L-selectin shedding is activated specifically within transmigrating pseudopods of monocytes to regulate cell polarity in vitro

Karolina Rzeniewicz, Abigail Newe, Angela Rey Gallardo, Jessic Daviesa, Mark R. Holt, Ashish Patel, Guillaume T. Charras, Brian Stramer, Chris Molenaar, Thomas F. Tedder, Maddy Parsons, Aleksandar Ivetic*

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Abstract

L-selectin is a cell adhesion molecule that tethers free-flowing leukocytes from the blood to luminal vessel walls, facilitating the initial stages of their emigration from the circulation toward an extravascular inflammatory insult. Following shear-resistant adhesion to the vessel wall, L-selectin has frequently been reported to be rapidly cleaved from the plasma membrane (known as ectodomain shedding), with little knowledge of the timing or functional consequence of this event. Using advanced imaging techniques, we observe L-selectin shedding occurring exclusively as primary human monocytes actively engage in transendothelial migration (TEM). Moreover, the shedding was localized to transmigrating pseudopods within the subendothelial space. By capturing monocytes in midtransmigration, we could monitor the subcellular distribution of L-selectin and better understand how ectodomain shedding might contribute to TEM. Mechanistically, L-selectin loses associationwith calmodulin (CaM; a negative regulator of shedding) specifically within transmigrating pseudopods. In contrast, L-selectin/CaM interaction remained intact in nontransmigrated regions of monocytes. We show phosphorylation of L-selectin at Ser 364 is critical for CaM dissociation, which is also restricted to the transmigrating pseudopod. Pharmacological or genetic inhibition of L-selectin shedding significantly increased pseudopodial extensions in transmigrating monocytes, which potentiated invasive behavior during TEM and prevented the establishment of front/back polarity for directional migration persistence once TEM was complete. We conclude that L-selectin shedding directly regulates polarity in transmigrated monocytes, which affirms an active role for this molecule in driving later stages of the multistep adhesion cascade.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)E1461-E1470
JournalProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Volume112
Issue number12
Early online date9 Mar 2015
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 24 Mar 2015

Keywords

  • Biglycan
  • Calmodulin
  • Invasion
  • Leukocyte
  • Migration

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