Centre for Molecular Microbiology and Infection, Division of Cell and Molecular Biology, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK.
Biochem J. 2011 Aug 1;437(3):461-7. doi: 10.1042/BJ20101666.
During αMβ2-mediated phagocytosis, the small GTPase Rap1 activates the β2 integrin by binding to a region between residues 732 and 761. Using COS-7 cells transfected with αMβ2, we show that αMβ2 activation by the phorbol ester PMA involves Ser(756) of β2. This residue is critical for the local positioning of talin and biochemically interacts with Rap1. Using the CaM (calmodulin) antagonist W7, we found Rap1 recruitment and the inside-out activation of αMβ2 to be affected. We also report a role for CaMKII (calcium/CaM-dependent kinase II) in the activation of Rap1 during integrin activation. These results demonstrate a distinct physiological role for Ser(756) of β2 integrin, in conjunction with the actions of talin and Rap1, during αMβ2 activation in macrophages.
在 αMβ2 介导的吞噬作用过程中,小分子 GTP 酶 Rap1 通过结合到残基 732 到 761 之间的区域来激活 β2 整合素。使用转染了 αMβ2 的 COS-7 细胞,我们发现佛波酯 PMA 对 αMβ2 的激活涉及到 β2 的丝氨酸 756。这个残基对于 talin 的局部定位和与 Rap1 的生化相互作用至关重要。使用 CaM(钙调蛋白)拮抗剂 W7,我们发现 Rap1 的募集和 αMβ2 的内向外激活受到影响。我们还报告了 CaMKII(钙/钙调蛋白依赖性激酶 II)在整合素激活过程中激活 Rap1 中的作用。这些结果表明 β2 整合素的丝氨酸 756 在巨噬细胞中 αMβ2 的激活过程中与 talin 和 Rap1 的作用一起具有独特的生理作用。