Expression of a RhoA-Specific Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factor, p190RhoGEF, in Mouse Macrophages Negatively Affects M1 Polarization and Inflammatory Responses

So Yeon Choi, Yu Ri Ahn, Eun Bi Lee, Mi Jin Yu, Jong Ran Lee

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Abstract

A RhoA-specific guanine nucleotide exchange factor, p190RhoGEF, was first cloned and identified in neuronal cells. In immune cells, we first reported the role of p190RhoGEF in B cells: expression of p190RhoGEF increased after CD40 stimulation and was required for CD40-mediated B cell activation and differentiation. We also showed that over-expression of p190RhoGEF negatively affected dendritic cell function in response to bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS). In this study, we examined the role of p190RhoGEF in macrophages using p190RhoGEF over-expressing transgenic (TG) mice. We found macrophages from TG mice to be more round than those from control mice, with enriched polymerized actin at the edge attached to the glass. TG macrophages also responded less to LPS: production of reactive oxygen species, phagocytosis, chemokine-dependent migration, and pro-inflammatory cytokine secretion were all reduced compared with the responses of macrophages from littermate (LTM) control mice. Furthermore, the classical M1 subset population was observed less in the peritoneal macrophages of TG mice than the LTM control mice during LPS-elicited peritoneal inflammation. When the activity of RhoA was inhibited in TG macrophages, their morphology and LPS responses became similar to those of the LTM macrophages. These results suggest that over-expression of p190RhoGEF in macrophages could reduce M1 polarization and inflammatory responses by regulating the actin cytoskeleton.

Original languageEnglish
Article number782475
JournalFrontiers in Immunology
Volume13
DOIs
StatePublished - 29 Mar 2022

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This study was supported by National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grants funded by the Korean government (MSICT) (2012R1A5A1048236 and 2019R1A2C1007743 to JL).

Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2022 Choi, Ahn, Lee, Yu and Lee.

Keywords

  • M1 polarization
  • RhoA
  • actin cytoskeleton
  • lipopolysaccharide
  • macrophage
  • p190RhoGEF

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