The Src kinases Hck, Fgr and Lyn activate Arg to facilitate IgG-mediated phagocytosis and Leishmania infection
Wetzel DM, Rhodes EL, Li S, McMahon-Pratt D, Koleske AJ. The Src kinases Hck, Fgr and Lyn activate Arg to facilitate IgG-mediated phagocytosis and Leishmania infection. Journal Of Cell Science 2016, 129: 3130-3143. PMID: 27358479, PMCID: PMC5004897, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.185595.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAniline CompoundsAnimalsCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalImatinib MesylateImmunoglobulin GLeishmaniaLeishmaniasisMacrophagesMiceModels, BiologicalNitrilesParasitesPhagocytosisPhosphorylationProtein-Tyrosine KinasesProto-Oncogene ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-hckPyrimidinesQuinolinesRAW 264.7 CellsSignal TransductionSrc-Family KinasesConceptsAmastigote uptakeObligate intracellular parasite LeishmaniaImmunoglobulin-mediated phagocytosisIntracellular parasite LeishmaniaNovel therapeutic strategiesPersistence of infectionLeishmania infectionIgG-mediated phagocytosisTherapeutic strategiesFc receptorsSmall molecule inhibitorsArg activationDisease severityParasite burdenPrimary macrophagesMacrophagesKinase inhibitorsLeishmaniasisHuman hostDevastating diseaseInfectionParasite LeishmaniaSrc family kinasesPhagocytosisLeishmania