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Triggering MSR1 promotes JNK‐mediated inflammation in IL‐4‐activated macrophages
Author(s) -
Guo Manman,
Härtlova Anetta,
Gierliński Marek,
Prescott Alan,
Castellvi Josep,
Losa Javier Hernandez,
Petersen Sine K,
Wenzel Ulf A,
Dill Brian D,
Emmerich Christoph H,
Ramon Y Cajal Santiago,
Russell David G,
Trost Matthias
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the embo journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.484
H-Index - 392
eISSN - 1460-2075
pISSN - 0261-4189
DOI - 10.15252/embj.2018100299
Subject(s) - biology , microbiology and biotechnology , inflammation , macrophage , phagocytosis , signal transduction , receptor , nutrient sensing , phagosome , immunology , biochemistry , in vitro
Alternatively activated M2 macrophages play an important role in maintenance of tissue homeostasis by scavenging dead cells, cell debris and lipoprotein aggregates via phagocytosis. Using proteomics, we investigated how alternative activation, driven by IL‐4, modulated the phagosomal proteome to control macrophage function. Our data indicate that alternative activation enhances homeostatic functions such as proteolysis, lipolysis and nutrient transport. Intriguingly, we identified the enhanced recruitment of the TAK1/MKK7/JNK signalling complex to phagosomes of IL‐4‐activated macrophages. The recruitment of this signalling complex was mediated through K63 polyubiquitylation of the macrophage scavenger receptor 1 (MSR1). Triggering of MSR1 in IL‐4‐activated macrophages leads to enhanced JNK activation, thereby promoting a phenotypic switch from an anti‐inflammatory to a pro‐inflammatory state, which was abolished upon MSR1 deletion or JNK inhibition. Moreover, MSR1 K63 polyubiquitylation correlated with the activation of JNK signalling in ovarian cancer tissue from human patients, suggesting that it may be relevant for macrophage phenotypic shift in vivo . Altogether, we identified that MSR1 signals through JNK via K63 polyubiquitylation and provides evidence for the receptor's involvement in macrophage polarization.