Trans-endocytosis elicited by nectins transfers cytoplasmic cargo, including infectious material, between cells

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Here, we show that cells expressing the adherens junction protein nectin-1 capture nectin-4-containing membranes from the surface of adjacent cells in a trans-endocytosis process. We find that internalized nectin-1-nectin-4 complexes follow the endocytic pathway. The nectin-1 cytoplasmic tail controls transfer: its deletion prevents trans-endocytosis, while its exchange with the nectin-4 tail reverses transfer direction. Nectin-1-expressing cells acquire dyelabeled cytoplasmic proteins synchronously with nectin-4, a process most active during cell adhesion. Some cytoplasmic cargo remains functional after transfer, as demonstrated with encapsidated genomes of measles virus (MeV). This virus uses nectin-4, but not nectin-1, as a receptor. Epithelial cells expressing nectin-4, but not those expressing another MeV receptor in its place, can transfer infection to nectin-1- expressing primary neurons. Thus, this newly discovered process can move cytoplasmic cargo, including infectious material, from epithelial cells to neurons. We name the process nectin-elicited cytoplasm transfer (NECT). NECT-related trans-endocytosis processes may be exploited by pathogens to extend tropism.

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Generous, A. R., Harrison, O. J., Troyanovsky, R. B., Mateo, M., Navaratnarajah, C. K., Donohue, R. C., … Cattaneo, R. (2019). Trans-endocytosis elicited by nectins transfers cytoplasmic cargo, including infectious material, between cells. Journal of Cell Science, 132(16). https://doi.org/10.1242/jcs.235507

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