Soluble CD93 is an Apoptotic Cell Opsonin Recognized by the αxβ2 Integrin

Author:

Blackburn Jack W.D.,Lau Darius H.C.,Ellins Jessica,Kipp Angela,Pawlak Emily N.,Dikeakos Jimmy D.,Heit BryanORCID

Abstract

AbstractEfferocytosis – the phagocytic removal of apoptotic cells – is essential for the maintenance of homeostasis and prevention of the inflammatory and autoimmune diseases which can follow the lysis of uncleared apoptotic cells. CD93 is a transmembrane glycoprotein previously implicated in efferocytosis and angiogenesis, and upon mutation, results in the onset of efferocytosis-associated diseases such as atherosclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis. CD93 is produced as a cell surface protein which is shed as soluble CD93, but it is unknown how CD93 mediates efferocytosis or whether its efferocytic activity is mediated by the soluble or membrane-bound form. Herein, we demonstrate that the membrane bound form of CD93 has no phagocytic, efferocytic, or tethering activity, whereas soluble CD93 potently opsonizes apoptotic cells but not a broad range of Gram-Negative, Gram-Positive or fungal microorganisms. Using mass spectrometry, we identified the αxβ2 integrin as the receptor required for soluble CD93-mediated efferocytosis, and via deletion mutagenesis determined that soluble CD93 binds to apoptotic cells via its C-Type Lectin-Like domain, and to αxβ2 by its EGF-like repeats. This bridging of apoptotic cells to the αxβ2 integrin markedly enhanced efferocytosis by macrophages, and could be abrogated by knockdown of αxβ2 integrin. Combined, these data elucidate the mechanism by which CD93 regulates efferocytosis and identify a previously unreported opsonin-receptor system utilized by the immune system for the efferocytic clearance of apoptotic cells.

Publisher

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

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