Pulses of Class I PI3kinase activity identify the release and recapture of prey from neutrophil phagosomes

Clare Muir, Constantino Carlos Reyes-Aldasoro, Felix E. Ellett, Tomasz K Prajsnar, Yin X Ho, Audrey Bernut, Catherine A. Loynes, Stone Elworthy, Kieran A Bowden, Ashley J Cadbury, Lynne R. Prince, Jason S King, Alison M Condliffe, Steven A Renshaw

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Abstract / Description of output

Class I PI3kinases coordinate the delivery of microbicidal effectors to the phagosome by forming the phosphoinositide lipid second messenger, phosphatidylinositol (3, 4, 5)-trisphosphate (PIP3). However, the dynamics of PIP3 in neutrophils during a bacterial infection are unknown. We have therefore developed an in vivo, live zebrafish infection model that enables visualisation of dynamic changes in Class 1 PI3kinases (PI3K) signalling on neutrophil phagosomes in real-time. We have identified that on approximately 12% of neutrophil phagosomes PHAkt-eGFP, a reporter for Class 1 PI3K signalling, re-recruits in pulsatile bursts. This phenomenon occurred on phagosomes containing
structurally and morphologically distinct prey, including Staphylococcus aureus and Mycobacterium abscessus, and was dependent on the activity of the Class 1 PI3K isoform, PI3kinase γ. Detailed imaging suggested that ‘pulsing phagosomes’ represent neutrophils transiently reopening and reclosing phagosomes. This finding challenges the concept that phagosomes remain closed after prey
engulfment and we propose that neutrophils occasionally use this alternative pathway of phagosome maturation to release phagosome contents and/or to restart phagosome maturation if digestion has stalled
Original languageEnglish
Pages1-33
Number of pages33
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 29 Feb 2024

Publication series

NamebioRxiv
PublisherCold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • phagocytosis
  • neutrophils
  • zebrafish
  • phosphatidylinositol (3, 4, 5)-trisphosphate
  • phagosome maturation

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