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JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY
卷 145, 期 5, 页码 565-573出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvp016
关键词
aspartic proteinase; cathepsin E; knockout; macrophages; chemotaxis; cell adhesion
Cathepsin E is an endo-lysosomal aspartic proteinase exclusively present in immune system cells. Previous studies have shown that cathepsin E-deficient (CatE(/)) mice display aberrant immune responses such as atopic dermatitis and higher susceptibility to bacterial infection. However, the mechanisms underlying abnormal immune responses induced by cathepsin E deficiency are still unclear. In this study, we found that the cell-surface levels of chemotactic receptors, including chemokine receptor (CCR)-2 and N-formyl peptide receptors (FPRs), were clearly diminished in CatE(/)macrophages compared with those in wild-type cells. Consistently, chemotaxis of CatE(/)macrophages to MCP-1 and N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine was also decreased. Similar to the chemotactic receptors, the surface expressions of the adhesion receptors CD18 (integrin (2)) and CD 29 (integrin (1)) in CatE(/) macrophages were significantly decreased, thereby reducing cell attachment of CatE(/) macrophages. These results indicate that the defects in chemotaxis and cell adhesion are likely to be involved in the imperfect function of CatE(/)macrophages.
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