Vav GEFs are required for β2 integrin-dependent functions of neutrophils
Vav GEFs are required for β2 integrin-dependent functions of neutrophils
Integrin regulation of neutrophils is essential for appropriate adhesion and transmigration into tissues. Vav proteins are Rho family guanine nucleotide exchange factors that become tyrosine phosphorylated in response to adhesion. Using Vav1/Vav3-deficient neutrophils (Vav1/3ko), we show that Vav proteins are required for multiple β2 integrin-dependent functions, including sustained adhesion, spreading, and complement-mediated phagocytosis. These defects are not attributable to a lack of initial β2 activation as Vav1/3ko neutrophils undergo chemoattractant-induced arrest on intercellular adhesion molecule-1 under flow. Accordingly, in vivo, Vav1/3ko leukocytes arrest on venular endothelium yet are unable to sustain adherence. Thus, Vav proteins are specifically required for stable adhesion. β2-induced activation of Cdc42, Rac1, and RhoA is defective in Vav1/3ko neutrophils, and phosphorylation of Pyk2, paxillin, and Akt is also significantly reduced. In contrast, Vav proteins are largely dispensable for G protein-coupled receptor–induced signaling events and chemotaxis. Thus, Vav proteins play an essential role coupling β2 to Rho GTPases and regulating multiple integrin-induced events important in leukocyte adhesion and phagocytosis.
- University of Virginia United States
- Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital United States
- Harvard University United States
- Washington University in St. Louis United States
- Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine United States
Mice, Knockout, Oncogene Proteins, rho GTP-Binding Proteins, Neutrophils, Cell Cycle Proteins, Chemotaxis, Leukocyte, Mice, Phagocytosis, CD18 Antigens, Proto-Oncogene Proteins, Medicine and Health Sciences, Cell Adhesion, Animals, Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors, Endothelium, Vascular, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-vav, Research Articles, Signal Transduction
Mice, Knockout, Oncogene Proteins, rho GTP-Binding Proteins, Neutrophils, Cell Cycle Proteins, Chemotaxis, Leukocyte, Mice, Phagocytosis, CD18 Antigens, Proto-Oncogene Proteins, Medicine and Health Sciences, Cell Adhesion, Animals, Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors, Endothelium, Vascular, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-vav, Research Articles, Signal Transduction
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