Endothelial reticulon-4B (Nogo-B) regulates ICAM-1–mediated leukocyte transmigration and acute inflammation

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A Di Lorenzo, TD Manes, A Davalos, PL Wright, WC Sessa
Blood, The Journal of the American Society of Hematology, 2011ashpublications.org
The reticulon (Rtn) family of proteins are localized primarily to the endoplasmic reticulum
(ER) of most cells. The Rtn-4 family,(aka Nogo) consists of 3 splice variants of a common
gene called Rtn-4A, Rtn-4B, and Rtn-4C. Recently, we identified the Rtn-4B (Nogo-B)
protein in endothelial and smooth muscle cells of the vessel wall, and showed that Nogo-B
is a regulator of cell migration in vitro and vascular remodeling and angiogenesis in vivo.
However, the role of Nogo-B in inflammation is still largely unknown. In the present study, we …
Abstract
The reticulon (Rtn) family of proteins are localized primarily to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) of most cells. The Rtn-4 family, (aka Nogo) consists of 3 splice variants of a common gene called Rtn-4A, Rtn-4B, and Rtn-4C. Recently, we identified the Rtn-4B (Nogo-B) protein in endothelial and smooth muscle cells of the vessel wall, and showed that Nogo-B is a regulator of cell migration in vitro and vascular remodeling and angiogenesis in vivo. However, the role of Nogo-B in inflammation is still largely unknown. In the present study, we use 2 models of inflammation to show that endothelial Nogo-B regulates leukocyte transmigration and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1)–dependent signaling. Mice lacking Nogo-A/B have a marked reduction in neutrophil and monocyte recruitment to sites of inflammation, while Nogo-A/B−/− mice engrafted with wild-type (WT) bone marrow still exhibit impaired inflammation compared with WT mice engrafted with Nogo-A/B−/− bone marrow, arguing for a critical role of host Nogo in this response. Using human leukocytes and endothelial cells, we show mechanistically that the silencing of Nogo-B with small interfering RNA (siRNA) impairs the transmigration of neutrophils and reduces ICAM-1–stimulated phosphorylation of vascular endothelial-cell cadherin (VE-cadherin). Our results reveal a novel role of endothelial Nogo-B in basic immune functions and provide a key link in the molecular network governing endothelial-cell regulation of diapedesis.
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