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Soluble collectin-12 mediates C3-independent docking of properdin that activates the alternative pathway of complement

  1. Jie Zhang
  2. Lihong Song
  3. Dennis V Pedersen
  4. Anna Li
  5. John D Lambris
  6. Gregers Rom Andersen
  7. Tom Eirik Mollnes
  8. Ying Jie Ma  Is a corresponding author
  9. Peter Garred  Is a corresponding author
  1. Rigshospitalet/Copenhagen University, Denmark
  2. Aarhus University, Denmark
  3. University of Pennsylvania, United States
  4. University of Oslo, Norway
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.60908
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  1. Jie Zhang
  2. Lihong Song
  3. Dennis V Pedersen
  4. Anna Li
  5. John D Lambris
  6. Gregers Rom Andersen
  7. Tom Eirik Mollnes
  8. Ying Jie Ma
  9. Peter Garred
(2020)
Soluble collectin-12 mediates C3-independent docking of properdin that activates the alternative pathway of complement
eLife 9:e60908.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.60908
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Abstract

Properdin stabilizes the alternative C3 convertase (C3bBb), whereas its role as pattern recognition molecule mediating complement activation is disputed for decades. Previously, we have found that soluble collectin-12 (sCL-12) synergizes complement alternative pathway (AP) activation. However, whether this observation is C3 dependent is unknown. By application of the C3-inhibitor Cp40, we found that properdin in normal human serum bound to Aspergillus fumigatus solely in a C3b-dependent manner. Cp40 also prevented properdin binding when properdin-depleted serum reconstituted with purified properdin was applied, in analogy with the findings achieved by C3-depleted serum. However, when opsonized with sCL-12, properdin bound in a C3-independent manner exclusively via its tetrameric structure and directed in situ C3bBb assembly. In conclusion, a prerequisite for properdin binding and in situ C3bBb assembly was the initial docking of sCL-12. This implies a new important function of properdin in host defence bridging pattern recognition and specific AP activation.

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  1. Jie Zhang

    Department of Clinical Immunology, Rigshospitalet/Copenhagen University, Copenhagen, Denmark
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  2. Lihong Song

    Department of Clinical Immunology, Rigshospitalet/Copenhagen University, Copenhagen, Denmark
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    No competing interests declared.

  3. Dennis V Pedersen

    Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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    No competing interests declared.

  4. Anna Li

    Department of Clinical Immunology, Rigshospitalet/Copenhagen University, Copenhagen, Denmark
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    No competing interests declared.

  5. John D Lambris

    Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States
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    John D Lambris, inventor of patents (Patent Number: 9630992) and/or patent applications 426 (Application Number: 15/126,937) that describe the use of complement inhibitors for therapeutic purposes, the founder of Amyndas Pharmaceuticals, which is developing complement inhibitors (i.e., third-generation compstatins) for clinical applications, and the inventor of the compstatin technology licensed to Apellis Pharmaceuticals (i.e., 4[1MeW]7W/POT-4/APL-1 and PEGylated derivatives)..

  6. Gregers Rom Andersen

    Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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    No competing interests declared.
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  7. Tom Eirik Mollnes

    Department of Immunology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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    No competing interests declared.

  8. Ying Jie Ma

    Department of Clinical Immunology, Rigshospitalet/Copenhagen University, Copenhagen, Denmark
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    mayingjie606@hotmail.com
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    No competing interests declared.
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  9. Peter Garred

    Department of Clinical Immunology, Rigshospitalet/Copenhagen University, Copenhagen, Denmark
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    peter.garred@regionh.dk
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    No competing interests declared.

Funding

Kirsten og Freddy Johansens Fond (Research fund)

  • Ying Jie Ma

Novo Nordisk (Research fund)

  • Peter Garred

Købmand I Odense Johan og Hanne Weimann Født Seedorffs Legat (Research fund)

  • Ying Jie Ma

Alfred Benzon Foundation (Research fund)

  • Ying Jie Ma
  • Peter Garred

The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.

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© 2020, Zhang et al.

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  1. Jie Zhang
  2. Lihong Song
  3. Dennis V Pedersen
  4. Anna Li
  5. John D Lambris
  6. Gregers Rom Andersen
  7. Tom Eirik Mollnes
  8. Ying Jie Ma
  9. Peter Garred
(2020)
Soluble collectin-12 mediates C3-independent docking of properdin that activates the alternative pathway of complement
eLife 9:e60908.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.60908

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