Association of FcγRII with Low-Density Detergent-Resistant Membranes Is Important for Cross-Linking-Dependent Initiation of the Tyrosine Phosphorylation Pathway and Superoxide Generation

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Abstract
IgG immune complexes trigger humoral immune responses by cross-linking of FcRs for IgG (FcγRs). In the present study, we investigated role of lipid rafts, glycolipid- and cholesterol-rich membrane microdomains, in the FcγR-mediated responses. In retinoic acid-differentiated HL-60 cells, cross-linking of FcγRs resulted in a marked increase in the tyrosine phosphorylation of FcγRIIa, p58lyn, and p120c-cbl, which was inhibited by a specific inhibitor of Src family protein tyrosine kinases. After cross-linking, FcγRs and tyrosine-phosphorylated proteins including p120c-cbl were found in the low-density detergent-resistant membrane (DRM) fractions isolated by sucrose-density gradient ultracentrifugation. The association of FcγRs as well as p120c-cbl with DRMs did not depend on the tyrosine phosphorylation. When endogenous cholesterol was reduced with methyl-β-cyclodextrin, the cross-linking did not induce the association of FcγRs as well as p120c-cbl with DRMs. In addition, although the physical association between FcγRIIa and p58lyn was not impaired, the cross-linking did not induce the tyrosine phosphorylation. In human neutrophils, superoxide generation induced by opsonized zymosan or chemoattractant fMLP was not affected or increased, respectively, after the methyl-β-cyclodextrin treatment, but the superoxide generation induced by the insoluble immune complex via FcγRII was markedly reduced. Accordingly, we conclude that the cross-linking-dependent association of FcγRII to lipid rafts is important for the activation of FcγRII-associated Src family protein tyrosine kinases to initiate the tyrosine phosphorylation cascade leading to superoxide generation.