Figure 5.

Rapamycin-induced recruitment of PIP5KI during FcγR-mediated phagocytosis. (A) Experimental strategy: RAW macrophages were transfected with two complementary rapamycin-binding domains (LDR, which includes the membrane-targeting N-terminal sequence of Lyn and either PIP5KIγ-FKBP–YFP [YF-PIP5K] or FKBP-YFP [YF]). Addition of rapamycin (black dot) after FcγR-mediated phagocytosis of IgG-coated RBCs induces translocation of the FKBP domain-containing constructs to the phagosome. The star indicates PIP5K activity on the phagosomal membrane. (B) PH-PLCδ–RFP, PIP5KIγ-FKBP–YFP, and LDR were coexpressed transiently, and phagocytosis of IgG-coated RBCs was initiated. Images acquired immediately before (top) and 315 s after addition of 1 µM rapamycin are shown. Arrows point to the nascent or recently formed phagosomes. (C) PH-Akt–RFP, PIP5KIγ-FKBP–YFP, and LDR were coexpressed transiently, and phagocytosis was initiated as in B. Images were acquired 240 s after addition of rapamycin. (D) PIP5KIγ-FKBP–YFP and LDR were coexpressed transiently in RAW cells stably expressing mCherry-actin, and phagocytosis of IgG-coated RBCs was initiated. Images of mCherry-actin acquired immediately before (left) and 204 s after addition of 1 µM rapamycin are shown in the main panels. (E) PIP5KIγ-FKBP–YFP and LDR were coexpressed transiently in RAW cells stably expressing mCherry-actin, and phagocytosis of IgG-coated RBCs was initiated. Shortly after ingestion, the cells were treated with 100 µM LY294002 and then with 1 µM rapamycin. Images acquired 208 s after addition of rapamycin are shown. (F) PH-Akt–RFP, PIP5KIγ-FKBP–YFP, and LDR were coexpressed transiently. Shortly after ingestion, the cells were treated with 100 µM LY294002 and then with rapamycin. Images of mCherry-actin acquired 240 s after addition of rapamycin are shown in the main panels. In C–F, the insets show the distribution of PIP5KIγ-FKBP–YFP before (0 s) and at the indicated times after addition of rapamycin. Images in B–F are representative of five separate experiments, each analyzing ≥40 phagosomes. Bars, 3 µm. (G) Quantification of multiple experiments like those in C–F. Data are means ± SEM of five separate experiments.

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