title: Involvement of BLT1 endocytosis and Yes kinase activation in leukotriene B4-induced neutrophil degranulation.
abstract: One of the important biological activities of human neutrophils is degranulation, which can be induced by leukotriene B4 (LTB4). Here we investigated the intracellular signaling events involved in neutrophil degranulation mediated by the high affinity LTB4 receptor, BLT1. Peripheral blood neutrophils as well as the promyeloid PLB-985 cell line, stably transfected with BLT1 cDNA and differentiated into a neutrophil-like cell phenotype, were used throughout this study. LTB4-induced enzyme release was inhibited by 50-80% when cells were pretreated with the pharmacological inhibitors of endocytosis sucrose, Con A and NH4Cl. In addition, transient transfection with a dominant negative form of dynamin (K44A) resulted in approximately 70% inhibition of ligand-induced degranulation. Pretreating neutrophils or BLT1-expressing PLB-985 cells with the Src family kinase inhibitor PP1 resulted in a 30-60% inhibition in BLT1-mediated degranulation. Yes kinase, but not c-Src, Fgr, Hck, or Lyn, was found to exhibit up-regulated kinase activity after LTB4 stimulation. Moreover, BLT1 endocytosis was found to be necessary for Yes kinase activation in neutrophils. LTB4-induced degranulation was also sensitive to inhibition of PI3K. In contrast, it was not affected by inhibition of the mitogen-activated protein kinase MEK kinase, the Janus kinases, or the receptor tyrosine kinase epidermal growth factor receptor or platelet-derived growth factor receptor. Taken together, our results suggest an essential role for BLT1 endocytosis and Yes kinase activation in LTB4-mediated degranulation of human neutrophils.
authors.affiliation: Immunology Division, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gaudreault
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: Jana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stankova
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rola-Pleszczynski
mesh_terms: D020013:Calcium Signaling / Q000187:drug effects; D015550:Cell Degranulation / Q000187:drug effects; D002460:Cell Line; D004705:Endocytosis / Q000187:drug effects; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D019206:GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gi-Go / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007975:Leukotriene B4 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018448:Models, Immunological; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology* / Q000502:physiology; D037342:Pertussis Toxin / Q000494:pharmacology; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D051575:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-yes; D020239:Receptor Cross-Talk; D020794:Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D018102:Receptors, Leukotriene B4; D018048:Receptors, Purinergic P2 / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction; D019061:src-Family Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: C513240:LTB4R protein, human; D018102:Receptors, Leukotriene B4; D018048:Receptors, Purinergic P2; D007975:Leukotriene B4; D037342:Pertussis Toxin; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases; D020794:Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D051575:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-yes; C489834:YES1 protein, human; D019061:src-Family Kinases; D019206:GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gi-Go