title: OSCAR is an FcRgamma-associated receptor that is expressed by myeloid cells and is involved in antigen presentation and activation of human dendritic cells.
abstract: We have isolated a novel cell surface molecule, the human homolog of osteoclast-associated receptor (OSCAR). Unlike mouse OSCAR, hOSCAR is widely transcribed in cells of the myeloid lineage. Notably, hOSCAR is expressed on circulating blood monocytes and CD11c(+) dendritic cells but not on T and B cells. hOSCAR is continually expressed during differentiation of CD14(+) monocytes into dendritic cells and maintained after maturation. hOSCAR associates with the FcRgamma as shown by translocation of FcRgamma to the cell surface in presence of hOSCAR and coimmunoprecipitation from transfected cell lines and ex vivo cells. Engagement of hOSCAR with specific mAb leads to Ca(2+) mobilization and cytokine release, indicators of cellular activation. Endocytosis of the receptor in dendritic cells was observed, followed by passage of the internalized material into Lamp-1(+) and HLA-DR(+) compartments, suggesting a role in antigen uptake and presentation. Dendritic cells were able to stimulate a T-cell clone specific for an epitope of mouse IgG1 after uptake and processing of the hOSCAR-specific antibody, demonstrating the capacity of this receptor to mediate antigen presentation. hOSCAR thus represents a novel class of molecule expressed by dendritic cells involved in the initiation of the immune response.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Immunological Research, Schering-Plough, 27 chemin des peupliers, BP11, 69571 Dardilly Cedex, France.
authors.forename: Estelle
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Merck
authors.forename: Claude
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gaillard
authors.forename: Daniel M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Gorman
authors.forename: Felix
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Montero-Julian
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Durand
authors.forename: Sandra M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Zurawski
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Menetrier-Caux
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Carra
authors.forename: Serge
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lebecque
authors.forename: Giorgio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Trinchieri
authors.forename: Elizabeth E M
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Bates
mesh_terms: D017951:Antigen Presentation / Q000502:physiology*; D000941:Antigens / Q000378:metabolism; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D016207:Cytokines / Q000378:metabolism; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000502:physiology*; D004705:Endocytosis / Q000276:immunology; D006031:Glycosylation; D006801:Humans; D009000:Monocytes / Q000502:physiology*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D017452:Receptors, IgG / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000941:Antigens; D000954:Antigens, Surface; D016207:Cytokines; C512828:OSCAR protein, human; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D017452:Receptors, IgG; D002118:Calcium