PMID- 36389660 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20221121 LR - 20230411 IS - 1664-3224 (Electronic) IS - 1664-3224 (Linking) VI - 13 DP - 2022 TI - Intracellular monitoring by dendritic cells - a new way to stay informed - from a simple scavenger to an active gatherer. PG - 1053582 LID - 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1053582 [doi] LID - 1053582 AB - Dendritic cells (DCs) are required for the initiation of the adaptive immune response. Their ability to acquire antigens in the periphery is a critical step in this process. DCs express a wide variety of adhesion molecules and possess an extremely fluid plasma membrane that facilitates scavenging the extracellular environment and capturing material like exosomes, apoptotic bodies, and pathogens. Besides these standard routes, the acquisition of antigens by DCs can be further facilitated by tunneling nanotubes, trogocytosis, and gap junctions. However, in this article, we will argue that this is an incomplete picture, as certain observations in the literature cannot be explained if we assume DCs acquire antigens only through these means. Instead, it is more likely that DCs preferentially use adhesion molecules to form long-lasting cell-cell interactions to actively siphon material from cells they are in direct contact with. It is highly likely that DCs use this mechanism to continually capture membrane and cytosolic material directly from surrounding cells, which they scan to assess the health of the donor cell. Doing so would provide an array of advantages for the host immune system, as it would not be reliant on compromised cells to release antigens into the extracellular milieu. Therefore, we propose updating our view of DC antigen acquisition to include a process of active, contact-dependent capture of material directly from neighboring cell cytosol (cytocytosis), which we would term intracellular monitoring. CI - Copyright (c) 2022 Herbst, Harshyne and Igyarto. FAU - Herbst, Christopher AU - Herbst C AD - Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, United States. FAU - Harshyne, Larry A AU - Harshyne LA AD - Department of Medical Oncology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, United States. FAU - Igyarto, Botond Z AU - Igyarto BZ AD - Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, United States. LA - eng GR - R01 AI146420/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 AI146101/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20221027 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Immunol JT - Frontiers in immunology JID - 101560960 SB - IM MH - Dendritic Cells MH - Cell Communication MH - Adaptive Immunity MH - *Exosomes MH - *Extracellular Vesicles PMC - PMC9647004 OTO - NOTNLM OT - antigen uptake/presentation OT - dendritic cells OT - intracellular monitoring OT - scavenging OT - surveillance COIS- The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. EDAT- 2022/11/18 06:00 MHDA- 2022/11/22 06:00 PMCR- 2022/01/01 CRDT- 2022/11/17 12:42 PHST- 2022/09/25 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/10/17 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/11/17 12:42 [entrez] PHST- 2022/11/18 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/11/22 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1053582 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Immunol. 2022 Oct 27;13:1053582. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1053582. eCollection 2022.