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SWAP70 Organizes the Actin Cytoskeleton and Is Essential for Phagocytosis

Cell Reports, ISSN: 2211-1247, Vol: 17, Issue: 6, Page: 1518-1531
2016
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Actin plays a critical role during the early stages of pathogenic microbe internalization by immune cells. In this study, we identified a key mechanism of actin filament tethering and stabilization to the surface of phagosomes in human dendritic cells. We found that the actin-binding protein SWAP70 is specifically recruited to nascent phagosomes by binding to the lipid phosphatidylinositol (3,4)-bisphosphate. Multi-color super-resolution stimulated emission depletion (STED) microscopy revealed that the actin cage surrounding early phagosomes is formed by multiple concentric rings containing SWAP70. SWAP70 colocalized with and stimulated activation of RAC1, a known activator of actin polymerization, on phagosomes. Genetic ablation of SWAP70 impaired actin polymerization around phagosomes and resulted in a phagocytic defect. These data show a key role for SWAP70 as a scaffold for tethering the peripheral actin cage to phagosomes.

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Baranov, Maksim V; Revelo, Natalia H; Dingjan, Ilse; Maraspini, Riccardo; Ter Beest, Martin; Honigmann, Alf; van den Bogaart, Geert

Elsevier BV

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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