PMID- 27753620 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170630 LR - 20240210 IS - 1460-2075 (Electronic) IS - 0261-4189 (Print) IS - 0261-4189 (Linking) VI - 35 IP - 22 DP - 2016 Nov 15 TI - A pH- and ionic strength-dependent conformational change in the neck region regulates DNGR-1 function in dendritic cells. PG - 2484-2497 AB - DNGR-1 is receptor expressed by certain dendritic cell (DC) subsets and by DC precursors in mouse. It possesses a C-type lectin-like domain (CTLD) followed by a poorly characterized neck region coupled to a transmembrane region and short intracellular tail. The CTLD of DNGR-1 binds F-actin exposed by dead cell corpses and causes the receptor to signal and potentiate cross-presentation of dead cell-associated antigens by DCs. Here, we describe a conformational change that occurs in the neck region of DNGR-1 in a pH- and ionic strength-dependent manner and that controls cross-presentation of dead cell-associated antigens. We identify residues in the neck region that, when mutated, lock DNGR-1 in one of the two conformational states to potentiate cross-presentation. In contrast, we show that chimeric proteins in which the neck region of DNGR-1 is replaced by that of unrelated C-type lectin receptors fail to promote cross-presentation. Our results suggest that the neck region of DNGR-1 is an integral receptor component that senses receptor progression through the endocytic pathway and has evolved to maximize extraction of antigens from cell corpses, coupling DNGR-1 function to its cellular localization. CI - (c) 2016 The Authors. Published under the terms of the CC BY 4.0 license. FAU - Hanc, Pavel AU - Hanc P AD - Immunobiology Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK. FAU - Schulz, Oliver AU - Schulz O AD - Immunobiology Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK. FAU - Fischbach, Hanna AU - Fischbach H AD - Immunobiology Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK. FAU - Martin, Stephen R AU - Martin SR AD - Structural Biology Science Technology Platform, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK. FAU - Kjaer, Svend AU - Kjaer S AD - Structural Biology Science Technology Platform, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK. FAU - Reis e Sousa, Caetano AU - Reis e Sousa C AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7392-2119 AD - Immunobiology Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK caetano@crick.ac.uk. LA - eng GR - FC001136/CRUK_/Cancer Research UK/United Kingdom GR - 15689/CRUK_/Cancer Research UK/United Kingdom GR - FC001136/MRC_/Medical Research Council/United Kingdom GR - MR/L022699/1/MRC_/Medical Research Council/United Kingdom GR - WT_/Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom GR - FC001136/WT_/Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20161017 PL - England TA - EMBO J JT - The EMBO journal JID - 8208664 RN - 0 (Clec9a protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Lectins, C-Type) RN - 0 (Receptors, Immunologic) SB - IM MH - Allosteric Regulation MH - Animals MH - DNA Mutational Analysis MH - Dendritic Cells/*metabolism MH - *Hydrogen-Ion Concentration MH - Lectins, C-Type/*chemistry/genetics/*metabolism MH - Mice MH - *Osmolar Concentration MH - Protein Conformation/*drug effects MH - Receptors, Immunologic/*chemistry/genetics/*metabolism PMC - PMC5109244 OTO - NOTNLM OT - C-type lectin receptors OT - cross-presentation OT - necrosis OT - protein structure EDAT- 2016/11/01 06:00 MHDA- 2017/07/01 06:00 PMCR- 2016/10/17 CRDT- 2016/11/01 06:00 PHST- 2016/05/03 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/08/18 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2016/09/15 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/11/01 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/07/01 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/11/01 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/10/17 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - embj.201694695 [pii] AID - EMBJ201694695 [pii] AID - 10.15252/embj.201694695 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - EMBO J. 2016 Nov 15;35(22):2484-2497. doi: 10.15252/embj.201694695. Epub 2016 Oct 17.