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Journal of Biological Chemistry | 2005

Rac1 Is Essential for Platelet Lamellipodia Formation and Aggregate Stability under Flow

Owen J. T. McCarty; Mark K. Larson; Jocelyn M. Auger; Neena Kalia; Ben T. Atkinson; Andrew C. Pearce; Sandra Ruf; Robert B. Henderson; Victor L. J. Tybulewicz; Laura M. Machesky; Steve P. Watson

The role of Rac family proteins in platelet spreading on matrix proteins under static and flow conditions has been investigated by using Rac-deficient platelets. Murine platelets form filopodia and undergo limited spreading on fibrinogen independent of Rac1 and Rac2. In the presence of thrombin, marked lamellipodia formation is observed on fibrinogen, which is abrogated in the absence of Rac1. However, Rac1 is not required for thrombin-induced aggregation or elevation of F-actin levels. Formation of lamellipodia on collagen and laminin is also Rac1-dependent. Analysis of platelet adhesion dynamics on collagen under flow conditions in vitro revealed that Rac1 is required for platelet aggregate stability at arterial rates of shear, as evidenced by a dramatic increase in platelet embolization. Furthermore, studies employing intravital microscopy demonstrated that Rac1 plays a critical role in the development of stable thrombi at sites of vascular injury in vivo. Thus, our data demonstrated that Rac1 is essential for lamellipodia formation in platelets and indicated that Rac1 is required for aggregate integrity leading to thrombus formation under physiologically relevant levels of shear both in vitro and in vivo.


Nature Reviews Immunology | 2009

Rho family GTPases and their regulators in lymphocytes

Victor L. J. Tybulewicz; Robert B. Henderson

Rho family GTPases, and the proteins that regulate them, have important roles in many cellular processes, including cell division, survival, migration and adhesion. Although most of our understanding of these proteins has come from studies using cell lines, more recent gene targeting studies in mice are providing insights into the in vivo function of these proteins. Here we review recent progress revealing crucial roles for these proteins in lymphocyte development, activation, differentiation and migration. The emerging picture shows that Rho family GTPases transduce signals from receptors for antigens, chemokines and cytokines, as well as adhesion molecules and pattern recognition receptors, and that they function as focal points for crosstalk between different signalling pathways.


Journal of Cell Science | 2006

Rac1 and Rac2 regulate macrophage morphology but are not essential for migration

Ann P. Wheeler; Claire M. Wells; Stephen D. Smith; Francisco M. Vega; Robert B. Henderson; Victor L. J. Tybulewicz; Anne J. Ridley

Rac GTPases are believed to contribute to migration in leukocytes by transducing signals from cell surface receptors to the actin and microtubule cytoskeletons. Mammals have three closely related Rac isoforms, Rac1, Rac2 and Rac3, and it is widely assumed that cell migration requires the activity of these Rac GTPases. We have previously shown that Rac1-null mouse macrophages have altered cell shape and reduced membrane ruffling but normal migration speed. Here we investigate the behaviour of macrophages lacking Rac2 (Rac2–/–) or Rac1 and Rac2 (Rac1/2–/–). Rac2–/– macrophages have reduced F-actin levels and lack podosomes, which are integrin-based adhesion sites, and their migration speed is similar to or slightly slower than wild-type macrophages, depending on the substrate. Unexpectedly, Rac1/2–/– macrophages, which do not express Rac1, Rac2 or Rac3, migrate at a similar speed to wild-type macrophages on a variety of substrates and perform chemotaxis normally, although their morphology and mode of migration is altered. However, Rac1–/– and Rac1/2–/– but not Rac2–/– macrophages are impaired in their ability to invade through Matrigel. Together, these data show that Rac1 and Rac2 have distinct roles in regulating cell morphology, migration and invasion, but are not essential for macrophage migration or chemotaxis.


Immunity | 2008

Activation of the Small GTPase Rac2 via the B Cell Receptor Regulates B Cell Adhesion and Immunological-Synapse Formation

Eloisa Arana; Anne Vehlow; Naomi E. Harwood; Elena Vigorito; Robert B. Henderson; Martin Turner; Victor L. J. Tybulewicz; Facundo D. Batista

The integrin leukocyte function-associated antigen-1 (LFA-1) is important in the promotion of B cell adhesion, thereby facilitating immunological synapse (IS) formation and B cell activation. Despite this significance, the associated signaling mechanisms regulating LFA-1 activation remain elusive. Here, we show that both isoforms of the small GTPase Rac expressed by primary B cells, Rac1 and Rac2, were activated rapidly downstream of Src-family kinases, guanine-nucleotide exchange factors Vav1 and Vav2, and phosphoinositide-3 kinase (PI3K) after BCR engagement. We identify Rac2, but not Rac1, as critical for B cell adhesion to intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and IS formation. Furthermore, B cells expressing constitutively active Rac2 are highly adhesive. We observe that Rac2-deficient B cells exhibit lower amounts of Rap1-GTP and severe actin polymerization defects, identifying a potential mechanism underlying their behavior. We postulate that this critical role for Rac2 in mediating B cell adhesion and IS formation might apply in all lymphocytes.


Blood | 2010

PtdIns3P and Rac direct the assembly of the NADPH oxidase on a novel, pre-phagosomal compartment during FcR-mediated phagocytosis in primary mouse neutrophils

Karen E. Anderson; Tamara Chessa; Keith Davidson; Robert B. Henderson; Simon Walker; Tanya Tolmachova; Katarzyna Grys; Oliver Rausch; Miguel C. Seabra; Victor L. J. Tybulewicz; Len R. Stephens; Phillip T. Hawkins

The generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) by the nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase is an important mechanism by which neutrophils kill pathogens. The oxidase is composed of a membrane-bound cytochrome and 4 soluble proteins (p67(phox), p40(phox), p47(phox), and GTP-Rac). These components form an active complex at the correct time and subcellular location through a series of incompletely understood mutual interactions, regulated, in part, by GTP/GDP exchange on Rac, protein phosphorylation, and binding to lipid messengers. We have used a variety of assays to follow the spatiotemporal assembly of the oxidase in genetically engineered primary mouse neutrophils, during phagocytosis of both serum- and immunoglobulin G-opsonized targets. The oxidase assembles directly on serum-Staphylococcus aureus-containing phagosomes within seconds of phagosome formation; this process is only partially dependent (∼ 30%) on PtdIns3P binding to p40(phox), but totally dependent on Rac1/2 binding to p67(phox). In contrast, in response to immunoglobulin G-targets, the oxidase first assembles on a tubulovesicular compartment that develops at sites of granule fusion to the base of the emerging phagosome; oxidase assembly and activation is highly dependent on both PtdIns3P-p40(phox) and Rac2-p67(phox) interactions and delivery to the phagosome is regulated by Rab27a. These results define a novel pathway for oxidase assembly downstream of FcR-activation.


Methods in Enzymology | 2008

Characterization of the Roles of Rac1 and Rac2 GTPases in Lymphocyte Development

Céline Dumont; Robert B. Henderson; Victor L. J. Tybulewicz

This chapter describes methods for the analysis of B and T lymphocyte development in mice deficient in Rac1 and/or Rac2 GTPases. The development of both B and T cells is critically dependent on transition through checkpoints monitoring for correct rearrangement of antigen receptor genes. Progression through these checkpoints depends on signaling from the antigen receptors. In addition, signals from cytokine, chemokine, Notch, and death receptors play important roles in the survival, proliferation, and migration of developing lymphocytes. Analysis of these processes in mice deficient in these GTPases can illuminate their roles in transducing signals from these different receptors.


Journal of Experimental Medicine | 2001

The Use of Lymphocyte Function–Associated Antigen (Lfa)-1–Deficient Mice to Determine the Role of Lfa-1, Mac-1, and α4 Integrin in the Inflammatory Response of Neutrophils

Robert B. Henderson; Lina H. K. Lim; Philippe A. Tessier; Felicity N. E. Gavins; Meg Mathies; Mauro Perretti; Nancy Hogg


Journal of Biological Chemistry | 1956

METABOLISM OF THYMINE (METHYL-C14 OR -2-C14) BY RAT LIVER IN VITRO

Kay Fink; Richard E. Cline; Robert B. Henderson; R. M. Fink


Journal of Biological Chemistry | 1953

beta-amino acid formation by tissue slices incubated with pyrimidines

R. M. Fink; Kay Fink; Robert B. Henderson


Journal of the American Chemical Society | 1955

Synthesis of Thymine (Methyl-C14)1

Robert B. Henderson; R. M. Fink; Kay Fink

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Kay Fink

University of California

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R. M. Fink

University of Oklahoma

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Ann P. Wheeler

Queen Mary University of London

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