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Published 23 December 2002. doi:10.1083/jcb.200205140
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© The Rockefeller University Press, 0021-9525/2002/12/939 $5.00
The Journal of Cell Biology, Volume 159, Number 6, 939-944


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A role for PKC-{varepsilon} in Fc{gamma}R-mediated phagocytosis by RAW 264.7 cells



Elaine C. Larsen1, Takehiko Ueyama3, Pamela M. Brannock1, Yasuhito Shirai3, Naoaki Saito3, Christer Larsson4, Daniel Loegering2, Peter B. Weber5 and Michelle R. Lennartz1

1 Centers for Cell Biology and Cancer Research, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY 12208
2 Centers for Cardiovascular Sciences, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY 12208
3 Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Biosignal Research Center, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
4 Department of Laboratory Medicine, Molecular Medicine, Malmo University Hospital, S-205 02 Malmo, Sweden
5 Waste Reduction by Waste Reduction, Inc., 1 University Place, Rensselaer, NY 12144

Address correspondence to Michelle R. Lennartz, Center for Cell Biology and Cancer Research, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY 12208. Tel.: (518) 262-5217. Fax: (518) 262-5669. E-mail: lennarm{at}mail.amc.edu

Protein kinase C (PKC) plays a prominent role in immune signaling, and the paradigms for isoform selective signaling are beginning to be elucidated. Real-time microscopy was combined with molecular and biochemical approaches to demonstrate a role for PKC-{varepsilon} in Fc{gamma} receptor (Fc{gamma}R)–dependent phagocytosis. RAW 264.7 macrophages were transfected with GFP-conjugated PKC isoforms, and GFP movement was followed during phagocytosis of fluorescent IgG–opsonized beads. PKC-{varepsilon}, but not PKC-{delta}, concentrated around the beads. PKC-{varepsilon} accumulation was transient; apparent as a "flash" on target ingestion. Similarly, endogenous PKC-{varepsilon} was specifically recruited to the nascent phagosomes in a time-dependent manner. Overexpression of PKC-{varepsilon}, but not PKC-{alpha}, PKC-{delta}, or PKC-{gamma} enhanced bead uptake 1.8-fold. Additionally, the rate of phagocytosis in GFP PKC-{varepsilon} expressors was twice that of cells expressing GFP PKC-{delta}. Expression of the regulatory domain ({varepsilon}RD) and the first variable region ({varepsilon}V1) of PKC-{varepsilon} inhibited uptake, whereas the corresponding PKC-{delta} region had no effect. Actin polymerization was enhanced on expression of GFP PKC-{varepsilon} and {varepsilon}RD, but decreased in cells expressing {varepsilon}V1, suggesting that the {varepsilon}RD and {varepsilon}V1 inhibition of phagocytosis is not due to effects on actin polymerization. These results demonstrate a role for PKC-{varepsilon} in Fc{gamma}R-mediated phagocytosis that is independent of its effects on actin assembly.

Key Words: protein kinase C-epsilon; macrophage; confocal; signal transduction; immunoglobulin


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