mutants also suppresses the uptake of zymosan. These data suggest that the activation-inactivation cycles of Rab35 and ARF6 are required for the uptake of zymosan and that ACAP2 is an important component that links Rab35/ARF6 signaling during phagocytosis of zymosan.
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spelling doaj-art-61084ef7f88e4f8b9f571b45355fa8552025-08-20T03:34:56ZengWileyJournal of Immunology Research2314-88612314-71562015-01-01201510.1155/2015/429439429439Activation-Inactivation Cycling of Rab35 and ARF6 Is Required for Phagocytosis of Zymosan in RAW264 MacrophagesYouhei Egami0Makoto Fujii1Katsuhisa Kawai2Yurie Ishikawa3Mitsunori Fukuda4Nobukazu Araki5Department of Histology and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Kagawa University, Miki, Kagawa 761-0793, JapanDepartment of Histology and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Kagawa University, Miki, Kagawa 761-0793, JapanDepartment of Histology and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Kagawa University, Miki, Kagawa 761-0793, JapanDepartment of Histology and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Kagawa University, Miki, Kagawa 761-0793, JapanLaboratory of Membrane Trafficking Mechanisms, Department of Developmental Biology and Neurosciences, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Aobayama, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8578, JapanDepartment of Histology and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Kagawa University, Miki, Kagawa 761-0793, JapanPhagocytosis of zymosan by phagocytes is a widely used model of microbial recognition by the innate immune system. Live-cell imaging showed that fluorescent protein-fused Rab35 accumulated in the membranes of phagocytic cups and then dissociated from the membranes of newly formed phagosomes. By our novel pull-down assay for Rab35 activity, we found that Rab35 is deactivated immediately after zymosan internalization into the cells. Phagosome formation was inhibited in cells expressing the GDP- or GTP-locked Rab35 mutant. Moreover, the simultaneous expression of ACAP2—a Rab35 effector protein—with GTP-locked Rab35 or the expression of plasma membrane-targeted ACAP2 showed a marked inhibitory effect on phagocytosis through ARF6 inactivation by the GAP activity of ACAP2. ARF6, a substrate for ACAP2, was also localized on the phagocytic cups and dissociated from the membranes of internalized phagosomes. In support of the microscopic observations, ARF6-GTP pull-down experiments showed that ARF6 is transiently activated during phagosome formation. Furthermore, the expression of GDP- or GTP-locked ARF6 mutants also suppresses the uptake of zymosan. These data suggest that the activation-inactivation cycles of Rab35 and ARF6 are required for the uptake of zymosan and that ACAP2 is an important component that links Rab35/ARF6 signaling during phagocytosis of zymosan.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/429439
spellingShingle Youhei Egami
Makoto Fujii
Katsuhisa Kawai
Yurie Ishikawa
Mitsunori Fukuda
Nobukazu Araki
Activation-Inactivation Cycling of Rab35 and ARF6 Is Required for Phagocytosis of Zymosan in RAW264 Macrophages
Journal of Immunology Research
title Activation-Inactivation Cycling of Rab35 and ARF6 Is Required for Phagocytosis of Zymosan in RAW264 Macrophages
title_full Activation-Inactivation Cycling of Rab35 and ARF6 Is Required for Phagocytosis of Zymosan in RAW264 Macrophages
title_fullStr Activation-Inactivation Cycling of Rab35 and ARF6 Is Required for Phagocytosis of Zymosan in RAW264 Macrophages
title_full_unstemmed Activation-Inactivation Cycling of Rab35 and ARF6 Is Required for Phagocytosis of Zymosan in RAW264 Macrophages
title_short Activation-Inactivation Cycling of Rab35 and ARF6 Is Required for Phagocytosis of Zymosan in RAW264 Macrophages
title_sort activation inactivation cycling of rab35 and arf6 is required for phagocytosis of zymosan in raw264 macrophages
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/429439
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