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RAB5c orchestrates LC3-associated phagocytosis to promote microbicidal function of macrophages.

Edismauro Garcia Freitas-Filho, Isabella Zaidan, Daniel Leonardo Alzamora-Terrel, Carolina Bifano, Marlon Fortes-Rocha, Patrícia Alves de Castro, Renan Eugênio Araujo Piraine, Camila Figueiredo Pinzan, Caroline Patini de Rezende, Emilio Boada-Romero and 5 more

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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15 authors.

Edismauro Garcia Freitas-FilhoDepartamento de Biologia Celular e Molecular e Bioagentes Patogênicos, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto (FMRP), Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-1910-1085
Isabella ZaidanDepartamento de Biologia Celular e Molecular e Bioagentes Patogênicos, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto (FMRP), Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-9434-8814
Daniel Leonardo Alzamora-TerrelDepartamento de Biologia Celular e Molecular e Bioagentes Patogênicos, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto (FMRP), Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-3793-3440
Carolina BifanoDepartamento de Biologia Celular e Molecular e Bioagentes Patogênicos, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto (FMRP), Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-3958-2311
Marlon Fortes-RochaDepartamento de Biologia Celular e Molecular e Bioagentes Patogênicos, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto (FMRP), Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
Patrícia Alves de CastroDepartamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, USP, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-3045-6511
Renan Eugênio Araujo PiraineDepartamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, FMRP, USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-6650-8286
Camila Figueiredo PinzanDepartamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, USP, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.
Caroline Patini de RezendeDepartamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, FMRP, USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-8263-6958
Emilio Boada-RomeroDepartment of Immunology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2482-076X
Thomas WilemanNorwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9033-2580
Fausto AlmeidaDepartamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, FMRP, USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-3782-3698
Gustavo Henrique GoldmanDepartamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, USP, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-2986-350X
Oliver FloreySignalling Programme, Babraham Institute, Cambridge, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-1075-7424
Larissa Dias CunhaDepartamento de Biologia Celular e Molecular e Bioagentes Patogênicos, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto (FMRP), Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-1290-0263

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Noncanonical conjugation of ATG8 proteins, including LC3, to single membranes implicates the autophagy machinery in cell functions unrelated to metabolic stress. One such pathway is LC3-associated phagocytosis (LAP), which aids in phagosome maturation and subsequent signaling upon cargo uptake mediated by certain innate immunity-associated receptors. Here, we show that a specific isoform of RAB5 GTPases, the molecular switches controlling early endosome traffic, is necessary for LAP. We demonstrate that RAB5c regulates phagosome recruitment and function of complexes required for phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate [PI(3)P] and reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation by macrophages. RAB5c facilitates phagosome translocation of the V-ATPase transmembrane core, which is needed for ATG16L1 binding and consequent LC3 conjugation. RAB5c depletion impaired macrophage elimination of the fungal pathogen

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MacrophagesMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsPhagocytosisrab5 GTP-Binding ProteinsAnimalsAspergillus fumigatusAutophagyAutophagy-Related ProteinsEndosomesHumansMicePhagosomesPhosphatidylinositol PhosphatesReactive Oxygen SpeciesVacuolar Proton-Translocating ATPasesAutophagy-Related ProteinsMap1lc3b protein, mouseMicrotubule-Associated Proteinsphosphatidylinositol 3-phosphatePhosphatidylinositol Phosphatesrab5 GTP-Binding ProteinsReactive Oxygen SpeciesVacuolar Proton-Translocating ATPases

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PMCPMC13155314

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