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FcRn mediates fast recycling of endocytosed albumin and IgG from early macropinosomes in primary macrophages

W. Toh,Jade Louber,I. Mahmoud,Jenny Chia,Greg T. Bass,S. Dower,A. Verhagen,P. Gleeson

Published 2019 in Journal of Cell Science

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ABSTRACT The neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) rescues albumin and IgG from degradation following endocytosis and thereby extends the half-life of these plasma proteins. However, the pathways for the uptake of these soluble FcRn ligands, and the recycling itinerary of the FcRn–ligand complexes, have not been identified in primary cells. Here, we have defined the recycling of human albumin and IgG in primary mouse macrophages selectively expressing the human FcRn. Albumin is internalised by macropinocytosis; in the absence of FcRn, internalised albumin is rapidly degraded, while in the presence of FcRn albumin colocalises to SNX5-positive membrane domains and is partitioned into tubules emanating from early macropinosomes for delivery in transport carriers to the plasma membrane. Soluble monomeric IgG was also internalised by macropinocytosis and rapidly recycled by the same pathway. In contrast, the fate of IgG bound to surface Fcγ receptors differed from monomeric IgG endocytosed by macropinocytosis. Overall, our findings identify a rapid recycling pathway for FcRn ligands from early macropinosomes to the cell surface of primary cells. Summary: The recycling of albumin and IgG in primary mouse macrophages expressing the human FcRn occurs through a novel fast recycling pathway from early macropinosomes to the cell surface, which protects these ligands from degradation.

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