Two-photon microscopy analysis of leukocyte trafficking and motility

During the last several years, live tissue imaging, in particular using two-photon laser microscopy, has advanced our understanding of leukocyte trafficking mechanisms. Studies using this technique are revealing distinct molecular requirements for leukocyte migration in different tissue environments. Also emerging from the studies are the ingenious infrastructures for leukocyte trafficking, which are produced by stromal cells. This review summarizes the recent imaging studies that provided novel mechanistic insights into in vivo leukocyte migration essential for immunosurveillance

Chemotaxis and phagocytosis in neutrophils is independent of coronin 1

The WD repeat protein family member coronin 1 is exclusively expressed in leukocytes, where it colocalizes with the cortical cytoskeleton. Although initially coronin 1 was believed to regulate F-actin dynamics such as leukocyte motility, phagocytosis, and membrane ruffling, recent work showed that in macrophages, T cells, and B cells, coronin 1 is dispensable for these F-actin dependent processes, instead being involved in the regulation of calcium dependent signaling reactions. In this study, we show that in mice lacking coronin 1 neutrophil populations developed normally, and that coronin 1-deficient neutrophils are fully functional with respect to adherence, membrane dynamics, migration, phagocytosis and the oxidative burst. Therefore, these data argue against a role for coronin 1 in the modulation of F-actin and suggest that coronin 1 is dispensable for neutrophil functioning

Styles défensifs et motivations sexuelles

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Sexual motivations: A critical review

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