A central role for DOCK2 during interstitial lymphocyte motility and sphingosine-1-phosphate-mediated egress

J Exp Med. 2007 Mar 19;204(3):497-510. doi: 10.1084/jem.20061780. Epub 2007 Feb 26.

Abstract

Recent observations using multiphoton intravital microscopy (MP-IVM) have uncovered an unexpectedly high lymphocyte motility within peripheral lymph nodes (PLNs). Lymphocyte-expressed intracellular signaling molecules governing interstitial movement remain largely unknown. Here, we used MP-IVM of murine PLNs to examine interstitial motility of lymphocytes lacking the Rac guanine exchange factor DOCK2 and phosphoinositide-3-kinase (PI3K)gamma, signaling molecules that act downstream of G protein-coupled receptors, including chemokine receptors (CKRs). T and B cells lacking DOCK2 alone or DOCK2 and PI3Kgamma displayed markedly reduced motility inside T cell area and B cell follicle, respectively. Lack of PI3Kgamma alone had no effect on migration velocity but resulted in increased turning angles of T cells. As lymphocyte egress from PLNs requires the sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) receptor 1, a G(alphai) protein-coupled receptor similar to CKR, we further analyzed whether DOCK2 and PI3Kgamma contributed to S1P-triggered signaling events. S1P-induced cell migration was significantly reduced in T and B cells lacking DOCK2, whereas T cell-expressed PI3Kgamma contributed to F-actin polymerization and protein kinase B phosphorylation but not migration. These findings correlated with delayed lymphocyte egress from PLNs in the absence of DOCK2 but not PI3Kgamma, and a markedly reduced cell motility of DOCK2-deficient T cells in close proximity to efferent lymphatic vessels. In summary, our data support a central role for DOCK2, and to a lesser extent T cell-expressed PI3Kgamma, for signal transduction during interstitial lymphocyte migration and S1P-mediated egress.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cell Communication / genetics
  • Cell Communication / immunology
  • Cell Movement / immunology*
  • Class Ib Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase
  • GTPase-Activating Proteins / deficiency
  • GTPase-Activating Proteins / genetics
  • GTPase-Activating Proteins / physiology*
  • Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors
  • Isoenzymes / deficiency
  • Isoenzymes / genetics
  • Lymph Nodes / cytology
  • Lymph Nodes / immunology
  • Lymph Nodes / metabolism
  • Lymphocytes / cytology*
  • Lymphocytes / immunology
  • Lymphocytes / metabolism*
  • Lysophospholipids / physiology*
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Mice, Knockout
  • Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / deficiency
  • Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / genetics
  • Signal Transduction / genetics
  • Signal Transduction / immunology
  • Sphingosine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Sphingosine / physiology

Substances

  • DOCK2 protein, mouse
  • GTPase-Activating Proteins
  • Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors
  • Isoenzymes
  • Lysophospholipids
  • sphingosine 1-phosphate
  • Class Ib Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase
  • Pik3cg protein, mouse
  • Sphingosine