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Hv1 proton channels are required for high-level NADPH oxidase-dependent superoxide production during the phagocyte respiratory burst. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2009; 106:7642-7. [PMID: 19372380 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0902761106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 204] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Granulocytes generate a "respiratory burst" of NADPH oxidase-dependent superoxide anion (O(2)(-*)) production that is required for efficient clearance of bacterial pathogens. Hv1 mediates a voltage-gated H(+) channel activity that is proposed to serve a charge-balancing role in granulocytic phagocytes such as neutrophils and eosinophils. Using mice in which the gene encoding Hv1 is replaced by beta-Geo reporter protein sequence, we show that Hv1 expression is required for measurable voltage-gated H(+) current in unstimulated phagocytes. O(2)(-*) production is substantially reduced in the absence of Hv1, suggesting that Hv1 contributes a majority of the charge compensation required for optimal NADPH oxidase activity. Despite significant reduction in superoxide production, Hv1(-/-) mice are able to clear several types of bacterial infections.
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Casbon AJ, Allen LAH, Dunn KW, Dinauer MC. Macrophage NADPH oxidase flavocytochrome B localizes to the plasma membrane and Rab11-positive recycling endosomes. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2009; 182:2325-39. [PMID: 19201887 PMCID: PMC2666390 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0803476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Flavocytochrome b(558), the catalytic core of the phagocytic NADPH oxidase, mediates the transfer of electrons from NADPH to molecular oxygen to generate superoxide for host defense. Flavocytochrome b is a membrane heterodimer consisting of a large subunit gp91(phox) (NOX2) and a smaller subunit, p22(phox). Although in neutrophils flavocytochrome b has been shown to localize to the plasma membrane and specific granules, little is known about its distribution in macrophages. Using immunofluorescent staining and live cell imaging of fluorescently tagged gp91(phox) and p22(phox), we demonstrate in a Chinese hamster ovary cell model system and in RAW 264.7 and primary murine bone marrow-derived macrophages that flavocytochrome b is found in the Rab11-positive recycling endocytic compartment, as well as in Rab5-positive early endosomes and plasma membrane. Additionally, we show that unassembled p22(phox) and gp91(phox) subunits localize to the endoplasmic reticulum, which redistribute to the cell surface and endosomal compartments following heterodimer formation. These studies show for the first time that flavocytochrome b localizes to intracellular compartments in macrophages that recycle to the plasma membrane, which may act as a reservoir to deliver flavocytochrome b to the cell surface and phagosome membranes.
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- Amy-Jo Casbon
- Herman B. Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Department of Pediatrics (Hematology/Oncology), James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202
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- Inflammation Program, Departments of Medicine and Microbiology, University of Iowa and the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Coralville, IA 52241
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN 46202
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- Herman B. Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Department of Pediatrics (Hematology/Oncology), James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202
- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202
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Fc gamma R-stimulated activation of the NADPH oxidase: phosphoinositide-binding protein p40phox regulates NADPH oxidase activity after enzyme assembly on the phagosome. Blood 2008; 112:3867-77. [PMID: 18711001 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2007-11-126029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The phagocyte NADPH oxidase generates superoxide for microbial killing, and includes a membrane-bound flavocytochrome b(558) and cytosolic p67(phox), p47(phox), and p40(phox) subunits that undergo membrane translocation upon cellular activation. The function of p40(phox), which binds p67(phox) in resting cells, is incompletely understood. Recent studies showed that phagocytosis-induced superoxide production is stimulated by p40(phox) and its binding to phosphatidylinositol-3-phosphate (PI3P), a phosphoinositide enriched in membranes of internalized phagosomes. To better define the role of p40(phox) in FcgammaR-induced oxidase activation, we used immunofluorescence and real-time imaging of FcgammaR-induced phagocytosis. YFP-tagged p67(phox) and p40(phox) translocated to granulocyte phagosomes before phagosome internalization and accumulation of a probe for PI3P. p67(phox) and p47(phox) accumulation on nascent and internalized phagosomes did not require p40(phox) or PI3 kinase activity, although superoxide production before and after phagosome sealing was decreased by mutation of the p40(phox) PI3P-binding domain or wortmannin. Translocation of p40(phox) to nascent phagosomes required binding to p67(phox) but not PI3P, although the loss of PI3P binding reduced p40(phox) retention after phagosome internalization. We conclude that p40(phox) functions primarily to regulate FcgammaR-induced NADPH oxidase activity rather than assembly, and stimulates superoxide production via a PI3P signal that increases after phagosome internalization.
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Sumimoto H. Structure, regulation and evolution of Nox-family NADPH oxidases that produce reactive oxygen species. FEBS J 2008; 275:3249-77. [PMID: 18513324 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2008.06488.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 510] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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NADPH oxidases of the Nox family exist in various supergroups of eukaryotes but not in prokaryotes, and play crucial roles in a variety of biological processes, such as host defense, signal transduction, and hormone synthesis. In conjunction with NADPH oxidation, Nox enzymes reduce molecular oxygen to superoxide as a primary product, and this is further converted to various reactive oxygen species. The electron-transferring system in Nox is composed of the C-terminal cytoplasmic region homologous to the prokaryotic (and organelle) enzyme ferredoxin reductase and the N-terminal six transmembrane segments containing two hemes, a structure similar to that of cytochrome b of the mitochondrial bc(1) complex. During the course of eukaryote evolution, Nox enzymes have developed regulatory mechanisms, depending on their functions, by inserting a regulatory domain (or motif) into their own sequences or by obtaining a tightly associated protein as a regulatory subunit. For example, one to four Ca(2+)-binding EF-hand motifs are present at the N-termini in several subfamilies, such as the respiratory burst oxidase homolog (Rboh) subfamily in land plants (the supergroup Plantae), the NoxC subfamily in social amoebae (the Amoebozoa), and the Nox5 and dual oxidase (Duox) subfamilies in animals (the Opisthokonta), whereas an SH3 domain is inserted into the ferredoxin-NADP(+) reductase region of two Nox enzymes in Naegleria gruberi, a unicellular organism that belongs to the supergroup Excavata. Members of the Nox1-4 subfamily in animals form a stable heterodimer with the membrane protein p22(phox), which functions as a docking site for the SH3 domain-containing regulatory proteins p47(phox), p67(phox), and p40(phox); the small GTPase Rac binds to p67(phox) (or its homologous protein), which serves as a switch for Nox activation. Similarly, Rac activates the fungal NoxA via binding to the p67(phox)-like protein Nox regulator (NoxR). In plants, on the other hand, this GTPase directly interacts with the N-terminus of Rboh, leading to superoxide production. Here I describe the regulation of Nox-family oxidases on the basis of three-dimensional structures and evolutionary conservation.
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- Hideki Sumimoto
- Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Tokyo, Japan.
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Kao YY, Gianni D, Bohl B, Taylor RM, Bokoch GM. Identification of a conserved Rac-binding site on NADPH oxidases supports a direct GTPase regulatory mechanism. J Biol Chem 2008; 283:12736-46. [PMID: 18347018 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m801010200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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The NADPH oxidases (Noxs) are a family of superoxide-generating enzymes implicated in a variety of biological processes. Full activity of Nox1, -2, and -3 requires the action of a Rac GTPase. A direct regulatory interaction of Rac with Nox2 has been proposed as part of a two-step mechanism for regulating electron transfer during superoxide formation. Using truncation analysis of Rac binding to the cytoplasmic tail of Nox2, along with peptides derived from this region in cell-free assays, we identify a Rac interaction site within amino acids 419-430 of Nox2. This region is required for binding Rac2 but not p47(phox) or p67(phox) cytosolic regulatory factors. A cell-permeant version of the peptide encompassing amino acids 419-430 specifically inhibits NADPH oxidase activation in intact human neutrophils. Mutational analysis of the putative Rac-binding site revealed specific residues, particularly Lys-421, Tyr-425, and Lys-426, individually required for Rac-dependent NADPH oxidase activity that are conserved in the Rac-regulated Nox1, Nox2, and Nox3 enzymes but not in Nox4 or Nox5. Mutation of the conserved residues in the Rac-binding site of Nox1 also result in the loss of Rac-dependent activity. Our data identify a functional Rac interaction site conserved in Rac-dependent Noxs and support a direct regulatory interaction of Rac GTPases to promote activation of these NADPH oxidases.
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- Yu-Ya Kao
- Department of Immunology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, USA
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Duplus E, Gras C, Soubeyre V, Vodjdani G, Lemaigre-Dubreuil Y, Brugg B. Phosphorylation and transcriptional activity regulation of retinoid-related orphan receptor alpha 1 by protein kinases C. J Neurochem 2008; 104:1321-32. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2007.05074.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Cheng N, He R, Tian J, Dinauer MC, Ye RD. A critical role of protein kinase C delta activation loop phosphorylation in formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine-induced phosphorylation of p47(phox) and rapid activation of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2008; 179:7720-8. [PMID: 18025218 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.179.11.7720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Generation of superoxide by professional phagocytes is an important mechanism of host defense against bacterial infection. Several protein kinase C (PKC) isoforms have been found to phosphorylate p47(phox), resulting in its membrane translocation and activation of the NADPH oxidase. However, the mechanism by which specific PKC isoforms regulate NADPH oxidase activation remains to be elucidated. In this study, we report that PKCdelta phosphorylation in its activation loop is rapidly induced by fMLF and is essential for its ability to catalyze p47(phox) phosphorylation. Using transfected COS-7 cells expressing gp91(phox), p22(phox), p67(phox), and p47(phox) (COS-phox cells), we found that a functionally active PKCdelta is required for p47(phox) phosphorylation and reconstitution of NADPH oxidase. PKCbetaII cannot replace PKCdelta for this function. Characterization of PKCdelta/PKCbetaII chimeras has led to the identification of the catalytic domain of PKCdelta as a target of regulation by fMLF, which induces a biphasic (30 and 180 s) phosphorylation of Thr(505) in the activation loop of mouse PKCdelta. Mutation of Thr(505) to alanine abolishes the ability of PKCdelta to catalyze p47(phox) phosphorylation in vitro and to reconstitute NADPH oxidase in the transfected COS-phox cells. A correlation between fMLF-induced activation loop phosphorylation and superoxide production is also established in the differentiated PLB-985 human myelomonoblastic cells. We conclude that agonist-induced PKCdelta phosphorylation is a novel mechanism for NADPH oxidase activation. The ability to induce PKCdelta phosphorylation may distinguish a full agonist from a partial agonist for superoxide production.
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- Ni Cheng
- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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Hu G, Ye RD, Dinauer MC, Malik AB, Minshall RD. Neutrophil caveolin-1 expression contributes to mechanism of lung inflammation and injury. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2008; 294:L178-86. [PMID: 17993589 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00263.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Caveolin-1 present in immune cells may be involved in regulation of the inflammatory response. Here, using caveolin-1-null (Cav-1(-/-)) mice, we addressed the role of caveolin-1 in polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs) in regulating PMN activation-mediated lung injury. In lungs of wild-type (Cav-1(+/+)) mice perfused at constant flow with Krebs-Henseleit solution, addition of Cav-1(+/+) PMNs (4 x 10(6) cells) into the perfusate followed by their activation with formyl-Met-Leu-Phe (fMLP, 1.0 muM) plus platelet-activating factor (1.0 nM) increased pulmonary microvessel filtration coefficient by 150% and wet-to-dry lung weight ratio by 50% as well as PMN accumulation in lungs. These responses were markedly reduced in lungs perfused with Cav-1(-/-) PMNs followed by addition of the same activating agents. fMLP-stimulated adhesion of Cav-1(-/-) PMNs to pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells and migration of Cav-1(-/-) PMNs across endothelial monolayers were also impaired compared with Cav-1(+/+) PMNs. Cav-1(-/-) PMNs showed 50-80% reduction in PMA- or fMLP-stimulated superoxide production compared with Cav-1(+/+) PMNs. In addition, Cav-1(-/-) PMNs had decreased migratory activity (50%) and adhesion to fibrinogen (40%) in response to fMLP. Rac1 and Rac2 were activated in Cav-1(+/+) PMNs after stimulation of fMLP but not in Cav-1(-/-) PMNs. Exogenous expression of caveolin-1 in COS-phox cells augmented the fMLP-induced Rac1 activation and superoxide production, indicating a direct role of caveolin-1 in the mechanism of superoxide production. Thus caveolin-1 expression in PMNs plays a key role in mediating PMN activation, adhesion, and transendothelial migration and in PMN activation-induced lung inflammation and vascular injury.
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- Guochang Hu
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, 835 South Wolcott Ave., Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
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Choi H, Leto TL, Hunyady L, Catt KJ, Bae YS, Rhee SG. Mechanism of angiotensin II-induced superoxide production in cells reconstituted with angiotensin type 1 receptor and the components of NADPH oxidase. J Biol Chem 2007; 283:255-267. [PMID: 17981802 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m708000200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The mechanism of angiotensin II (Ang II)-induced superoxide production was investigated with HEK293 or Chinese hamster ovary cells reconstituted with the angiotensin type 1 receptor (AT(1)R) and NADPH oxidase (either Nox1 or Nox2) along with a pair of adaptor subunits (either NOXO1 with NOXA1 or p47(phox) with p67(phox)). Ang II enhanced the activity of both Nox1 and Nox2 supported by either adaptor pair, with more effective activation of Nox1 in the presence of NOXO1 and NOXA1 and of Nox2 in the presence of p47(phox) and p67(phox). Expression of several AT(1)R mutants showed that interaction of the receptor with G proteins but not that with beta-arrestin or with other proteins (Jak2, phospholipase C-gamma1, SH2 domain-containing phosphatase 2) that bind to the COOH-terminal region of AT(1)R, was necessary for Ang II-induced superoxide production. The effects of constitutively active alpha subunits of G proteins and of various pharmacological agents implicated signaling by a pathway comprising AT(1)R, Galpha(q/11), phospholipase C-beta, and protein kinase C as largely, but not exclusively, responsible for Ang II-induced activation of Nox1 and Nox2 in the reconstituted cells. A contribution of Galpha(12/13), phospholipase D, and phosphatidyl-inositol 3-kinase to Ang II-induced superoxide generation was also suggested, whereas Src and the epidermal growth factor receptor did not appear to participate in this effect of Ang II. In reconstituted cells stimulated with Ang II, Nox2 exhibited a more sensitive response than Nox1 to the perturbation of protein kinase C, phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, or the small GTPase Rac1.
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- Hyun Choi
- Division of Life and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 120-750, Korea
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- Laboratory of Host Defenses, NIAID, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892
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- Department of Physiology, Semmelweis University, H-1088 Budapest, Hungary
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- Endocrinology and Reproduction Research Branch, NICHD, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892
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- Division of Life and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 120-750, Korea.
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- Division of Life and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 120-750, Korea.
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Lord CI, Riesselman MH, Gripentrog JM, Burritt JB, Jesaitis AJ, Taylor RM. Single-step immunoaffinity purification and functional reconstitution of human phagocyte flavocytochrome b. J Immunol Methods 2007; 329:201-7. [PMID: 17996248 DOI: 10.1016/j.jim.2007.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2007] [Accepted: 10/10/2007] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Human neutrophil flavocytochrome b (Cyt b) is a heterodimeric, integral membrane protein that generates high levels of superoxide in the multisubunit NADPH oxidase complex. Since Cyt b is currently isolated in limited quantities, improved methods for purification from low levels of starting membranes (from both neutrophils and other expressing cell types) are important for the analysis of structure and catalytic mechanism. In the present study, the epitope-mapped monoclonal antibody CS9 was coupled to Sepharose beads and used as an affinity matrix for single-step immunoaffinity purification of Cyt b. Following solubilization of both human neutrophil and PLB-985 membrane fractions in the nonionic detergent octylglucoside, Cyt b was absorbed on the CS9-Sepharose affinity matrix and purified protein was eluted under non-denaturing conditions with an epitope-mimicking peptide. The high efficiency of this isolation procedure allowed Cyt b to be reproducibly purified from readily obtainable levels of starting membrane fractions (9x10(8) cell equivalents of neutrophil membranes and 2x10(9) cell equivalents of PLB-985 membranes). Since Cyt b could be affinity-purified in the detergent octylglucoside, high-level functional reconstitution was carried out directly on elution fractions by simple addition of solubilized phospholipid and subsequent dialysis for detergent removal. To our knowledge, this study describes the most efficient method for generating purified, functionally-reconstituted Cyt b and should facilitate analyses that require a highly-defined NADPH oxidase system.
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- Connie I Lord
- Department of Microbiology, 109 Lewis Hall, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA
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Chen J, He R, Minshall RD, Dinauer MC, Ye RD. Characterization of a mutation in the Phox homology domain of the NADPH oxidase component p40phox identifies a mechanism for negative regulation of superoxide production. J Biol Chem 2007; 282:30273-84. [PMID: 17698849 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m704416200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The phagocyte oxidase (Phox) protein p40(phox) contains a Phox homology (PX) domain which, when expressed alone, interacts with phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate (PtdIns (3)P). The functions of the PX domain in p40(phox) localization, association with the cytoskeleton, and superoxide production were examined in transgenic COS-7 cells expressing gp91(phox), p22(phox), p67(phox), and p47(phox) (COS(phox) cells). Full-length p40(phox) exhibited a cytoplasmic localization pattern in resting cells. Upon stimulation with phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate or fMet-Leu-Phe, p40(phox) translocated to plasma membrane in a p67(phox)- and p47(phox)-dependent manner. Heterologous expression of p40(phox) markedly enhanced superoxide production in phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate - and fMet-Leu-Phe-stimulated COS(phox) cells. Unexpectedly, mutation of Arg-57 in the PX domain to Gln, which abrogated PtdIns (3)P binding, produced a dominant inhibitory effect on agonist-induced superoxide production and membrane translocation of p47(phox) and p67(phox). The mutant p40(phox) (p40R57Q) displayed increased association with actin and moesin and was found enriched in the Triton X-100-insoluble fraction along with p67(phox) and p47(phox). The enhanced cytoskeleton association of p67(phox) and p47(phox) and the dominant inhibitory effect produced by the p40R57Q were alleviated when a second mutation at Asp-289, which eliminated p40(phox) interaction with p67(phox), was introduced. Likewise, cytochalasin B treatment abolished the dominant inhibitory effect of p40R57Q on superoxide production. These findings suggest a dual regulatory mechanism through the PX domain of p40(phox); its interaction with the actin cytoskeleton may stabilize NADPH oxidase in resting cells, and its binding of PtdIns (3)P potentiates superoxide production upon agonist stimulation. Both functions require the association of p40(phox) with p67(phox).
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- Jia Chen
- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA
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Leto TL, Lavigne MC, Homoyounpour N, Lekstrom K, Linton G, Malech HL, de Mendez I. The K-562 cell model for analysis of neutrophil NADPH oxidase function. Methods Mol Biol 2007; 412:365-83. [PMID: 18453124 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-467-4_24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMN) have a remarkable capacity for generation of large amounts of reactive oxygen species in response to a variety of infectious or inflammatory stimuli, a process known as the respiratory burst that involves activation of a multicomponent NADPH oxidase. Given their short life span, PMN are not amenable to most molecular biology methods for studying activation of this oxidant-generating system. We have explored a variety of methods for introduction of components of the phagocytic oxidase (phox system) into the promyelocytic erythroleukemia cell line, K-562. Here, we describe a series of cloned K-562 cell lines that were retrovirally transduced for stable production of one or more essential components of the phagocytic oxidase (phox) complex. We outline methods for the use of these transfectable cells for investigating structure, function, and signaling requirements for assembly and activation of the phox system. These versatile lines can be used to examine effects of genetic polymorphisms or mutations in phox components associated with chronic granulomatous disease, to serve as a system for testing gene therapy vectors designed to correct the defective oxidase, to study cross-functioning with recently described phox component homologs, or to explore signaling components involved in regulation of the respiratory burst.
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- Thomas L Leto
- Laboratory of Host Defenses, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, USA
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Wilkinson BL, Landreth GE. The microglial NADPH oxidase complex as a source of oxidative stress in Alzheimer's disease. J Neuroinflammation 2006; 3:30. [PMID: 17094809 PMCID: PMC1637099 DOI: 10.1186/1742-2094-3-30] [Citation(s) in RCA: 161] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2006] [Accepted: 11/09/2006] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia in the elderly, and manifests as progressive cognitive decline and profound neuronal loss. The principal neuropathological hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease are the senile plaques and the neurofibrillary tangles. The senile plaques are surrounded by activated microglia, which are largely responsible for the proinflammatory environment within the diseased brain. Microglia are the resident innate immune cells in the brain. In response to contact with fibrillar beta-amyloid, microglia secrete a diverse array of proinflammatory molecules. Evidence suggests that oxidative stress emanating from activated microglia contribute to the neuronal loss characteristic of this disease. The source of fibrillar beta-amyloid induced reactive oxygen species is primarily the microglial nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase. The NADPH oxidase is a multicomponent enzyme complex that, upon activation, produces the highly reactive free radical superoxide. The cascade of intracellular signaling events leading to NADPH oxidase assembly and the subsequent release of superoxide in fibrillar beta-amyloid stimulated microglia has recently been elucidated. The induction of reactive oxygen species, as well as nitric oxide, from activated microglia can enhance the production of more potent free radicals such as peroxynitrite. The formation of peroxynitrite causes protein oxidation, lipid peroxidation and DNA damage, which ultimately lead to neuronal cell death. The elimination of beta-amyloid-induced oxidative damage through the inhibition of the NADPH oxidase represents an attractive therapeutic target for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
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- Brandy L Wilkinson
- Alzheimer Laboratory, Department of Neuroscience, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Alzheimer Laboratory, Department of Neuroscience, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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Ming W, Li S, Billadeau DD, Quilliam LA, Dinauer MC. The Rac effector p67phox regulates phagocyte NADPH oxidase by stimulating Vav1 guanine nucleotide exchange activity. Mol Cell Biol 2006; 27:312-23. [PMID: 17060455 PMCID: PMC1800642 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00985-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The phagocyte NADPH oxidase catalyzes the reduction of molecular oxygen to superoxide and is essential for microbial defense. Electron transport through the oxidase flavocytochrome is activated by the Rac effector p67(phox). Previous studies suggest that Vav1 regulates NADPH oxidase activity elicited by the chemoattractant formyl-Met-Leu-Phe (fMLP). We show that Vav1 associates with p67(phox) and Rac2, but not Rac1, in fMLP-stimulated human neutrophils, correlating with superoxide production. The interaction of p67(phox) with Vav1 is direct and activates nucleotide exchange on Rac, which enhances the interaction between p67(phox) and Vav1. This provides new molecular insights into regulation of the neutrophil NADPH oxidase, suggesting that chemoattractant-stimulated superoxide production can be amplified by a positive feedback loop in which p67(phox) targets Vav1-mediated Rac activation.
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- Wenyu Ming
- Cancer Research Institute, 1044 W. Walnut Street, R4 402C, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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van Manen HJ, van Bruggen R, Roos D, Otto C. Single-cell optical imaging of the phagocyte NADPH oxidase. Antioxid Redox Signal 2006; 8:1509-22. [PMID: 16987007 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2006.8.1509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The phagocyte NADPH oxidase is a key component of the innate immune response against invading microorganisms, because the generation of superoxide (O(2)(-)) inside the phagocytic vacuole by this enzyme is responsible for microbial killing by mechanisms that are directly or indirectly dependent on reactive oxygen species (ROS) formation. Most of what is known about the membrane-embedded and cytosolic NADPH oxidase subunits and their intricate network of interactions on assembly and activation has been derived from biochemical and biophysical studies involving subcellular fractionation or reconstituted cell-free systems. Such investigations can be complemented by single-cell microscopy on phagocytes, which may reveal spatial and/or temporal details about NADPH oxidase assembly that cannot be obtained from fractionated-cell assays. In recent years, we have investigated the NADPH oxidase in neutrophils using two complementary optical imaging techniques: Raman microscopy, a vibrational spectroscopic technique that does not require protein labeling, and live-cell fluorescence microscopy, which sheds light on the dynamics of NADPH oxidase assembly in individual cells. Here, we briefly introduce these techniques, compare their characteristics, and show their potential for studying NADPH oxidase at the single-cell level. New microscopy data are presented to illustrate the versatility of Raman and fluorescence microscopy on intact neutrophils.
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- Henk-Jan van Manen
- Biophysical Engineering Group, Faculty of Science & Technology, Institute for Biomedical Technology, BMTI, and MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.
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Phagocytic leukocytes generate reactive oxygen species important for the killing of invading microorganisms. The source of these oxidants is the NADPH oxidase, a tightly controlled multicomponent enzyme made up of a membrane-associated catalytic moiety and cytosolic regulatory components that must assemble to form the active oxidase. The phagocyte NADPH oxidase was the first mammalian system shown to be directly regulated by a Rac GTPase. We review here our understanding of NADPH oxidase regulation by Rac, as well as the regulation of Rac itself, in phagocytic leukocytes. Rather than viewing Rac as a "cog" in the NADPH oxidase machinery, we argue for a view of Rac GTPases as critical "molecular switches" regulating the formation of ROS by phagocytic leukocytes under physiologic and pathologic conditions.
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- Gary M Bokoch
- Department of Immunology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 N. Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, USA.
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Kindzelskii AL, Clark AJ, Espinoza J, Maeda N, Aratani Y, Romero R, Petty HR. Myeloperoxidase accumulates at the neutrophil surface and enhances cell metabolism and oxidant release during pregnancy. Eur J Immunol 2006; 36:1619-28. [PMID: 16688678 DOI: 10.1002/eji.200535391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Pregnancy is a unique immunological state. Pregnancy neutrophils differ from those of non-pregnant women as they cannot be fully activated for oxidant production, but yet have higher levels of unstimulated oxidant production. Although reduced activation is due to decreased hexose monophosphate shunt activity, the mechanism enhancing basal oxidant levels is unknown. We hypothesize that myeloperoxidase (MPO) trafficking affects the basal oxidant release by maternal neutrophils. Immunofluorescence microscopy has demonstrated MPO at the surface of pregnancy neutrophils, whereas non-pregnancy cells do not exhibit surface MPO. Adherent pregnancy neutrophils were characterized by high-amplitude metabolic oscillations, which were blocked by MPO inactivation. Conversely, metabolic oscillatory amplitudes of control neutrophils were heightened by incubation with PMA or exogenous MPO. Importantly, MPO decoration of cell surfaces and high-amplitude metabolic oscillations were observed for neutrophils from pregnant but not from non-pregnant mice. However, cells from pregnant MPO knockout mice did not exhibit MPO expression or high-amplitude metabolic oscillations. Unstimulated neutrophils from pregnant women were found to release reactive oxygen metabolites (ROM) and reactive nitrogen intermediates (RNI), but cells from non-pregnant women did not. MPO inhibition returned ROM and RNI formation to non-pregnant levels. Hence, MPO trafficking influences metabolic activity and oxidant production in pregnancy.
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- Andrei L Kindzelskii
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, 48105, USA
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Suh CI, Stull ND, Li XJ, Tian W, Price MO, Grinstein S, Yaffe MB, Atkinson S, Dinauer MC. The phosphoinositide-binding protein p40phox activates the NADPH oxidase during FcgammaIIA receptor-induced phagocytosis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 203:1915-25. [PMID: 16880255 PMCID: PMC2118377 DOI: 10.1084/jem.20052085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Superoxide produced by the phagocyte reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase is essential for host defense. Enzyme activation requires translocation of p67phox, p47phox, and Rac-GTP to flavocytochrome b558 in phagocyte membranes. To examine the regulation of phagocytosis-induced superoxide production, flavocytochrome b558, p47phox, p67phox, and the FcγIIA receptor were expressed from stable transgenes in COS7 cells. The resulting COSphoxFcγR cells produce high levels of superoxide when stimulated with phorbol ester and efficiently ingest immunoglobulin (Ig)G-coated erythrocytes, but phagocytosis did not activate the NADPH oxidase. COS7 cells lack p40phox, whose role in the NADPH oxidase is poorly understood. p40phox contains SH3 and phagocyte oxidase and Bem1p (PB1) domains that can mediate binding to p47phox and p67phox, respectively, along with a PX domain that binds to phosphatidylinositol-3-phosphate (PI(3)P), which is generated in phagosomal membranes. Expression of p40phox was sufficient to activate superoxide production in COSphoxFcγR phagosomes. FcγIIA-stimulated NADPH oxidase activity was abrogated by point mutations in p40phox that disrupt PI(3)P binding, or by simultaneous mutations in the SH3 and PB1 domains. Consistent with an essential role for PI(3)P in regulating the oxidase complex, phagosome NADPH oxidase activation in primary macrophages ingesting IgG-coated beads was inhibited by phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase inhibitors to a much greater extent than phagocytosis itself. Hence, this study identifies a role for p40phox and PI(3)P in coupling FcγR-mediated phagocytosis to activation of the NADPH oxidase.
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- Chang-Il Suh
- Department of Pediatrics (Hematology/Oncology), Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Riley Hospital for Children, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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Marty C, Kozasa T, Quinn MT, Ye RD. Activation state-dependent interaction between Galphai and p67phox. Mol Cell Biol 2006; 26:5190-200. [PMID: 16782902 PMCID: PMC1489143 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.01979-05] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2005] [Revised: 11/03/2005] [Accepted: 04/13/2006] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The phagocyte NADPH oxidase consists of multiple protein subunits that interact with each other to form a functional superoxide-generating complex. Although the essential components for superoxide production have been well characterized, other proteins potentially involved in the regulation of NADPH oxidase activation remain to be identified. We report here that the Galphai subunit of heterotrimeric G proteins is a novel binding partner for p67phox in transfected HEK293T cells and peripheral blood polymorphonuclear leukocytes. p67phox preferably interacted with inactive Galphai. Expression of p67phox caused a dose-dependent decrease in intracellular cyclic AMP concentration, suggesting altered function of Galphai. We identified a fragment of p67phox, consisting of the PB1 domain and the C-terminal SH3 domain, to be critical for the interaction with Galphai. Because these domains are involved in the interaction with p47phox and p40phox, the relationship between the respective binding events was investigated. Wild-type Galphai, but not its QL mutant, could promote the interaction between p67phox and p47phox. However, the interaction between p67phox and p40phox was not affected by either Galphai form. These results provide the first evidence for an interaction between p67phox and an alpha subunit of heterotrimeric G proteins, suggesting a potential role for Galphai in the regulation or activation of NADPH oxidase.
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- Caroline Marty
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Illinois at Chicago, 835 S. Wolcott Avenue, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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Miyano K, Ueno N, Takeya R, Sumimoto H. Direct involvement of the small GTPase Rac in activation of the superoxide-producing NADPH oxidase Nox1. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:21857-21868. [PMID: 16762923 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m513665200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Activation of the non-phagocytic superoxide-producing NADPH oxidase Nox1, complexed with p22(phox) at the membrane, requires its regulatory soluble proteins Noxo1 and Noxa1. However, the role of the small GTPase Rac remained to be clarified. Here we show that Rac directly participates in Nox1 activation via interacting with Noxa1. Electropermeabilized HeLa cells, ectopically expressing Nox1, Noxo1, and Noxa1, produce superoxide in a GTP-dependent manner, which is abrogated by expression of a mutant Noxa1(R103E), defective in Rac binding. Superoxide production in Nox1-expressing HeLa and Caco-2 cells is decreased by depletion or sequestration of Rac; on the other hand, it is enhanced by expression of the constitutively active Rac1(Q61L), but not by that of a mutant Rac1 with the A27K substitution, deficient in binding to Noxa1. We also demonstrate that Nox1 activation requires membrane recruitment of Noxa1, which is normally mediated via Noxa1 binding to Noxo1, a protein tethered to the Nox1 partner p22(phox): the Noxa1-Noxo1 and Noxo1-p22(phox) interactions are both essential for Nox1 activity. Rac likely facilitates the membrane localization of Noxa1: although Noxa1(W436R), defective in Noxo1 binding, neither associates with the membrane nor activates Nox1, the effects of the W436R substitution are restored by expression of Rac1(Q61L). The Rac-Noxa1 interaction also serves at a step different from the Noxa1 localization, because the binding-defective Noxa1(R103E), albeit targeted to the membrane, does not support superoxide production by Nox1. Furthermore, a mutant Noxa1 carrying the substitution of Ala for Val-205 in the activation domain, which is expected to undergo a conformational change upon Rac binding, fully localizes to the membrane but fails to activate Nox1.
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- Kei Miyano
- Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582; CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency, 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582
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- Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582; CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency, 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582; CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency, 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan.
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Perry BN, Govindarajan B, Bhandarkar SS, Knaus UG, Valo M, Sturk C, Carrillo CO, Sohn A, Cerimele F, Dumont D, Losken A, Williams J, Brown LF, Tan X, Ioffe E, Yancopoulos GD, Arbiser JL. Pharmacologic blockade of angiopoietin-2 is efficacious against model hemangiomas in mice. J Invest Dermatol 2006; 126:2316-22. [PMID: 16741507 DOI: 10.1038/sj.jid.5700413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Hemangioma of infancy is the most common neoplasm of childhood. While hemangiomas are classic examples of angiogenesis, the angiogenic factors responsible for hemangiomas are not fully understood. Previously, we demonstrated that malignant endothelial tumors arise in the setting of autocrine loops involving vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its major mitogenic receptor vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2. Hemangiomas of infancy differ from malignant endothelial tumors in that they usually regress, or can be induced to regress by pharmacologic means, suggesting that angiogenesis in hemangiomas differs fundamentally from that of malignant endothelial tumors. Here, we demonstrate constitutive activation of the endothelial tie-2 receptor in human hemangioma of infancy and, using a murine model of hemangioma, bEnd.3 cells; we show that bEnd.3 hemangiomas produce both angiopoietin-2 (ang-2) and its receptor, tie-2, in vivo. We also demonstrate that inhibition of tie-2 signaling with a soluble tie-2 receptor decreases bEnd.3 hemangioma growth in vivo. The efficacy of tie-2 blockade suggests that either tie-2 activation or ang-2 may be required for in vivo growth. To address this issue, we used tie-2-deficient bEnd.3 hemangioma cells, which, surprisingly, were fully proficient in in vivo growth. Previous studies from our laboratory and others have implicated reactive oxygen-generating nox enzymes in the angiogenic switch, so we examined the effect of nox inhibitors on ang-2 production in vitro and on bEnd.3 tumor growth in vivo. We then inhibited ang-2 production pharmacologically using novel inhibitors of nox enzymes and found that this treatment nearly abolished bEnd.3 hemangioma growth in vivo. Signal-transduction blockade targeting ang-2 production may be useful in the treatment of human hemangiomas in vivo.
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- Betsy N Perry
- Department of Dermatology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
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Wilkinson B, Koenigsknecht-Talboo J, Grommes C, Lee CYD, Landreth G. Fibrillar beta-amyloid-stimulated intracellular signaling cascades require Vav for induction of respiratory burst and phagocytosis in monocytes and microglia. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:20842-20850. [PMID: 16728400 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m600627200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Microglial interaction with extracellular beta-amyloid fibrils (fAbeta) is mediated through an ensemble of cell surface receptors, including the B-class scavenger receptor CD36, the alpha(6)beta(1)-integrin, and the integrin-associated protein/CD47. The binding of fAbeta to this receptor complex has been shown to drive a tyrosine kinase-based signaling cascade leading to production of reactive oxygen species and stimulation of phagocytic activity; however, little is known about the intracellular signaling cascades governing the microglial response to fAbeta. This study reports a direct mechanistic link between the fAbeta cell surface receptor complex and downstream signaling events responsible for NADPH oxidase activation and phagosome formation. The Vav guanine nucleotide exchange factor is tyrosine-phosphorylated in response to fAbeta peptides as a result of the engagement of the microglia fAbeta cell surface receptor complex. Co-immunoprecipitation studies demonstrate an Abeta-dependent association between Vav and both Lyn and Syk kinases. The downstream target of Vav, the small GTPase Rac1, is GTP-loaded in an Abeta-dependent manner. Rac1 is both an essential component of the NADPH oxidase and a critical regulator of microglial phagocytosis. The direct role of Vav in fAbeta-stimulated intracellular signaling cascades was established using primary microglia obtained from Vav(-/-) mice. Stimulation of Vav(-/-) microglia with fAbeta failed to generate NADPH oxidase-derived reactive oxygen species and displayed a dramatically attenuated phagocytic response. These findings directly link Vav phosphorylation to the Abeta-receptor complex and demonstrate that Vav activity is required for fAbeta-stimulated intracellular signaling events upstream of reactive oxygen species production and phagosome formation.
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- Brandy Wilkinson
- Alzheimer Research Laboratory, Department of Neuroscience, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio 44106.
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- Alzheimer Research Laboratory, Department of Neuroscience, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
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- Alzheimer Research Laboratory, Department of Neuroscience, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
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- Alzheimer Research Laboratory, Department of Neuroscience, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
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- Alzheimer Research Laboratory, Department of Neuroscience, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
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Cave AC, Brewer AC, Narayanapanicker A, Ray R, Grieve DJ, Walker S, Shah AM. NADPH oxidases in cardiovascular health and disease. Antioxid Redox Signal 2006; 8:691-728. [PMID: 16771662 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2006.8.691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 461] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Increased oxidative stress plays an important role in the pathophysiology of cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension, atherosclerosis, diabetes, cardiac hypertrophy, heart failure, and ischemia-reperfusion. Although several sources of reactive oxygen species (ROS) may be involved, a family of NADPH oxidases appears to be especially important for redox signaling and may be amenable to specific therapeutic targeting. These include the prototypic Nox2 isoform-based NADPH oxidase, which was first characterized in neutrophils, as well as other NADPH oxidases such as Nox1 and Nox4. These Nox isoforms are expressed in a cell- and tissue-specific fashion, are subject to independent activation and regulation, and may subserve distinct functions. This article reviews the potential roles of NADPH oxidases in both cardiovascular physiological processes (such as the regulation of vascular tone and oxygen sensing) and pathophysiological processes such as endothelial dysfunction, inflammation, hypertrophy, apoptosis, migration, angiogenesis, and vascular and cardiac remodeling. The complexity of regulation of NADPH oxidases in these conditions may provide the possibility of targeted therapeutic manipulation in a cell-, tissue- and/or pathway-specific manner at appropriate points in the disease process.
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- Alison C Cave
- King's College London, Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Division, London, United Kingdom
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Ramsey IS, Moran MM, Chong JA, Clapham DE. A voltage-gated proton-selective channel lacking the pore domain. Nature 2006; 440:1213-6. [PMID: 16554753 PMCID: PMC4084761 DOI: 10.1038/nature04700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 476] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2006] [Accepted: 03/08/2006] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Voltage changes across the cell membrane control the gating of many cation-selective ion channels. Conserved from bacteria to humans, the voltage-gated-ligand superfamily of ion channels are encoded as polypeptide chains of six transmembrane-spanning segments (S1-S6). S1-S4 functions as a self-contained voltage-sensing domain (VSD), in essence a positively charged lever that moves in response to voltage changes. The VSD 'ligand' transmits force via a linker to the S5-S6 pore domain 'receptor', thereby opening or closing the channel. The ascidian VSD protein Ci-VSP gates a phosphatase activity rather than a channel pore, indicating that VSDs function independently of ion channels. Here we describe a mammalian VSD protein (H(V)1) that lacks a discernible pore domain but is sufficient for expression of a voltage-sensitive proton-selective ion channel activity. H(v)1 currents are activated at depolarizing voltages, sensitive to the transmembrane pH gradient, H+-selective, and Zn2+-sensitive. Mutagenesis of H(v)1 identified three arginine residues in S4 that regulate channel gating and two histidine residues that are required for extracellular inhibition of H(v)1 by Zn2+. H(v)1 is expressed in immune tissues and manifests the characteristic properties of native proton conductances (G(vH+)). In phagocytic leukocytes, G(vH+) are required to support the oxidative burst that underlies microbial killing by the innate immune system. The data presented here identify H(v)1 as a long-sought voltage-gated H+ channel and establish H(v)1 as the founding member of a family of mammalian VSD proteins.
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- I Scott Ramsey
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Enders 1309, 320 Longwood Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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Takeya R, Ueno N, Sumimoto H. Regulation of superoxide-producing NADPH oxidases in nonphagocytic cells. Methods Enzymol 2006; 406:456-68. [PMID: 16472678 DOI: 10.1016/s0076-6879(06)06034-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The membrane-integrated protein gp91phox functions as the catalytic center of the superoxide-producing phagocyte NADPH oxidase. Recent studies have identified homologs of gp91phox in nonphagocytic cells, which constitute the NADPH oxidase (Nox) family. Activation of the Nox oxidases leads to production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), thereby participating in a variety of biological events, such as host defense, hormone biosynthesis, and signal transduction. The activity of the Nox enzymes is regulated by various proteins, including the small GTPase Rac; regulatory mechanisms differ dependent on the type of the Nox proteins. For example, an oxidase activator (p47phox or Noxo1) and an oxidase activator (p67phox or Noxa1) are absolutely required for superoxide production by gp91phox and Nox1, but not by Nox3. Rac, albeit probably dispensable to the Nox3 activity, plays an essential role in activation of gp91phox. Thus, functional reconstitution of Nox systems is crucial for the study of Nox regulation. Here we describe a basic method for the reconstitution of Nox systems by expression of oxidase proteins in transfectable cells.
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- Ryu Takeya
- Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Fuku-oka, Japan
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The role for reactive oxygen species (ROS) in cellular (patho)physiology, in particular in signal transduction, is increasingly recognized. The family of NADPH oxidases (NOXes) plays an important role in the production of ROS in response to receptor agonists such as growth factors or inflammatory cytokines that signal through the Rho-like small GTPases Rac1 or Rac2. The phagocyte oxidase (gp91phox/NOX2) is the best characterized family member, and its mode of activation is relatively well understood. Recent work has uncovered novel and increasingly complex modes of control of the NOX2-related proteins. Some of these, including NOX2, have been implicated in various aspects of (cardio)vascular disease, including vascular smooth muscle and endothelial cell hypertrophy and proliferation, inflammation, and atherosclerosis. This review focuses on the role of the Rac1 and Rac2 GTPases in the activation of the various NOX family members.
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- Peter L Hordijk
- Department Molecular Cell Biology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Martyn KD, Frederick LM, von Loehneysen K, Dinauer MC, Knaus UG. Functional analysis of Nox4 reveals unique characteristics compared to other NADPH oxidases. Cell Signal 2006; 18:69-82. [PMID: 15927447 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2005.03.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 602] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2005] [Revised: 03/15/2005] [Accepted: 03/16/2005] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are important signal transduction molecules in ligand-induced signaling, regulation of cell growth, differentiation, apoptosis and motility. Recently NADPH oxidases (Nox) homologous to Nox2 (gp91phox) of phagocyte cytochrome b558 have been identified, which are an enzymatic source for ROS generation in epithelial cells. This study was undertaken to delineate the requirements for ROS generation by Nox4. Nox4, in contrast to other Nox proteins, produces large amounts of hydrogen peroxide constitutively. Known cytosolic oxidase proteins or the GTPase Rac are not required for this activity. Nox4 associates with the protein p22phox on internal membranes, where ROS generation occurs. Knockdown and gene transfection studies confirmed that Nox4 requires p22phox for ROS generation. Mutational analysis revealed structural requirements affecting expression of the p22phox protein and Nox activity. Mechanistic insight into ROS regulation is significant for understanding fundamental cell biology and pathophysiological conditions.
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- Kendra D Martyn
- Department of Immunology IMM28, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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Alblas J, Honing H, de Lavalette CR, Brown MH, Dijkstra CD, van den Berg TK. Signal regulatory protein alpha ligation induces macrophage nitric oxide production through JAK/STAT- and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/Rac1/NAPDH oxidase/H2O2-dependent pathways. Mol Cell Biol 2005; 25:7181-92. [PMID: 16055727 PMCID: PMC1190262 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.25.16.7181-7192.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Signal regulatory protein alpha (SIRPalpha) is a glycoprotein receptor that recruits and signals via the tyrosine phosphatases SHP-1 and SHP-2. In macrophages SIRPalpha can negatively regulate the phagocytosis of host cells and the production of tumor necrosis factor alpha. Here we provide evidence that SIRPalpha can also stimulate macrophage activities, in particular the production of nitric oxide (NO) and reactive oxygen species. Ligation of SIRPalpha by antibodies or soluble CD47 triggers inducible nitric oxide synthase expression and production of NO. This was not caused by blocking negative-regulatory SIRPalpha-CD47 interactions. SIRPalpha-induced NO production was prevented by inhibition of the tyrosine kinase JAK2. JAK2 was found to associate with SIRPalpha in macrophages, particularly after SIRPalpha ligation, and SIRPalpha stimulation resulted in JAK2 and STAT1 tyrosine phosphorylation. Furthermore, SIRPalpha-induced NO production required the generation of hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) by a NADPH oxidase (NOX) and the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3-K)-dependent activation of Rac1, an intrinsic NOX component. Finally, SIRPalpha ligation promoted SHP-1 and SHP-2 recruitment, which was both JAK2 and PI3-K dependent. These findings demonstrate that SIRPalpha ligation induces macrophage NO production through the cooperative action of JAK/STAT and PI3-K/Rac1/NOX/H(2)O(2) signaling pathways. Therefore, we propose that SIRPalpha is able to function as an activating receptor.
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- Jacqueline Alblas
- Department of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology, VU Medical Center, MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Murillo I, Henderson L. Expression of gp91phox/Nox2 in COS-7 cells: cellular localization of the protein and the detection of outward proton currents. Biochem J 2005; 385:649-57. [PMID: 15377283 PMCID: PMC1134739 DOI: 10.1042/bj20040829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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We have reported previously that gp91phox, expressed in CHO (Chinese hamster ovary) cells, functions as a voltage-dependent proton channel. However, others have reported that COS-7 cells expressing gp91phox failed to exhibit outward proton currents, and concluded that gp91phox does not function as a proton channel. To investigate this clear difference in findings, we have examined the expression and cellular localization of the fusion protein EGFP-C-91, in which gp91phox is fused to the C-terminus of enhanced green fluorescent protein. EGFP-C-91 was observed in the plasma membrane and intracellular membranes of 30% of the transfected COS-7 cells. In the remaining COS-7 cells, EGFP-C-91 was detected in the intracellular membranes only. In CHO cells EGFP-C-91 was present in both the plasma membrane and the intracellular membranes of all transfected cells. Under the whole-cell configuration, outward currents were recorded from COS-7 cells expressing gp91phox. These increased in magnitude and lost their 'droop' over time as the pipette solution equilibrated with the cell cytoplasm (50 min). The threshold activation voltage for the currents was shifted by approximately 60 mV for a 1 unit difference in bath pH. Zn2+ inhibited the outward currents observed in COS-7 cells expressing gp91phox. The tail current reversal potential was -64 mV at a pH(o) (external pH) of 8.0, -40 mV at pH(o) 7.4 and -8 mV at pH(o) 7.0, indicating that the current arises from the movement of protons. Outward currents were exhibited by 37.5% of the COS-7 cells expressing gp91phox. Proton currents were recorded following the excision of inside-out patches from cells transfected with gp91phox. The presence of outward proton currents in COS-7 cells expressing gp91phox provides further support for our proposed role for gp91phox as the NADPH oxidase-associated proton channel.
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- Isabel Murillo
- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medical Sciences, University of Bristol, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TD, U.K
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medical Sciences, University of Bristol, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TD, U.K
- To whom correspondence should be addressed (email )
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Inoue Y, Ogasawara M, Moroi T, Satake M, Azumi K, Moritomo T, Nakanishi T. Characteristics of NADPH oxidase genes (Nox2, p22, p47, and p67) and Nox4 gene expressed in blood cells of juvenile Ciona intestinalis. Immunogenetics 2005; 57:520-34. [PMID: 16025326 DOI: 10.1007/s00251-005-0010-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2005] [Accepted: 05/24/2005] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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To illuminate the origins of NADPH oxidase (Nox), we identified cDNA clones encoding Nox2, Nox4, p22 phagocyte oxidase (phox), p47phox, and p67phox in a chordate phylogenetically distant to the vertebrates, the sea squirt Ciona intestinalis. We also examined the spatiotemporal expression of these genes in embryos and juveniles. The sequences of the Nox2, Nox4, p22phox, p47phox, and p67phox cDNAs contained open reading frames encoding 581, 811, 175, 461, and 515 amino acids, respectively. The level of identities between the deduced Nox2, Nox4, p22phox, p47phox, and p67phox amino acid sequences and their corresponding human components were 54.0, 31.0, 44.4, 36.0, and 26.2%, respectively. Despite these low identities, the functional domains of the C. intestinalis and human NADPH oxidase and Nox4 are highly conserved. The genomic organizations of the components of the NADPH oxidase gene except for p67phox (a single exon gene) and the Nox4 gene in C. intestinalis are highly similar to those of the corresponding human NADPH oxidase genes. Further, the analyzed part of the C. intestinalis genome and EST database do not seem to present p40phox and Nox5. The Nox2, p22phox, p47phox, and p67phox genes were specifically expressed in the blood cells of juveniles. The Nox4 gene was expressed in blood cells and endostyle of juveniles. These results suggest that C. intestinalis NADPH oxidase components possess potential functional activities similar to those of human, but the manner in which cytosolic phox proteins in C. intestinalis interact is different from that in human.
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- Yuuki Inoue
- Laboratory of Fish Pathology, Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, Kameino 1866, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, 252-8510, Japan,
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Ueno N, Takeya R, Miyano K, Kikuchi H, Sumimoto H. The NADPH Oxidase Nox3 Constitutively Produces Superoxide in a p22 -dependent Manner. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:23328-39. [PMID: 15824103 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m414548200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 142] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Nox3, a member of the superoxide-producing NADPH oxidase (Nox) family, participates in otoconia formation in mouse inner ears, which is required for perception of balance and gravity. The activity of other Nox enzymes such as gp91(phox)/Nox2 and Nox1 is known to absolutely require both an organizer protein (p47(phox) or Noxo1) andanactivatorprotein (p67(phox) or Noxa1); for the p47(phox)-dependent activation of these oxidases, treatment of cells with stimulants such as phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate is also indispensable. Here we show that ectopic expression of Nox3 in various types of cells leads to phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate-independent constitutive production of a substantial amount of superoxide under the conditions where gp91(phox) and Nox1 fail to generate superoxide, i.e. in the absence of the oxidase organizers and activators. Nox3 likely forms a functional complex with p22(phox); Nox3 physically interacts with and stabilizes p22(phox), and the Nox3-dependent superoxide production is totally dependent on p22(phox). The organizers p47(phox) and Noxo1 are capable of enhancing the superoxide production by Nox3 in the absence of the activators, and the enhancement requires the interaction of the organizers with p22(phox), further indicating a link between Nox3 and p22(phox). The p47(phox)-enhanced Nox3 activity is further facilitated by p67(phox) or Noxa1, whereas the activators cancel the Noxo1-induced enhancement. On the other hand, the small GTPase Rac, essential for the gp91(phox) activity, is likely dispensable to the Nox3 system. Thus Nox3 functions together with p22(phox) as an enzyme constitutively producing superoxide, which can be distinctly regulated by combinatorial use of the organizers and activators.
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- Noriko Ueno
- Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Colston JT, de la Rosa SD, Strader JR, Anderson MA, Freeman GL. H2O2 activates Nox4 through PLA2-dependent arachidonic acid production in adult cardiac fibroblasts. FEBS Lett 2005; 579:2533-40. [PMID: 15848200 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2005.03.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2004] [Revised: 03/23/2005] [Accepted: 03/25/2005] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Stimulated production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) by plasma membrane-associated nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidases (Nox) in non-phagocytic cells regulates a number of biological processes including growth, vessel tone, and oxygen sensing. The purpose of this study was to investigate H(2)O(2)-stimulated ROS production in primary adult cardiac fibroblasts (CF). Results demonstrate that CF express an H(2)O(2)-inducible oxidant generating system that is inhibitable by diphenylene iodonium (DPI) and sensitive to antioxidants. In addition to H(2)O(2), generation of ROS was stimulated potently by 1-oleoyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycerol (OAG) and arachidonic acid (AA) in a protein kinase C-independent manner. Pretreatment with arachidonyl trifluoromethyl ketone was nearly as effective as DPI at reducing H(2)O(2)- and OAG-stimulated oxidant generation indicating a central role for phospholipase A(2) (PLA(2)) in this signaling pathway. Co-stimulation with H(2)O(2) and OAG did not increase ROS generation as compared to OAG alone suggesting both agonists signal through a shared, rate-limited enzymatic pathway involving PLA(2). Co-stimulation with H(2)O(2) and AA had additive effects indicating these two agonists stimulate oxidant production through a parallel activation pathway. Reverse transcriptase-coupled polymerase chain reaction and Western blotting demonstrate primary cardiac fibroblasts express transcripts and protein for Nox4, p22, p47, and p67 phox. Transfections with Nox4 small inhibitory ribonucleic acid oligonucleotides or p22 phox antisense oligonucleotides significantly downregulated stimulated Nox activity. Inhibitors of nitric oxide synthases were without effect. We conclude adult CF express Nox4/p22 phox-containing oxidant generating complex activated by H(2)O(2), OAG, and AA through a pathway that requires activation of PLA(2).
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- James T Colston
- Janey Briscoe Center of Excellence in Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, 78284, USA.
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Perisic O, Wilson MI, Karathanassis D, Bravo J, Pacold ME, Ellson CD, Hawkins PT, Stephens L, Williams RL. The role of phosphoinositides and phosphorylation in regulation of NADPH oxidase. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 44:279-98. [PMID: 15581496 DOI: 10.1016/j.advenzreg.2003.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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- Olga Perisic
- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 2QH, UK
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Diebold BA, Bokoch GM. Rho GTPases and the control of the oxidative burst in polymorphonuclear leukocytes. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol 2005; 291:91-111. [PMID: 15981461 DOI: 10.1007/3-540-27511-8_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Stimulation of quiescent leukocytes activates the NADPH oxidase, a membrane-associated enzyme system that generates superoxide and other reactive oxygen species (ROS) that are used to kill bacteria within the phagosome. This chapter describes this multicomponent NADPH oxidase system, one of the first cellular systems shown to be directly regulated by Rac GTPases. We present current models of NADPH oxidase regulation by Rac2 and describe how Rac2 activation controls the timing of ROS production in adherent neutrophils. The antagonistic role that Cdc42 plays as a competitor of Rac2 for binding to the cytochrome component of the NADPH oxidase is discussed as a possible mechanism for tonic regulation of ROS production during the formation of the phagosome. Finally, we briefly depict mechanisms by which invasive bacteria can alter (inhibit) NADPH oxidase function, focusing on the effects of invasive bacteria on components and assembly of the NADPH oxidase.
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- B A Diebold
- Department of Immunology and Cell Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, IMM-14, 10550 N. Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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He R, Nanamori M, Sang H, Yin H, Dinauer MC, Ye RD. Reconstitution of chemotactic peptide-induced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (reduced) oxidase activation in transgenic COS-phox cells. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2004; 173:7462-70. [PMID: 15585872 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.173.12.7462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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A whole-cell-based reconstitution system was developed to study the signaling mechanisms underlying chemoattractant-induced activation of NADPH oxidase. This system takes advantage of the lack of formyl peptide receptor-mediated response in COS-phox cells expressing gp91(phox), p22(phox), p67(phox), and p47(phox), which respond to phorbol ester and arachidonic acid with O()(2) production. By exogenous expression of signaling molecules enriched in neutrophils, we have identified several critical components for fMLP-induced NADPH oxidase activation. Expression of PKCdelta, but not PKCalpha, -betaII, and -zeta, is necessary for the COS-phox cells to respond to fMLP. A role of PKCdelta in neutrophil NADPH oxidase was confirmed based on the ability of fMLP to induce PKCdelta translocation and the sensitivity of fMLP-induced O()(2) production to rottlerin, a PKCdelta-selective inhibitor. Optimal reconstitution also requires phospholipase C-beta2 and PI3K-gamma. We found that formyl peptide receptor could use the endogenous Rac1 as well as exogenous Rac1 and Rac2 for NADPH oxidase activation. Exogenous expression of p40(phox) potentiated fMLP-induced O()(2) production and raised the level of O()(2) in unstimulated cells. Collectively, these results provide first direct evidence for reconstituting fMLP-induced O()(2) production in a nonhemopoietic cell line, and demonstrate the requirement of multiple signaling components for optimal activation of NADPH oxidase by a chemoattractant.
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- Rong He
- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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gp91(phox) (Nox2), the catalytic subunit of the superoxide-generating respiratory burst oxidase, is regulated by subunits p47(phox) and p67(phox). Nox1, a homolog of gp91(phox), is regulated by NOXO1 and NOXA1, homologs of p47(phox) and p67(phox), respectively. For both Nox1 and gp91(phox), an organizer protein (NOXO1 or p47(phox)) cooperates with an activator protein (NOXA1 or p67(phox)) to regulate the catalytic subunit. Herein, we investigate the subunit regulation of Nox3 compared with that of other Nox enzymes. Nox3, like gp91(phox), was activated by p47(phox) plus p67(phox). Whereas gp91(phox) activity required the protein kinase C activator phorbol myristate acetate (PMA), Nox3 activity was already high without PMA, but was further stimulated approximately 30% by PMA. gp91(phox) was also activated by NOXO1/NOXA1 and required PMA for high activity. gp91(phox) regulation required an intact activation domain in the activator protein, as neither p67(phox)(V204A) nor NOXA1(V205A) were effective. In contrast, p67(phox)(V204A) was effective (along with p47(phox)) in activating Nox3. Unexpectedly, Nox3 was strongly activated by NOXO1 in the absence of NOXA1 or p67(phox). Nox3 activity was regulated by PMA only when p47(phox) but not NOXO1 was present, consistent with the phosphorylation-regulated autoinhibitory region in p47(phox) but not in NOXO1. Deletion of the autoinhibitory region from p47(phox) rendered this subunit highly active in the absence of PMA toward both gp91(phox) and Nox3, and high activity required an activator subunit. The unique regulation of Nox3 supports a model in which multiple interactions with regulatory subunits stabilize an active conformation of the catalytic subunit.
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- Guangjie Cheng
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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Diebold BA, Fowler B, Lu J, Dinauer MC, Bokoch GM. Antagonistic cross-talk between Rac and Cdc42 GTPases regulates generation of reactive oxygen species. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:28136-42. [PMID: 15123662 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m313891200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Cross-talk between Rho GTPase family members (Rho, Rac, and Cdc42) plays important roles in modulating and coordinating downstream cellular responses resulting from Rho GTPase signaling. The NADPH oxidase of phagocytes and nonphagocytic cells is a Rac GTPase-regulated system that generates reactive oxygen species (ROS) for the purposes of innate immunity and intracellular signaling. We recently demonstrated that NADPH oxidase activation involves sequential interactions between Rac and the flavocytochrome b(558) and p67(phox) oxidase components to regulate electron transfer from NADPH to molecular oxygen. Here we identify an antagonistic interaction between Rac and the closely related GTPase Cdc42 at the level of flavocytochrome b(558) that regulates the formation of ROS. Cdc42 is unable to stimulate ROS formation by NADPH oxidase, but Cdc42, like Rac1 and Rac2, was able to specifically bind to flavocytochrome b(558) in vitro. Cdc42 acted as a competitive inhibitor of Rac1- and Rac2-mediated ROS formation in a recombinant cell-free oxidase system. Inhibition was dependent on the Cdc42 insert domain but not the Switch I region. Transient expression of Cdc42Q61L inhibited ROS formation induced by constitutively active Rac1 in an NADPH oxidase-expressing Cos7 cell line. Inhibition of Cdc42 activity by transduction of the Cdc42-binding domain of Wiscott-Aldrich syndrome protein into human neutrophils resulted in an enhanced fMetLeuPhe-induced oxidative response, consistent with inhibitory cross-talk between Rac and Cdc42 in activated neutrophils. We propose here a novel antagonism between Rac and Cdc42 GTPases at the level of the Nox proteins that modulates the generation of ROS used for host defense, cell signaling, and transformation.
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- Becky A Diebold
- Departments of Immunology and Cell Biology, Scripps Research Institute, 10550 N. Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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DeCoursey TE. Interactions between NADPH oxidase and voltage-gated proton channels: why electron transport depends on proton transport. FEBS Lett 2004; 555:57-61. [PMID: 14630319 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(03)01103-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Leukocytes kill microbes by producing reactive oxygen species, using a multi-component enzyme complex, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase. Electrons pass from intracellular NADPH through a redox chain within the enzyme, to reduce extracellular O2 to O2-. Electron flux is electrogenic, and rapidly depolarizes the membrane potential. Excessive depolarization can turn off electron transport by self-inhibition, but this is prevented by proton flux that balances the electron flux. Although the membrane potential depolarizes by approximately 100 mV during the respiratory burst (NADPH oxidase activity), NADPH oxidase activity is independent of voltage in this range, which permits optimal function and prevents self-inhibition.
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- Thomas E DeCoursey
- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Physiology, Rush Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center, 1750 West Harrison, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
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The notion of transmembrane electron transport is usually associated with mitochondria and chloroplasts. However, since the early 1970s, it has been known that this phenomenon also occurs at the level of the plasma membrane. Ever since, evidence has accumulated for the existence of a plethora of transplasma membrane electron transport enzymes. In this review, we discuss the various enzymes known, their molecular characteristics and their biological functions.
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- Jennifer D Ly
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Takeya R, Ueno N, Kami K, Taura M, Kohjima M, Izaki T, Nunoi H, Sumimoto H. Novel human homologues of p47phox and p67phox participate in activation of superoxide-producing NADPH oxidases. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:25234-46. [PMID: 12716910 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m212856200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 291] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The catalytic core of a superoxide-producing NADPH oxidase (Nox) in phagocytes is gp91phox/Nox2, a membrane-integrated protein that forms a heterodimer with p22phox to constitute flavocytochrome b558. The cytochrome becomes activated by interacting with the adaptor proteins p47phox and p67phox as well as the small GTPase Rac. Here we describe the cloning of human cDNAs for novel proteins homologous to p47phox and p67phox, designated p41nox and p51nox, respectively; the former is encoded by NOXO1 (Nox organizer 1), and the latter is encoded by NOXA1 (Nox activator 1). The novel homologue p41nox interacts with p22phox via the two tandem SH3 domains, as does p47phox. The protein p51nox as well as p67phox can form a complex with p47phox and with p41nox via the C-terminal SH3 domain and binds to GTP-bound Rac via the N-terminal domain containing four tetratricopeptide repeat motifs. These bindings seem to play important roles, since p47phox and p67phox activate the phagocyte oxidase via the same interactions. Indeed, p41nox and p51nox are capable of replacing the corresponding classical homologue in activation of gp91phox. Nox1, a homologue of gp91phox, also can be activated in cells, when it is coexpressed with p41nox and p51nox, with p41nox and p67phox, or with p47phox and p51nox; in the former two cases, Nox1 is partially activated without any stimulants added, suggesting that p41nox is normally in an active state. Thus, the novel homologues p41nox and p51nox likely function together or in combination with a classical one, thereby activating the two Nox family oxidases.
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- Ryu Takeya
- Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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Gu Y, Xu YC, Wu RF, Nwariaku FE, Souza RF, Flores SC, Terada LS. p47phox participates in activation of RelA in endothelial cells. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:17210-7. [PMID: 12618429 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m210314200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Activation of endothelial cell NF-kappaB by interleukin (IL)-1 constitutes an event critical to the progression of the innate immune response. In this context, oxidants have been associated with NF-kappaB activation, although the molecular source and mechanism of targeting have remained obscure. We found that RelA, essential for NF-kappaB activation by IL-1, was associated with the NADPH oxidase adapter protein p47(phox) in yeast two-hybrid, coprecipitation, and in vitro binding studies. RelA and p47-GFP also colocalized in endothelial cells in focal submembranous dorsoventral protrusions. Overexpression of p47(phox) synergized with IL-1beta in the activation of an artificial kappaB-luciferase reporter and specifically augmented IL-1beta-induced RelA transactivation activity. p47(phox) overexpression also greatly increased IL-1beta-stimulated RelA phosphorylation, whereas it had no effect on I-kappaB degradation or on RelA nuclear translocation or kappaB binding. The tandem SH3 domains of p47(phox) were found to associate with a proline-rich mid-region of RelA (RelA-PR) located between the Rel homology and transactivation domains. The RelA-PR peptide blocked interaction of p47(phox) and RelA, and ectopic expression of RelA-PR abrogated IL-1beta-induced transactivation of the NF-kappaB-dependent E-selectin promoter. Further, suppression of NADPH oxidase function through the inhibitor diphenylene iodonium, the superoxide dismutase mimetic Mn(III) tetrakis(4-benzoic acid)porphyrin (MnTBAP), or expression of a dominant interfering mutant of a separate NADPH oxidase subunit (p67(V204A)) decreased IL-1beta-induced E-selectin promoter activation, suggesting that p47(phox) facilitates NF-kappaB activation through linkage with the NADPH oxidase. IL-1beta rapidly increased tyrosine phosphorylation of IL-1 type I receptor-associated proteins, suggesting that oxidants may operate through inactivation of local protein-tyrosine phosphatases in the proximal IL-1beta signaling pathway leading to RelA activation.
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- Ying Gu
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas 75216, USA
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DeCoursey TE, Morgan D, Cherny VV. The voltage dependence of NADPH oxidase reveals why phagocytes need proton channels. Nature 2003; 422:531-4. [PMID: 12673252 DOI: 10.1038/nature01523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 249] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2002] [Accepted: 02/25/2003] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The enzyme NADPH oxidase in phagocytes is important in the body's defence against microbes: it produces superoxide anions (O2-, precursors to bactericidal reactive oxygen species). Electrons move from intracellular NADPH, across a chain comprising FAD (flavin adenine dinucleotide) and two haems, to reduce extracellular O2 to O2-. NADPH oxidase is electrogenic, generating electron current (I(e)) that is measurable under voltage-clamp conditions. Here we report the complete current-voltage relationship of NADPH oxidase, the first such measurement of a plasma membrane electron transporter. We find that I(e) is voltage-independent from -100 mV to >0 mV, but is steeply inhibited by further depolarization, and is abolished at about +190 mV. It was proposed that H+ efflux mediated by voltage-gated proton channels compensates I(e), because Zn2+ and Cd2+ inhibit both H+ currents and O2- production. Here we show that COS-7 cells transfected with four NADPH oxidase components, but lacking H+ channels, produce O2- in the presence of Zn2+ concentrations that inhibit O2- production in neutrophils and eosinophils. Zn2+ does not inhibit NADPH oxidase directly, but through effects on H+ channels. H+ channels optimize NADPH oxidase function by preventing membrane depolarization to inhibitory voltages.
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- Thomas E DeCoursey
- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Physiology, Rush Presbyterian St Luke's Medical Center, 1750 West Harrison, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA.
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Proton channels exist in a wide variety of membrane proteins where they transport protons rapidly and efficiently. Usually the proton pathway is formed mainly by water molecules present in the protein, but its function is regulated by titratable groups on critical amino acid residues in the pathway. All proton channels conduct protons by a hydrogen-bonded chain mechanism in which the proton hops from one water or titratable group to the next. Voltage-gated proton channels represent a specific subset of proton channels that have voltage- and time-dependent gating like other ion channels. However, they differ from most ion channels in their extraordinarily high selectivity, tiny conductance, strong temperature and deuterium isotope effects on conductance and gating kinetics, and insensitivity to block by steric occlusion. Gating of H(+) channels is regulated tightly by pH and voltage, ensuring that they open only when the electrochemical gradient is outward. Thus they function to extrude acid from cells. H(+) channels are expressed in many cells. During the respiratory burst in phagocytes, H(+) current compensates for electron extrusion by NADPH oxidase. Most evidence indicates that the H(+) channel is not part of the NADPH oxidase complex, but rather is a distinct and as yet unidentified molecule.
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- Thomas E Decoursey
- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Physiology, Rush Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA.
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Bánfi B, Clark RA, Steger K, Krause KH. Two novel proteins activate superoxide generation by the NADPH oxidase NOX1. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:3510-3. [PMID: 12473664 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.c200613200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 381] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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NOX1, an NADPH oxidase expressed predominantly in colon epithelium, shows a high degree of similarity to the phagocyte NADPH oxidase. However, superoxide generation by NOX1 has been difficult to demonstrate. Here we show that NOX1 generates superoxide when co-expressed with the p47(phox) and p67(phox) subunits of the phagocyte NADPH oxidase but not when expressed by itself. Since p47(phox) and p67(phox) are restricted mainly to myeloid cells, we searched for their homologues and identified two novel cDNAs. The mRNAs of both homologues were found predominantly in colon epithelium. Differences between the homologues and the phagocyte NADPH oxidase subunits included the lack of the autoinhibitory domain and the protein kinase C phosphorylation sites in the p47(phox) homologue as well as the absence of the first Src homology 3 domain and the presence of a hydrophobic stretch in the p67(phox) homologue. Co-expression of NOX1 with the two novel proteins led to stimulus-independent high level superoxide generation. Stimulus dependence of NOX1 was restored when p47(phox) was used to replace its homologue. In conclusion, NOX1 is a superoxide-generating enzyme that is activated by two novel proteins, which we propose to name NOXO1 (NOX organizer 1) and NOXA1 (NOX activator 1).
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- Botond Bánfi
- Biology of Ageing Laboratory, Department of Geriatrics, Geneva University Hospitals, Switzerland.
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Kindzelskii AL, Huang JB, Chaiworapongsa T, Fahmy RM, Kim YM, Romero R, Petty HR. Pregnancy alters glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase trafficking, cell metabolism, and oxidant release of maternal neutrophils. J Clin Invest 2003. [PMID: 12488430 DOI: 10.1172/jci200215973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Pregnancy is associated with changes in host susceptibility to infections and inflammatory disease. We hypothesize that metabolic enzyme trafficking affects maternal neutrophil activation. Specifically, immunofluorescence microscopy has shown that glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6-PDase), the rate-controlling step of the hexose monophosphate shunt (HMS), is located near the cell periphery in control neutrophils but is found near the microtubule-organizing centers in cells from pregnant women. Cytochemical studies confirmed that the distribution of the G-6-PDase antigen is coincident with functional G-6-PDase activity. Metabolic oscillations within activated pregnancy neutrophils are higher in amplitude, though lower in frequency, than activated control neutrophils, suggesting limited HMS activity. Analysis of radioisotope-labeled carbon flux from glucose to CO(2) indicates that the HMS is intact in leukocytes from pregnant women, but its level is not enhanced by cell stimulation. Using extracellular fluorescent markers, activated pregnancy neutrophils were found to release reactive oxygen metabolites (ROMs) at a lower rate than activated control neutrophils. However, basal levels of ROM production in polarized pregnancy neutrophils were greater than in control neutrophils. Microtubule-disrupting agents reversed the observed changes in G-6-PDase trafficking, metabolic oscillations, and ROM production by maternal neutrophils. G-6-PDase trafficking appears to be one mechanism regulating ROM production by maternal neutrophils.
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- Andrei L Kindzelskii
- Department of Biological Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, USA
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Brown GE, Stewart MQ, Liu H, Ha VL, Yaffe MB. A novel assay system implicates PtdIns(3,4)P(2), PtdIns(3)P, and PKC delta in intracellular production of reactive oxygen species by the NADPH oxidase. Mol Cell 2003; 11:35-47. [PMID: 12535519 DOI: 10.1016/s1097-2765(03)00005-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Activated neutrophils assemble an NADPH oxidase enzyme complex to produce superoxide for microbial killing. Much of the initial oxidase assembly occurs on intracellular granules, followed by movement of the oxidase to phagolysosomes and the plasma membrane. We have developed a novel assay system using Streptolysin-O permeabilized neutrophils that recapitulates the initial intracellular activation process while maintaining the ultrastructural features of this granulocytic cell type. Using this system, we biochemically dissect molecular events and signaling pathways involved in NADPH oxidase assembly and demonstrate specific roles for PKC delta, PI(3,4)P(2)/PI(3,4,5)P(3), and PI(3)P in the PMA-dependent intracellular activation process. This system should be of great utility for the study of cell signaling events that regulate the intracellular production of reactive oxygen species by neutrophils.
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- Glenn E Brown
- Center for Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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Kindzelskii AL, Huang JB, Chaiworapongsa T, Fahmy RM, Kim YM, Romero R, Petty HR. Pregnancy alters glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase trafficking, cell metabolism, and oxidant release of maternal neutrophils. J Clin Invest 2002; 110:1801-11. [PMID: 12488430 PMCID: PMC151652 DOI: 10.1172/jci15973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Pregnancy is associated with changes in host susceptibility to infections and inflammatory disease. We hypothesize that metabolic enzyme trafficking affects maternal neutrophil activation. Specifically, immunofluorescence microscopy has shown that glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6-PDase), the rate-controlling step of the hexose monophosphate shunt (HMS), is located near the cell periphery in control neutrophils but is found near the microtubule-organizing centers in cells from pregnant women. Cytochemical studies confirmed that the distribution of the G-6-PDase antigen is coincident with functional G-6-PDase activity. Metabolic oscillations within activated pregnancy neutrophils are higher in amplitude, though lower in frequency, than activated control neutrophils, suggesting limited HMS activity. Analysis of radioisotope-labeled carbon flux from glucose to CO(2) indicates that the HMS is intact in leukocytes from pregnant women, but its level is not enhanced by cell stimulation. Using extracellular fluorescent markers, activated pregnancy neutrophils were found to release reactive oxygen metabolites (ROMs) at a lower rate than activated control neutrophils. However, basal levels of ROM production in polarized pregnancy neutrophils were greater than in control neutrophils. Microtubule-disrupting agents reversed the observed changes in G-6-PDase trafficking, metabolic oscillations, and ROM production by maternal neutrophils. G-6-PDase trafficking appears to be one mechanism regulating ROM production by maternal neutrophils.
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- Andrei L Kindzelskii
- Department of Biological Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, USA
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Maturana A, Krause KH, Demaurex N. NOX family NADPH oxidases: do they have built-in proton channels? J Gen Physiol 2002; 120:781-6. [PMID: 12451048 PMCID: PMC2229569 DOI: 10.1085/jgp.20028713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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- Andrés Maturana
- Department of Physiology, University of Geneva, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Nicolas Touret
- Program in Cell Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto M5G 1X8, Canada
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Biberstine-Kinkade KJ, Yu L, Stull N, LeRoy B, Bennett S, Cross A, Dinauer MC. Mutagenesis of p22(phox) histidine 94. A histidine in this position is not required for flavocytochrome b558 function. J Biol Chem 2002; 277:30368-74. [PMID: 12042318 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m203993200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The NADPH oxidase is a multicomponent enzyme that transfers electrons from NADPH to O2 to generate superoxide (O2*-), the precursor of microbicidal oxygen species that play an important role in host defense. Flavocytochrome b558, a heterodimeric oxidoreductase comprised of gp91(phox) and p22(phox) subunits, contains two nonidentical, bis-histidine-ligated heme groups imbedded within the membrane. Four histidine residues that appear to serve as noncovalent axial heme ligands reside within the hydrophobic N terminus of gp91(phox), but the role of p22(phox) in heme binding is unclear. We compared biochemical and functional features of wild type flavocytochrome b558 with those in cells co-expressing gp91(phox) with p22(phox) harboring amino acid substitutions at histidine 94, the only invariant histidine residue within the p22(phox) subunit. Substitution with leucine, tyrosine, or methionine did not affect heterodimer formation or flavocytochrome b558 function. The heme spectrum in purified preparations of flavocytochrome b558 containing the p22(phox) derivative was unaffected. In contrast, substitution of histidine 94 with arginine appeared to disrupt the intrinsic stability of p22(phox) and, secondarily, the stability of mature gp91(phox) and abrogated O2*- production. These findings demonstrate that His94 p22(phox) is not required for heme binding or function of flavocytochrome b558 in the NADPH oxidase.
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- Karla J Biberstine-Kinkade
- Department of Pediatrics (Hematology/Oncology), Herman B. Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Riley Hospital for Children, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202-5225, USA
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