简介：LFA-1andMac-1,twoβ2integrinmembersconstitutivelyexpressedonneutrophils,mediateleukocyterecruitmentcascadebybindingtothesameligandofICAM-1.TheslowrollingandfirmadhesionofleukocytesrelyonLFA-1whilethecellcrawlingisdependentonMac-1.Wehypothesizedthattheirdistinctroleswerelikelyattributedtothedifferencesinthebindingkineticsorinthediverseresponsesofoutside-inandinside-outsignaling.Inthisstudy,wecomparedtheICAM-1bindingfeaturesbetweensolubleormembrane-expressedLFA-1andMac-1withdifferentaffinityconformationsusingopticaltraptechnique.Ourdataindicatethattheaffinityup-regulationfromwidetype(WT)tohighaffinity(HA)isoff-ratedependentforLFA-1buton-ratedependentforMac-1.Thestructuralbasesofthisnewfindingwerefoundtobeconsistentwithourprevioussimulations.Theseresultsfurtheredourunderstandingontheirfunctiondifferencesundershearflow.