PMID- 30105024 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190916 LR - 20190916 IS - 1664-3224 (Electronic) IS - 1664-3224 (Linking) VI - 9 DP - 2018 TI - Notch Signaling Modulates Macrophage Polarization and Phagocytosis Through Direct Suppression of Signal Regulatory Protein alpha Expression. PG - 1744 LID - 10.3389/fimmu.2018.01744 [doi] LID - 1744 AB - The Notch pathway plays critical roles in the development and functional modulation of myeloid cells. Previous studies have demonstrated that Notch activation promotes M1 polarization and phagocytosis of macrophages; however, the downstream molecular mechanisms mediating Notch signal remain elusive. In an attempt to identify Notch downstream targets in bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) using mass spectrometry, the signal regulatory protein alpha (SIRPalpha) appeared to respond to knockout of recombination signal-binding protein Jk (RBP-J), the critical transcription factor of Notch pathway, in macrophages. In this study, we validated that Notch activation could repress SIRPalpha expression likely via the Hes family co-repressors. SIRPalpha promoted macrophage M2 polarization, which was dependent on the interaction with CD47 and mediated by intracellular signaling through SHP-1. We provided evidence that Notch signal regulated macrophage polarization at least partially through SIRPalpha. Interestingly, Notch signal regulated macrophage phagocytosis of tumor cells through SIRPalpha but in a SHP-1-independent way. To access the translational value of our findings, we expressed the extracellular domains of the mouse SIRPalpha (mSIRPalpha(ext)) to block the interaction between CD47 and SIRPalpha. We demonstrated that the soluble mSIRPalpha(ext) polypeptides could promote M1 polarization and increase phagocytosis of tumor cells by macrophages. Taken together, our results provided new insights into the molecular mechanisms of notch-mediated macrophage polarization and further validated SIRPalpha as a target for tumor therapy through modulating macrophage polarization and phagocytosis. FAU - Lin, Yan AU - Lin Y AD - Department of Pediatrics, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China. AD - Department of Hematology, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China. AD - Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China. FAU - Zhao, Jun-Long AU - Zhao JL AD - Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China. AD - Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China. FAU - Zheng, Qi-Jun AU - Zheng QJ AD - Department of Cardiac Surgery, Xijng Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China. FAU - Jiang, Xun AU - Jiang X AD - Department of Pediatrics, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China. FAU - Tian, Jiao AU - Tian J AD - Department of Pediatrics, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China. FAU - Liang, Shi-Qian AU - Liang SQ AD - Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China. FAU - Guo, Hong-Wei AU - Guo HW AD - Department of Pediatrics, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China. FAU - Qin, Hong-Yan AU - Qin HY AD - Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China. FAU - Liang, Ying-Min AU - Liang YM AD - Department of Hematology, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China. FAU - Han, Hua AU - Han H AD - Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China. AD - Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20180730 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Immunol JT - Frontiers in immunology JID - 101560960 RN - 0 (CD47 Antigen) RN - 0 (CD47 protein, human) RN - 0 (Carrier Proteins) RN - 0 (Ptpns1 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Receptors, Immunologic) RN - 0 (Receptors, Notch) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - CD47 Antigen/metabolism MH - Carrier Proteins MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - *Gene Expression Regulation MH - Immunomodulation MH - Macrophage Activation/*immunology MH - Macrophages/*immunology/*metabolism MH - Mice MH - Mice, Transgenic MH - *Phagocytosis MH - Phosphorylation MH - Protein Binding MH - Receptors, Immunologic/*genetics/metabolism MH - Receptors, Notch/*metabolism PMC - PMC6077186 OTO - NOTNLM OT - SHP-1 OT - macrophages OT - notch OT - phagocytosis OT - polarization OT - signal regulatory protein alpha EDAT- 2018/08/15 06:00 MHDA- 2019/09/17 06:00 PMCR- 2018/01/01 CRDT- 2018/08/15 06:00 PHST- 2018/03/24 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/07/16 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/08/15 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/08/15 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/09/17 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fimmu.2018.01744 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Immunol. 2018 Jul 30;9:1744. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.01744. eCollection 2018.