PMID- 28461494 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180514 LR - 20181202 IS - 1091-6490 (Electronic) IS - 0027-8424 (Print) IS - 0027-8424 (Linking) VI - 114 IP - 21 DP - 2017 May 23 TI - Autoantibody-induced internalization of CNS AQP4 water channel and EAAT2 glutamate transporter requires astrocytic Fc receptor. PG - 5491-5496 LID - 10.1073/pnas.1701960114 [doi] AB - Aquaporin-4 (AQP4) water channel-specific IgG distinguishes neuromyelitis optica (NMO) from multiple sclerosis and causes characteristic immunopathology in which central nervous system (CNS) demyelination is secondary. Early events initiating the pathophysiological outcomes of IgG binding to astrocytic AQP4 are poorly understood. CNS lesions reflect events documented in vitro following IgG interaction with AQP4: AQP4 internalization, attenuated glutamate uptake, intramyelinic edema, interleukin-6 release, complement activation, inflammatory cell recruitment, and demyelination. Here, we demonstrate that AQP4 internalization requires AQP4-bound IgG to engage an astrocytic Fcgamma receptor (FcgammaR). IgG-lacking Fc redistributes AQP4 within the plasma membrane and induces interleukin-6 release. However, AQP4 endocytosis requires an activating FcgammaR's gamma subunit and involves astrocytic membrane loss of an inhibitory FcgammaR, CD32B. Interaction of the IgG-AQP4 complex with FcgammaRs triggers coendocytosis of the excitatory amino acid transporter 2 (EAAT2). Requirement of FcgammaR engagement for internalization of two astrocytic membrane proteins critical to CNS homeostasis identifies a complement-independent, upstream target for potential early therapeutic intervention in NMO. FAU - Hinson, Shannon R AU - Hinson SR AD - Neuroimmunology Laboratory, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905. FAU - Clift, Ian C AU - Clift IC AD - Neuroimmunology Laboratory, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905. FAU - Luo, Ningling AU - Luo N AD - Neuroimmunology Laboratory, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905. FAU - Kryzer, Thomas J AU - Kryzer TJ AD - Neuroimmunology Laboratory, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905. FAU - Lennon, Vanda A AU - Lennon VA AD - Neuroimmunology Laboratory, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905; lennon.vanda@mayo.edu. AD - Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905. AD - Department of Immunology, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20170501 PL - United States TA - Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A JT - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America JID - 7505876 RN - 0 (Aquaporin 4) RN - 0 (Excitatory Amino Acid Transporter 2) RN - 0 (Immunoglobulin G) RN - 0 (Interleukin-6) RN - 0 (Receptors, IgG) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Aquaporin 4/immunology/*metabolism MH - Astrocytes/*metabolism MH - Case-Control Studies MH - Excitatory Amino Acid Transporter 2/*metabolism MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Immunoglobulin G/metabolism MH - Interleukin-6/metabolism MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Neuromyelitis Optica/*immunology MH - Pregnancy MH - Primary Cell Culture MH - Rats, Inbred Lew MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Receptors, IgG/*metabolism PMC - PMC5448211 OTO - NOTNLM OT - CD32 OT - CD64 OT - autoimmune astrocytopathy OT - neuromyelitis optica OT - pathogenic IgG COIS- Conflict of interest statement: V.A.L. and T.J.K. are named inventors on a patent relating to AQP4 as NMO antigen, but receive no royalties from service tests performed by Mayo Medical Laboratories. Earnings from technology licensing have exceeded the federal threshold for significant interest. V.A.L. and S.R.H. are named inventors on two patent applications filed by Mayo Foundation relating to functional clinical assays for detecting AQP4-IgG. EDAT- 2017/05/04 06:00 MHDA- 2018/05/15 06:00 PMCR- 2017/05/01 CRDT- 2017/05/03 06:00 PHST- 2017/05/04 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/05/15 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/05/03 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/05/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 1701960114 [pii] AID - 201701960 [pii] AID - 10.1073/pnas.1701960114 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2017 May 23;114(21):5491-5496. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1701960114. Epub 2017 May 1.