EphA2 Is a Neutrophil Receptor for Candida albicans that Stimulates Antifungal Activity during Oropharyngeal Infection
Summary: During oropharyngeal candidiasis (OPC), Candida albicans proliferates and invades the superficial oral epithelium. Ephrin type-A receptor 2 (EphA2) functions as an oral epithelial cell β-glucan receptor that triggers the production of proinflammatory mediators in response to fungal infectio...
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| author | Marc Swidergall Norma V. Solis Zeping Wang Quynh T. Phan Michaela E. Marshall Michail S. Lionakis Eric Pearlman Scott G. Filler |
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| description | Summary: During oropharyngeal candidiasis (OPC), Candida albicans proliferates and invades the superficial oral epithelium. Ephrin type-A receptor 2 (EphA2) functions as an oral epithelial cell β-glucan receptor that triggers the production of proinflammatory mediators in response to fungal infection. Because EphA2 is also expressed by neutrophils, we investigated its role in neutrophil candidacidal activity during OPC. We found that EphA2 on stromal cells is required for the accumulation of phagocytes in the oral mucosa of mice with OPC. EphA2 on neutrophils is also central to host defense against OPC. The interaction of neutrophil EphA2 with serum-opsonized C. albicans yeast activates the MEK-ERK signaling pathway, leading to NADPH subunit p47phox site-specific phospho-priming. This priming increases intracellular reactive oxygen species production and enhances fungal killing. Thus, in neutrophils, EphA2 serves as a receptor for β-glucans that augments Fcγ receptor-mediated antifungal activity and controls early fungal proliferation during OPC. : In oral epithelial cells, EphA2 functions as a β-glucan receptor that triggers the production of proinflammatory mediators in response to oropharyngeal candidiasis. Here, Swidergall et al. show that, in neutrophils, EphA2 recognition of β-glucans augments Fcγ receptor-mediated antifungal activity and prevents fungal proliferation during the initiation of oropharyngeal infection. Keywords: Candida albicans, EphA2, neutrophil, oropharyngeal candidiasis, pattern recognition receptor, innate immunity |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b8a406bf7f9f4076bc81bcd35403f6102022-12-22T01:17:49ZengElsevierCell Reports2211-12472019-07-01282423433.e5EphA2 Is a Neutrophil Receptor for Candida albicans that Stimulates Antifungal Activity during Oropharyngeal InfectionMarc Swidergall0Norma V. Solis1Zeping Wang2Quynh T. Phan3Michaela E. Marshall4Michail S. Lionakis5Eric Pearlman6Scott G. Filler7Division of Infectious Diseases, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA 90502, USA; Institute for Infection and Immunity, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA 90502, USA; Corresponding authorDivision of Infectious Diseases, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA 90502, USA; Institute for Infection and Immunity, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA 90502, USADivision of Infectious Diseases, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA 90502, USADivision of Infectious Diseases, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA 90502, USA; Institute for Infection and Immunity, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA 90502, USAInstitute for Immunology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USAFungal Pathogenesis Section, Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USAInstitute for Immunology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USADivision of Infectious Diseases, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA 90502, USA; Institute for Infection and Immunity, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA 90502, USA; David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA; Corresponding authorSummary: During oropharyngeal candidiasis (OPC), Candida albicans proliferates and invades the superficial oral epithelium. Ephrin type-A receptor 2 (EphA2) functions as an oral epithelial cell β-glucan receptor that triggers the production of proinflammatory mediators in response to fungal infection. Because EphA2 is also expressed by neutrophils, we investigated its role in neutrophil candidacidal activity during OPC. We found that EphA2 on stromal cells is required for the accumulation of phagocytes in the oral mucosa of mice with OPC. EphA2 on neutrophils is also central to host defense against OPC. The interaction of neutrophil EphA2 with serum-opsonized C. albicans yeast activates the MEK-ERK signaling pathway, leading to NADPH subunit p47phox site-specific phospho-priming. This priming increases intracellular reactive oxygen species production and enhances fungal killing. Thus, in neutrophils, EphA2 serves as a receptor for β-glucans that augments Fcγ receptor-mediated antifungal activity and controls early fungal proliferation during OPC. : In oral epithelial cells, EphA2 functions as a β-glucan receptor that triggers the production of proinflammatory mediators in response to oropharyngeal candidiasis. Here, Swidergall et al. show that, in neutrophils, EphA2 recognition of β-glucans augments Fcγ receptor-mediated antifungal activity and prevents fungal proliferation during the initiation of oropharyngeal infection. Keywords: Candida albicans, EphA2, neutrophil, oropharyngeal candidiasis, pattern recognition receptor, innate immunityhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124719307867 |
| spellingShingle | Marc Swidergall Norma V. Solis Zeping Wang Quynh T. Phan Michaela E. Marshall Michail S. Lionakis Eric Pearlman Scott G. Filler EphA2 Is a Neutrophil Receptor for Candida albicans that Stimulates Antifungal Activity during Oropharyngeal Infection Cell Reports |
| title | EphA2 Is a Neutrophil Receptor for Candida albicans that Stimulates Antifungal Activity during Oropharyngeal Infection |
| title_full | EphA2 Is a Neutrophil Receptor for Candida albicans that Stimulates Antifungal Activity during Oropharyngeal Infection |
| title_fullStr | EphA2 Is a Neutrophil Receptor for Candida albicans that Stimulates Antifungal Activity during Oropharyngeal Infection |
| title_full_unstemmed | EphA2 Is a Neutrophil Receptor for Candida albicans that Stimulates Antifungal Activity during Oropharyngeal Infection |
| title_short | EphA2 Is a Neutrophil Receptor for Candida albicans that Stimulates Antifungal Activity during Oropharyngeal Infection |
| title_sort | epha2 is a neutrophil receptor for candida albicans that stimulates antifungal activity during oropharyngeal infection |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124719307867 |
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