DISTINCT LOCALIZATION OF NADPH OXIDASE FLAVOCYTOCHROME B IN RESTING AND INTERFERON GAMMA ACTIVATED MACROPHAGES

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2009-06-22T19:52:25Z
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Indiana University
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Flavocytochrome b558, 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 gp91phox (NOX2) and a smaller subunit, p22phox. Localization of flavocytochrome b to the phagosome is essential for microbial killing, yet the subcellular distribution of flavocytochrome b in macrophages and how it is incorporated into macrophage phagosomes is not well characterized. In neutrophils, flavocytochrome b localizes primarily to specific granules that are rapidly mobilized to the phagosome upon stimulation. In contrast to neutrophils, macrophages do not contain specific granules, and trafficking of membrane proteins to the phagosome is more dynamic, involving fission and fusion events with endosomal compartments. We hypothesized that in macrophages, flavocytochrome b localizes to both plasma membrane and endosomal compartments that deliver flavocytochrome b to the phagosome. We generated fluorescently tagged versions of both p22phox and gp91phox, and rigorously verified their functionality in Chinese Hamster Ovary cells. Localization of flavocytochrome b was then examined in both RAW 264.7 murine macrophages and primary murine bone marrow derived macrophages (BMDM) in the presence and absence of interferon gamma (IFNg). We found that in “resting” macrophages, flavocytochrome b localizes primarily to the Rab11-positive endosome recycling compartment that recycles to the plasma membrane. In addition, phagocytosis assays showed flavocytochrome b is incorporated into the phagocytic cup and colocalized with Rab11 at the base of the cup, suggesting Rab11-positive endosomes may be involved in trafficking of flavocytochrome b between intracellular membranes and forming or nascent phagosomes. However, in IFNg activated macrophages, flavocytochrome b was localized predominantly in the plasma membrane, with little present in endosomal compartments. This shift in flavocytochrome b distribution occurred following sustained exposure to IFNg and correlated with increased flavocytochrome b protein expression and increased extracellular production of superoxide. Taken together, our results suggest the IFNg-induced redistribution of flavocytochrome b may be important for enhancing the production of superoxide at the cell surface and may be a potential new mechanism by which IFNg enhances antimicrobial activity in macrophages.

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Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)
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