β2M Signals Monocytes Through Non-Canonical TGFβ Receptor Signal Transduction.
β2M Signals Monocytes Through Non-Canonical TGFβ Receptor Signal Transduction.
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DOI:
10.1161/circresaha.120.317119
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发表时间:
2021-03-05
影响因子:
20.1
通讯作者:
Morrell CN
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作者:
Hilt ZT;Maurya P;Tesoro L;Pariser DN;Ture SK;Cleary SJ;Looney MR;McGrath KE;Morrell CN
Circulating monocytes can have pro-inflammatory or pro-reparative phenotypes. The endogenous signaling molecules and pathways that regulate monocyte polarization in vivo are poorly understood. We have shown that platelet derived beta-2 microglobulin (β2M) and transforming growth factor beta (TGFβ) have opposing effects on monocytes by inducing inflammatory and reparative phenotypes respectively, but each bind and signal through the same receptor. We now define the signaling pathways involved. To determine the molecular mechanisms and signal transduction pathways by which β2M and TGFβ regulate monocyte responses both in vitro and in vivo. Wild-type (WT) and platelet specific β2M knockout (Plt-β2M−/−) mice were treated intravenously with either β2M or TGFβ to increase plasma concentrations to those in cardiovascular diseases. Elevated plasma β2M increased pro-inflammatory monocytes, while increased plasma TGFβ increased pro-reparative monocytes. TGFβ receptor (TGFβR) inhibition blunted monocyte responses to both β2M and TGFβ in vivo. Using imaging flow cytometry, we found that β2M decreased monocyte SMAD2/3 nuclear localization, while TGFβ promoted SMAD nuclear translocation, but decreased non-canonical/inflammatory (JNK and NFκB nuclear localization). This was confirmed in vitro using both imaging flow cytometry and immunoblots. β2M, but not TGFβ, promoted ubiquitination of SMAD3 and SMAD4, that inhibited their nuclear trafficking. Inhibition of ubiquitin ligase activity blocked non-canonical SMAD-independent monocyte signaling and skewed monocytes towards a pro-reparative monocyte response. Our findings indicate that elevated plasma β2M and TGFβ dichotomously polarize monocytes. Furthermore, these immune molecules share a common receptor, but induce SMAD-dependent canonical signaling (TGFβ) versus non-canonical SMAD-independent signaling (β2M) in a ubiquitin ligase dependent manner. This work has broad implications as β2M is increased in several inflammatory conditions, while TGFβ is increased in fibrotic diseases. Monocytes can be polarized as either pro-inflammatory or pro-reparative, but the in vivo molecular mechanisms are not well described. We now show that TGFβ promotes a pro-reparative monocyte phenotype through canonical signal transduction, while β2M promotes a pro-inflammatory monocyte phenotype through a non-canonical signal transduction pathway. Platelet-derived β2M-mediated molecular signaling pathways are dependent on the ubiquitination of SMAD proteins that prevents their translocation into the nucleus. These new insights into the molecular control of the signal transduction pathways may lead to novel means to modulate monocyte phenotype in disease states.