Presence of Proteinase 3 in Secretory Vesicles: Evidence of a Novel, Highly Mobilizable Intracellular Pool Distinct From Azurophil Granules

Blood ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 94 (7) ◽  
pp. 2487-2496 ◽  
Author(s):  
Véronique Witko-Sarsat ◽  
Elisabeth M. Cramer ◽  
Corinne Hieblot ◽  
Josette Guichard ◽  
Patrick Nusbaum ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Serine Proteinase ◽  
Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies ◽  
Human Neutrophils ◽  
Secretory Vesicles ◽  
Proteinase 3 ◽  
Anca Associated Vasculitis ◽  
Specific Granules ◽  
Relevant Role ◽  
Target Autoantigen

Proteinase 3 (PR3), which is also called myeloblastin, the target autoantigen for antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) in Wegener’s granulomatosis, is a serine proteinase stored in azurophil granules of human neutrophils. We have previously shown that, in contrast to elastase or myeloperoxidase, PR3 is also expressed at the plasma membrane of a subset of unactivated neutrophils and that a high proportion of neutrophils expressing membrane PR3 is a risk factor for vasculitis. The present study demonstrates that the association of PR3 with the plasma membrane is not an ionic interaction and seems to be covalent. Fractionation of neutrophils shows that, besides the azurophil granules, PR3 could be detected both in specific granules and in the plasma membrane-enriched fraction containing secretory vesicles, whereas elastase and myeloperoxidase were exclusively located in azurophil granules. Electron microscopy confirms that PR3 is present along with CR1 in secretory vesicles as well as in some specific granules. In neutrophils stimulated with an increasing dose of FMLP, membrane PR3 expression increased with the degranulation of secretory vesicles, followed by specific granules, and culminated after azurophil granules mobilization. The presence of a readily plasma membrane-mobilizable pool of PR3 contained in the secretory vesicles might play a relevant role in the pathophysiological mechanisms of ANCA-associated vasculitis.

scholarly journals Subcellular localization and translocation of the receptor for N-formylmethionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine in human neutrophils

1994 ◽  
Vol 299 (2) ◽  
pp. 473-479 ◽  
Author(s):  
H Sengeløv ◽  
F Boulay ◽  
L Kjeldsen ◽  
N Borregaard
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Subcellular Localization ◽  
Plasma Membranes ◽  
Secretory Vesicle ◽  
Human Neutrophils ◽  
Secretory Vesicles ◽  
Beta Band ◽  
Neutrophil Gelatinase Associated Lipocalin ◽  
Specific Granules ◽  
Inflammatory Stimuli

The subcellular localization of N-formylmethionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (fMLP) receptors in human neutrophils was investigated. The fMLP receptor was detected with a high-affinity, photoactivatable, radioiodinated derivative of N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanyl-lysine (fMLFK). Neutrophils were disrupted by nitrogen cavitation and fractionated on Percoll density gradients. fMLP receptors were located in the beta-band containing gelatinase and specific granules, and in the gamma-band containing plasma membrane and secretory vesicles. Plasma membranes and secretory vesicles were separated by high-voltage free-flow electrophoresis, and secretory vesicles were demonstrated to be highly enriched in fMLP receptors. The receptors found in secretory vesicles translocated fully to the plasma membrane upon stimulation with inflammatory mediators. The receptor translocation from the beta-band indicated that the receptor present there was mainly located in gelatinase granules. A 25 kDa fMLP-binding protein was found in the beta-band. Immunoprecipitation revealed that this protein was identical with NGAL (neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin), a novel protein found in specific granules. In summary, we demonstrate that the compartment in human neutrophils that is mobilized most easily and fastest, the secretory vesicle, is a major reservoir of fMLP receptors. This explains the prompt and extensive upregulation of fMLP receptors on the neutrophil surface in response to inflammatory stimuli.

scholarly journals Calcium-induced translocation of annexins to subcellular organelles of human neutrophils

1994 ◽  
Vol 300 (2) ◽  
pp. 325-330 ◽  
Author(s):  
C Sjölin ◽  
O Stendahl ◽  
C Dahlgren
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Plasma Membranes ◽  
Consensus Sequence ◽  
Annexin Ii ◽  
Secretory Process ◽  
Human Neutrophils ◽  
Secretory Vesicles ◽  
Annexin I ◽  
Specific Granules ◽  
Annexin Iv

The annexins are Ca(2+)-regulated, phospholipid-binding proteins which have been suggested to take part in cellular events such as exocytosis. The subcellular localization of annexins in human neutrophils was determined using monoclonal antibodies against annexins I, II, IV and VI and a polyclonal peptide antiserum against an annexin consensus sequence. Several annexins were translocated to the light membrane fraction enriched in plasma membranes and secretory vesicles. Annexins were associated also with the azurophil and specific granules. Whereas annexins I, IV and VI and one unidentified 35 kDa protein translocated to each of the isolated organelles, annexin II, a 66 kDa annexin IV-like protein, and a 38 kDa annexin I-like protein exhibited organelle-related differences in their association with membranes. The 38 kDa annexin associated only with specific granules and the secretory vesicles/plasma membrane but not with azurophil granules. Annexin II and the 66 kDa annexin IV-like protein associated with each of the neutrophil organelles, but the binding to specific granules and secretory vesicles/plasma membrane showed a Ca(2+)-dependency different from that of azurophil granules. This observation suggests that these proteins may contribute to the secretory process in neutrophils.

scholarly journals The receptor for urokinase-type plasminogen activator and urokinase is translocated from two distinct intracellular compartments to the plasma membrane on stimulation of human neutrophils

Blood ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 83 (3) ◽  
pp. 808-815 ◽  
Author(s):  
T Plesner ◽  
M Ploug ◽  
V Ellis ◽  
E Ronne ◽  
G Hoyer-Hansen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alkaline Phosphatase ◽  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Plasminogen Activator ◽  
Human Neutrophils ◽  
Secretory Vesicles ◽  
Plasminogen Activation ◽  
Type Plasminogen Activator ◽  
Urokinase Type Plasminogen Activator ◽  
Specific Granules ◽  
Stimulation Of

Abstract The cellular receptor for urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPAR) binds pro-urokinase (pro-uPA) and facilitates its conversion to enzymatically active urokinase (uPA). uPA in turn activates surface-bound plasminogen to plasmin, a process of presumed importance for a number of biologic processes including cell migration and resolution of thrombi. We have previously shown that uPAR is expressed on the plasma membrane of circulating neutrophils, and we now report that stimulation with phorbol myristate acetate (PMA), FMLP, or tumor necrosis factor-alpha results in a rapid increase in the expression of uPAR. This process is accompanied by an increased cell-associated plasminogen activation after preincubation of neutrophils with pro-uPA in vitro. By subcellular fractionation of unstimulated neutrophils, 50% of uPAR is recovered in fractions containing latent alkaline phosphatase, corresponding to an intracellular compartment of easily mobilizable secretory vesicles distinct from both primary and specific granules, whereas the remaining 50% of uPAR is associated with a compartment eluting close to the specific granules. In contrast, the ligand pro-uPA is primarily (approximately 80%) found in the specific granules, but small amounts of pro-uPA/uPA (approximately 20%) coelute with latent alkaline phosphatase. Stimulation of neutrophils with FMLP results in translocation of uPAR as well as of pro-uPA from the secretory vesicles, whereas stimulation with PMA is required to translocate material from specific granules. Flow cytometry of neutrophils saturated with exogenous diisopropyl fluorophosphate-uPA shows a large excess (approximately 90%) of unoccupied uPAR on resting as well as FMLP- and PMA-stimulated neutrophils, suggesting a possible role for exogenous pro-uPA in providing neutrophils with a potential for plasminogen activation. These processes may be important for neutrophil extravasation and migration through extracellular matrix and for the contribution of neutrophils to resolution of thrombi.

scholarly journals The receptor for urokinase-type plasminogen activator and urokinase is translocated from two distinct intracellular compartments to the plasma membrane on stimulation of human neutrophils

Blood ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 83 (3) ◽  
pp. 808-815 ◽  
Author(s):  
T Plesner ◽  
M Ploug ◽  
V Ellis ◽  
E Ronne ◽  
G Hoyer-Hansen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alkaline Phosphatase ◽  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Plasminogen Activator ◽  
Human Neutrophils ◽  
Secretory Vesicles ◽  
Plasminogen Activation ◽  
Type Plasminogen Activator ◽  
Urokinase Type Plasminogen Activator ◽  
Specific Granules ◽  
Stimulation Of

The cellular receptor for urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPAR) binds pro-urokinase (pro-uPA) and facilitates its conversion to enzymatically active urokinase (uPA). uPA in turn activates surface-bound plasminogen to plasmin, a process of presumed importance for a number of biologic processes including cell migration and resolution of thrombi. We have previously shown that uPAR is expressed on the plasma membrane of circulating neutrophils, and we now report that stimulation with phorbol myristate acetate (PMA), FMLP, or tumor necrosis factor-alpha results in a rapid increase in the expression of uPAR. This process is accompanied by an increased cell-associated plasminogen activation after preincubation of neutrophils with pro-uPA in vitro. By subcellular fractionation of unstimulated neutrophils, 50% of uPAR is recovered in fractions containing latent alkaline phosphatase, corresponding to an intracellular compartment of easily mobilizable secretory vesicles distinct from both primary and specific granules, whereas the remaining 50% of uPAR is associated with a compartment eluting close to the specific granules. In contrast, the ligand pro-uPA is primarily (approximately 80%) found in the specific granules, but small amounts of pro-uPA/uPA (approximately 20%) coelute with latent alkaline phosphatase. Stimulation of neutrophils with FMLP results in translocation of uPAR as well as of pro-uPA from the secretory vesicles, whereas stimulation with PMA is required to translocate material from specific granules. Flow cytometry of neutrophils saturated with exogenous diisopropyl fluorophosphate-uPA shows a large excess (approximately 90%) of unoccupied uPAR on resting as well as FMLP- and PMA-stimulated neutrophils, suggesting a possible role for exogenous pro-uPA in providing neutrophils with a potential for plasminogen activation. These processes may be important for neutrophil extravasation and migration through extracellular matrix and for the contribution of neutrophils to resolution of thrombi.

scholarly journals Clinical Utility of Serial Measurements of Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies Targeting Proteinase 3 in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gwen E. Thompson ◽  
Lynn A. Fussner ◽  
Amber M. Hummel ◽  
Darrell R. Schroeder ◽  
Francisco Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Utility ◽  
Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies ◽  
Proteinase 3 ◽  
Anca Associated Vasculitis ◽  
Serial Measurements

scholarly journals Development of an aqueous-space mixing assay for fusion of granules and plasma membranes from human neutrophils

1996 ◽  
Vol 314 (2) ◽  
pp. 469-475 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Alexander BLACKWOOD ◽  
James E. SMOLEN ◽  
Ronald J. HESSLER ◽  
Donna M. HARSH ◽  
Amy TRANSUE
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Plasma Membranes ◽  
Membrane Vesicles ◽  
Phospholipid Vesicle ◽  
Human Neutrophils ◽  
Plasma Membrane Vesicles ◽  
Fluorescent Marker ◽  
Whole Cells ◽  
Specific Granules ◽  
Neutrophil Degranulation

Several models have been developed to study neutrophil degranulation. At the most basic level, phospholipid vesicles have been used to investigate the lipid interactions occurring during membrane fusion. The two major forms of assays used to measure phospholipid vesicle fusion are based either on the dilution of tagged phospholipids within the membrane of the two fusing partners or the mixing of the aqueous contents of the vesicles. Although problems exist with both methods, the latter is considered to be more accurate and representative of true fusion. Using 8-aminonaphthalene-1,3,6-trisulphonic acid (ANTS) as a fluorescent marker, we have taken advantage of the quenching properties of p-xylenebispyridinium bromide (‘DPX’) to develop a simple aqueous-space mixing assay that can be used with any sealed vesicle. We compared our new assay with more conventional assays using liposomes composed of phosphatidic acid (PA) and phosphatidylethanolamine (PE), obtaining comparable results with respect to Ca2+-dependent fusion. We extended our studies to measure the fusion of neutrophil plasma-membrane vesicles as well as azurophil and specific granules with PA/PE (1:3) liposomes. Both specific granules and plasma-membrane vesicles fused with PA/PE liposomes at [Ca2+] as low as 500 μM, while azurophil granules showed no fusion at [Ca2+] as high as 12 mM. These differences in the ability of Ca2+ to induce fusion may be related to differences observed in whole cells with respect to secretion.

scholarly journals 053. CLINICAL UTILITY OF SERIAL MEASUREMENTS OF ANTINEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC ANTIBODIES TARGETING PROTEINASE 3 IN ANCA-ASSOCIATED VASCULITIS

Rheumatology ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 58 (Supplement_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gwen Thompson ◽  
Lynn Fussner ◽  
Amber Hummel ◽  
Darrell Schroeder ◽  
Francisco Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Utility ◽  
Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies ◽  
Proteinase 3 ◽  
Anca Associated Vasculitis ◽  
Serial Measurements

scholarly journals Anti-neutrophil cytoplasm antibodies in Wegener's granulomatosis recognize an elastinolytic enzyme.

1990 ◽  
Vol 171 (1) ◽  
pp. 357-362 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Lüdemann ◽  
B Utecht ◽  
W L Gross
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Sequence Analysis ◽  
Enzymatic Activity ◽  
Serine Proteinase ◽  
Human Neutrophils ◽  
Target Antigen ◽  
Proteinase 3 ◽  
Serine Proteinases ◽  
Terminal Amino

The target antigen of anti-neutrophil cytoplasm antibodies (ACPA; also known as ANCA) was isolated by affinity chromatography from supernatants of human neutrophils, stimulated with phorbol ester to induce degranulation. Sequence analysis of the antigen revealed 17 NH2-terminal amino acids (IVGGHEAQPHIRPIYMA), which have considerable sequence homology with known serine proteinases. Investigation of the enzymatic activity showed that the antigen is a neutral serine proteinase that is able to cleave elastin. Since the molecular weight of the antigen, its substrate specificity, and its inhibitor profile reported in this study are identical with those reported recently for proteinase 3, we conclude that ACPA are most probably directed against proteinase 3.

scholarly journals ADP-ribosylation-factor-regulated phospholipase D activity localizes to secretory vesicles and mobilizes to the plasma membrane following N-formylmethionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine stimulation of human neutrophils

1997 ◽  
Vol 325 (3) ◽  
pp. 581-585 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. P. MORGAN ◽  
H. SENGELOV ◽  
J. WHATMORE ◽  
N. BORREGAARD ◽  
S. COCKCROFT
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Phospholipase D ◽  
Small Gtpases ◽  
Human Neutrophils ◽  
Secretory Vesicles ◽  
Rho Proteins ◽  
Adp Ribosylation ◽  
Activated Neutrophils ◽  
Adp Ribosylation Factor ◽  
Stimulation Of

Phospholipase D (PLD) is responsible for the hydrolysis of phosphatidylcholine to produce phosphatidic acid and choline. Human neutrophils contain PLD activity which is regulated by the small GTPases, ADP-ribosylation factor (ARF) and Rho proteins. In this study we have examined the subcellular localization of the ARF-regulated PLD activity in non-activated neutrophils and cells ‘primed‘ with N-formylmethionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (fMetLeuPhe). We report that PLD activity is localized at the secretory vesicles in control cells and is mobilized to the plasma membrane upon stimulation with fMetLeuPhe. We conclude that the ARF-regulated PLD activity is translocated to the plasma membrane by secretory vesicles upon stimulation of neutrophils with fMetLeuPhe in inflammatory/priming doses. We propose that this relocalization of PLD is important for the subsequent events occurring during neutrophil activation.

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