title: DOCK5 functions as a key signaling adaptor that links FcεRI signals to microtubule dynamics during mast cell degranulation.
abstract: Mast cells play a key role in the induction of anaphylaxis, a life-threatening IgE-dependent allergic reaction, by secreting chemical mediators that are stored in secretory granules. Degranulation of mast cells is triggered by aggregation of the high-affinity IgE receptor, FcεRI, and involves dynamic rearrangement of microtubules. Although much is known about proximal signals downstream of FcεRI, the distal signaling events controlling microtubule dynamics remain elusive. Here we report that DOCK5, an atypical guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) for Rac, is essential for mast cell degranulation. As such, we found that DOCK5-deficient mice exhibit resistance to systemic and cutaneous anaphylaxis. The Rac GEF activity of DOCK5 is surprisingly not required for mast cell degranulation. Instead, DOCK5 associated with Nck2 and Akt to regulate microtubule dynamics through phosphorylation and inactivation of GSK3β. When DOCK5-Nck2-Akt interactions were disrupted, microtubule formation and degranulation response were severely impaired. Our results thus identify DOCK5 as a key signaling adaptor that orchestrates remodeling of the microtubule network essential for mast cell degranulation.
authors.affiliation: Division of Immunogenetics, Department of Immunobiology and Neuroscience and Research Center for Advanced Immunology, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (CREST), Japan Science and Technology Agency, Tokyo 102-0076, Japan.
authors.forename: Kana
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.affiliation: Division of Immunogenetics, Department of Immunobiology and Neuroscience and Research Center for Advanced Immunology, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, JapanDivision of Immunogenetics, Department of Immunobiology and Neuroscience and Research Center for Advanced Immunology, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (CREST), Japan Science and Technology Agency, Tokyo 102-0076, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshihiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.affiliation: Division of Immunogenetics, Department of Immunobiology and Neuroscience and Research Center for Advanced Immunology, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (CREST), Japan Science and Technology Agency, Tokyo 102-0076, Japan.
authors.forename: Takehito
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Uruno
authors.affiliation: Division of Immunogenetics, Department of Immunobiology and Neuroscience and Research Center for Advanced Immunology, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (CREST), Japan Science and Technology Agency, Tokyo 102-0076, Japan.
authors.forename: Xuefeng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Duan
authors.affiliation: Division of Immunogenetics, Department of Immunobiology and Neuroscience and Research Center for Advanced Immunology, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (CREST), Japan Science and Technology Agency, Tokyo 102-0076, Japan.
authors.forename: Yosuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Harada
authors.affiliation: Division of Immunogenetics, Department of Immunobiology and Neuroscience and Research Center for Advanced Immunology, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, JapanDivision of Immunogenetics, Department of Immunobiology and Neuroscience and Research Center for Advanced Immunology, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (CREST), Japan Science and Technology Agency, Tokyo 102-0076, Japan.
authors.forename: Fumiyuki
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sanematsu
authors.affiliation: Division of Immunogenetics, Department of Immunobiology and Neuroscience and Research Center for Advanced Immunology, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (CREST), Japan Science and Technology Agency, Tokyo 102-0076, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuhiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamamura
authors.affiliation: Division of Immunogenetics, Department of Immunobiology and Neuroscience and Research Center for Advanced Immunology, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (CREST), Japan Science and Technology Agency, Tokyo 102-0076, Japan.
authors.forename: Masao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Terasawa
authors.affiliation: Division of Immunogenetics, Department of Immunobiology and Neuroscience and Research Center for Advanced Immunology, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, JapanDivision of Immunogenetics, Department of Immunobiology and Neuroscience and Research Center for Advanced Immunology, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (CREST), Japan Science and Technology Agency, Tokyo 102-0076, Japan.
authors.forename: Akihiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nishikimi
authors.affiliation: Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec H2W 1R7, Canada.
authors.forename: Jean-François
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Côté
authors.affiliation: Division of Immunogenetics, Department of Immunobiology and Neuroscience and Research Center for Advanced Immunology, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, JapanDivision of Immunogenetics, Department of Immunobiology and Neuroscience and Research Center for Advanced Immunology, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (CREST), Japan Science and Technology Agency, Tokyo 102-0076, Japan fukui@bioreg.kyushu-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Yoshinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fukui
mesh_terms: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D000818:Animals; D015550:Cell Degranulation / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D020662:Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D008407:Mast Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D008870:Microtubules / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D015513:Oncogene Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D010766:Phosphorylation / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D051057:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D017455:Receptors, IgE / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; C531318:Dock5 protein, mouse; D020662:Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors; C117758:Nck2 protein, mouse; D015513:Oncogene Proteins; D017455:Receptors, IgE; D051057:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt