IFN-gamma and STAT1 arrest monocyte migration and modulate RAC/CDC42 pathways.
Positive regulation of cell migration by chemotactic factors and downstream signaling pathways has been extensively investigated. In contrast, little is known about factors and mechanisms that induce migration arrest, a process important for retention of cells at inflammatory sites and homeostatic regulation of cell trafficking. In this study, we found that IFN-gamma directly inhibited monocyte migration by suppressing remodeling of the actin cytoskeleton and cell polarization in response to the chemokine CCL2. Inhibition was dependent on STAT1 and downstream genes, whereas STAT3 promoted migration. IFN-gamma altered monocyte responses to CCL2 by modulating the activity of Pyk2, JNK, and the GTPases Rac and Cdc42, and inhibiting CCL2-induced activation of the downstream p21-activated kinase that regulates the cytoskeleton and cell polarization. These results identify a new role for IFN-gamma in arresting monocyte chemotaxis by a mechanism that involves modulation of cytoskeleton remodeling. Crosstalk between Jak-STAT and Rac/Cdc42 GTPase-mediated signaling pathways provides a molecular mechanism by which cytokines can regulate cell migration.
Arthritis and Tissue Degeneration Program, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY 10021, USA.
Yang
Y
Hu
Xiaoyu
X
Hu
Laurence
L
Boumsell
Lionel B
LB
Ivashkiv
D000199:Actins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D002464:Cell Migration Inhibition / Q000276:immunology*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D018932:Chemokine CCL2 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000502:physiology; D002634:Chemotaxis, Leukocyte / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000502:physiology*; D020935:MAP Kinase Signaling System / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D009000:Monocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology*; D050794:STAT1 Transcription Factor / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000172:deficiency / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000502:physiology; D020764:cdc42 GTP-Binding Protein / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D020744:rac GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology
D000199:Actins; C111835:CCL2 protein, human; D018932:Chemokine CCL2; D050794:STAT1 Transcription Factor; C494079:STAT1 protein, human; C494080:Stat1 protein, mouse; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D020764:cdc42 GTP-Binding Protein; D020744:rac GTP-Binding Proteins