Dynamin2 controls Rap1 activation and integrin clustering in human T lymphocyte adhesion

PLoS One. 2017 Mar 8;12(3):e0172443. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0172443. eCollection 2017.

Abstract

Leukocyte trafficking is crucial to facilitate efficient immune responses. Here, we report that the large GTPase dynamin2, which is generally considered to have a key role in endocytosis and membrane remodeling, is an essential regulator of integrin-dependent human T lymphocyte adhesion and migration. Chemical inhibition or knockdown of dynamin2 expression significantly reduced integrin-dependent T cell adhesion in vitro. This phenotype was not observed when T cells were treated with various chemical inhibitors which abrogate endocytosis or actin polymerization. We furthermore detected dynamin2 in signaling complexes and propose that it controls T cell adhesion via FAK/Pyk2- and RapGEF1-mediated Rap1 activation. In addition, the dynamin2 inhibitor-induced reduction of lymphocyte adhesion can be rescued by Rap1a overexpression. We demonstrate that the dynamin2 effect on T cell adhesion does not involve integrin affinity regulation but instead relies on its ability to modulate integrin valency. Taken together, we suggest a previously unidentified role of dynamin2 in the regulation of integrin-mediated lymphocyte adhesion via a Rap1 signaling pathway.

MeSH terms

  • Biological Transport
  • Cell Adhesion*
  • Cell Movement
  • Cytoplasmic Vesicles / metabolism
  • Dynamin II / metabolism*
  • Focal Adhesion Kinase 2 / metabolism
  • Focal Adhesion Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / metabolism
  • Gene Expression
  • Genes, Reporter
  • Humans
  • Integrins / metabolism*
  • Protein Binding
  • Signal Transduction
  • T-Lymphocytes / immunology*
  • T-Lymphocytes / metabolism*
  • rap1 GTP-Binding Proteins / metabolism*

Substances

  • Integrins
  • Focal Adhesion Kinase 2
  • Focal Adhesion Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
  • rap1 GTP-Binding Proteins
  • Dynamin II

Grants and funding

This work was funded by the DFG Collaborative Research Centers SFB 645 (to TQ and WK) and SFB 704 (to WK). FJE was a scholar of the NRW Graduate School “LIMES Chemical Biology”. WK is a member of the DFG Cluster of Excellence “ImmunoSensation”. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.