PMID- 1358626 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19921208 LR - 20210114 IS - 0014-2980 (Print) IS - 0014-2980 (Linking) VI - 22 IP - 11 DP - 1992 Nov TI - Human neutrophils release their major membrane sialoprotein, leukosialin (CD43), during cell activation. PG - 3021-6 AB - Leukosialin (CD43) is a sialic acid-rich molecule with a relative molecular mass (M(r)) of 140,000 highly represented on polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMN) and on most leukocytes. One of its functions may be to prevent nonspecific cell-to-cell interactions through negative charge repulsions. As tested by immunofluorescence, neutrophil CD43 membrane expression was shown to decrease by up to 80% upon cell activation by phorbol myristate acetate (10 ng/ml) or by N-formyl-L-methionyl-L-leucyl-L-phenylalanine (FMLP; 10(-6) M) in the presence of cytochalasin B. The kinetic of this decrease paralleled that of CD11b up-regulation. FMLP alone, tumor necrosis factor (TNF-alpha), lipopolysaccharide and granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor had moderate or insignificant effects, while inducing striking CD11b up-regulation. Cell priming with TNF-alpha followed by FMLP stimulation resulted in up to 40% decrease of CD43 expression. Anti-CD43 mAb immunoprecipitated three fragments of M(r) 130,000, 49,000 and 34,000 from the cell-free supernatant of activated neutrophils, suggesting that CD43 is released from the membrane by proteolysis. Indeed, the decrease in CD43 expression was inhibited by phenylmethanesulfonylfluoride (PMSF). Homotypic aggregation of activated PMN was also inhibited by PMSF and could result, at least in part, from the shedding of CD43. The shedding of such a strongly anionic and major membrane protein should drastically modify PMN surface charge and may allow previously hindered interactions by exposing new adhesion molecules. FAU - Rieu, P AU - Rieu P AD - INSERM U 90, Hopital Necker, Paris, France. FAU - Porteu, F AU - Porteu F FAU - Bessou, G AU - Bessou G FAU - Lesavre, P AU - Lesavre P FAU - Halbwachs-Mecarelli, L AU - Halbwachs-Mecarelli L LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - Germany TA - Eur J Immunol JT - European journal of immunology JID - 1273201 RN - 0 (Antigens, CD) RN - 0 (CD11 Antigens) RN - 0 (CD18 Antigens) RN - 0 (Leukosialin) RN - 0 (SPN protein, human) RN - 0 (Sialoglycoproteins) RN - 0 (Spn protein, mouse) RN - 59880-97-6 (N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine) RN - NI40JAQ945 (Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Antigens, CD/analysis MH - CD11 Antigens MH - CD18 Antigens MH - Cell Aggregation MH - Cell Communication MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Down-Regulation MH - Humans MH - Leukosialin MH - Mice MH - N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine/pharmacology MH - Neutrophils/*physiology MH - Sialoglycoproteins/analysis/*physiology MH - Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate/pharmacology EDAT- 1992/11/01 00:00 MHDA- 1992/11/01 00:01 CRDT- 1992/11/01 00:00 PHST- 1992/11/01 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1992/11/01 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1992/11/01 00:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1002/eji.1830221138 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Eur J Immunol. 1992 Nov;22(11):3021-6. doi: 10.1002/eji.1830221138.