at the University of Pécs and at the University of Debrecen
Identification number: TÁMOP-4.1.2-08/1/A-2009-0011
FCG RECEPTOR SIGNALING
Tímea Berki and Ferenc Boldizsár Signal transduction
at the University of Pécs and at the University of Debrecen
Identification number: TÁMOP-4.1.2-08/1/A-2009-0011
FcRI
Types of human Fc receptors
Activating Fc Receptors Inhibitory Fc Receptor
FcRIIA FcRIIC FcRIIIA FcRIIIB FcRIIB
High Low-medium Low-medium Low-medium Low-medium Low-medium FcRIIA131H
FcRIIA131R FcRIIIA158V
FcRIIIA158F
FcRIIB232I FcRIIB232T
Human
Affinity Alleles
2N N
C C
C
N N
C
NC
2N N
C C
C
N
C N
NC GPI
ITIM ITAM
Mouse Fcgamma receptors
ITAM
2N N
C C
C N
Low-medium
2N N
C C
C N
Low-medium
NC
Low-medium
FcRII FcRIV FcRIIB
FcRI
2N N
C C
C N
High
ITIM
Mouse
Affinity
Activating Fc Receptors Inhibitory Fc Receptor
Role of ITAMs
• ITAM is a specific sequence of amino acids (YXXL) occurring twice in close succession in the
intracellular tail of a receptor.
• After ligand binding, the tyrosine (Y) residue of the ITAM is phosphorylated by tyrosine kinases, and a signaling cascade is generated within the cell.
• An ITAM is present in the intracellular tail of
FcRIIA and C, and in the chains of FcRI and
FcRIIIA.
Activatory Fc receptor signaling
2
2FcRIII Immune complex
Plasma membrane
Cytoplasm
Ca2+
LYN ITAMs SYK
P P
RAS SOS
PlP3
PLC
BTK PlP2
Ca2+
Downstream signalling pathways
(ERK, p38, JNK) Cell activation
ADCC Phagocytosis
Cytokine release Oxidative burst
PI3K
RHO PKC
RAC DAG IP3
Ca2+
ER
Steps of Fc signaling
1 Src kinase-mediated tyrosine phosphorylation of the ITAMs 2 Following by SH2 domain-mediated recruitment of Syk
family kinases to ITAMs 3 Activation of PI-3 kinase
4 Recruitment of adapter molecules like SLP-76 and BLNK 5 Recruitment of enzymes like phospholipase C and Tec
family kinases
6 Generation of IP3 and DAG
7 Intracellular free Ca 2+ mobilization
Inhibitory Fcγ receptor signaling
SHIP FcRIIB
P
BCR
Ig Igβ
ITIM LYN
PLC
BTK
No membrane recruitment
RAS SHC DOK
Simultaneous cross-linking
Inhibition of calcium flux and proliferation
PlP
3PlP
2Inhibitory Fcγ receptor signaling
ITIM BTK P cABL
JNK Apoptosis FcRIIB
Immune complex
ITIM
• The presence of only one YXXL motif is not sufficient to
activate cells, and represents a motif (I/VXXYXXL) known as an Immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibitory motif (ITIM)
• FcγRIIB1 and FcγRIIB2 have an ITIM sequence and are
inhibitory Fc receptors: they do not induce phagocytosis but counteract the antigen-induced BcR signal on B cells and shut off B cell activation
• The inhibitory signal is controlled by SHP-1 and SHIP-
phosphatases
Overview of Fcγ receptor signaling
SYK SYK
SHIP SYK
P P
P P
P P
P P P
P
P P
2
2
FcRI FcRIIB FcRIIA FcRIIIA
Ca2+
Ca2+
ITAM
ITIM
RAS
PLC
BTK
RAC
DAG
IP3
Ca2+ ER
Actin polymerization
Phagocytosis
Cell proliferation
Actin polymerization and remodelling
Cytokine release ADCC
Degranulation
Proinflammatory responses Co-ligation to
Activation partner
Phagocytosis
VAV PYK2
PI3K PIP3
SYK
JNK BLNK
PKC
p38
Src Family PTKs
Src Family PTKs
Rho family GTPases
MAPK pathway
IgG Ag
Calcium signaling
CaCn
IP3R
Mediators produced by cells
Triggering agents and regulatory cytokines
IL-5 IL-3 GM-CSF
IL-5R IL-3R
IL-4 Eosinophil
SCF IgE
FcRI
Basophil
IL-5 and IL-13
IgG IL-4
KIT
Mast cell
IL-4R
Histamine
TLR
Bacteria and other TLR ligands
Monocyte/
macrophage
IL-1, IL-6 and TNF FcR
cytokines
phagocytosis
P SYK P
P P
2
FcRIIIA
P P
FcRIIA
P P
P P
2
FcRI
ITAM IgG
Ag IgG opsonized particle
Src Family PTKs
PLC2
DAG IP3 PI3K
Ca2+
PKC
Actin polymerization and particle internalization
Src Family PTKs
Src Family PTKs
Phosphorylation of ITAMs
phagocytosis I
2
FcR IgG
Pathogen
Effector cell
Ag