Antibody:CD47 ratio regulates macrophage phagocytosis through competitive receptor phosphorylation

Autor: Eva M. Schmid, Daniel A. Fletcher, Emily C. Suter, Andrew R. Harris, Erik Voets, Brian Francica
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Cell Reports, Vol 36, Iss 8, Pp 109587-(2021)
Cell reports
Cell reports, vol 36, iss 8
ISSN: 2211-1247
Popis: SUMMARY Cancer immunotherapies often modulate macrophage effector function by introducing either targeting antibodies that activate Fcγ receptors (FcγRs) or blocking antibodies that disrupt inhibitory SIRPα-CD47 engagement. However, how these competing signals are integrated is poorly understood, raising questions about how to effectively titrate immune responses. Here, we find that macrophage phagocytic decisions are regulated by the ratio of activating ligand to inhibitory ligand over a broad range of absolute molecular densities. Using both endogenous and chimeric receptors, we show that activating:inhibitory ligand ratios of at least 10:1 are required to promote phagocytosis of model antibody-opsonized CD47-inhibited targets and that lowering that ratio reduces FcγR phosphorylation because of inhibitory phosphatases recruited to CD47-bound SIRPα. We demonstrate that ratiometric signaling is critical for phagocytosis of tumor cells and can be modified by blocking SIRPα, indicating that balancing targeting and blocking antibodies may be important for controlling macrophage phagocytosis in cancer immunotherapy.
In brief Suter et al. use reconstituted cell-like particles to quantitatively probe how macrophages integrate simultaneous signals from activating Fc receptors and inhibitory SIRPα. The authors show that the ratio of antibody:CD47 on the target changes relative enrichment of competing Syk kinase and SHP1 phosphatase at the interface, ultimately dictating phagocytosis.
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