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ArticleCirculation research2026

Megakaryocytes Internalize and Are Activated by Immune Complexes.

Florian Puhm, Isabelle Allaeys, Eleonora Petito, Yaqiu Sang, Florian Tupin, Ana Dos Santos Pereira Andrade, Etienne Doré, Isabelle Dubuc, Myriam Vaillancourt, Mélanie Dieudé and 11 more

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Florian PuhmDépartement de Microbiologie-Infectiologie et d'Immunologie, Faculté de Médecine (F.P., I.A., F.T., A.d.S.P.A., E.D., I.D., M.V., P.R.F., L.F., E.B.), Université Laval, Québec City, Québec, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-5699-6626
Isabelle AllaeysDépartement de Microbiologie-Infectiologie et d'Immunologie, Faculté de Médecine (F.P., I.A., F.T., A.d.S.P.A., E.D., I.D., M.V., P.R.F., L.F., E.B.), Université Laval, Québec City, Québec, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-4697-046X
Eleonora PetitoDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, Section of Internal and Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Perugia, Italy (E.P., L.B., E.B.).ORCID 0000-0003-4921-8687
Yaqiu SangDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and University North Carolina (UNC) Blood Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Y. Sang, A.S.W.).ORCID 0000-0001-5147-989X
Florian TupinDépartement de Microbiologie-Infectiologie et d'Immunologie, Faculté de Médecine (F.P., I.A., F.T., A.d.S.P.A., E.D., I.D., M.V., P.R.F., L.F., E.B.), Université Laval, Québec City, Québec, Canada.
Ana Dos Santos Pereira AndradeDépartement de Microbiologie-Infectiologie et d'Immunologie, Faculté de Médecine (F.P., I.A., F.T., A.d.S.P.A., E.D., I.D., M.V., P.R.F., L.F., E.B.), Université Laval, Québec City, Québec, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-9724-4164
Etienne DoréDépartement de Microbiologie-Infectiologie et d'Immunologie, Faculté de Médecine (F.P., I.A., F.T., A.d.S.P.A., E.D., I.D., M.V., P.R.F., L.F., E.B.), Université Laval, Québec City, Québec, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-2347-5012
Isabelle DubucDépartement de Microbiologie-Infectiologie et d'Immunologie, Faculté de Médecine (F.P., I.A., F.T., A.d.S.P.A., E.D., I.D., M.V., P.R.F., L.F., E.B.), Université Laval, Québec City, Québec, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-3432-1980
Myriam VaillancourtDépartement de Microbiologie-Infectiologie et d'Immunologie, Faculté de Médecine (F.P., I.A., F.T., A.d.S.P.A., E.D., I.D., M.V., P.R.F., L.F., E.B.), Université Laval, Québec City, Québec, Canada.
Mélanie DieudéCentre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Québec City, Québec, Canada (M.D., M.-J.H.).ORCID 0000-0002-9300-4232
Marie-Josée HébertCentre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Québec City, Québec, Canada (M.D., M.-J.H.).ORCID 0000-0002-6234-682X
Bogdan I FloreaGorlaeus Laboratories, Leiden Institute of Chemistry and Netherlands Proteomics Centre (B.I.F.).ORCID 0000-0001-7114-2266
Patrick TrépanierHéma-Québec, Affaires Médicales et Innovation, Québec City, Québec, Canada (P.T.).ORCID 0000-0002-8645-6230
Valance A WashingtonDepartment of Biological Sciences, Oakland University, Rochester, MI (V.A.W.).ORCID 0000-0002-3458-1822
Yotis SenisCentre for Cardiovascular and Nutrition Research, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche 1263, Faculty of Medicine, Aix-Marseille University, France (Y. Senis).
Paul R FortinDépartement de Microbiologie-Infectiologie et d'Immunologie, Faculté de Médecine (F.P., I.A., F.T., A.d.S.P.A., E.D., I.D., M.V., P.R.F., L.F., E.B.), Université Laval, Québec City, Québec, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-7278-2596
Alain R BrissonUnité Mixte de Recherche-Chimie et Biologie des Membranes et des Nano-objets (UMR-CBMN), Université de Bordeaux, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut Polytechnique de Bordeaux (IPB), Pessac, France (A.R.B.).ORCID 0000-0003-0342-352X
Alisa S WolbergDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and University North Carolina (UNC) Blood Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Y. Sang, A.S.W.).ORCID 0000-0002-2845-2303
Loredana BuryDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, Section of Internal and Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Perugia, Italy (E.P., L.B., E.B.).ORCID 0000-0003-0333-0948
Louis FlamandDépartement de Microbiologie-Infectiologie et d'Immunologie, Faculté de Médecine (F.P., I.A., F.T., A.d.S.P.A., E.D., I.D., M.V., P.R.F., L.F., E.B.), Université Laval, Québec City, Québec, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-5010-4586
Eric BoilardDépartement de Microbiologie-Infectiologie et d'Immunologie, Faculté de Médecine (F.P., I.A., F.T., A.d.S.P.A., E.D., I.D., M.V., P.R.F., L.F., E.B.), Université Laval, Québec City, Québec, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-6319-6432

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundReceptors that bind antibodies are essential for protective adaptive immune responses against antibody-opsonized pathogens, yet their engagement by antibody-autoantigen complexes can drive chronic inflammation in autoimmune diseases. Megakaryocytes, the precursor cells of platelets, express such receptors. However, their response to immunoglobulin G antibodies remains unclear.

methodsWe used both systemic lupus erythematosus and COVID-19 as relevant examples of autoimmune and infection-driven contexts in which antibodies are involved to characterize human and mouse megakaryocyte responses.

resultsWe found that megakaryocytes internalized immune complexes composed of autoantigens or SARS-CoV-2. In both human and mouse megakaryocytes, immune complexes triggered the release of chemokines and procoagulant extracellular vesicles. This process required FcγRIIA (Fc gamma receptor IIA) engagement, downstream Syk (spleen tyrosine kinase) signaling, and protein translation. A detailed analysis revealed that megakaryocyte-derived extracellular vesicles did not contain organelles and were largely indistinguishable from a subset of small-sized extracellular vesicles released by activated platelets. In FcγRIIA-transgenic mice, we analyzed megakaryocytes in both the bone marrow and lungs in a lupus model, whereas megakaryocytes were examined in the lungs in a COVID-19 model. In all cases, immunoglobulins were detected in close proximity to FcγRIIA-expressing megakaryocytes. Notably, the chemokine CXCL2 (C-X-C motif ligand-2) was increased in FcγRIIA-expressing mice under disease conditions. Tissue spatial analysis revealed that CXCL2 predominantly localized to megakaryocytes, supporting these cells as a major source. Furthermore, SARS-CoV-2 stimulated megakaryocytes to release CXCL2 only in the presence of IgG from SARS-CoV-2 immune individuals, and this response was strictly dependent on FcγRIIA expression.

conclusionsThese findings suggest that megakaryocytes contribute to adaptive immune responses through FcγRIIA-mediated signaling.

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Antigen-Antibody ComplexCOVID-19MegakaryocytesSARS-CoV-2AnimalsAutoantigensHumansImmunoglobulin GLupus Erythematosus, SystemicMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicReceptors, IgGSignal TransductionSyk KinaseAntigen-Antibody ComplexAutoantigensFc gamma receptor IIAImmunoglobulin GReceptors, IgGSyk Kinaseadaptive immunityautoantigensextracellular vesiclemegakaryocytesmice

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