Sergio Grinstein

CD44-mediated phagocytosis induces inside-out activation of complement receptor-3 in murine macrophages. (2007)

Vachon, Eric, Martin, Raiza, Kwok, Vivian, Cherepanov, Vera, Chow, Chung-Wai, Doerschuk, Claire M., ...

Diverse receptors, including Fcgamma receptors and beta(2) integrins (complement receptor-3 [CR3], CD11b/CD18), have been implicated in phagocytosis, but their distinct roles and interactions with...

Signaling to localized degranulation in neutrophils adherent to immune complexes. (2002)

Nauclér, Claes, Grinstein, Sergio, Sundler, Roger, Tapper, Hans

The present study demonstrates that the secretion of azurophilic granules occurring during Fc receptor-mediated attachment and spreading of neutrophils is highly localized to the adhering region of...

Localized exocytosis of primary (lysosomal) granules during phagocytosis: role of Ca2+-dependent tyrosine phosphorylation and microtubules. (2002)

Tapper, Hans, Furuya, Wendy, Grinstein, Sergio

The uptake and killing of bacteria by human neutrophils are dependent on the fusion of secretory granules with forming phagosomes. The earliest component of exocytosis was found to precede phagosome...

Noninvasive measurement of the pH of the endoplasmic reticulum at rest and during calcium release

Kim, Jae Hong, Johannes, Ludger, Goud, Bruno, Antony, Claude, Lingwood, Clifford A., Daneman, Richard, ...

The pH within individual organelles of the secretory pathway is believed to be an important determinant of their biosynthetic activity. However, little is known about the determinants and regulation...

v-SNARE-dependent secretion is required for phagocytosis

Hackam, David J., Rotstein, Ori D., Sjolin, Carola, Schreiber, Alan D., Trimble, William S., Grinstein, Sergio

Phagosomes are generally believed to form by gradual apposition of the plasma membrane of leukocytes onto the surface of invading microorganisms. The internalization of the encapsulated particle is...

The Syk Protein Tyrosine Kinase Is Essential for Fcγ Receptor Signaling in Macrophages and Neutrophils

Kiefer, Friedemann, Brumell, John, Al-Alawi, Nadia, Latour, Sylvain, Cheng, Alec, Veillette, André, ...

The cytoplasmic protein tyrosine kinase Syk has two amino-terminal SH2 domains that engage phosphorylated immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motifs in the signaling subunits of immunoreceptors....

Functional Expression of Nramp1 In Vitro in the Murine Macrophage Line RAW264.7

Govoni, Gregory, Canonne-Hergaux, François, Pfeifer, Cheryl G., Marcus, Sandra L., Mills, Scott D., Hackam, David J., ...

Mutations at the Nramp1 locus in vivo cause susceptibility to infection by unrelated intracellular microbes. Nramp1 encodes an integral membrane protein abundantly expressed in the...

Contrasting requirements for ubiquitylation during Fc receptor-mediated endocytosis and phagocytosis

Booth, James W., Kim, Moo-Kyung, Jankowski, Andrzej, Schreiber, Alan D., Grinstein, Sergio

Fc receptors on leukocytes mediate internalization of antibody-containing complexes. Soluble immune complexes are taken up by endocytosis, while large antibody-opsonized particles are internalized by...

Modulation of Rab5 and Rab7 Recruitment to Phagosomes by Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase

Vieira, Otilia V., Bucci, Cecilia, Harrison, Rene E., Trimble, William S., Lanzetti, Letizia, Gruenberg, Jean, ...

Phagosomal biogenesis is central for microbial killing and antigen presentation by leukocytes. However, the molecular mechanisms governing phagosome maturation are poorly understood. We analyzed the...

Iron chelators modulate the fusogenic properties of Salmonella-containing phagosomes

Jabado, Nada, Cuellar-Mata, Patricia, Grinstein, Sergio, Gros, Philippe

In macrophages, the divalent cations transporter Nramp1 is recruited from the lysosomal compartment to the membrane of phagosomes formed in these cells. Nramp1 mutations cause susceptibility to...

Phagosomes Fuse with Late Endosomes and/or Lysosomes by Extension of Membrane Protrusions along Microtubules: Role of Rab7 and RILP

Harrison, Rene E., Bucci, Cecilia, Vieira, Otilia V., Schroer, Trina A., Grinstein, Sergio

Nascent phagosomes must undergo a series of fusion and fission reactions to acquire the microbicidal properties required for the innate immune response. Here we demonstrate that this maturation...

Acquisition of Hrs, an Essential Component of Phagosomal Maturation, Is Impaired by Mycobacteria

Vieira, Otilia V., Harrison, Rene E., Scott, Cameron C., Stenmark, Harald, Alexander, David, Liu, Jun, ...

Pathogenic mycobacteria survive within macrophages by precluding the fusion of phagosomes with late endosomes or lysosomes. Because the molecular determinants of normal phagolysosome formation are...

Salmonella Impairs RILP Recruitment to Rab7 during Maturation of Invasion Vacuoles

Harrison, Rene E., Brumell, John H., Khandani, Arian, Bucci, Cecilia, Scott, Cameron C., Jiang, Xiuju, ...

After invasion of epithelial cells, Salmonella enterica Typhimurium resides within membrane-bound vacuoles where it survives and replicates. Like endocytic vesicles, the Salmonella-containing...

Role of Ubiquitin and Proteasomes in Phagosome Maturation

Lee, Warren L., Kim, Moo-Kyung, Schreiber, Alan D., Grinstein, Sergio

Phagosomes undergo multiple rounds of fusion with compartments of the endocytic pathway during the course of maturation. Despite the insertion of vast amounts of additional membrane, the phagosomal...

Coronin-1 Function Is Required for Phagosome Formation

Yan, Ming, Collins, Richard F., Grinstein, Sergio, Trimble, William S.

Coronin-1 is an actin-associated protein whose function in actin dynamics has remained obscure. All coronin proteins have a variable N-terminal domain, followed by WD repeats and a C-terminal...

Rho GTPases dictate the mobility of the Na/H exchanger NHE3 in epithelia: Role in apical retention and targeting

Alexander, R. Todd, Furuya, Wendy, Szászi, Katalin, Orlowski, John, Grinstein, Sergio

Proximal tubular reabsorption of filtered sodium by the sodium/hydrogen exchanger isoform 3 (NHE3), located on the apical membrane, is fundamental to the maintenance of systemic volume and pH...

Phagosome maturation: aging gracefully.

Vieira, Otilia V, Botelho, Roberto J, Grinstein, Sergio

Foreign particles and apoptotic bodies are eliminated from the body by phagocytic leucocytes. The initial stage of the elimination process is the internalization of the particles into a plasma...

Visualization of Vacuolar Acidification-induced Transcription of Genes of Pathogens inside MacrophagesD⃞

Martin-Orozco, Natalia, Touret, Nicolas, Zaharik, Michael L., Park, Edwin, Kopelman, Raoul, Miller, Samuel, ...

The objective of these studies was to analyze the role of the ionic environment of phagosomal vacuoles in the control of pathogens by macrophages. Digital imaging and flow cytometry were used to...

Noninvasive measurement of the pH of the endoplasmic reticulum at rest and during calcium release

Kim, Jae Hong, Johannes, Ludger, Goud, Bruno, Antony, Claude, Lingwood, Clifford A., Daneman, Richard, ...

The pH within individual organelles of the secretory pathway is believed to be an important determinant of their biosynthetic activity. However, little is known about the determinants and regulation...

v-SNARE-dependent secretion is required for phagocytosis

Hackam, David J., Rotstein, Ori D., Sjolin, Carola, Schreiber, Alan D., Trimble, William S., Grinstein, Sergio

Phagosomes are generally believed to form by gradual apposition of the plasma membrane of leukocytes onto the surface of invading microorganisms. The internalization of the encapsulated particle is...

The Syk Protein Tyrosine Kinase Is Essential for Fcγ Receptor Signaling in Macrophages and Neutrophils

Kiefer, Friedemann, Brumell, John, Al-Alawi, Nadia, Latour, Sylvain, Cheng, Alec, Veillette, André, ...

The cytoplasmic protein tyrosine kinase Syk has two amino-terminal SH2 domains that engage phosphorylated immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motifs in the signaling subunits of immunoreceptors....

Functional Expression of Nramp1 In Vitro in the Murine Macrophage Line RAW264.7

Govoni, Gregory, Canonne-Hergaux, François, Pfeifer, Cheryl G., Marcus, Sandra L., Mills, Scott D., Hackam, David J., ...

Mutations at the Nramp1 locus in vivo cause susceptibility to infection by unrelated intracellular microbes. Nramp1 encodes an integral membrane protein abundantly expressed in the...

Contrasting requirements for ubiquitylation during Fc receptor-mediated endocytosis and phagocytosis

Booth, James W., Kim, Moo-Kyung, Jankowski, Andrzej, Schreiber, Alan D., Grinstein, Sergio

Fc receptors on leukocytes mediate internalization of antibody-containing complexes. Soluble immune complexes are taken up by endocytosis, while large antibody-opsonized particles are internalized by...

Modulation of Rab5 and Rab7 Recruitment to Phagosomes by Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase

Vieira, Otilia V., Bucci, Cecilia, Harrison, Rene E., Trimble, William S., Lanzetti, Letizia, Gruenberg, Jean, ...

Phagosomal biogenesis is central for microbial killing and antigen presentation by leukocytes. However, the molecular mechanisms governing phagosome maturation are poorly understood. We analyzed the...

Iron chelators modulate the fusogenic properties of Salmonella-containing phagosomes

Jabado, Nada, Cuellar-Mata, Patricia, Grinstein, Sergio, Gros, Philippe

In macrophages, the divalent cations transporter Nramp1 is recruited from the lysosomal compartment to the membrane of phagosomes formed in these cells. Nramp1 mutations cause susceptibility to...

Phagosomes Fuse with Late Endosomes and/or Lysosomes by Extension of Membrane Protrusions along Microtubules: Role of Rab7 and RILP

Harrison, Rene E., Bucci, Cecilia, Vieira, Otilia V., Schroer, Trina A., Grinstein, Sergio

Nascent phagosomes must undergo a series of fusion and fission reactions to acquire the microbicidal properties required for the innate immune response. Here we demonstrate that this maturation...

Acquisition of Hrs, an Essential Component of Phagosomal Maturation, Is Impaired by Mycobacteria

Vieira, Otilia V., Harrison, Rene E., Scott, Cameron C., Stenmark, Harald, Alexander, David, Liu, Jun, ...

Pathogenic mycobacteria survive within macrophages by precluding the fusion of phagosomes with late endosomes or lysosomes. Because the molecular determinants of normal phagolysosome formation are...

Salmonella Impairs RILP Recruitment to Rab7 during Maturation of Invasion Vacuoles

Harrison, Rene E., Brumell, John H., Khandani, Arian, Bucci, Cecilia, Scott, Cameron C., Jiang, Xiuju, ...

After invasion of epithelial cells, Salmonella enterica Typhimurium resides within membrane-bound vacuoles where it survives and replicates. Like endocytic vesicles, the Salmonella-containing...

Role of Ubiquitin and Proteasomes in Phagosome Maturation

Lee, Warren L., Kim, Moo-Kyung, Schreiber, Alan D., Grinstein, Sergio

Phagosomes undergo multiple rounds of fusion with compartments of the endocytic pathway during the course of maturation. Despite the insertion of vast amounts of additional membrane, the phagosomal...

Coronin-1 Function Is Required for Phagosome Formation

Yan, Ming, Collins, Richard F., Grinstein, Sergio, Trimble, William S.

Coronin-1 is an actin-associated protein whose function in actin dynamics has remained obscure. All coronin proteins have a variable N-terminal domain, followed by WD repeats and a C-terminal...

Rho GTPases dictate the mobility of the Na/H exchanger NHE3 in epithelia: Role in apical retention and targeting

Alexander, R. Todd, Furuya, Wendy, Szászi, Katalin, Orlowski, John, Grinstein, Sergio

Proximal tubular reabsorption of filtered sodium by the sodium/hydrogen exchanger isoform 3 (NHE3), located on the apical membrane, is fundamental to the maintenance of systemic volume and pH...

Phagosome maturation: aging gracefully.

Vieira, Otilia V, Botelho, Roberto J, Grinstein, Sergio

Foreign particles and apoptotic bodies are eliminated from the body by phagocytic leucocytes. The initial stage of the elimination process is the internalization of the particles into a plasma...

Visualization of Vacuolar Acidification-induced Transcription of Genes of Pathogens inside MacrophagesD⃞

Martin-Orozco, Natalia, Touret, Nicolas, Zaharik, Michael L., Park, Edwin, Kopelman, Raoul, Miller, Samuel, ...

The objective of these studies was to analyze the role of the ionic environment of phagosomal vacuoles in the control of pathogens by macrophages. Digital imaging and flow cytometry were used to...

Quantitative Analysis of Membrane Remodeling at the Phagocytic Cup

Lee, Warren L., Mason, David, Schreiber, Alan D., Grinstein, Sergio

Nascent phagosomes, which are derived from the plasma membrane, acquire microbicidal properties through multiple fusion and fission events collectively known as maturation. Here we show that...

In situ measurement of the electrical potential across the phagosomal membrane using FRET and its contribution to the proton-motive force

Steinberg, Benjamin E., Touret, Nicolas, Vargas-Caballero, Mariana, Grinstein, Sergio

Phagosomes employ lytic enzymes, cationic peptides, and reactive oxygen intermediates to eliminate invading microorganisms. The effectiveness of these microbicidal mechanisms is potentiated by the...

A network of Rab GTPases controls phagosome maturation and is modulated by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium

Smith, Adam C., Heo, Won Do, Braun, Virginie, Jiang, Xiuju, Macrae, Chloe, Casanova, James E., ...

Members of the Rab guanosine triphosphatase (GTPase) family are key regulators of membrane traffic. Here we examined the association of 48 Rabs with model phagosomes containing a non-invasive mutant...

Signaling-dependent immobilization of acylated proteins in the inner monolayer of the plasma membrane

Corbett-Nelson, Elaine F., Mason, David, Marshall, John G., Collette, Yves, Grinstein, Sergio

Phospholipids play a critical role in the recruitment and activation of several adaptors and effectors during phagocytosis. Changes in lipid metabolism during phagocytosis are restricted to the...

LAMP proteins are required for fusion of lysosomes with phagosomes

Huynh, Kassidy K, Eskelinen, Eeva-Liisa, Scott, Cameron C, Malevanets, Anatoly, Saftig, Paul, Grinstein, Sergio

Lysosome-associated membrane proteins 1 and 2 (LAMP-1 and LAMP-2) are delivered to phagosomes during the maturation process. We used cells from LAMP-deficient mice to analyze the role of these...

Golgi-bound Rab34 Is a Novel Member of the Secretory Pathway

Goldenberg, Neil M., Grinstein, Sergio, Silverman, Mel

Golgi-localized Rab34 has been implicated in repositioning lysosomes and activation of macropinocytosis. Using HeLa cells, we undertook a detailed investigation of Rab34 involvement in intracellular...

The phosphoinositide-binding protein p40phox activates the NADPH oxidase during FcγIIA receptor–induced phagocytosis

Suh, Chang-Il, Stull, Natalie D., Li, Xing Jun, Tian, Wei, Price, Marianne O., Grinstein, Sergio, ...

Superoxide produced by the phagocyte reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase is essential for host defense. Enzyme activation requires translocation of p67phox, p47phox,...

Alteration of Epithelial Structure and Function Associated with PtdIns(4,5)P2 Degradation by a Bacterial Phosphatase

Mason, David, Mallo, Gustavo V., Terebiznik, Mauricio R., Payrastre, Bernard, Finlay, B. Brett, Brumell, John H., ...

Elucidation of the role of PtdIns(4,5)P2 in epithelial function has been hampered by the inability to selectively manipulate the cellular content of this phosphoinositide. Here we report that SigD, a...

Phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate hydrolysis directs actin remodeling during phagocytosis

Scott, Cameron C., Dobson, Wendy, Botelho, Roberto J., Coady-Osberg, Natasha, Chavrier, Philippe, Knecht, David A., ...

The Rho GTPases play a critical role in initiating actin polymerization during phagocytosis. In contrast, the factors directing the disassembly of F-actin required for fission of the phagocytic...

Inhibition and Redistribution of NHE3, the Apical Na+/H+ Exchanger, by Clostridium difficile Toxin B

Hayashi, Hisayoshi, Szászi, Katalin, Coady-Osberg, Natasha, Furuya, Wendy, Bretscher, Anthony P., Orlowski, John, ...

NHE3, the apical isoform of the Na+/H+ exchanger, is central to the absorption of salt and water across the intestinal epithelium. We report that treatment of epithelial cells with toxin B of...

The Iron Transport Protein NRAMP2 Is an Integral Membrane Glycoprotein That Colocalizes with Transferrin in Recycling Endosomes

Gruenheid, Samantha, Canonne-Hergaux, François, Gauthier, Susan, Hackam, David J., Grinstein, Sergio, Gros, Philippe

The natural resistance associated macrophage protein (Nramp) gene family is composed of two members in mammals, Nramp1 and Nramp2. Nramp1 is expressed primarily in macrophages and mutations at this...

Natural Resistance to Intracellular Infections: Natural Resistance–Associated Macrophage Protein 1 (Nramp1) Functions as a Ph-Dependent Manganese Transporter at the Phagosomal Membrane

Jabado, Nada, Jankowski, Andrzej, Dougaparsad, Samuel, Picard, Virginie, Grinstein, Sergio, Gros, Philippe

Mutations at the natural resistance–associated macrophage protein 1 (Nramp1) locus cause susceptibility to infection with antigenically unrelated intracellular pathogens. Nramp1 codes for an...

Antigen Receptor–Induced Activation and Cytoskeletal Rearrangement Are Impaired in Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein–Deficient Lymphocytes

Zhang, Jinyi, Shehabeldin, Amro, Butler, Jeffrey, Somani, Ally-Khan, McGavin, Mary, ...

The Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein (WASp) has been implicated in modulation of lymphocyte activation and cytoskeletal reorganization. To address the mechanisms whereby WASp subserves such...

Rho is Required for the Initiation of Calcium Signaling and Phagocytosis by Fcγ Receptors in Macrophages

Hackam, David J., Rotstein, Ori D., Schreiber, Alan, Zhang, Wei-jian, Grinstein, Sergio

Phagocytosis of bacteria by macrophages and neutrophils is an essential component of host defense against infection. The mechanism whereby the interaction of opsonized particles with Fcγ receptors...

Host Resistance to Intracellular Infection: Mutation of Natural Resistance-associated Macrophage Protein 1 (Nramp1) Impairs Phagosomal Acidification

Hackam, David J., Rotstein, Ori D., Zhang, Wei-jian, Gruenheid, Samantha, Gros, Philippe, Grinstein, Sergio

The mechanisms underlying the survival of intracellular parasites such as mycobacteria in host macrophages remain poorly understood. In mice, mutations at the Nramp1 gene (for natural...

ATP Dependence of Na+/H+ Exchange : Nucleotide Specificity and Assessment of the Role of Phospholipids

Demaurex, Nicolas, Romanek, Robert R., Orlowski, John, Grinstein, Sergio

We studied the ATP dependence of NHE-1, the ubiquitous isoform of the Na+/H+ antiporter, using the whole-cell configuration of the patch-clamp technique to apply nucleotides intracellularly while...

NO3−-induced pH Changes in Mammalian Cells : Evidence for an NO3−-H+ Cotransporter

Chow, Chung-Wai, Kapus, Andras, Romanek, Robert, Grinstein, Sergio

The effect of NO3− on intracellular pH (pHi) was assessed microfluorimetrically in mammalian cells in culture. In cells of human, hamster, and murine origin addition of extracellular NO3− induced...

Localized Biphasic Changes in Phosphatidylinositol-4,5-Bisphosphate at Sites of Phagocytosis

Botelho, Roberto J., Teruel, Mary, Dierckman, Renee, Anderson, Richard, Wells, Alan, York, John D., ...

Phagocytosis requires localized and transient remodeling of actin filaments. Phosphoinositide signaling is believed to play an important role in cytoskeletal organization, but it is unclear whether...

Restricted Accumulation of Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase Products in a Plasmalemmal Subdomain during Fcγ Receptor-Mediated Phagocytosis

Marshall, John G., Booth, James W., Stambolic, Vuk, Mak, Tak, Balla, Tamas, Schreiber, Alan D., ...

Phagocytosis is a highly localized and rapid event, requiring the generation of spatially and temporally restricted signals. Because phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) plays an important role in...

Distinct roles of class I and class III phosphatidylinositol 3-kinases in phagosome formation and maturation

Vieira, Otilia V., Botelho, Roberto J., Rameh, Lucia, Brachmann, Saskia M., Matsuo, Tsuyoshi, Davidson, Howard W., ...

Phagosomes acquire their microbicidal properties by fusion with lysosomes. Products of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI 3-kinase) are required for phagosome formation, but their role in maturation...

Critical role for scaffolding adapter Gab2 in FcγR-mediated phagocytosis

Gu, Haihua, Botelho, Roberto J., Yu, Min, Grinstein, Sergio, Neel, Benjamin G.

Grb2-associated binder 2 (Gab2), a member of the Dos/Gab subfamily scaffolding molecules, plays important roles in regulating the growth, differentiation, and function of many hematopoietic cell...

Golgi Alkalinization by the Papillomavirus E5 Oncoprotein

Schapiro, Florencia, Sparkowski, Jason, Adduci, Alex, Suprynowicz, Frank, Schlegel, Richard, Grinstein, Sergio

The E5 oncoprotein of bovine papillomavirus type I is a small, hydrophobic polypeptide localized predominantly in the Golgi complex. E5-mediated transformation is often associated with activation of...

Focal Exocytosis of Vamp3-Containing Vesicles at Sites of Phagosome Formation

Bajno, Lydia, Peng, Xiao-Rong, Schreiber, Alan D., Moore, Hsiao-Ping, Trimble, William S., Grinstein, Sergio

Phagocytosis involves the receptor-mediated extension of plasmalemmal protrusions, called pseudopods, which fuse at their tip to engulf a particle. Actin polymerizes under the nascent phagosome and...

Intracellular Ph Regulation by Na+/H+ Exchange Requires Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-Bisphosphate

Aharonovitz, Orit, Zaun, Hans C., Balla, Tamas, York, John D., Orlowski, John, Grinstein, Sergio

The carrier-mediated, electroneutral exchange of Na+ for H+ across the plasma membrane does not directly consume metabolic energy. Nevertheless, acute depletion of cellular ATP markedly decreases...

Mammalian Septins Are Required for Phagosome Formation

Huang, Yi-Wei, Yan, Ming, Collins, Richard F., DiCiccio, Jessica E., Grinstein, Sergio, Trimble, William S.

Septins are members of a highly conserved family of filamentous proteins that are required in many organisms for the completion of cytokinesis. In addition, septins have been implicated in a number...

Pathogen destruction versus intracellular survival: the role of lipids as phagosomal fate determinants

Steinberg, Benjamin E., Grinstein, Sergio

Phagocytosis is a key component of the innate immune response and of the clearance of apoptotic bodies. Phagosome formation and subsequent maturation require extensive cytoskeletal rearrangement and...

Regulation of Vacuolar pH and Its Modulation by Some Microbial Species

Huynh, Kassidy K., Grinstein, Sergio

Summary: To survive within the host, pathogens such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Helicobacter pylori need to evade the immune response and find a protected niche where they are not exposed to...

CD44-mediated phagocytosis induces inside-out activation of complement receptor-3 in murine macrophages

Vachon, Eric, Martin, Raiza, Kwok, Vivian, Cherepanov, Vera, Chow, Chung-Wai, Doerschuk, Claire M., ...

Diverse receptors, including Fcγ receptors and β2 integrins (complement receptor-3 [CR3], CD11b/CD18), have been implicated in phagocytosis, but their distinct roles and interactions with other...

SopB promotes phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate formation on Salmonella vacuoles by recruiting Rab5 and Vps34

Mallo, Gustavo V., Espina, Marianela, Smith, Adam C., Terebiznik, Mauricio R., Alemán, Ainel, Finlay, B. Brett, ...

Salmonella colonizes a vacuolar niche in host cells during infection. Maturation of the Salmonella-containing vacuole (SCV) involves the formation of phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate (PI(3)P) on its...

Abnormalities in the Pulmonary Innate Immune System in Cystic Fibrosis

Moraes, Theo J., Plumb, Jonathan, Martin, Raiza, Vachon, Eric, Cherepanov, Vera, Koh, Adeline, ...

Pulmonary infection is the dominant clinical feature of cystic fibrosis (CF), but the basis for this susceptibility remains incompletely understood. One hypothesis is that CF airway surface liquid...

Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Subverts Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-Bisphosphate and Phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-Trisphosphate upon Epithelial Cell Infection

Sason, Hagit, Milgrom, Michal, Weiss, Aryeh M., Melamed-Book, Naomi, Balla, Tamas, Grinstein, Sergio, ...

Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate [PI(4,5)P2] and phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-trisphosphate [PI(3,4,5)P3] are phosphoinositides (PIs) present in small amounts in the inner leaflet of the plasma...

A Fluorescently Tagged C-Terminal Fragment of p47phox Detects NADPH Oxidase Dynamics during Phagocytosis

Li, Xing Jun, Tian, Wei, Stull, Natalie D., Grinstein, Sergio, Atkinson, Simon, Dinauer, Mary C.

The assembly of cytosolic p47phox and p67phox with flavocytochrome b558 at the membrane is crucial for activating the leukocyte NADPH oxidase that generates superoxide for microbial killing. p47phox...

Activation of antibacterial autophagy by NADPH oxidases

Huang, Ju, Canadien, Veronica, Lam, Grace Y., Steinberg, Benjamin E., Dinauer, Mary C., Magalhaes, Marco A. O., ...

Autophagy plays an important role in immunity to microbial pathogens. The autophagy system can target bacteria in phagosomes, promoting phagosome maturation and preventing pathogen escape into the...

FcγR-stimulated activation of the NADPH oxidase: phosphoinositide-binding protein p40phox regulates NADPH oxidase activity after enzyme assembly on the phagosome

Tian, Wei, Li, Xing Jun, Stull, Natalie D., Ming, Wenyu, Suh, Chang-Il, Bissonnette, Sarah A., ...

The phagocyte NADPH oxidase generates superoxide for microbial killing, and includes a membrane-bound flavocytochrome b558 and cytosolic p67phox, p47phox, and p40phox subunits that undergo membrane...