G protein‐coupled receptor kinase‐3‐deficient mice exhibit WHIM syndrome features and attenuated inflammatory responses. Issue 6 (9th August 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Tarrant, Teresa K.; Billard, Matthew J.; Timoshchenko, Roman G.; McGinnis, Marcus W.; Serafin, D. Stephen; Foreman, Oded; Esserman, Denise A.; Chao, Nelson J.; Lento, William E.; Lee, David M.; Patel, Dhavalkumar; Siderovski, David P.
• Is Part Of: Journal of leukocyte biology. Volume 94:Issue 6(2013)
• Page Start: 1243
• Page End: 1251
• Publication Date: 2013-08-09
• Subjects: chemokine receptor -- hematopoiesis -- granulocytes -- arthritis; Leucocytes -- Periodicals; Reticulo-endothelial system -- Periodicals; 571.96
• DOI: 10.1189/jlb.0213097
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0741-5400

Abstract

Abstract : GRK3−/− mice exhibit impaired CXCL12/CXCR4 responses, myelokathexis and hypogammaglobulinemia, as in WHIM syndrome, and are protected in inflammatory arthritis models by altered granulocyte trafficking. Abstract : Chemokine receptor interactions coordinate leukocyte migration in inflammation. Chemokine receptors are GPCRs that when activated, are phosphorylated by GRKs to turn off G protein‐mediated signaling yet recruit additional signaling machinery. Recently, GRK3 was identified as a negative regulator of CXCL12/CXCR4 signaling that is defective in human WHIM syndrome. Here, we report that GRK3−/− mice exhibit numerous features of human WHIM, such as impaired CXCL12‐mediated desensitization, enhanced CXCR4 signaling to ERK activation, altered granulocyte migration, and a mild myelokathexis. Moreover, GRK3−/− protects mice from two acute models of inflammatory arthritis (K/BxN serum transfer and CAIA). In these granulocyte‐dependent disease models, protection of GRK3−/− mice is mediated by retention of cells in the marrow, fewer circulating granulocytes in the peripheral blood, and reduced granulocytes in the joints during active inflammation. In contrast to WHIM, GRK3−/− mice have minimal hypogammaglobulinemia and a peripheral leukocytosis with increased lymphocytes and absent neutropenia. Thus, we conclude that the loss of GRK3‐mediated regulation of CXCL12/CXCR4 signaling contributes to some, but not all, of the complete WHIM phenotype and that GRK3 inhibition may be beneficial in the treatment of inflammatory arthritis.