Ji Lulin, Xu Shuquan, Luo Haiqing, Zeng Fanwei
The Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of the Chinese Ministry of Education, Cancer Research Institute and School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China.
School of Basic Medicine, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China.
Front Mol Biosci. 2022 Sep 29;9:997659. doi: 10.3389/fmolb.2022.997659. eCollection 2022.
Dedicator of cytokinesis 2 (DOCK2) can activate the downstream small G protein Rac and regulate cytoskeletal reorganization. DOCK2 is essential for critical physiological processes such as migration, activation, proliferation, and effects of immune cells, including lymphocytes, neutrophils, macrophages, and dendritic cells. For example, DOCK2 is involved in the development and activation of T and B lymphocytes by affecting synapse formation and inhibiting the development of the Th2 lineage by downregulating IL-4Rα surface expression. Not only that, DOCK2 may be a molecular target for controlling cardiac transplant rejection and Alzheimer's disease (AD). Patients with defects in the DOCK2 gene also exhibit a variety of impaired cellular functions, such as chemotactic responses of lymphocytes and reactive oxygen species (ROS) production by neutrophils. To date, DOCK2 has been shown to be involved in the development of various diseases, including AD, pneumonia, myocarditis, colitis, tumors, etc. DOCK2 plays different roles in these diseases and the degree of inflammatory response has a different impact on the progression of disease. In this paper, we present a review of recent advances in the function of DOCK2 in various immune cells and its role in various diseases.
胞质分裂 dedicator 2(DOCK2)可激活下游小G蛋白Rac并调节细胞骨架重组。DOCK2对于诸如迁移、激活、增殖以及包括淋巴细胞、中性粒细胞、巨噬细胞和树突状细胞在内的免疫细胞功能等关键生理过程至关重要。例如,DOCK2通过影响突触形成参与T和B淋巴细胞的发育与激活,并通过下调IL-4Rα表面表达抑制Th2谱系的发育。不仅如此,DOCK2可能是控制心脏移植排斥反应和阿尔茨海默病(AD)的分子靶点。DOCK2基因缺陷的患者还表现出多种细胞功能受损,如淋巴细胞的趋化反应和中性粒细胞产生活性氧(ROS)。迄今为止,已表明DOCK2参与包括AD、肺炎、心肌炎、结肠炎、肿瘤等多种疾病的发生发展。DOCK2在这些疾病中发挥不同作用,且炎症反应程度对疾病进展有不同影响。本文对DOCK2在各种免疫细胞中的功能及其在各种疾病中的作用的最新进展进行综述。