Complement C5a impairs phagosomal maturation in the neutrophil through phosphoproteomic remodelling.
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ABSTRACT: Critical illness is characterised by organ failure, dysregulated immune activation and frequent secondary infections. Unbridled complement activation in these patients exposes immune cells to high levels of the anaphylotoxin, C5a. C5a suppresses antimicrobial functions of key immune cells, in particular the neutrophil, and this suppression is associated with poorer outcomes amongst critically ill adults. The intracellular signalling pathways which mediate C5a-induced neutrophil dysfunction are incompletely understood. Healthy donor peripheral blood neutrophils exposed to purified C5a demonstrated a prolonged defect in phagocytosis of the common nosocomial pathogen Staphylococcus aureus which persisted for 7 hours after exposure. Phosphoproteomic profiling of 2712 unique phosphoproteins identified persistent C5a signalling at 1 hour, and selective impairment of phagosomal protein phosphorylation on exposure to S. aureus. Notable proteins included early endosomal marker ZFYVE16 and V-ATPase proton channel component ATPV1G1. A multi-function assay of bacterial ingestion and phagosomal acidification demonstrated C5a-induced impairment of phagosomal acidification in a whole blood model of Staphylococcal bacteraemia which was recapitulated in neutrophils from critically ill patients. Examination of the C5a-impaired protein phosphorylation indicated a role for the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase VPS34 in phagosomal maturation. Inhibition of VPS34 impaired neutrophil phagosomal acidification, late bacterial ingestion and killing of S. aureus in whole blood. This study provides a deep phosphoproteomic assessment of human neutrophil signalling in response to S. aureus, and demonstrates how some of these pathways are disrupted by exposure to C5a, identifying a defect in phagosomal maturation and providing new information on mechanisms of immune failure in critical illness.
INSTRUMENT(S): Orbitrap Fusion Lumos, Q Exactive HF
ORGANISM(S): Homo Sapiens (human)
TISSUE(S): Primary Cell, Neutrophil
SUBMITTER: Carmen Gonzalez Tejedo
LAB HEAD: Andrew Conway Morris
PROVIDER: PXD017092 | Pride | 2020-08-06
REPOSITORIES: Pride
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