Mechanically active integrins target lytic secretion at the immune synapse to facilitate cellular cytotoxicity Journal Article
| Authors: | Wang, M. S.; Hu, Y.; Sanchez, E. E.; Xie, X.; Roy, N. H.; de Jesus, M.; Winer, B. Y.; Zale, E. A.; Jin, W.; Sachar, C.; Lee, J. H.; Hong, Y.; Kim, M.; Kam, L. C.; Salaita, K.; Huse, M. |
| Article Title: | Mechanically active integrins target lytic secretion at the immune synapse to facilitate cellular cytotoxicity |
| Abstract: | Cytotoxic response is mediated by delivery of lytic molecules at the effector cell/target cell junction site, termed the immunological synapse. Here the authors find, using single cell biophysical measurements, that the during this process the alpha L beta 2 integrin, LFA-1, helps focus lytic granule release via talin-dependent, pulling force-mediated spatial guidance. Cytotoxic lymphocytes fight pathogens and cancer by forming immune synapses with infected or transformed target cells and then secreting cytotoxic perforin and granzyme into the synaptic space, with potent and specific killing achieved by this focused delivery. The mechanisms that establish the precise location of secretory events, however, remain poorly understood. Here we use single cell biophysical measurements, micropatterning, and functional assays to demonstrate that localized mechanotransduction helps define the position of secretory events within the synapse. Ligand-bound integrins, predominantly the alpha(L)beta(2) isoform LFA-1, function as spatial cues to attract lytic granules containing perforin and granzyme and induce their fusion with the plasma membrane for content release. LFA-1 is subjected to pulling forces within secretory domains, and disruption of these forces via depletion of the adaptor molecule talin abrogates cytotoxicity. We thus conclude that lymphocytes employ an integrin-dependent mechanical checkpoint to enhance their cytotoxic power and fidelity. |
| Keywords: | polarization; lfa-1; microtubule-organizing center; synapse; activation; immunological; adhesion; natural-killer-cells; cross-talk; granule; centrosome docking |
| Journal Title: | Nature Communications |
| Volume: | 13 |
| ISSN: | 2041-1723 |
| Publisher: | Nature Publishing Group |
| Date Published: | 2022-06-09 |
| Start Page: | 3222 |
| Language: | English |
| ACCESSION: | WOS:000809423400061 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41467-022-30809-3 |
| PROVIDER: | wos |
| PMCID: | PMC9184626 |
| PUBMED: | 35680882 |
| Notes: | Article -- Elizabeth Horch's last name is listed as 'Zale on the original publication -- Erratum issued, see DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-44258-z -- Source: Wos |
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