STIM1 is essential for Fcγ receptor activation and autoimmune inflammation

A Braun, JE Gessner, D Varga-Szabo… - Blood, The Journal …, 2009 - ashpublications.org
A Braun, JE Gessner, D Varga-Szabo, SN Syed, S Konrad, D Stegner, T Vögtle, RE Schmidt…
Blood, The Journal of the American Society of Hematology, 2009ashpublications.org
Fcγ receptors (FcγRs) on mononuclear phagocytes trigger autoantibody and immune
complex–induced diseases through coupling the self-reactive immunoglobulin G (IgG)
response to innate effector pathways, such as phagocytosis, and the recruitment of
inflammatory cells. FcRγ-based activation is critical in the pathogenesis of these diseases,
although the contribution of FcγR-mediated calcium signaling in autoimmune injury is
unclear. Here we show that macrophages lacking the endoplasmic reticulum–resident …
Abstract
Fcγ receptors (FcγRs) on mononuclear phagocytes trigger autoantibody and immune complex–induced diseases through coupling the self-reactive immunoglobulin G (IgG) response to innate effector pathways, such as phagocytosis, and the recruitment of inflammatory cells. FcRγ-based activation is critical in the pathogenesis of these diseases, although the contribution of FcγR-mediated calcium signaling in autoimmune injury is unclear. Here we show that macrophages lacking the endoplasmic reticulum–resident calcium sensor, STIM1, cannot activate FcγR-induced Ca2+ entry and phagocytosis. As a direct consequence, STIM1 deficiency results in resistance to experimental immune thrombocytopenia and anaphylaxis, autoimmune hemolytic anemia, and acute pneumonitis. These results establish STIM1 as a novel and essential component of FcγR activation and also indicate that inhibition of STIM1-dependent signaling might become a new strategy to prevent or treat IgG-dependent immunologic diseases.
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