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The Journal of Immunology, 2001, 166: 346-352.
Copyright © 2001 by The American Association of Immunologists

A Subset of Human Dendritic Cells Expresses IgA Fc Receptor (CD89), Which Mediates Internalization and Activation Upon Cross-Linking by IgA Complexes

Frédéric Geissmann2,3,*,{ddagger}, Pierre Launay2,{dagger}, Benoit Pasquier{dagger}, Yves Lepelletier*, Michelle Leborgne{ddagger}, Agnès Lehuen{dagger}, Nicole Brousse{ddagger} and Renato C. Monteiro{dagger}

Institut Fédératif de Recherche Necker-Enfants Malades, * Unité Mixte de Recherche 8603, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique/Université Paris-V, {dagger} Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Unité 25, and {ddagger} Pathology Department, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Faculté Necker, Université Paris-V, Paris, France


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Immature dendritic cells (DC) sample Ags within nonlymphoid tissues and acquire exogenous proteins/pathogens via scavenger receptors or Ig FcR such as Fc{gamma}R and Fc{epsilon}R. IgA is present in a significant proportion among serum Ig and is the main isotype in mucosae, where DC are numerous. We found that a functional Fc{alpha}R (CD89) was expressed in situ and in vitro on interstitial-type DC but not on Langerhans cell-type DC. Interstitial-type DC expressed CD89 as a 50- to 75-kDa glycoprotein with a 32-kDa protein core, which was down-regulated upon addition of TGF-{beta}1. DC, Fc{alpha}R specifically, bound IgA1 and IgA2. Cross-linking of CD89 on DC triggered endocytosis in time-dependent manner. In addition, internalization of polymeric IgA complexes induced the production of IL-10 and DC activation, as reflected by up-regulation of CD86 costimulatory molecules, class II MHC expression, and increased allostimulatory activity. Therefore, interstitial-type DC may use Fc{alpha}R-mediated Ag sampling in the subepithelium to check tissue integrity while Langerhans cells inside epithelial layers may neglect IgA immune complexes.


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Dendritic cells (DC)4 are the major human APCs. They have the unique capacity to do the following: 1) sample Ags at the boundary with the "external milieu," 2) migrate toward T cell areas of draining lymph nodes, 3) mature to express costimulatory molecules such as CD86, and 4) trigger immune responses (1). They differentiate from their blood precursors into immature phagocytic DC, which are present in most nonlymphoid tissues, acting as sentinels. One example is Langerhans cells (LC), which are found in the oral, bronchiolar, vaginal, rectal, and cutaneous epithelia (1). Immature DC are efficient in Ag uptake and possess scavenger receptors and selective Ig receptors such as Fc{gamma}R and Fc{epsilon}R (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8). The latter contribute to the capacity of DC to process Ags via specific pathways and transfer them to secondary lymphoid organs.

IgA is the most abundant Ig isotype in mucosal tissues and the second isotype in the blood compartment representing one-fifth of IgG levels (9, 10). IgA exists in two subclasses; IgA1 is the predominant isotype in serum in monomeric form and IgA2 is more prevalent in mucosal secretions in dimeric form known as secretory IgA (9, 10). The IgA FcR (Fc{alpha}R or CD89) is expressed on human blood neutrophils, eosinophils, and monocyte/macrophages as a 55- to 100-kDa heterogeneously glycosylated protein (11, 12, 13). CD89 is a type I transmembrane molecule that is encoded by a single gene located on chromosome 19q13.4 (12, 14). Fc{alpha}R exists in two known isoforms (a.1 and a.2) differently expressed on blood monocytes and alveolar macrophages (15). CD89 is a receptor for IgA1 and IgA2 Abs that binds more polymeric than monomeric forms (16, 17). Following aggregation of Fc{alpha}R, IgA immune complexes (IC) can trigger effector cells to perform functions such as endocytosis, phagocytosis, superoxide release, and release of cytokines including TNF-{alpha}, IL-6, and Ab-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (14, 18, 19, 20, 21).

CD89 is a candidate molecule for Ag uptake by DC, as these cells are particularly numerous at malpighian epithelial (LC-type DC) plus subepithelial (interstitial-type DC) barriers, but it is not known whether human DC bear an IgA receptor. We thus investigated CD89 expression and function on DC and detected functional CD89 molecules on a subset of DC both in vitro and in vivo. We found that CD89 was expressed on interstitial-type DC but not detectable on LC in vivo, and down-regulated by TGF-{beta}1 on Langerhans-type DC in vitro. DC Fc{alpha}R protein bound IgA1 and IgA2 and was quickly internalized upon aggregation. Cross-linking of polymeric IgA on DC, which mimics the effect of IC, led to IL-10 production and DC activation.


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Antibodies

The following mouse mAb were used: A59 (IgG1{kappa}) and A77 (IgG1{kappa}), specific for Fc{alpha}R (22); IV.3 (IgG2b) (American Type Culture Collection, Manassas, VA), specific for Fc{gamma}RII; 3G8 (IgG1{kappa}), specific for Fc{gamma}RIII; and an irrelevant IgG1{kappa} control (clone 7.1 anti-GST protein). The anti-Fc{alpha}R mAb My43 (IgM{kappa}) was a generous gift from Dr. L. Shen (Dartmouth Medical School, Lebanon, NH). Unconjugated CD68 and HLA-DR, unconjugated and FITC-labeled CD1a (clone BL6, IgG1) and FITC-labeled HLA-DR were obtained from Immunotech (Marseille, France). PE-labeled anti-Fc{alpha}R mAb A59 (A59-PE) and CD86 were obtained from PharMingen (San Diego, CA). Rabbit anti-mouse Ig Abs were raised in rabbits immunized with IgG1 (clone A59). F(ab')2 of A59, A77, and IgG1{kappa}, and rabbit anti-mouse IgG fractions were prepared by pepsin digestion (Sigma, St. Louis, MO) and purified on DEAE columns. FITC-conjugated goat Ab specific for mouse (GAM) and rabbit Ig, and HRP-conjugated goat anti-rabbit IgG, were obtained from Southern Biotechnology Associates (Birmingham, AL). IgA myeloma proteins were purified from patients’ sera as described (11), and preparations of monomeric and polymeric IgA1{kappa} and an IgA2{lambda} (>98% pure) were biotinylated. IgA1{kappa} Fab were obtained by digestion with IgA1 protease as described (11).

Cell culture

The human monocytic cell line U937 was maintained in RPMI 1640 medium supplemented with 10% FCS, 2 mM glutamine, 100 IU/ml penicillin, and 100 mg/ml streptomycin (complete medium). In some experiments, cells were cultured for 18 h with 10-7 M PMA (Sigma). Monocyte-derived interstitial- and Langerhans cell-type DC were prepared as previously described (23, 24). Briefly, fresh CD14+ monocytes were isolated from healthy volunteers’ PBMC obtained by the standard Ficoll-Paque method and immediately separated by negative magnetic depletion using hapten-conjugated CD3, CD7, CD19, CD45RA, CD56, and anti-IgE Abs (MACS; Miltenyi Biotec, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany) and a magnetic cell separator (MACS) according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Cells were cultured in flasks or in 6- or 24-well tissue culture plates (Costar, Cambridge, MA) for 5–7 days in complete medium supplemented with 200 ng/ml GM-CSF and 10 ng/ml IL-4, resulting in their differentiation into CD1a+ interstitial-type DC, or with GM-CSF, IL-4, and 10 ng/ml TGF-{beta}1, resulting in their differentiation into CD1a+, E-cadherin+, CLA+, Langerin+ Lag+, and Birbeck+ Langerhans cell-type DC.

Flow cytometry

For single- and two-color flow cytometry, 3 x 105 cells were preincubated with 10 mg/ml human polyclonal IgG to block Fc{gamma}R (22) in 96-well plates (Becton Dickinson, Mountain View, CA) for 15 min at 4°C in PBS containing 2% FCS, 0.1% NaN3 and incubated with mAbs at the appropriate concentration (0.1 mg/ml for anti-CD89 mAbs), or with control isotype-matched irrelevant mAbs at the same concentration for 20 min at 4°C. After washing, cells were incubated when appropriate with F(ab')2 GAM-FITC (Southern Biotechnology Associates) for 15 min at 4°C in the same buffer and washed again; 104 events were then analyzed with a FACScalibur (Becton Dickinson) using CellQuest software (Becton Dickinson). For IgA binding, 105 cells were preincubated in 96-well plates with human IgG for 15 min at 4°C in PBS containing 2% FCS, and then incubated for 30 min at 4°C with a blocking anti-CD89 mAb (100 µl My43 supernatant) or control IgM hybridoma supernatant, then washed and incubated for 1 h with biotinylated monomeric or polymeric IgA at 0.1 mg/ml. Cells were washed again and incubated for 15 min with streptavidin-PE to label-bound IgA. As a negative control, cells were incubated with a biotinylated IgA1 Fab (11). Cells were analyzed by flow cytometry using a FACScalibur (Becton Dickinson) and CellQuest software (Becton Dickinson).

Cell radiolabeling and immunoprecipitation

Cell surface proteins were iodinated with 1 mCi Na[125I] (Amersham, Arlington Heights, IL) using the lactoperoxidase method. For Fc{alpha}R immunoprecipitation, cells (107/ml) were lysed for 30 min at 4°C in PBS containing 0.5% Nonidet P-40 (Aldrich Chemical, Milwaukee WI), 0.02% sodium azide, 1% aprotinin, 1 mM diisopropylfluorophosphate, 5 mM iodoacetamide, and 1 mM PMSF (11). After centrifugation at 14,000 x g for 30 min to remove insoluble material, cleared lysates were immunodepleted for Fc{alpha}R by using human IgG, 32.2, 3G8, and IV.3 mAb, and precipitated with test mAb as previously described (15, 22). Bound material was treated or not treated with N-glycosidase F (Oxford GlycoSystems, Abingdon, U.K.) and samples were prepared for SDS-PAGE.

RT-PCR analysis

Total RNA was extracted by the acid-phenol procedure and cDNA synthesis and PCR were performed as described previously (15).

Immunohistochemistry

Normal skin and gingival samples were obtained from the tissue bank of the pathology department of Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades. Serial cryostat sections were prepared and incubated with anti-CD1a (BL1), HLA-DR (B8.12.2), and CD68 (KiM7) from Immunotech, and anti-CD89 (A59, A77) mouse primary Abs, followed by a goat anti-mouse alkaline phosphatase (AP)-conjugated Ab. Double labeling was performed using peroxidase and AP-anti-AP protocols as described elsewhere (25). Fast Blue and 3-amino-9-ethylcarbazole (both from Sigma) were used as substrates for AP and peroxidase, respectively.

Confocal microscopy and endocytosis

Cells were allowed to adhere to glass slides coated with 50 µg/ml poly-L-lysine (Sigma), and consecutively incubated on ice with human polyclonal IgG, mAb A77, and F(ab')2 GAM-FITC (Southern Biotechnology Associates) in PBS containaing 2% FCS. After washing, cells were incubated in complete medium for various times at 37°C or kept on ice. Slides were washed, fixed in 4% paraformaldehyde in PBS, and quenched with 0.1 M glycine. Cells were then incubated for 5 min with 2 µg/ml wheat germ agglutinin (WGA) conjugated to Texas Red and washed again. Mounted slides were examined with a confocal laser microscope system (LSM 510 Carl Zeiss; Zeiss, Jena, Germany).

Activation of DC

DC cultured for 6 days were gently washed and preincubated with blocking anti-CD89 mAb (My43) or irrelevant IgM (clone D6), and then incubated on ice for 60 min with biotinylated IgA, IgG, anti-CD4 mAb, or RPMI 1640–2% human AB serum. Cells were gently washed again and incubated on ice for 20 min with streptavidin-AP to cross-link surface receptors or RPMI 1640–2% human AB serum as negative control. After a final wash, cells were cultured at 5 x 105/ml in complete medium supplemented with 200 ng/ml GM-CSF and 10 ng/ml IL-4. At various times, cells were harvested and their viability, as well as CD86 and DR expression, were assessed by trypan blue exclusion and flow cytometry, respectively.

Allogeneic T cell proliferation

DC cultured for 40 h as described above after incubation with biotinylated IgA, or RPMI 1640–2% human AB serum and with or without streptavidin-AP to cross-link surface receptors were collected, washed three times, resuspended in RPMI 1640 with 10% human AB serum and added in triplicate at various concentrations to 105 allogeneic T cells/well in 96-well tissue culture plates (Falcon; Becton Dickinson). T cells were isolated by the standard Ficoll-Paque method followed by magnetic depletion of non-T cells (MACS; Miltenyi Biotec). [3H]Thymidine (Amersham Life Sciences, Buckinghamshire, U.K.) incorporation was measured in newly synthesized DNA over 18 h, using pulses initiated at day 5 of the culture with 1 mCi/well of [3H]thymidine. Cells were then harvested with a 96-well harvester (Pharmacia, St. Quentin, France), collected on glass-fiber filter (Pharmacia), and the incorporation of thymidine was measured with a {beta}-plate microscintillation counter (LKB, Pharmacia).

Measurement of IL-10 production by ELISA

Culture supernatants were harvested after 24 and 48 h of culture, and centrifuged twice at 200 x g and 15,000 x g to remove cells and debris. Supernatants were stored at -70°C until cytokine measurements. ELISA was performed in duplicate and according to the manufacturer’s instructions using human quantikine IL-10 (R&D Systems, Minneapolis, MN) and rhIL-10 provided by the manufacturer at 500–7.8 pg/ml. The sensitivity of IL-10 detection was thus 7.8 pg/ml.


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CD89 detection on dermal macrophage/DC but not on epidermal LC

The cellular distribution of CD89 in normal skin and mucosae was investigated by means of immunohistochemistry. Frozen skin and gingival tissue sections were labeled with anti-CD1a, CD89, DR, or CD68 Abs. An example of CD1a labeling on LC is shown in Fig. 1GoA. An anti-CD89 Ab (A59) did not stain CD1a+ epidermal LC but labeled dermal cells on serial sections (Fig. 1GoB, magnification in C). Another anti-CD89 Ab (A77) yielded an identical labeling pattern (not shown). Double labeling with anti-DR (in blue) and anti-CD89 (in brown) showed two populations of CD89+ cells in the dermis, one strongly coexpressing DR (and thus stained bluish red) and the other DR- (Fig. 1GoD). Both dermal populations were CD68+ (not shown). Therefore, while CD89 was undetectable on LC, dermal macrophages/DC were CD89+. Similar labeling patterns were observed in gingival mucosa (Fig. 1GoE). Absence of CD89 labeling on LC was not likely to be due to receptor site occupancy, because there was no LC labeling for IgA on samples from three individuals (data not shown).



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FIGURE 1. CD89 is detectable on dermal DR+ and DR- cells but not on epidermal LC in human tissues. CD89 labeling was restricted to dermal DR+ and DRlow/- cells. Skin sections were labeled with anti-CD1a (BL-6) (A), anti-CD89 (B), or both CD1a (blue) and CD89 (brown)(C). Arrowheads show the location of the epidermal basement membrane. D, Double labeling with anti-CD89 (brown) and anti-DR (blue). CD89+ cells belong to both the DR- (brown labeling) and DR+ dermal cell populations (see arrows indicating double-stained bluish red cells). E, Double labeling with anti CD1a (red) and anti CD89 (blue) on healthy gingiva. As observed in the skin, CD89 labeling (->) is restricted to dermal cells and CD1a (->) to the epithelium.

 
CD89 expression on monocyte-derived DC in vitro

To investigate the regulation of CD89 expression on DC, we used freshly isolated CD14+ blood monocytes differentiated into DC in the presence of GM-CSF and IL-4 (2). These cells share many features with interstitial DC and particularly with dermal DC, which in the presence of TGF-{beta}1, further differentiate toward the LC phenotype (2, 23, 24, 25). CD14+ CD1a- peripheral blood monocytes, CD1a+ E-cadherin- Langerin- monocyte-derived interstitial-type DC and CD1a+ E-cadherin+ Langerin+ monocyte-derived Langerhans cell-type DC were thus studied for CD89 expression by means of immunofluorescence, SDS-PAGE, and RT-PCR.

Flow cytometry experiments revealed that CD89 expression on monocyte-derived interstitial-type DC (CD14low/- CD1a+ E-cadherin-) expressed CD89 levels that were significant but lower than those expressed by monocytes (Fig. 2Go and Table IGo). CD89 expression was barely detectable on LC-type cells (CD14- CD1a+ E-cadherin+), with about 3-fold lower levels than DC-type cells calculated from five experiments (Fig. 2Go and Table IGo).



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FIGURE 2. Regulated expression of CD89 on monocyte-derived interstitial- and LC-type DC. Using the mAb A77, CD14+ CD1a- monocytes stained strongly positive for CD89 (middle panels), while CD89 labeling was decreased on monocyte-derived E-cadherin- DC (bottom panels) and further down-regulated on TGF-{beta}1-treated E-cadherin+ monocyte-derived LC (bottom right panel). The numbers indicate the mean fluorescence intensity (MFI) for CD89 labelings.

 

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Table I. CD89 expression on monocyte-derived interstitial-type (Mo-DC) and Langerhans cell-type (Mo-LC) DC using anti-CD89 mAb

 
Therefore, to characterize the molecular nature of CD89 on DC, we examined the biochemical characteristics of CD89 on both types of DC. Iodinated cell surface protein was immunoprecipitated with an anti-Fc{alpha}R mAb (A77) F(ab')2 (to avoid interaction with Fc{gamma}R) from a monocytic cell line (U937), monocyte-derived DC, and monocyte-derived LC (Fig. 3GoA). DC CD89 appeared as 50- to 75-kDa heterogeneously glycosylated molecules. When immunoprecipitated molecules were digested with N-glycosidase F, Fc{alpha}R protein was resolved as a major band of 32 kDa, indicating that monocyte-derived interstitial-type DC and LC-type DC expressed the same backbone as the CD89 from monocytic cell line U937 (Fig. 3GoA). SDS-PAGE also revealed a strong down-regulation of Fc{alpha}R on the cell surface of LC (Fig. 3GoA), despite the slightly higher CD1a expression on LC-type as compared with interstitial-type DC (Fig. 3GoB). RT-PCR analysis was then performed and showed that monocyte-derived interstitial DC and Langerhans cell-type DC expressed the CD89 full-length transcript of 896 bp (a1 transcript) as observed on monocytes and U937 cells (data not shown) and as previously described (19). These results indicate that monocyte-derived interstitial-type DC and LC-type DC expressed the a1 isoform, which is the main isoform expressed on blood monocytes, neutrophils, and eosinophils (11, 13, 15).



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FIGURE 3. Biochemical characterization of CD89 on monocyte-derived interstitial- and LC-type DC. A, Iodinated cell surface proteins from a monocytic cell line (U937), monocyte-derived DC, and monocyte-derived LC were immunoprecipitated by an anti-Fc{alpha}R A77 F(ab')2. Fc{alpha}R molecules with an Mr of 50–75 kDa were specifically precipitated and resolved into a major band of 32 kDa (isoform a1) when digested with N-glycosidase F (N-gly). B, Iodinated cell surface proteins from the same samples were immunoprecipitated by an anti-CD1a mAb (BL6).

 
CD89 on DC binds human IgA

Monocyte-derived interstitial- and LC-type DC, and blood monocytes (used as controls) were then studied for their ability specifically to bind polymeric and monomeric IgA. To assess binding specificity, cells were preincubated with a blocking anti-CD89 (My43) Ab or with irrelevant IgM. Monocytes and monocyte-derived DC bound polymeric IgA1{kappa} (Fig. 4Go) and to a lesser extent monomeric IgA1{kappa} (data not shown). Both cell types also bound a myeloma IgA2{lambda} and secretory IgA (data not shown). Preincubation of monocyte-derived interstitial-type DC with My43 Ab inhibited polymeric IgA1{kappa} binding by 60–80% (Fig. 4Go and Table IIGo). In contrast, monocyte-derived LC exhibited very weak polymeric IgA1 binding, which correlates with weak CD89 expression (Fig. 4Go vs Figs. 2Go and 3Go). However, the dim IgA binding was inhibited by My43 mAb (Fig. 4Go and Table IIGo).



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FIGURE 4. IgA binding on monocyte-derived interstitial- and LC-type DC. Monocytes (top panel), monocyte-derived DC (middle panel), and monocyte-derived LC (bottom panel) bound polymeric IgA1{kappa} (shaded area) with variable efficiency. Biotinylated IgA1 Fab was used as a negative control (dashed line). Preincubation with the blocking anti-CD89 mAb My43 inhibited IgA binding (solid line).

 

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Table II. Specificity of IgA binding to monocyte-derived interstitial-type (Mo-DC) and Langerhans cell-type (Mo-LC) DC1

 
CD89-mediated IgA internalization up-regulates class II and CD86 expression on interstitial-type DC

To examine the functional capacity of CD89 on DC, we investigated whether internalization occurred after Fc{alpha}R cross-linking on interstitial-type DC using confocal microscopic examination after cell incubation for various times at 37°C. CD89 cross-linking was performed with either anti-CD89 plus anti-mouse Ab (both in F(ab')2 form) (Fig. 5Go) or polymeric IgA (not shown), on poly-L-lysine-coated slides. As shown in Fig. 5GoA, CD89 was only detected at the plasma membrane, colocalizing with WGA labeling on cells kept at 4°C, whereas the majority of CD89 labeling was intracellular after 15 min of incubation at 37°C (Fig. 5GoB). In contrast, after 1 h at 37°C, cross-linked CD89 molecules were found at the periphery, near the plasma membrane (Fig. 5GoC), pointing to receptor recycling.



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FIGURE 5. CD89 on monocyte-derived DC is internalized after cross-linking. Cells were examined by confocal laser microscopy. A, CD89 labeling colocalized with WGA-Texas Red labeling on monocyte-derived DC incubated on ice with mAb A77 F(ab')2 and cross-linked with F(ab')2 GAM-FITC. B, After 15 min at 37°C, CD89 labeling (A77) was intracellular. C, After 60 min at 37°C, CD89 staining (A77) was detected near the periphery.

 
To determine whether, as described for mouse IgG receptor (26), CD89 triggering activates interstitial-type DC, we examined the capacity of IgA complexes to increase costimulatory molecule (CD86) and MHC class II expression in comparison with TNF-{alpha} in culture. Cells were incubated at 4°C with TNF-{alpha}, biotinylated polymeric IgA1 (0.1–0.01 mg/ml), biotinylated IgG at the same concentration or biotinylated anti-CD4 mAb (negative control), and then with or without a cross-linker, streptavidin coupled to a carrier molecule (AP). Cells were then washed and cultured for various times. As shown in Fig. 6GoA, while IgA and IgG alone (c and e) failed to activate DC, cross-linking of IgA and IgG (d and f) induced CD86 expression on ~40% of cells. As a positive control, similar activation was observed after cell exposure to 10 ng/ml TNF-{alpha} (Fig. 6GoA, a). In contrast, CD4 cross-linking under the same conditions did not significantly activate DC (Fig. 6GoA, b). It is noteworthy that DC activation through IgA complexes was specific to Fc{alpha}R as the preincubation of cells with a blocking anti-CD89 mAb (My43) inhibited their activation by IgA but not by IgG complexes (Fig. 6GoA, dashed histograms in d and f). Therefore, we performed time-course experiments to analyze by flow cytometry the percentage of double-positive cells expressing high levels of MHC class II (DR) and CD86 molecules in culture (Fig. 6GoB). IgA complexes induced maximal activation after 2 days of culture in a manner comparable to TNF-{alpha}. This was still observed with 0.01 mg/ml of cross-linked IgA (Fig. 6GoB). This IgA-mediated activation was specific for Fc{alpha}R as it was inhibited by My43 mAb and was not observed for anti-CD4 cross-linking (Fig. 6GoB). IgA complexes did not increase costimulatory molecule (CD86) and MHC class II expression on LC-type cells (data not shown). This is in accordance with the very weak expression of CD89 and binding of IgA on these cells ( Figs. 1–4GoGoGoGo).



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FIGURE 6. CD89 cross-linking induces CD86 and DR up-regulation on monocyte-derived DC. A, Cells were analyzed by flow cytometry for CD86 expression after 48 h of culture upon exposure to RPMI 1640–2% human AB serum alone (open histograms), TNF-{alpha} (a, filled histogram), biotinylated anti-CD4 Ab cross-linked with streptavidin-AP (b, filled histogram), 0.1 mg/ml biotinylated IgA1{kappa} (c, filled histogram), biotinylated IgA1{kappa} cross-linked with streptavidin-AP (d, filled histogram), 0.1 mg/ml biotinylated IgG (e, filled histogram), and biotinylated IgG cross-linked with streptavidin-AP (f, filled histogram). IgA1{kappa} and IgG alone (c and e) did not activate DC, while CD86 expression was induced on 40% of cells upon cross-linking (d and f), an effect similar to that observed after exposure to 10 ng/ml TNF-{alpha} (a). CD4 cross-linking in the same conditions did not activate DC (b), and preincubation of DC with My43 mAb inhibited DC activation by IgA1{kappa} but not by IgG (d and f, dashed open histograms). Data are from one experiment representative of three performed with cells from different donors. B, The percentages of CD86high and DRhigh DC were determined by flow cytometry after 24 and 48 h of culture with 10 ng/ml TNF-{alpha} ({square}) or after stimulation (see Materials and Methods) with PBS ({diamondsuit}), biotinylated anti-CD4 Ab cross-linked with streptavidin-AP ({triangleup}), 0.1 mg/ml biotinylated IgA1{kappa} (*), 0.1 mg/ml biotinylated IgA1{kappa} cross-linked with streptavidin-AP (•), 0.01 mg/ml biotinylated IgA1{kappa} cross-linked with streptavidin-AP (), or blocking anti-CD89 (My43) mAb followed by 0.1 mg/ml biotinylated IgA1{kappa} cross-linked with streptavidin-AP ({circ}). Data are from the same experiment as in Fig. 5GoA (representative of three experiments performed with cells from different donors).

 
CD89 triggering on DC results in allogeneic lymphocyte activation and in IL-10 secretion

To examine whether CD89-mediated phenotypic activation of interstitial-type DC was associated with their function, we focused on their capacity to trigger allogeneic lymphocyte activation and to produce IL-10. The results showed that preincubation of DC with IgA complexes significantly increased the proliferation of allogeneic T-lymphocytes at low stimulator/effector ratio (250–1000 DC for 105 T cells; Fig. 7GoA). These effects required the cross-linking of CD89, because IgA alone did not have any effect, and was specific to CD89 because it was abrogated by preincubating cells with anti-CD89 My43 mAb (Fig. 7GoA). Binding of IgA complexes may thus contribute to the functional maturation of immature interstitial-type DC.



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FIGURE 7. IgA complexes induced increased allostimulatory activity and IL-10 production by monocyte-derived DC. A, CD89 cross-linking increases DC allostimulatory activity. Cells were cultured for 40 h with medium alone ({square}), 0.1 mg/ml biotinylated IgA1{kappa} (), or biotinylated IgA1{kappa} cross-linked with streptavidin-AP without ({blacksquare}) or with preincubation with the blocking anti-CD89 Ab My43 (). Cells were then cultured for 5 days with allogeneic T cells, and [3H]thymidine incorporation was measured over 18 h. B, Fc{alpha}R-mediated release of IL-10 after multivalent cross-linking by IgA complexes. DC were stimulated for 48 h with TNF-{alpha} and IL-1, TNF-{alpha}, biotinylated IgA1{kappa}, biotinylated IgA1{kappa} cross-linked with streptavidin-AP in the presence of a mouse irrelevant IgM, or with blocking anti-CD89 mAb (My43). Culture supernatants were collected and assayed for IL-10 using specific ELISA.

 
Interstitial-type DC has been shown to produce IL-10 upon in vitro stimulation with TNF-{alpha} and IL-1 (26). Therefore, we examined the ability of interstitial-type DC to produce IL-10 after stimulation via CD89 by IgA complexes. Binding of cross-linked IgA induced the production of IL-10 at comparable level to that observed with stimulation by TNF-{alpha} and IL-1{beta}, while TNF-{alpha} alone failed to induce significant IL-10 production (Fig. 7GoB). This effect was abrogated by preincubation with My43 and required receptor aggregation as IgA alone failed to induce IL-10 release (Fig. 7GoB).


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We report here the expression, regulation, and function of the IgA FcR, the CD89, on a subset of human DC in vivo and in vitro. In vivo, interstitial DC/macrophages but not LC expressed CD89. Indeed, CD89 expression was not detectable on LC by immunohistochemistry with two anti-CD89 mAbs. Functional studies could not be performed on sorted interstitial DC because these cells cannot be efficiently isolated. Therefore, we took advantage of an in vitro model of DC differentiation from blood monocytes. DC generated in the presence of GM-CSF and IL-4 closely resemble interstitial DC (2, 25), while the addition of TGF-{beta}1 induces further differentiation toward LC (23, 24). Using this model, we also observed that interstitial-type DC expressed heterogeneously glycosylated a1 isoform of the CD89 that was functional, whereas CD89 expression by Langerhans cell-type DC was weak.

The unique cytokine microenvironment in the epithelium plays an important role in regulating the DC phenotype. We and others have shown that TGF-{beta}1, which is produced by keratinocytes in vivo (27), is activated in a tissue-specific manner, and is responsible for the unique phenotype of LC (23, 24, 28). In the present study, CD89 was detected in vivo on dermal cells, but not on LC. Monocyte-derived interstitial-type DC (cultured in the absence of TGF-{beta}1) express CD89 albeit at lower levels than monocytes, while CD89 expression appears to be further down-regulated in monocyte-derived LC-type DC that are obtained by addition of TGF-{beta}1. Furthermore, TGF-{beta}1 has been shown to down-regulate IgA Fc-receptor (CD89) expression on human monocytes (29). Therefore, it is likely that TGF-{beta}1 is responsible for the down-regulation of CD89 on LC in human skin and gingival mucosa. The lack of CD89 labeling on LC in situ does not rule out weak expression.

Our results thus point to developmental regulation of CD89 expression on DC, and we were concerned with the potential physiological significance of this observation. We show that CD89 is a selective Ag-binding and Ag-uptake receptor that permitted internalization of its ligand by immature DC, triggered the expression of the costimulatory molecule CD86 and of MHC class II molecules at the plasma membrane, increased their allostimulatory activity and triggered IL-10 production. IgA plays a major role in preventing pathogen adhesion to the mucosa, and pathogen-IgA IC are washed out by mucosal secretion. However, one can expect that following mucosal lesions IgA IC could play a role in Ag sampling and presentation by DC in vivo, as well as in DC activation, depending on the site of Ag entry. Indeed, cross-linking of IgA bound to its receptor on interstitial-type DC resulted in internalization after 15 min, indicating that Fc{alpha}R efficiently delivers Ag to the endosomal compartment. A second event that followed cross-linking of IgA bound to its receptor on DC was the up-regulation of the costimulatory molecule CD86 and membrane MHC class II Ags. Therefore, CD89 triggering by polymeric IgA complexes activates DC. Following this, activated DC efficiently triggered the proliferation of allogeneic lymphocytes at a low stimulator/effector ratio. Interestingly, CD89 aggregation on interstitial-type DC by IgA complexes also induced IL-10 production. IL-10 has been shown to mediate IgA1 and 2 isotype switching (30). Thus, activation of DC via CD89 may act in positive feedback on IgA production. Taken together, our data extend the known functions described for CD89 on myeloid cells including endocytosis, phagocytosis, superoxide production, Ab-dependent cellular cytotoxicity, and release of proinflammatory cytokines (e.g., TNF-{alpha} and IL-6; Refs. 14 and 18, 19, 20, 21).

The above results, obtained using in vitro-derived DC, may be relevant to physiological situations because in vitro monocyte-derived interstitial type DC, and monocyte-derived LC-type DC were found to resemble in vivo interstitial DC and LC respectively (23, 24, 25). In vivo, interstitial-type DC are located beneath the epithelium, within the parenchyma of organs, and in blood. The presence of IgA IC in interstitial tissues or blood may thus result from either breakdown of the epithelial barrier or a blood-borne infection. Our results suggest that, in these circumstances, IgA IC may lead to Ag internalization by interstitial DC, followed by their activation and subsequent Ag presentation to T cells. In contrast, because CD89 expression is down-regulated by TGF-{beta}1 and undetectable by immunohistochemical methods on human epithelial LC in situ, our results suggest that LC may neglect IgA IC within the epithelium in the absence of a breakdown of the epithelial barrier.


    Acknowledgments
 
We thank P. Aucouturier and I. C. Moura for helpful discussions, Y. Goureau for help with confocal microscopy, and D. Marsh for reading the manuscript.


    Footnotes
 
1 This work was supported by Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, IFR Necker-Enfants Malades, the French Histiocytosis Study Group, and by grants from the Histiocyte Society of America, the Ligue Nationale contre le Cancer, the Comité de Paris de la Ligue Nationale contre le Cancer (no. 97/RS-RC/52 and 99/RS 30), and Association pour la Recherche sur le Cancer (no. 4023 and 5349). P.L. was a recipient of an Association pour la Recherche sur le Cancer fellowship. Back

2 F.G. and P.L. contributed equally to this work. Back

3 Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Frédéric Geissmann, Unité Mixte de Recherche 8603, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, 161 rue de Sèvres, 75743 Paris Cedex 15, France. Back

4 Abbreviations used in this paper: DC, dendritic cells; LC, Langerhans cells; IC, immune complexes; GAM, goat Ab specific for mouse; WGA, wheat germ agglutinin; AP, alkaline phosphatase; MFI, mean fluorescence intensity. Back

Received for publication July 14, 2000. Accepted for publication October 5, 2000.


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