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- Philippe Robert, Matthias Canault, Catherine Farnarier, Alan Nurden, Charlotte Grosdidier, Vincent Barlogis, Pierre Bongrand, Anne Pierres, Hervé Chambost, and Marie-Christine Alessi.
- Laboratoire d'Immunologie, Hôpital de la Conception, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, 13385 Marseille Cedex 05, France.
- J. Immunol. 2011 May 1; 186 (9): 5273-83.
AbstractLeukocyte adhesion deficiency type III is a recently described condition involving a Glanzmann-type bleeding syndrome and leukocyte adhesion deficiency. This was ascribed to a defect of the FERMT3 gene resulting in abnormal expression of kindlin-3, a protein expressed in hematopoietic cells with a major role in the regulation of integrin activation. In this article, we describe a patient with a new mutation of FERMT3 and lack of kindlin-3 expression in platelets and leukocytes. We assayed quantitatively the first steps of kindlin-3-defective leukocyte adhesion, namely, initial bond formation, bond strengthening, and early spreading. Initial bond formation was readily stimulated with neutrophils stimulated by fMLF, and neutrophils and lymphocytes stimulated by a phorbol ester or Mn(2+). In contrast, attachment strengthening was defective in the patient's lymphocytes treated with PMA or Mn(2+), or fMLF-stimulated neutrophils. However, attachment strengthening was normal in patient's neutrophils treated with phorbol ester or Mn(2+). In addition, the patient's T lymphocytes displayed defective integrin-mediated spreading and a moderate but significant decrease of spreading on anti-CD3-coated surfaces. Patient's neutrophils displayed a drastic alteration of integrin-mediated spreading after fMLF or PMA stimulation, whereas signaling-independent Mn(2+) allowed significant spreading. In conclusion, the consequences of kindlin-3 deficiency on β(2) integrin function depend on both cell type and the stimulus used for integrin activation. Our results suggest looking for a possible kindlin-3 involvement in membrane dynamical event independent of integrin-mediated adhesion.
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