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Apoptotic Cells Induce Migration of Phagocytes via Caspase-3-Mediated Release of a Lipid Attraction Signal
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Efficient engulfment of the intact cell corpse is a critical end point of apoptosis, required to prevent secondary necrosis and inflammation. The presentation of "eat-me" signals on the dying cell is an important part of this process of recognition and engulfment by professional phagocytes. Here, we present evidence that apoptotic cells secrete chemotactic factor(s) that stimulate the attraction of monocytic cells and primary macrophages. The activation of caspase-3 in the apoptotic cell was found to be required for the release of this chemotactic factor(s). The putative chemoattractant was identified as the phospholipid, lysophosphatidylcholine. Further analysis showed that lysophosphatidylcholine was released from apoptotic cells due to the caspase-3 mediated activation of the calcium-independent phospholipase A(2). These data suggest that in addition to eat-me signals, apoptotic cells display attraction signals to ensure the efficient removal of apoptotic cells and prevent postapoptotic necrosis.
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- Lauber, K., Bohn, E., Kröber, S. M., Xiao, Y.-J., Blumenthal, S. G., Lindemann, R. K., Marini, P., Wiedig, C., Zobywalski, A., Baksh, S., Xu, Y., Autenrieth, I. B., Schulze-Osthoff, K., Belka, C., Stuhler, G., & Wesselborg, S.
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- University of Tübingen (DE)
- Cleveland Clinic (US)
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (US)
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- Wesselborg, Sebastian
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- Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Phagocytosis and Immune Regulation
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Cell death mechanisms and regulation
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
- Keywords
- efferocytosis, caspase-3, lysophosphatidylcholine, phagocyte migration, macrophages, monocytic cells, calcium-independent phospholipase A2, eat-me signals, secondary necrosis, inflammation
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Chemotaxis, Enzyme Inhibitors, Eukaryotic Cells, Humans, Inflammation, Lysophosphatidylcholines, Phagocytes, Phagocytosis, Phospholipases A, Protein Synthesis Inhibitors, Signal Transduction, Ankyrin Repeat, Apoptosis, HT29 Cells, COS Cells, Caspases, Cell Surface Extensions, Lipid Metabolism, Mice, Caspase 3
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