Abstract
The clearance of apoptotic cells is critical during cellular homeostasis as well as inflammation resolution. Recently, we found that stabilin-1 is a phagocytic receptor that is involved in the clearance of apoptotic cells. However, the downstream signaling pathway of stabilin-1-mediated phagocytosis remains to be investigated. Here we identify that GULP is able to specifically interact with the NPxF/Y motif of stabilin-1 cytoplasmic region. The PTB domain of GULP is necessary for interaction with stabilin-1. GULP is enriched around PS-coated beads for phagocytosis and co-localized with stabilin-1. Downregulation of endogenous GULP expression decreased stabilin-1-mediated phagocytosis. Thus, these results indicate that GULP functions as an adaptor protein for stabilin-1-mediated phagocytosis.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 467-472 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Biochemical and biophysical research communications |
Volume | 398 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2010 Jul |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Aged RBC
- GULP
- Phagocytosis
- Phosphatidylserine
- Stabilin-1
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biophysics
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Cell Biology