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ArticleJournal of cell science2021

PKC-ε regulates vesicle delivery and focal exocytosis for efficient IgG-mediated phagocytosis.

Anna E D'Amico, Alexander C Wong, Cheryl M Zajd, Xuexin Zhang, Ananya Murali, Mohamed Trebak, Michelle R Lennartz

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Article in Journal of cell science, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Identification of Myeloid Protein Kinase C Epsilon as a Novel Atheroprotective Gene.Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology · 2025
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  5. Phagocytosis at a glance.Journal of cell science · 2025
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  6. Protrudin-mediated ER-endosome contact sites promote phagocytosis.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Anna E D'AmicoAlbany Medical College, 47 New Scotland Ave MC-165, Albany, NY 12208, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8707-2688
Alexander C WongAlbany Medical College, 47 New Scotland Ave MC-165, Albany, NY 12208, USA.
Cheryl M ZajdAlbany Medical College, 47 New Scotland Ave MC-165, Albany, NY 12208, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1131-7532
Xuexin ZhangPenn State College of Medicine, 500 University Dr., Hershey, PA 17033, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8276-3885
Ananya MuraliAlbany Medical College, 47 New Scotland Ave MC-165, Albany, NY 12208, USA.
Mohamed TrebakUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2550 Terrace Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15231, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6759-864X
Michelle R LennartzAlbany Medical College, 47 New Scotland Ave MC-165, Albany, NY 12208, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2519-8805

Funding

Ca2+ Signaling Networks in Health and DiseaseR35HL150778 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI TREBAK, MOHAMED · 2020 to 2025
$5.4M
Receptor-regulated Ca2+ Entry Pathways in Smooth MuscleR01HL097111 · NHLBI · STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY · PI TREBAK, MOHAMED · 2010 to 2019
$3.7M
Leukotriene C4 and STIM/Orai channels in airway smooth muscle remodelingR01HL123364 · NHLBI · STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY · PI TREBAK, MOHAMED · 2014 to 2017
$1.5M
Role of Protein Kinase C in Macrophage ActivationR01GM090325 · NIGMS · ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE · PI LENNARTZ, MICHELLE R · 2009 to 2012
$1.3M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL097111NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL123364NHLBI NIH HHS R35 HL150778NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM090325NIH HHS 9R01 GM090325
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Protein kinase C (PKC)-ε is required for membrane addition during IgG-mediated phagocytosis, but its role in this process is ill defined. Here, we performed high-resolution imaging, which reveals that PKC-ε exits the Golgi and enters phagosomes on vesicles that then fuse. TNF and PKC-ε colocalize at the Golgi and on vesicles that enter the phagosome. Loss of PKC-ε and TNF delivery upon nocodazole treatment confirmed vesicular transport on microtubules. That TNF+ vesicles were not delivered in macrophages from PKC-ε null mice, or upon dissociation of the Golgi-associated pool of PKC-ε, implies that Golgi-tethered PKC-ε is a driver of Golgi-to-phagosome trafficking. Finally, we established that the regulatory domain of PKC-ε is sufficient for delivery of TNF+ vesicles to the phagosome. These studies reveal a novel role for PKC-ε in focal exocytosis - its regulatory domain drives Golgi-derived vesicles to the phagosome, whereas catalytic activity is required for their fusion. This is one of the first examples of a PKC requirement for vesicular trafficking and describes a novel function for a PKC regulatory domain. This article has an associated First Person interview with the first author of the paper.

Indexed as

PhagocytosisProtein Kinase C-epsilonAnimalsExocytosisImmunoglobulin GMicePhagosomesImmunoglobulin GProtein Kinase C-epsilonFocal exocytosisPhagocytosisPKC-εVesicles

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PMID34622926
PMCPMC8627556

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