Chemotaxis and phagocytosis in neutrophils is independent of coronin 1

J Immunol. 2009 Mar 1;182(5):2745-52. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.0801812.

Abstract

The WD repeat protein family member coronin 1 is exclusively expressed in leukocytes, where it colocalizes with the cortical cytoskeleton. Although initially coronin 1 was believed to regulate F-actin dynamics such as leukocyte motility, phagocytosis, and membrane ruffling, recent work showed that in macrophages, T cells, and B cells, coronin 1 is dispensable for these F-actin dependent processes, instead being involved in the regulation of calcium dependent signaling reactions. In this study, we show that in mice lacking coronin 1 neutrophil populations developed normally, and that coronin 1-deficient neutrophils are fully functional with respect to adherence, membrane dynamics, migration, phagocytosis and the oxidative burst. Therefore, these data argue against a role for coronin 1 in the modulation of F-actin and suggest that coronin 1 is dispensable for neutrophil functioning.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Actins / metabolism
  • Animals
  • Bone Marrow Cells / cytology
  • Bone Marrow Cells / enzymology
  • Bone Marrow Cells / immunology
  • Bone Marrow Cells / metabolism
  • Calcium Signaling / genetics
  • Calcium Signaling / immunology
  • Cell Adhesion / genetics
  • Cell Adhesion / immunology
  • Chemotaxis, Leukocyte / genetics
  • Chemotaxis, Leukocyte / immunology*
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Mice, Knockout
  • Microfilament Proteins / deficiency
  • Microfilament Proteins / genetics
  • Microfilament Proteins / physiology*
  • NADPH Oxidases / metabolism
  • Neutrophils / cytology*
  • Neutrophils / enzymology
  • Neutrophils / immunology*
  • Neutrophils / metabolism
  • Phagocytosis / genetics
  • Phagocytosis / immunology*

Substances

  • Actins
  • Microfilament Proteins
  • coronin proteins
  • NADPH Oxidases