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Journal Article
Gas6 and Protein S Ligands Cooperate to Regulate MerTK Rhythmic Activity Required for Circadian Retinal Phagocytosis
2024
Overview
Among the myriad of existing tyrosine kinase receptors, the TAM family—abbreviated from Tyro3, Axl, and Mer tyrosine kinase (MerTK)—has been extensively studied with an outstanding contribution from the team of Prof. Greg Lemke. MerTK activity is implicated in a wide variety of functions involving the elimination of apoptotic cells and has recently been linked to cancers, auto-immune diseases, and atherosclerosis/stroke. In the retina, MerTK is required for the circadian phagocytosis of oxidized photoreceptor outer segments by the retinal-pigment epithelial cells, a function crucial for the long-term maintenance of vision. We previously showed that MerTK ligands carry the opposite role in vitro, with Gas6 inhibiting the internalization of photoreceptor outer segments while Protein S acts conversely. Using site-directed mutagenesis and ligand-stimulated phagocytosis assays on transfected cells, we presently demonstrate, for the first time, that Gas6 and Protein S recognize different amino acids on MerTK Ig-like domains. In addition, MerTK’s function in retinal-pigment epithelial cells is rhythmic and might thus rely on the respective stoichiometry of both ligands at different times of the day. Accordingly, we show that ligand bioavailability varies during the circadian cycle using RT-qPCR and immunoblots on retinal and retinal-pigment epithelial samples from control and beta5 integrin knockout mice where retinal phagocytosis is arrhythmic. Taken together, our results suggest that Gas6 and Protein S might both contribute to refine the acute regulation of MerTK in time for the daily phagocytic peak.
Publisher
MDPI AG,MDPI
Subject
/ c-Mer Tyrosine Kinase - genetics
/ c-Mer Tyrosine Kinase - metabolism
/ Circadian Rhythm - physiology
/ Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins - genetics
/ Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins - metabolism
/ Kinases
/ Ligands
/ Light
/ Mice
/ Proteins
/ Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases - genetics
/ Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases - metabolism
/ Retina
/ Retinal Pigment Epithelium - cytology
/ Retinal Pigment Epithelium - metabolism
/ Tyrosine
