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Wogram E, Sümpelmann F, Dong W, Rawat E, Fernández Maestre I, Fu D, Braswell B, Khalil A, Buescher JM, Mittler G, Borner GHH, Vlachos A, Tholen S, Schilling O, Bell GW, Rambold AS, Akhtar A, Schnell O, Beck J, Abu-Remaileh M, Prinz M, Jaenisch R. Rapid phagosome isolation enables unbiased multiomic analysis of human microglial phagosomes. Immunity 2024; 57:2216-2231.e11. [PMID: 39151426 DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2024.07.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2023] [Revised: 01/25/2024] [Accepted: 07/19/2024] [Indexed: 08/19/2024]
Abstract
Microglia are the resident macrophages of the central nervous system (CNS). Their phagocytic activity is central during brain development and homeostasis-and in a plethora of brain pathologies. However, little is known about the composition, dynamics, and function of human microglial phagosomes under homeostatic and pathological conditions. Here, we developed a method for rapid isolation of pure and intact phagosomes from human pluripotent stem cell-derived microglia under various in vitro conditions, and from human brain biopsies, for unbiased multiomic analysis. Phagosome profiling revealed that microglial phagosomes were equipped to sense minute changes in their environment and were highly dynamic. We detected proteins involved in synapse homeostasis, or implicated in brain pathologies, and identified the phagosome as the site where quinolinic acid was stored and metabolized for de novo nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) generation in the cytoplasm. Our findings highlight the central role of phagosomes in microglial functioning in the healthy and diseased brain.
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- Emile Wogram
- Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA; Institute of Neuropathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79106 Freiburg, Germany
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- Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Department of Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; The Institute for Chemistry, Engineering & Medicine for Human Health (Sarafan ChEM-H), Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Department of Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; The Institute for Chemistry, Engineering & Medicine for Human Health (Sarafan ChEM-H), Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA; The Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Boston, MA 02134, USA
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- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Stübeweg 51, 79108 Freiburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Stübeweg 51, 79108 Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Proteomics and Signal Transduction, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried 82152, Germany
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- Department of Neuroanatomy, Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Surgical Pathology, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, 79106 Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Surgical Pathology, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, 79106 Freiburg, Germany
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- Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Stübeweg 51, 79108 Freiburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Stübeweg 51, 79108 Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79106 Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79106 Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Department of Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; The Institute for Chemistry, Engineering & Medicine for Human Health (Sarafan ChEM-H), Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Institute of Neuropathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79106 Freiburg, Germany; BIOSS Centre for Biological Signalling Studies and Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies (CIBSS), University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA; Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.
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Bilkei‐Gorzo O, Heunis T, Marín‐Rubio JL, Cianfanelli FR, Raymond BBA, Inns J, Fabrikova D, Peltier J, Oakley F, Schmid R, Härtlova A, Trost M. The E3 ubiquitin ligase RNF115 regulates phagosome maturation and host response to bacterial infection. EMBO J 2022; 41:e108970. [PMID: 36281581 PMCID: PMC9713710 DOI: 10.15252/embj.2021108970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2021] [Revised: 10/01/2022] [Accepted: 10/06/2022] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
Abstract
Phagocytosis is a key process in innate immunity and homeostasis. After particle uptake, newly formed phagosomes mature by acquisition of endolysosomal enzymes. Macrophage activation by interferon gamma (IFN-γ) increases microbicidal activity, but delays phagosomal maturation by an unknown mechanism. Using quantitative proteomics, we show that phagosomal proteins harbour high levels of typical and atypical ubiquitin chain types. Moreover, phagosomal ubiquitylation of vesicle trafficking proteins is substantially enhanced upon IFN-γ activation of macrophages, suggesting a role in regulating phagosomal functions. We identified the E3 ubiquitin ligase RNF115, which is enriched on phagosomes of IFN-γ activated macrophages, as an important regulator of phagosomal maturation. Loss of RNF115 protein or ligase activity enhanced phagosomal maturation and increased cytokine responses to bacterial infection, suggesting that both innate immune signalling from the phagosome and phagolysosomal trafficking are controlled through ubiquitylation. RNF115 knock-out mice show less tissue damage in response to S. aureus infection, indicating a role of RNF115 in inflammatory responses in vivo. In conclusion, RNF115 and phagosomal ubiquitylation are important regulators of innate immune functions during bacterial infections.
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- Orsolya Bilkei‐Gorzo
- Wallenberg Centre for Molecular and Translational Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Institute of BiomedicineUniversity of GothenburgGothenburgSweden,MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation UnitUniversity of DundeeDundeeUK
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- Biosciences InstituteNewcastle UniversityNewcastle upon TyneUK
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- Biosciences InstituteNewcastle UniversityNewcastle upon TyneUK
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- Wallenberg Centre for Molecular and Translational Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Institute of BiomedicineUniversity of GothenburgGothenburgSweden
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- MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation UnitUniversity of DundeeDundeeUK,Biosciences InstituteNewcastle UniversityNewcastle upon TyneUK
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- Biosciences InstituteNewcastle UniversityNewcastle upon TyneUK,Newcastle Fibrosis Research GroupNewcastle UniversityNewcastle upon TyneUK
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- Leicester Institute of Structural and Chemical BiologyUniversity of LeicesterLeicesterUK,Department of Molecular and Cell BiologyUniversity of LeicesterLeicesterUK
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- Wallenberg Centre for Molecular and Translational Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Institute of BiomedicineUniversity of GothenburgGothenburgSweden,MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation UnitUniversity of DundeeDundeeUK,Biosciences InstituteNewcastle UniversityNewcastle upon TyneUK
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- MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation UnitUniversity of DundeeDundeeUK,Biosciences InstituteNewcastle UniversityNewcastle upon TyneUK
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Dean P, Heunis T, Härtlova A, Trost M. Regulation of phagosome functions by post-translational modifications: a new paradigm. Curr Opin Chem Biol 2018; 48:73-80. [PMID: 30481638 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2018.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2018] [Revised: 11/02/2018] [Accepted: 11/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Abstract
Phagosomes are highly dynamic organelles formed by the uptake of particles through phagocytic innate immune cells such as macrophages. Their key roles in microbe elimination and antigen presentation make them essential for innate and adaptive immunity. However, phagosomes are also important for tissue homeostasis as even in healthy individuals billions of dead cells are phagocytosed each day. In this short review, we highlight how the use of latex beads as inert baits for phagocytosis and subsequent analysis by proteomics has changed our understanding of the phagosome. We further discuss recent data on post-translational modifications such as phosphorylation and ubiquitylation that regulate phagosome functions and demonstrate that the phagosome is not only a 'degradative organelle' but also serves as a subcellular signalling platform.
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- Paul Dean
- Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE2 4HH, UK
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- Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE2 4HH, UK
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- Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE2 4HH, UK
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- Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE2 4HH, UK.
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Härtlova A, Herbst S, Peltier J, Rodgers A, Bilkei-Gorzo O, Fearns A, Dill BD, Lee H, Flynn R, Cowley SA, Davies P, Lewis PA, Ganley IG, Martinez J, Alessi DR, Reith AD, Trost M, Gutierrez MG. LRRK2 is a negative regulator of Mycobacterium tuberculosis phagosome maturation in macrophages. EMBO J 2018; 37:e98694. [PMID: 29789389 PMCID: PMC6003659 DOI: 10.15252/embj.201798694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2017] [Revised: 04/05/2018] [Accepted: 04/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Mutations in the leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) are associated with Parkinson's disease, chronic inflammation and mycobacterial infections. Although there is evidence supporting the idea that LRRK2 has an immune function, the cellular function of this kinase is still largely unknown. By using genetic, pharmacological and proteomics approaches, we show that LRRK2 kinase activity negatively regulates phagosome maturation via the recruitment of the Class III phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase complex and Rubicon to the phagosome in macrophages. Moreover, inhibition of LRRK2 kinase activity in mouse and human macrophages enhanced Mycobacterium tuberculosis phagosome maturation and mycobacterial control independently of autophagy. In vivo, LRRK2 deficiency in mice resulted in a significant decrease in M. tuberculosis burdens early during the infection. Collectively, our findings provide a molecular mechanism explaining genetic evidence linking LRRK2 to mycobacterial diseases and establish an LRRK2-dependent cellular pathway that controls M. tuberculosis replication by regulating phagosome maturation.
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- Anetta Härtlova
- MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
- Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK
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- Host-Pathogen Interactions in Tuberculosis Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK
- Crick-GSK Biomedical LinkLabs, GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals R&D, Stevenage, UK
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- MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
- Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK
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- Host-Pathogen Interactions in Tuberculosis Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK
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- MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
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- Host-Pathogen Interactions in Tuberculosis Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK
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- MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
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- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
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- University of Reading, Reading, UK
- UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, UK
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- MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
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- MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
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- Neurodegeneration Discovery Performance Unit, RD Neurosciences, GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals R&D, Stevenage, UK
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- MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
- Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK
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- Host-Pathogen Interactions in Tuberculosis Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK
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