SP-R210 (Myo18A) Isoforms as Intrinsic Modulators of Macrophage Priming and Activation

PLoS One. 2015 May 12;10(5):e0126576. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0126576. eCollection 2015.

Abstract

The surfactant protein (SP-A) receptor SP-R210 has been shown to increase phagocytosis of SP-A-bound pathogens and to modulate cytokine secretion by immune cells. SP-A plays an important role in pulmonary immunity by enhancing opsonization and clearance of pathogens and by modulating macrophage inflammatory responses. Alternative splicing of the Myo18A gene results in two isoforms: SP-R210S and SP-R210L, with the latter predominantly expressed in alveolar macrophages. In this study we show that SP-A is required for optimal expression of SP-R210L on alveolar macrophages. Interestingly, pre-treatment with SP-A prepared by different methods either enhances or suppresses responsiveness to LPS, possibly due to differential co-isolation of SP-B or other proteins. We also report that dominant negative disruption of SP-R210L augments expression of receptors including SR-A, CD14, and CD36, and enhances macrophages' inflammatory response to TLR stimulation. Finally, because SP-A is known to modulate CD14, we used a variety of techniques to investigate how SP-R210 mediates the effect of SP-A on CD14. These studies revealed a novel physical association between SP-R210S, CD14, and SR-A leading to an enhanced response to LPS, and found that SP-R210L and SP-R210S regulate internalization of CD14 via distinct macropinocytosis-like mechanisms. Together, our findings support a model in which SP-R210 isoforms differentially regulate trafficking, expression, and activation of innate immune receptors on macrophages.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alternative Splicing / genetics
  • Humans
  • Immunity, Innate / genetics
  • Inflammation / chemically induced
  • Inflammation / genetics*
  • Inflammation / immunology
  • Lipopolysaccharide Receptors / genetics*
  • Lipopolysaccharide Receptors / metabolism
  • Lipopolysaccharides / toxicity
  • Macrophages, Alveolar / immunology*
  • Macrophages, Alveolar / metabolism
  • Myosins / genetics*
  • Myosins / metabolism
  • Phagocytosis
  • Protein Isoforms / genetics
  • Protein Isoforms / metabolism
  • Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein A / administration & dosage
  • Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein A / metabolism*

Substances

  • Lipopolysaccharide Receptors
  • Lipopolysaccharides
  • Myo18a protein, mouse
  • Protein Isoforms
  • Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein A
  • Myosins