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    Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2004 Apr 9;316(3):666-72.

    A requirement of MAPKAPK2 in the uropod localization of PTEN during FMLP-induced neutrophil chemotaxis.

    Wu Y, Hannigan MO, Kotlyarov A, Gaestel M, Wu D, Huang CK.

    Department of Pathology, University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT, USA.

    The directionality control in chemotaxis is the result of a reciprocal regulation of PI3-kinase and PTEN subcellular localization. MK2(-/-) neutrophils have a directionality loss in fMLP-induced chemotaxis. We found that in polarized WT neutrophils PTEN was localized in the uropod region. However, MK2(-/-) neutrophils or p38 MAPK inhibitor-SB203580-pretreated WT neutrophils showed a disrupted PTEN subcellular localization. Some PTEN was localized at the leading edge of the polarized neutrophils, which may lower the concentration of PI3-kinase lipid product PtdIns(3,4,5)P3 required for directionality sensing. FMLP-stimulated MK2(-/-) neutrophils or SB203580-pretreated WT neutrophils also had disrupted F-actin polarization. F-actin polymerization inhibitor lantrunculin-B disrupted the polarization of PTEN, but not PtdIns(3,4,5)P3. The results suggest that PTEN uropod polarization is F-actin polymerization-dependent and may be through the effect of MK2 on F-actin polarization.

    PMID: 15033451 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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