The daily phagocytosis of shed photoreceptor outer segments by pigment epithelial cells is critical for the maintenance of the retina. In a subtractive polymerase chain reaction analysis, we found that functional differentiation of human ARPE19 retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells is accompanied by up-regulation of annexin (anx) ...

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The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is proposed to be a membrane donor for phagosome formation. In support of this, we have previously shown that the expression level of syntaxin 18, an ER-localized SNARE protein, correlates with phagocytosis activity. To obtain further insights into the involvement of the ER in phagocytosis we focused on Sec22b, another ...

Group IVA cytosolic phospholipase A(2)alpha (cPLA(2)alpha) plays a role in the microbicidal machinery of immune cells by translocating to phagosomes to initiate the production of antimicrobial eicosanoids. In this work, we have studied the involvement of the cationic cluster of cPLA(2)alpha (Lys(488)/Lys(541)/Lys(543)/Lys(544)) in the translocation of the ...

Many receptors that are employed for the engulfment of apoptotic cells are also used for the recognition and phagocytosis of bacteria. Tyro3, Axl, and Mertk (TAM) are important in the phagocytosis of apoptotic cells by macrophages. Animals lacking these receptors are hypersensitive to bacterial products. In this report, we examine whether the TAM receptors ...

Phagocytosis is a highly conserved aspect of innate immunity. We used Drosophila melanogaster S2 cells as a model system to study the phagocytosis of Candida albicans, the major fungal pathogen of humans, by screening an RNAi library representing 7,216 fly genes conserved among metazoans. After rescreening the initial genes identified and eliminating ...

Eicosanoids are a broad family of lipids that play a critical role in host defense against bacterial and fungal infections. The first enzyme in the metabolic pathway for the generation of eicosanoids is group IVA phospholipase A(2), also known as cytosolic phospholipase A(2)alpha (cPLA(2)alpha). During ...

The production of adenosine represents a critical endogenous mechanism for regulating immune and inflammatory responses during conditions of stress, injury, or infection. Adenosine exerts predominantly protective effects through activation of four 7-transmembrane receptor subtypes termed A1, A2A, ...

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Vitellogenin (Vg), once reported to be a female-specific protein, has been identified in both male and juvenile fishes. However, the biological significance of the production of Vg in the male and juvenile fishes is elusive. Our previous studies showed that Vg is an opsonin capable of enhancing phagocytosis, but the mechanism by which Vg mediates ...

Annexin A2 (p36) is usually present together with its natural ligand p11 as a heterotetramer complex, which has multiple biological functions depending on its cellular localization. However, the detailed mechanism of annexin A2 translocation and its physiological role in inflammation remain unclear. Here, we show ...

We recently reported that the endogenous ATP-binding cassette transporter (ABC) A7 strongly associates with phagocytosis, being regulated by sterol regulatory element binding protein 2. We therefore examined the effect of statins on phagocytosis in vitro and in vivo through the SREBP-ABCA7. Phagocytosis was found ...

BackgroundTraumatic injury to axons produces breakdown of axons and myelin at the site of the lesion and then further distal to this where Wallerian degeneration develops. The rapid removal of degenerated myelin by phagocytosis is advantageous for repair since molecules in myelin impede regeneration of severed axons. Thus, revealing mechanisms that ...

During Fc? receptor (FcR)-mediated phagocytosis by macrophages, cytoplasm advances over IgG-coated particles by the sequential ligation of FcR in plasma membranes. If FcR signaling was strictly autonomous, then the signals generated during phagocytosis should be proportional to the number of ligated receptors. By measuring FcR-dependent responses to beads ...

Phagocytosis is an ancient cellular process that plays an important role in host defense. In Drosophila melanogaster phagocytic, macrophage-like hemocytes recognize and ingest microbes. We performed an RNAi-based in vitro screen in the Drosophila hemocyte cell line S2 and identified Abi, cpa, cofilin regulator 14-3-3?, tlk, CG2765, and CG15609 as mediators ...

Homogenates of phagocytosing polymorphonuclear leukocytes obtained from rabbit peritoneum were incubated with the prostaglandin endoperoxides PGG2 or PGH2. After 2 min at 0degree C, incubation mixtures contained an increased rabbit aorta contracting activity. Ether extracts of incubation mixtures contained a substance which contracted the superfused strips of rabbit aorta and coeliac artery and ...

Photoreceptor cell (rods and cones) renewal is accompanied by intermittent shedding of the distal tips of the outer segment followed by their phagocytosis in the retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells. This renewal is essential for vision, and it is thought that it fosters survival of photoreceptors and of RPE cells. However, no specific survival messenger/mediators have as ...

Research into phagocytosis and host-pathogen interactions in the lower eukaryote Dictyostelium discoideum has flourished in recent years. This chapter presents a glimpse of where this research stands, with emphasis on the cell biology of the phagocytic process and on the wealth of molecular genetic data that have been gathered. The basic mechanistic machinery and most of the ...

Dictyostelium discoideum cells are professional phagocytes that provide an easily accessible system to gain insights into the mechanisms and the regulatory machinery controlling phagocytosis. Here, we describe a novel function for nuclear Dbf2-related (NDR) family kinases in phagocytosis of D. discoideum. Deletion of one of the four NDR kinases of D. ...

Phagocytosis, the mechanism of ingestion of large material and microorganisms, relies on actin polymerization and on the focal delivery of intracellular endocytic compartments. The molecular mechanisms involved in the formation and delivery of the endocytic vesicles that are recruited at sites of phagocytosis are not well characterized. Here we show that ...

Engulfment of particles by phagocytes is induced by their interaction with specific receptors on the cell surface, which leads to actin polymerization and the extension of membrane protrusions to form a closed phagosome. Membrane delivery from internal pools is considered to play an important role in pseudopod extension during phagocytosis. Here, we report that endogenous ADP ...

Phagocytes are a critical component of the innate immune response in humans and eliminate invading microorganisms through a process known as phagocytosis. Two distinct receptor-linked phagocytic pathways, one with Ab receptors (FcRs; FcR, Fc receptor) and the other complement receptors (CRs), mediate binding and ingestion of pathogens by human polymorphonuclear leukocytes ...

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The TAM family of receptors is preferentially expressed by professional and non-professional phagocytes, including macrophages, dendritic cells and natural killer cells in the immune system, osteoclasts in bone, Sertoli cells in testis, and retinal pigmental epithelium cells in the retina. Mutations in the Mertk single gene or in different combinations of the double or triple gene mutations in the ...

Hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) participates as a second messenger in cell signaling. In this paper, the role of H(2)O(2) was investigated, in Escherichia coli phagocytosis by the haemocytes of the medfly Ceratitis capitata. Block of H(2)O(2) synthesis by specific enzymic inhibitors, namely N-ethylmaleimide (NEM) for NADPH oxidase and diethyldithiocarbamate (DDC) for SOD, ...

Blunt chest trauma is known to induce a pulmonary invasion of short-lived polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMN) and apoptosis of alveolar type 2 (AT2) epithelial cells. Apoptotic cells are removed by alveolar macrophages (AMF). We hypothesized that chest trauma alters the phagocytic response of AM? as well as the mediator release of AM? during phagocytosis.To study this, male ...

Sulforaphane, a major isothiocyanate derived from cruciferous vegetables, protects living systems against electrophile toxicity, oxidative stress, inflammation, and radiation. A major protective mechanism is the induction of a network of endogenous cytoprotective (phase 2) genes that are regulated by transcription factor Nrf2. To obtain a more detailed understanding of the ...

Understanding of the association of phagocytosis of polymers with signaling of innate immunity of macrophages is the major purpose of this study. Polymer conjugates have been utilized for clinical therapy of cancer and infections, such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis, as effective vectors of drug-delivery systems. They are incorporated through phagocytosis ...

Fcgamma receptor (FcgammaR)-mediated phagocytosis of IgG-coated particles is regulated by 3'-phosphoinositides (3'PIs) and several classes of small GTPases, including ARF6 from the ADP Ribosylation Factor subfamily. The insensitivity of phagocytosis to brefeldin A (BFA), an inhibitor of certain ARF guanine nucleotide exchange factors ...

In insects, phagocytosis is an important innate immune response against pathogens and parasites, and several signal transduction pathways regulate this process. The focal adhesion kinase (FAK)/Src and mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathways are of central importance because their activation upon pathogen challenge regulates ...

SUMMARYEffective innate immunity against many microbial pathogens requires macrophage programs that upregulate phagocytosis and direct antimicrobial pathways, two functions generally assumed to be coordinately regulated. Here the regulation of these key functions was investigated in human blood-derived macrophages. IL-10 induced the ...

SummaryMacrophages clear pathogens and damaged or aged cells from the blood stream via phagocytosis. Cell-surface CD47 interacts with its receptor on macrophages, SIRP?, to inhibit phagocytosis of normal, healthy cells. We find that mobilizing cytokines and inflammatory stimuli cause CD47 to be transiently up-regulated on mouse ...

We have recently reported that the activation of focal adhesion kinase (FAK) and its downstream targets upon pathogen challenge regulate phagocytosis in medfly haemocytes. The goal of this study was to further explore the signalling pathway underlying the process of phagocytosis. In particular, in this report, we used flow cytometry, ...

Mimivirus, or Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus (APMV), a giant double-stranded DNA virus that grows in amoeba, was identified for the first time in 2003. Entry by phagocytosis within amoeba has been suggested but not demonstrated. We demonstrate here that APMV was internalized by macrophages but not by non-phagocytic cells, leading to productive APMV replication. Clathrin- and ...

Phagocytosis, melanization and nodulation in insects depend on phenoloxidase (PO) activity. In this report, we demonstrated that these three processes appear to be also dependent on dopa decarboxylase (Ddc) activity. Using flow cytometry, RNA interference, immunoprecipitation and immunofluorescence, we demonstrated the constitutive expression of Ddc and its strong association ...

Tec family nonreceptor tyrosine kinases are expressed by hematopoietic cells, activate phospholipase C (PLC)gamma, and regulate cytoskeletal rearrangement, yet their role in FcgammaR-induced signaling and phagocytosis remains unknown. We demonstrate in this study that Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk) and Tec, the only Tec kinases expressed by RAW 264.7 ...

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The function of the small-M_r Ras-like GTPase Rap1 remains largely unknown, but this protein has been demonstrated to regulate cortical actin-based morphologic changes in Dictyostelium and the oxidative burst in mammalian neutrophils. To test whether Rap1 regulates phagocytosis, we biochemically analyzed cell ...

Regulators of membrane fusion play an important role in phagocytosis as they regulate the focal delivery of endomembrane which is required for optimal internalization of large particles. During internalization of Leishmania promastigotes, the surface glycolipid lipophosphoglycan (LPG) is transferred to the macrophage membrane and ...

Macrophages from prototypical Th1 strains (e.g., C57BL/6) and Th2 strains (e.g., BALB/c) are classified as M-1 and M-2 phenotypes. We investigated the different phagocytic responses between M-1 and M-2 bronchoalveolar macrophages (BAMs) under resting and two various exercise conditions. At rest, M-1 BAMs showed higher phagocytic capacity of unopsonized particles, higher expression of MARCO ...

We have purified two phospholipase A2 inhibitory proteins (37 and 33 kDa) from peritoneal fluid of dexamethasone-treated rats. The extracellular phospholipase A2 found in inflammatory sites differed from the exocrine phospholipase A2 in susceptibility to these endogenous ...

We have purified two phospholipase A2 inhibitory proteins (37 and 33 kDa) from peritoneal fluid of dexamethasone-treated rats. The extracellular phospholipase A2 found in inflammatory sites differed from the exocrine phospholipase A2 in susceptibility to these endogenous ...

Human polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs or neutrophils) are essential to the innate immune response against bacterial pathogens. Recent evidence suggests that PMN apoptosis facilitates resolution of inflammation during bacterial infection. Although progress has been made toward understanding apoptosis in neutrophils, very little is known about transcriptional regulation of ...

The signal regulatory protein-?1 (SIRP?1) is a DAP12-associated transmembrane receptor expressed in a subset of hematopoietic cells. Recently, it was shown that peritoneal macrophages express SIRP?1, which positively regulated phagocytosis. Here, we found that SIRP?1 was up-regulated and acted as a phagocytic receptor on microglia in ...

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Although the importance of the macrophage complement receptor immunoglobulin (CRIg) in the phagocytosis of complement opsonized bacteria and in inflammation has been established, the regulation of CRIg expression remains undefined. Because cellular activation during inflammation leads to the release of arachidonate, a stimulator of leukocyte function, we ...

The daily clearance of physiologically dying cells is performed safely mainly by cells in the mononuclear phagocyte system. They can recognize and engulf dying cells utilizing several cooperative mechanisms. In our study we show that the expression of a broad range of apopto-phagocytic genes is strongly up-regulated during differentiation of human monocytes to macrophages with ...

Since being introduced globally as Aspirin in 1899, acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) has been widely used as an analgesic, immune-regulatory, anti-pyretic and anti-thrombotic drug. ASA and its metabolite, salicylate, were also reported to be able to modulate antigen presenting functions of dendritic cells (DC). However, the intracellular targets of ASA in DC are still poorly understood. Since ...

Our previous results on the phagocytic activity of alveolar macrophages (M?s) toward poly(lactic-co-glycolic) acid microspheres (PLGA MS) loaded with the anti-tuberculosis agent rifampicin (R-PLGA MS) suggest that the phagocytosis of R-PLGA MS enhances the phagocytic activity of M? cells [17]. To confirm this possibility, we examined the effect of ...

Hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) patients are susceptible to infection despite hematopoietic reconstitution. In a murine model of syngeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT), we previously reported that BMT mice have impaired host defense against Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia, due to lung overproduction of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2). Phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome 10 ...

Phagocytosis of apoptotic cells is essential during development and tissue remodeling. Our previous study has shown that the P2X(7) receptor regulates phagocytosis of nonopsonized particles and bacteria. In this study, we demonstrate that P2X(7) also mediates phagocytosis of apoptotic lymphocytes and neuronal cells ...

Phagocytosis is a critical host defense mechanism that clears invading pathogens, apoptotic cells, and cell debris; it is an essential process for normal development, tissue remodeling, immune response, and inflammation. Here, a functional selection strategy was used to isolate novel phagocytosis-promoting genes. After the retroviral transfer of mouse ...

Macrophages phagocytose particles to resolve infections and remove apoptotic cells. Phosphoinositide 3-kinase generates phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-trisphosphate [PtdIns(3,4,5)P(3)] is restricted to the phagocytic cup, promoting phagocytosis. The PtdIns(3,4,5)P(3) 5-phosphatase (5-ptase) Src homology 2 (SH2) domain-containing inositol-5-phosphatase 1 (SHIP1) inhibits ...

We studied the effects of tick saliva on cell migration, cell signaling, phagocytosis, and gene expression in the murine macrophage cell line, IC-21. Saliva increased both basal- and platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)-stimulated migration in IC-21 cells. However, saliva did not affect PDGF-stimulated extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) activity. ...

We describe a role for diacylglycerol in the activation of Ras and Rap1 at the phagosomal membrane. During phagocytosis, Ras density was similar on the surface and invaginating areas of the membrane, but activation was detectable only in the latter and in sealed phagosomes. Ras activation was associated with the recruitment of RasGRP3, a diacylglycerol-dependent Ras/Rap1 ...

Membrane and actin cytoskeleton dynamics during phagocytosis can be triggered and amplified by the signal transduction of receptor tyrosine kinases. The epidermal keratinocytes appear to use the phagocytic mechanism of uptake to ingest melanosomes released by the melanocytes and play a pivotal role in the transfer process. We have previously demonstrated that the keratinocyte ...

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The discovery of disc protein renewal in rod outer segments, in 1960s, was followed by the observation that old discs were ingested by the retinal pigment epithelium. This process occurs in both rods and cones and is crucial for their survival. Photoreceptors completely degenerate in the Royal College of Surgeons mutant rat, whose pigment epithelium cannot ingest old discs. The complete renewal ...

The non-genomic action of glucocorticoid, besides classical genomic action, is recently implicated in regulation of phagocyte activities in mammals. With regard to the non-mammalian vertebrates, this study in the teleost, Channa punctatus, for the first time demonstrates the regulation of innate immunity by cortisol following non-genomic pathway. Cortisol ...

Collagen phagocytosis is a crucial ?2?1-integrin-dependent process that mediates extracellular matrix remodeling by fibroblasts. We showed previously that after initial contact with collagen, activated Rac1 accelerates collagen phagocytosis but the Rac guanine nucleotide exchange factors (GEFs) that regulate Rac are not defined. We ...

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Urokinase receptor (uPAR) associates in cis with complement receptor 3 (CR3). In the present study, we addressed whether this coupling regulates CR3-mediated phagocytosis. CR3-mediated attachment of iC3b-opsonized sheep red blood cells to human neutrophils and internalization of these cells were reduced by removal of cell-bound uPAR by ...

Prostate cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer and the second leading cause of cancer related death in Western men. In prostate intraepithelial neoplasia annexin A2 expression is absent however upon loss of androgen dependence annexin A2 is subsequently over-expressed. Regaining regulatory control of ...

Rab27a, a Rab family small GTPase, is involved in the exocytosis of secretory granules in melanocytes and cytotoxic T-cells. Rab27a mutations cause type 2 Griscelli syndrome, which is characterized by immunodeficiency, including uncontrolled macrophage activation known as hemophagocytic syndrome. However, the role of Rab27a in phagocytosis remains elusive. Here, using ...

BackgroundPhagocytosis, that is, engulfment of large particles by eukaryotic cells, is found in diverse organisms and is often thought to be central to the very origin of the eukaryotic cell, in particular, for the acquisition of bacterial endosymbionts including the ancestor of the mitochondrion.ResultsComparisons of the sets of proteins implicated in ...

Phagocytosis is a highly ordered process orchestrated by signalling through Rho GTPases to locally organise the actin cytoskeleton and drive particle uptake. Specific Rho family members that regulate phagocytosis are not known, as the majority of studies have relied on the use of dominant-negative mutants and/or toxins, which can ...

In acute inflammation, infiltrating polymorphonuclear leukocytes (also known as PMNs) release preformed granule proteins having multitudinous effects on the surrounding environment. Here we present what we believe to be a novel role for PMN-derived proteins in bacterial phagocytosis by both human and murine macrophages. Exposure of macrophages to PMN secretion markedly ...

Degradation of collagen by fibroblast phagocytosis is an important pathway for physiological remodelling of soft connective tissues. Perturbations of this pathway may provide a mechanism for the development of fibrotic lesions. As collagen phagocytosis may be regulated by either a change of the proportions or the activity of phagocytic ...

Phagocytosis is a primary innate response of both macrophages and neutrophils involving the formation of filamentous actin (F-actin) rich protrusions that are extended around opsonized pathogens to form a phagocytic cup, resulting in their subsequent internalization. The molecular mechanism for this is still not completely understood. We now show for the first time that ...

Post-translational modification by monoclonal nonspecific suppressor factor ? (MNSF?) has been implicated in the regulation of a variety of cellular events. Previous studies have demonstrated that MNSF? covalently binds to the intracellular pro-apoptotic protein Bcl-G in a macrophage cell line, Raw264.7, suggesting involvement of this ubiquitin-like protein in apoptosis. Most ...

Receptors for the Fc portion of IgG (Fc gamma Rs) integrate the innate and acquired components of immunity by coupling the specific recognition of IgG Abs to the activation of phagocytic leukocytes. Knowledge of the molecular mechanisms that regulate phagocyte stimulation by Fc gamma Rs may permit therapeutic modulation to augment immunoprotective aspects and minimize damage ...

There is a growing body of evidence that the nondegradable fluorophores that accumulate as the lipofuscin of retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) are involved in mechanisms leading to the degeneration of RPE in macular degeneration. Most of the constituents of RPE lipofuscin are inadvertent products of the retinoid visual cycle, the enzymatic pathway by which the 11-cis-retinal chromophore of ...

Phospholipase A2 (EC 3.1.1.4) is a key enzyme in inflammation and is thought to play an important part in inflammatory diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. To investigate the nature and regulation of phospholipase A2 activity in the gastrointestinal mucosa, the distribution of messenger ...

ATP-binding cassette transporter (ABC) A7 is an ABC family protein that is a so-called full-size ABC transporter, highly homologous to ABCA1, which mediates the biogenesis of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) with cellular lipid and helical apolipoproteins. ABCA7 mediates the formation of HDL when exogenously transfected and expressed; however, endogenous ABCA7 was shown to have no significant impact ...

The induction of the autophagy machinery, a process for the catabolism of cytosolic proteins and organelles, constitutes a crucial mechanism in innate immunity. However, the involvement of autophagy in human neutrophils and the possible inducers of this process have not been completely elucidated. In this study, the induction of autophagy was examined in human neutrophils treated with various ...

SHIP and SHIP-2 are inositol phosphatases that regulate Fc?R-mediated phagocytosis through catalytic as well as non-catalytic mechanisms. In this study we have used two-dimensional fluorescence difference gel electrophoresis (DIGE) analysis to identify downstream signaling proteins that uniquely associate with SHIP or SHIP-2 upon Fc?R clustering in human ...

Annexin A2 is a calcium-dependent, phospholipid-binding protein found on various cell types. It is up-regulated in various tumor types and plays multiple roles in regulating cellular functions, including angiogenesis, proliferation, apoptosis, cell migration, invasion and adhesion. Annexin ...

INTRODUCTION: Deficient fibrinolytic activity due to alterations of profibrinolytic receptor annexin A2 has been shown to be related to increased thrombosis. We compared the expression of annexin A2 in pre-eclampsia with that in normal pregnancies and investigated its relationship to placental thrombin formation. ...

Adenosine A2A receptors (A(2A)Rs) in bone marrow-derived cells (BMDCs) are involved in regulation of inflammation and outcome in several CNS injuries; however their relative contribution to traumatic brain injury (TBI) is unknown. In this study, we created a mouse cortical impact model, and ...

Phagocytosis of microbial invaders represents a fundamental defense mechanism of the innate immune system. The subsequent killing of microbes is initiated by the respiratory burst, in which nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase generates vast amounts of superoxide anion, precursor to bactericidal reactive oxygen species. Cytoplasmic pH ...

Phagocytosis of microbial invaders represents a fundamental defense mechanism of the innate immune system. The subsequent killing of microbes is initiated by the respiratory burst, in which nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase generates vast amounts of superoxide anion, precursor to bactericidal reactive oxygen species. Cytoplasmic pH ...

It is becoming evident that failure in the removal of dying cells causes and/or promotes the onset of chronic diseases. Impairment of phagocytosis of apoptotic cells can be due not only to genetic or molecular malfunctioning but also to external/environmental factors. Two of these environmental factors have been recently reported to down regulate the ...

Phagocytosis in macrophages is receptor mediated and relies on actin polymerization coordinated with the focal delivery of intracellular membranes that is necessary for optimal phagocytosis of large particles. Here we show that phagocytosis by various receptors was inhibited in primary human macrophages infected with wild-type HIV-1 ...

Actin dynamics and myosin (Myo) contractile forces are necessary for formation and closure of the phagocytic cup. In Dictyostelium, the actin-binding protein Abp1 and myosin IK are enriched in the closing cup and especially at an actin-dense constriction furrow formed around the neck of engulfed budded yeasts. This phagocytic furrow consists of concentric overlapping rings of MyoK, Abp1, Arp3, ...

Actin dynamics and myosin (Myo) contractile forces are necessary for formation and closure of the phagocytic cup. In Dictyostelium, the actin-binding protein Abp1 and myosin IK are enriched in the closing cup and especially at an actin-dense constriction furrow formed around the neck of engulfed budded yeasts. This phagocytic furrow consists of concentric overlapping rings of MyoK, Abp1, Arp3, ...

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, Is Required for Cytokinesis and the Regulation of the Cytoskeleton in Dictyostelium discoideum Cells during domain. paka null cells are defective in completing cytokinesis in suspension. PAKa is also required and multiple actin-binding proteins, plays important roles in cell motility, cytokinesis, phagocytosis

Macrophages play a significant part in immunity and immune responses. They assume a defensive role exhibited by their ability to carry on phagocytosis of parasites and microbes. They regulate lymphocyte activation and proliferation and they are essential in the activation process of T- and B-lymphocytes by antigens and allogenic cells. Enhanced ...

Annexin A2, a calcium-dependent phospholipid-binding protein, is abundantly expressed in alveolar type II cells where it plays a role in lung surfactant secretion. Nevertheless, little is known about the details of its cellular pathways. To identify annexin A2-regulated or associated ...

Cytochrome P450 1A2 (CYP1A2) is constitutively expressed in the mouse liver, but the constitutive expression progressively declines to an undetectable level in isolated hepatocytes. In this study, CYP1A2 was induced in hepatocytes exposed to the histone deacetylase ...

Ceramide has been suggested to be not only a tumor-suppressive lipid but also a regulator of phagocytosis. We examined whether exogenous cell-permeable C(6)-ceramide enhances the phagocytic activity of Kupffer cells (KCs) and affects the level of cellular ceramides. Rat KCs were isolated by collagenase digestion and differential centrifugation, using ...

During granulomatous inflammatory reactions, myeloid cells can differentiate into activated phagocytic macrophages, wound-healing macrophages, foreign body giant cells, and bone-resorbing osteoclasts. Although it is appreciated that a variety of stimuli, including cytokines, cell�matrix interactions, and challenge with foreign materials can influence myeloid cell fate, little is known of how ...

The physical mechanisms that control target-specific responses of human neutrophils to distinct immune threats are poorly understood. Using dual-micropipette manipulation, we have quantified and compared the time courses of neutrophil phagocytosis of two different targets: zymosan (a prominent model of fungal infection), and antibody-coated (Fc) particles. Our ...

The pathogenic fungus Cryptococcus neoformans is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised individuals. Infection of the human host occurs through inhalation of infectious propagules following environmental exposure. In the lung, C. neoformans can reside in the extracellular environment of the alveolar spaces or, upon phagocytosis, it can survive and grow ...

Apoptosis is recognized as important for normal cellular homeostasis in multicellular organisms. Although there have been great advances in our knowledge of the molecular events regulating apoptosis, much less is known about the receptors on phagocytes responsible for apoptotic cell recognition and phagocytosis or the ligands on apoptotic cells mediating ...

CD14 is a glycoprotein that binds bacterial LPS in M�. It is an essential component of the phagocytic system and is increased in septic shock. Critical injury and sepsis result in elevated endogenous CA levels. CAs have a significant impact on M� inflammatory functions. We tested the hypothesis that ?-adrenergic stimulation regulates CD14 expression and bacterial ...

In this in vitro study, the role of beta-endorphin in the control of phagocytic and cytotoxic activities of fish splenic phagocytes was investigated. Further, the involvement of specific opioid receptor was explored. beta-Endorphin stimulated phagocytosis, whereas inhibited nitric oxide production as assessed by nitrite release. However, it had concentration-related biphasic ...

Tissue transglutaminase (TGase2) is a protein-crosslinking enzyme known to be associated with the in vivo apoptosis program. Here we report that apoptosis could be induced in TGase2^-/- mice; however, the clearance of apoptotic cells was defective during the involution of thymus elicited by dexamethasone, anti-CD3 antibody, or ?-irradiation, and in the liver after ...

Cryptococcus neoformans invades the central nerve system through endocytosis by the vascular endothelia. S100A10 interacts with Ca(2+) channel proteins in the vascular endothelia and regulates the filamentous actin network. We hypothesized that S100A10 was involved in the pathogenesis of cryptococcosis and sought to investigate here the effect on the ...

During ultrastructural studies on the spermatogenesis of two demosponges, Raspaciona aculeata and Petrosia ficiformis, somatic cells were detected within their spermatic cysts. In R. aculeata large, amoeboid somatic cells, presumably derived from follicle cells, were found inside cysts filled with secondary spermatocytes. These cells were actively phagocytosing spermatocytes. Such ...

Plasmalemmal phosphatidylinositol (PI) 4,5-bisphosphate (PI4,5P(2)) synthesized by PI 4-phosphate (PI4P) 5-kinase (PIP5K) is key to the polymerization of actin that drives chemotaxis and phagocytosis. We investigated the means whereby PIP5K is targeted to the membrane and its fate during phagosome formation. Homology modeling revealed that all PIP5K isoforms feature a ...