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D'Orlando, O.* ; Zhao, F.* ; Kasper, B.* ; Orinska, Z.* ; Müller, J.* ; Hermans-Borgmeyer, I.* ; Griffiths, G.M.* ; Zur Stadt, U.* ; Bulfone-Paus, S.*

Syntaxin 11 is required for NK and CD8⁺ T-cell cytotoxicity and neutrophil degranulation.

Eur. J. Immunol. 43, 194-208 (2013)
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Syntaxin 11 (STX11) controls vesicular trafficking and is a key player in exocytosis. Since Stx11 mutations are causally associated with a familial hemophagocytic lymphohistio-cytosis, we wanted to clarify whether STX11 is functionally important for key immune cell populations. This was studied in primary cells obtained from newly generated Stx11(-/-) mice. Our data revealed that STX11 is not only widely expressed in different immune cells, but also induced upon LPS or IFN-γ treatment. However, Stx11 deficiency does not affect macrophage phagocytic function and cytokine secretion, mast cell activation, or antigen presentation by DCs. Instead, STX11 selectively controls lymphocyte cytotoxicity in NK and activated CD8(+) T cells and degranulation in neutrophils. Stx11(-/-) NK cells and CTLs show impaired degranulation, despite a comparable activation, maturation and expression of the complex-forming partners MUNC18-2 and VTI1B. In addition, Stx11(-/-) CTLs and NK cells produce abnormal levels of IFN-γ. Since functional reconstitution rescues the defective phenotype of Stx11(-/-) CTLs, we suggest a direct, specific and key role of STX11 in controlling lymphocyte cytotoxicity, cytokine production and secretion. Finally, we show that these mice are a very useful tool for dissecting the role of STX11 in vesicular trafficking and secretion.
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Publication type Article: Journal article
Document type Scientific Article
Language english
Publication Year 2013
HGF-reported in Year 0
ISSN (print) / ISBN 0014-2980
e-ISSN 1521-4141
Quellenangaben Volume: 43, Issue: 1, Pages: 194-208 Article Number: , Supplement: ,
Publisher Wiley
Publishing Place Hoboken
Reviewing status Peer reviewed
PubMed ID 23042080
Erfassungsdatum 2013-03-05