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Chen Q, Mo L, Cai X, Wei L, Xie Z, Li H, Li J, Hu Z. ICOS signal facilitates Foxp3 transcription to favor suppressive function of regulatory T cells. Int J Med Sci 2018; 15:666-673. [PMID: 29910670 PMCID: PMC6001412 DOI: 10.7150/ijms.23940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2017] [Accepted: 03/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Inducible costimulator (ICOS) plays an important role in the suppressive immunity mediated by regulatory T cells (Tregs), but the molecular regulation mechanism is not well known. Here we performed a study to explore the possible mechanism by which ICOS regulates the suppressive functions and survival of Tregs. This study showed that both the ICOS and CD28 signal could promote the survival of Tregs. However, ICOS but not CD28 improved the suppressive function of Tregs. Mechanistic studies demonstrated that ICOS could induce the transcription activity of Foxp3, by facilitating the nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFAT): Foxp3 over NFAT: activator protein 1 (AP-1). The results of Q-PCR showed that AP1 downstream regulatory genes (IL-2 and IL-6) were down-regulated, and Foxp3 downstream regulatory genes (IL-4, IL-10 and TGF-β) were up-regulated. Further, ICOS promoted anti-apoptosis may be by activating protein kinase B (Akt) signal. These findings demonstrated that ICOS signal could facilitate Foxp3 transcription in favor of survival and suppressive function of Tregs.
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- Qianmei Chen
- Institute of Biotherapy, School of Laboratory Medicine and Biotechnology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Institute of Biotherapy, School of Laboratory Medicine and Biotechnology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Institute of Biotherapy, School of Laboratory Medicine and Biotechnology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Institute of Biotherapy, School of Laboratory Medicine and Biotechnology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Institute of Biotherapy, School of Laboratory Medicine and Biotechnology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Institute of Biotherapy, School of Laboratory Medicine and Biotechnology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Institute of Biotherapy, School of Laboratory Medicine and Biotechnology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Institute of Biotherapy, School of Laboratory Medicine and Biotechnology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Buus TB, Schmidt JD, Bonefeld CM, Geisler C, Lauritsen JPH. Development of interleukin-17-producing Vγ2+ γδ T cells is reduced by ICOS signaling in the thymus. Oncotarget 2017; 7:19341-54. [PMID: 27235509 PMCID: PMC4991387 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.8464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2015] [Accepted: 03/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Co-stimulation is an integral part of T cell signaling involved in almost all facets of T cell biology. While much is known about co-stimulation in differentiation and function of conventional αβ T cells, less is known about how co-stimulation affects the development and programming of γδ T cells. In this study, we have investigated the role of inducible T cell co-stimulator (ICOS) on the development of γδ T cells. We show that ICOS is expressed by a population of immature Vγ2+CD45RBlow γδ T cells predisposed to interleukin-17 (IL-17) production. We found that treatment with ICOS specific antibodies drastically reduces fetal development of IL-17-producing γδ T cells by agonistic actions, and that ICOS deficient mice have a significant increase in the population of IL-17-producing Vγ2+ γδ T cells in the thymus, spleen, lymph nodes and skin and exhibit exacerbated sensitization responses to 2,4-dinitrofluorobenzene. In conclusion, this study demonstrates that development of IL-17-producing Vγ2+ γδ T cells is reduced by ICOS signaling in the thymus.
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- Terkild Brink Buus
- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Pan B, Cheng Z, Kong G, Song Z, Wang Y, Wei L, Xiao D, Zhao Y, Guo Q. Propofol inhibits expression of angiotensin II receptor type 2 in dorsal root ganglion neurons. Exp Ther Med 2017; 13:867-872. [PMID: 28450911 PMCID: PMC5403460 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2017.4040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2015] [Accepted: 11/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) is involved in nociception and has functions in the cardiovascular system. The primary role of the RAS is to mediate the effect of angiotensin II (Ang II) through Ang II receptor type 2 (AT2). Due to this, AT2 has become a novel therapeutic target for the relief of peripheral neuropathic pain in humans. As it is one of the most popular induction agents of general anesthesia, propofol also exerts peripheral antinociceptive effects. The present study assessed the effect of propofol on the expression of AT2 in cultured dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons. The results indicate that propofol decreases AT2 mRNA expression in a statistically significant dose- and time-dependent manner (P<0.05). This resulted in a marked decrease in AT2 protein expression and the density of Ang II-binding AT2 on the cell membrane of DRG neurons. The effect of propofol was reversed by LY294002, a phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor. Although propofol exhibited no significant effect on AT2 gene promoter activity, it significantly decreased the stability of AT2 mRNA (P<0.05). However, this effect was reversed by LY294002. In addition, propofol increased PI3K activity in a concentration-dependent manner in DRG neurons. In conclusion, to the best of our knowledge, the current study provides the first evidence suggesting that propofol inhibits the expression of AT2 in DRG neurons by decreasing the stability of AT2 mRNA through a PI3K-dependent mechanism. The present study provides novel insights into the mechanisms of the peripheral antinociceptive action of propofol and suggests a potential means of regulating Ang II/AT2 signaling in the peripheral nervous system.
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- Bingbing Pan
- Department of Anesthesiology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410078, P.R. China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410078, P.R. China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, Changsha, Hunan 410001, P.R. China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410078, P.R. China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410078, P.R. China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, Changsha, Hunan 410001, P.R. China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, Changsha, Hunan 410001, P.R. China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, Changsha, Hunan 410001, P.R. China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410078, P.R. China
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Lee HJ, Kim SN, Jeon MS, Yi T, Song SU. ICOSL expression in human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells promotes induction of regulatory T cells. Sci Rep 2017; 7:44486. [PMID: 28290526 PMCID: PMC5349520 DOI: 10.1038/srep44486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2016] [Accepted: 02/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) can modulate lymphocyte proliferation and function. One of the immunomodulatory functions of MSCs involves CD4+CD25+FoxP3+ regulatory T cells (Tregs), which negatively regulate inflammatory responses. MSC-mediated Treg induction is supposed to be regulated by mechanisms requiring both soluble and cell contact-dependent factors. Although the involvement of soluble factors has been revealed, the contact-dependent mechanisms in MSC-mediated Treg induction remain unclear. We attempted to identify molecule(s) other than secreted factors that are responsible for MSC-mediated Treg induction and to uncover the underlying mechanisms. Under in vitro Treg-inducing conditions, ICOSL expression in MSCs coincided with Treg induction in co-cultures of MSCs with CD4+ T cells. When cultured in a transwell plate, MSCs failed to induce Tregs. Neutralization or knockdown of ICOSL significantly reduced Tregs and their IL-10 release. ICOSL overexpression in MSCs promoted induction of functional Tregs. ICOSL-ICOS signaling promoted Treg differentiation from CD4+ T cells through activation of the phosphoinositide 3-kinase-Akt pathway. MSCs primed with Interleukin-1β significantly induced Tregs through ICOSL upregulation. We demonstrated that the Treg-inducing activity of MSCs is proportionate to their basal ICOSL expression. This study provides evidence that ICOSL expression in human MSCs plays an important role in contact-dependent regulation of MSC-mediated Treg induction.
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- Hyun-Joo Lee
- Translational Research Center, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Republic of Korea.,Drug Development Program, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Translational Research Center, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Republic of Korea.,Drug Development Program, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Republic of Korea.,SCM Lifesciences Co. Ltd., Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Translational Research Center, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Translational Research Center, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Republic of Korea.,SunCreate Co. Ltd., Yangju, Republic of Korea
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- Translational Research Center, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Republic of Korea.,SCM Lifesciences Co. Ltd., Incheon, Republic of Korea
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Leconte J, Bagherzadeh Yazdchi S, Panneton V, Suh WK. Inducible costimulator (ICOS) potentiates TCR-induced calcium flux by augmenting PLCγ1 activation and actin remodeling. Mol Immunol 2016; 79:38-46. [PMID: 27693916 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2016.09.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2016] [Revised: 09/12/2016] [Accepted: 09/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The inducible costimulator (ICOS) is a T cell costimulatory receptor that plays crucial roles in T cell differentiation and function. So far, ICOS has been shown to activate three signaling components: phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K), intracellular calcium mobilization, and TANK binding kinase 1 (TBK1). By generating a knock-in strain of mice in which the ICOS gene is modified such that the ICOS-mediated PI3K pathway is selectively abrogated while the capacity of ICOS to mobilize intracellular calcium remains intact, we have shown that ICOS-mediated PI3K activation is required for some but not all T cell responses. This suggests that the ICOS-calcium signaling axis may explain some of the PI3K-independent ICOS functions. Further, a recent in vivo imaging study indicated that ICOS-dependent intracellular calcium flux facilitates cognate T cell-B cell interactions within the germinal center. However, how ICOS promotes TCR-mediated calcium flux has not been clear. Here we identified a membrane proximal motif in the cytoplasmic tail of ICOS that is essential for ICOS-assisted calcium signaling and demonstrate that ICOS can induce calcium flux independently of other signaling motifs. We also provide evidence that ICOS potentiates phospholipase Cγ1 (PLCγ1) activation to enhance calcium release from the intracellular pool. In parallel, acute ligation of ICOS without TCR co-engagement leads to activation of small GTPases, RhoA and Cdc42, consistent with the capacity of ICOS to induce actin remodeling. Importantly, interruption of actin dynamics during acute TCR or TCR-ICOS co-ligation severely impairs calcium flux in T cells even in the presence of activated PLCγ1. Thus, ICOS potentiates TCR-induced calcium flux by enhancing PLCγ1 activation and actin remodeling in a coordinated manner.
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- Julien Leconte
- Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal (IRCM), Montreal, QC H2W 1R7, Canada; Department of Microbiology, Infectiology, and Immunology, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC H3T 1J4, Canada
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- Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal (IRCM), Montreal, QC H2W 1R7, Canada; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 2B4, Canada
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- Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal (IRCM), Montreal, QC H2W 1R7, Canada; Department of Microbiology, Infectiology, and Immunology, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC H3T 1J4, Canada
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- Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal (IRCM), Montreal, QC H2W 1R7, Canada; Department of Microbiology, Infectiology, and Immunology, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC H3T 1J4, Canada; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 2B4, Canada; Department of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC H3T 1J4, Canada.
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Wikenheiser DJ, Stumhofer JS. ICOS Co-Stimulation: Friend or Foe? Front Immunol 2016; 7:304. [PMID: 27559335 PMCID: PMC4979228 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2016.00304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 190] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2016] [Accepted: 07/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Over the last 15 years, the inducible T cell co-stimulator (ICOS) has been implicated in various immune outcomes, including the induction and regulation of Th1, Th2, and Th17 immunity. In addition to its role in directing effector T cell differentiation, ICOS has also been consistently linked with the induction of thymus-dependent (TD) antibody (Ab) responses and the germinal center (GC) reaction. ICOS co-stimulation, therefore, appears to play a complex role in dictating the course of adaptive immunity. In this article, we summarize the initial characterization of ICOS and its relationship with the related co-stimulatory molecule CD28. We then address the contribution of ICOS in directing an effector T cell response, and ultimately disease outcome, against various bacterial, viral, and parasitic infections. Next, we assess ICOS in the context of TD Ab responses, connecting ICOS signaling to follicular helper T cell differentiation and its role in the GC reaction. Finally, we address the link between ICOS and human autoimmune disorders and evaluate potential therapies aiming to mitigate disease progression by modulating ICOS signaling.
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- Daniel J Wikenheiser
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences , Little Rock, AR , USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences , Little Rock, AR , USA
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A TRAF-like motif of the inducible costimulator ICOS controls development of germinal center TFH cells via the kinase TBK1. Nat Immunol 2016; 17:825-33. [PMID: 27135603 PMCID: PMC4915981 DOI: 10.1038/ni.3463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2015] [Accepted: 03/31/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Inducible costimulator (ICOS) signaling fuels the stepwise development of T follicular helper (TFH) cells. However, a signaling pathway unique to ICOS has not been identified. We show that TANK-binding kinase 1 (TBK1) associates with ICOS via a conserved motif, IProx, which shares homology with tumor necrosis factor receptor (TNFR)-associated factors, TRAF2 and TRAF3. Disruption of this motif abolishes the association with TBK1, thus identifying a TBK1-binding consensus. Mutation of this motif in ICOS, or depletion of TBK1 in T cells severely impaired the differentiation of germinal center (GC) TFH, B cell and antibody responses, but was dispensable for early TFH differentiation. These results reveal a novel ICOS-TBK1 signaling pathway that specifies GC TFH cell commitment.
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Hu X, Wu J, An J, Hu Y, Shen Y, Liu C, Zhang X. Development of a novel monoclonal antibody to human inducible co-stimulator ligand (ICOSL): Biological characteristics and application for enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Int Immunopharmacol 2016; 36:151-157. [PMID: 27138044 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2016.04.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2015] [Revised: 04/12/2016] [Accepted: 04/13/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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ICOSL (B7-H2, CD275), a co-stimulatory molecule of the B7 superfamily, functions as a positive signal in immune response. To investigate whether ICOSL could be released into sera and the possible biological function of soluble ICOS (sICOSL), we generated and characterized a functional anti-human ICOSL monoclonal antibody (mAb), 20B10, and developed a novel enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) based on two anti-human ICOSL antibodies with different epitope specificities. Using the ELISA system, we found that sICOSL in the serum of healthy donors increases in an age-dependent manner and that the matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor (MMPI) could suppress sICOSL production. Together, these data demonstrate that the existence of circulating sICOSL in human serum might play an important role in immunoregulation.
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- Xiaohan Hu
- Jiangsu Institute of Clinical Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China; Department of Immunology, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Clinical Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- Department of Immunology, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- Department of Immunology, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Clinical Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Clinical Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China.
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- Jiangsu Institute of Clinical Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China; Department of Immunology, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China.
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Wilcox RA. A three-signal model of T-cell lymphoma pathogenesis. Am J Hematol 2016; 91:113-22. [PMID: 26408334 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.24203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2015] [Revised: 08/24/2015] [Accepted: 09/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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T-cell lymphoma pathogenesis and classification have, until recently, remained enigmatic. Recently performed whole-exome sequencing and gene-expression profiling studies have significant implications for their classification and treatment. Recurrent genetic modifications in antigen ("signal 1"), costimulatory ("signal 2"), or cytokine receptors ("signal 3"), and the tyrosine kinases and other signaling proteins they activate, have emerged as important therapeutic targets in these lymphomas. Many of these genetic modifications do not function in a cell-autonomous manner, but require the provision of ligand(s) by constituents of the tumor microenvironment, further supporting the long-appreciated view that these lymphomas are dependent upon and driven by their microenvironment. Therefore, the seemingly disparate fields of genomics and immunology are converging. A unifying "3 signal model" for T-cell lymphoma pathogenesis that integrates these findings will be presented, and its therapeutic implications briefly reviewed.
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- Ryan A. Wilcox
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology; University of Michigan; Ann Arbor Michigan
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HUANG ZHENG, HUANG YANKE, HE HONGTAO, NI JIANGDONG. Podocalyxin promotes cisplatin chemoresistance in osteosarcoma cells through phosphatidylinositide 3-kinase signaling. Mol Med Rep 2015; 12:3916-3922. [DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2015.3859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2014] [Accepted: 04/14/2015] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Local triggering of the ICOS coreceptor by CD11c(+) myeloid cells drives organ inflammation in lupus. Immunity 2015; 42:552-65. [PMID: 25786178 DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2015.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2014] [Revised: 11/22/2014] [Accepted: 01/19/2015] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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The inducible T cell costimulator (ICOS) is a potent promoter of organ inflammation in murine lupus. ICOS stimulates T follicular helper cell differentiation in lymphoid tissue, suggesting that it might drive autoimmunity by enhancing autoantibody production. Yet the pathogenic relevance of this mechanism remains unclear. It is also unknown whether other ICOS-induced processes might contribute to lupus pathology. Here we show that selective ablation of ICOS ligand (ICOSL) in CD11c(+) cells, but not in B cells, dramatically ameliorates kidney and lung inflammation in lupus-prone MRL.Fas(lpr) mice. Autoantibody formation was largely unaffected by ICOSL deficiency in CD11c(+) cells. However, ICOSL display by CD11c(+) cells in inflamed organs had a nonredundant role in protecting invading T cells from apoptosis by elevating activity of the PI3K-Akt signaling pathway, thereby facilitating T cell accrual. These findings reveal a mechanism that locally sustains organ inflammation in lupus.
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Weber JP, Fuhrmann F, Feist RK, Lahmann A, Al Baz MS, Gentz LJ, Vu Van D, Mages HW, Haftmann C, Riedel R, Grün JR, Schuh W, Kroczek RA, Radbruch A, Mashreghi MF, Hutloff A. ICOS maintains the T follicular helper cell phenotype by down-regulating Krüppel-like factor 2. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 212:217-33. [PMID: 25646266 PMCID: PMC4322049 DOI: 10.1084/jem.20141432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 214] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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ICOS signaling is required for inhibition of the transcription factor Klf2, which controls expression of genes expressed by follicular T helper (Tfh) cells. When ICOS signaling is blocked, Tfh cells lose expression of characteristic Tfh genes and revert to an effector phenotype, resulting in disruption of the germinal center response. The co-stimulators ICOS (inducible T cell co-stimulator) and CD28 are both important for T follicular helper (TFH) cells, yet their individual contributions are unclear. Here, we show that each molecule plays an exclusive role at different stages of TFH cell development. While CD28 regulated early expression of the master transcription factor Bcl-6, ICOS co-stimulation was essential to maintain the phenotype by regulating the novel TFH transcription factor Klf2 via Foxo1. Klf2 directly binds to Cxcr5, Ccr7, Psgl-1, and S1pr1, and low levels of Klf2 were essential to maintain this typical TFH homing receptor pattern. Blocking ICOS resulted in relocation of fully developed TFH cells back to the T cell zone and reversion of their phenotype to non-TFH effector cells, which ultimately resulted in breakdown of the germinal center response. Our study describes for the first time the exclusive role of ICOS and its downstream signaling in the maintenance of TFH cells by controlling their anatomical localization in the B cell follicle.
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- Jan P Weber
- Chronic Immune Reactions, Cell Biology, and Bioinformatics, German Rheumatism Research Centre, a Leibniz Institute, 10117 Berlin, Germany Molecular Immunology, Robert Koch Institute, 13353 Berlin, Germany
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- Chronic Immune Reactions, Cell Biology, and Bioinformatics, German Rheumatism Research Centre, a Leibniz Institute, 10117 Berlin, Germany Molecular Immunology, Robert Koch Institute, 13353 Berlin, Germany
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- Chronic Immune Reactions, Cell Biology, and Bioinformatics, German Rheumatism Research Centre, a Leibniz Institute, 10117 Berlin, Germany Molecular Immunology, Robert Koch Institute, 13353 Berlin, Germany
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- Chronic Immune Reactions, Cell Biology, and Bioinformatics, German Rheumatism Research Centre, a Leibniz Institute, 10117 Berlin, Germany Molecular Immunology, Robert Koch Institute, 13353 Berlin, Germany
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- Chronic Immune Reactions, Cell Biology, and Bioinformatics, German Rheumatism Research Centre, a Leibniz Institute, 10117 Berlin, Germany Molecular Immunology, Robert Koch Institute, 13353 Berlin, Germany
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- Chronic Immune Reactions, Cell Biology, and Bioinformatics, German Rheumatism Research Centre, a Leibniz Institute, 10117 Berlin, Germany Molecular Immunology, Robert Koch Institute, 13353 Berlin, Germany
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- Chronic Immune Reactions, Cell Biology, and Bioinformatics, German Rheumatism Research Centre, a Leibniz Institute, 10117 Berlin, Germany Molecular Immunology, Robert Koch Institute, 13353 Berlin, Germany
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- Molecular Immunology, Robert Koch Institute, 13353 Berlin, Germany
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- Chronic Immune Reactions, Cell Biology, and Bioinformatics, German Rheumatism Research Centre, a Leibniz Institute, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Chronic Immune Reactions, Cell Biology, and Bioinformatics, German Rheumatism Research Centre, a Leibniz Institute, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Chronic Immune Reactions, Cell Biology, and Bioinformatics, German Rheumatism Research Centre, a Leibniz Institute, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Division of Molecular Immunology, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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- Chronic Immune Reactions, Cell Biology, and Bioinformatics, German Rheumatism Research Centre, a Leibniz Institute, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Chronic Immune Reactions, Cell Biology, and Bioinformatics, German Rheumatism Research Centre, a Leibniz Institute, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Chronic Immune Reactions, Cell Biology, and Bioinformatics, German Rheumatism Research Centre, a Leibniz Institute, 10117 Berlin, Germany Molecular Immunology, Robert Koch Institute, 13353 Berlin, Germany
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Wang J, Zhang Y, Liu X, Ma J, Liu P, Hu C, Zhang G. Annexin A5 inhibits diffuse large B-cell lymphoma cell invasion and chemoresistance through phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase signaling. Oncol Rep 2014; 32:2557-63. [PMID: 25323007 DOI: 10.3892/or.2014.3547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2014] [Accepted: 05/20/2014] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most common type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma worldwide. Although patient outcomes have significantly improved to a greater than 40% cure rate by the combinatorial cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisone (CHOP) chemotherapy, which is widely used, resistance to the CHOP regimen continues to pose a problem in managing or curing DLBCL. While it promotes the malignancy and chemo-resistance in certain types of cancer, Annexin A5 is negatively correlated with those in other cancers, including DLBCL. In the present study, we explored the effects of Annexin A5 on DLBCL cell invasion and chemoresistance to CHOP. Stable overexpression and knockdown of Annexin A5 were performed in Toledo and Pfeiffer human DLBCL cell lines. Overexpression of Annexin A5 in both cell lines significantly decreased cell invasion, matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) expression/activity, phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) activity/Akt phosphorylation, and cell survival against CHOP-induced apoptosis. On the other hand, knockdown of Annexin A5 markedly increased cell invasion, MMP-9 expression/activity, PI3K activity/Akt phosphorylation, and CHOP-induced apoptosis in the DLBCL cell lines, which was abolished by selective PI3K inhibitor BKM120. In conclusion, our study provides the first in vitro evidence that Annexin A5 inhibits DLBCL cell invasion, MMP-9 expression/activity, and chemoresistance to CHOP through a PI3K-dependent mechanism; it provides new insight not only into the biological function of Annexin A5, but also into the molecular mechanisms underlying DLBCL progression and chemoresistance.
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- Jingjing Wang
- Department of Oncology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410011, P.R. China
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- Department of Oncology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410011, P.R. China
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- Department of Oncology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410011, P.R. China
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- Department of Oncology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410011, P.R. China
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- Department of Oncology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410011, P.R. China
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- Department of Oncology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410011, P.R. China
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- Department of Hematology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410011, P.R. China
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Liu B, Wu Y, Zhou Y, Peng D. Endothelin A receptor antagonism enhances inhibitory effects of anti-ganglioside GD2 monoclonal antibody on invasiveness and viability of human osteosarcoma cells. PLoS One 2014; 9:e93576. [PMID: 24727660 PMCID: PMC3984094 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0093576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2013] [Accepted: 03/05/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Endothelin-1 (ET-1)/endothelin A receptor (ETAR) signaling is important for osteosarcoma (OS) progression. Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) targeting ganglioside GD2 reportedly inhibit tumor cell viability independent of the immune system. A recent study suggests that ganglioside GD2 may play an important role in OS progression. In the present study, we for the first time explored the effects of anti-GD2 mAb alone or in combination with ETAR antagonist on OS cell invasiveness and viability. Human OS cell lines Saos-2, MG-63 and SJSA-1 were treated with control IgG (PK136 mAb, 50 µg/mL), anti-GD2 14G2a mAb (50 µg/mL), selective ETAR antagonist BQ123 (5 µM), or 14G2a (50 µg/mL)+BQ123 (5 µM). Cells with knockdown of ETAR (ETAR-shRNA) with or without 14G2a mAb treatment were also tested. Cells treated with selective phosphatidylinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor BKM120 (50 µM) were used as a positive control. Our results showed that BQ123, ETAR-shRNA and 14G2a mAb individually decreased cell invasion and viability, matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) expression and activity, PI3k activity, and phosphorylation at serine 473 (ser473) of Akt in OS cells. 14G2a mAb in combination with BQ123 or ETAR-shRNA showed significantly stronger inhibitory effects compared with each individual treatment. In all three cell lines tested, 14G2a mAb in combination with BQ123 showed the strongest inhibitory effects. In conclusion, we provide the first in vitro evidence that anti-ganglioside GD2 14G2a mAb effectively inhibits cell invasiveness, MMP-2 expression and activity, and cell viability in human OS cells. ETAR antagonist BQ123 significantly enhances the inhibitory effects of 14G2a mAb, likely mainly through inhibiting the PI3K/Akt pathway. This study adds novel insights into OS treatment, which will serve as a solid basis for future in vivo studies on the effects of combined treatment of OS with anti-ganglioside GD2 mAbs and ETAR antagonists.
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- Bo Liu
- Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, P. R. China
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- Hunan Provincial Health Bureau, Changsha, Hunan, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, P. R. China
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Kulpa DA, Brehm JH, Fromentin R, Cooper A, Cooper C, Ahlers J, Chomont N, Sékaly RP. The immunological synapse: the gateway to the HIV reservoir. Immunol Rev 2014; 254:305-25. [PMID: 23772628 PMCID: PMC3707302 DOI: 10.1111/imr.12080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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A major challenge in the development of a cure for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has been the incomplete understanding of the basic mechanisms underlying HIV persistence during antiretroviral therapy. It is now realized that the establishment of a latently infected reservoir refractory to immune system recognition has thus far hindered eradication efforts. Recent investigation into the innate immune response has shed light on signaling pathways downstream of the immunological synapse critical for T-cell activation and establishment of T-cell memory. This has led to the understanding that the cell-to-cell contacts observed in an immunological synapse that involve the CD4+ T cell and antigen-presenting cell or T-cell–T-cell interactions enhance efficient viral spread and facilitate the induction and maintenance of latency in HIV-infected memory T cells. This review focuses on recent work characterizing the immunological synapse and the signaling pathways involved in T-cell activation and gene regulation in the context of HIV persistence.
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- Deanna A Kulpa
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute-Florida (VGTI-FL), Port Saint Lucie, FL 34987, USA
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Maltzman JS, Turka LA. T-cell costimulatory blockade in organ transplantation. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med 2013; 3:a015537. [PMID: 24296352 DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a015537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Before it became possible to derive T-cell lines and clones, initial experimentation on the activation requirements of T lymphocytes was performed on transformed cell lines, such as Jurkat. These studies, although technically correct, proved misleading as most transformed T cells can be activated by stimulation of the clonotypic T-cell receptor (TCR) alone. In contrast, once it became possible to study nontransformed T cells, it quickly became clear that TCR stimulation by itself is insufficient for optimal activation of naïve T cells, but in fact, induces a state of anergy. It then became clear that functional activation of T cells requires not only recognition of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) and peptide by the TCR, but also requires ligation of costimulatory receptors expressed on the cell surface.
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- Jonathan S Maltzman
- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
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Ladygina N, Gottipati S, Ngo K, Castro G, Ma JY, Banie H, Rao TS, Fung-Leung WP. PI3Kγ kinase activity is required for optimal T-cell activation and differentiation. Eur J Immunol 2013; 43:3183-96. [PMID: 24030559 PMCID: PMC4209804 DOI: 10.1002/eji.201343812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2013] [Revised: 07/21/2013] [Accepted: 09/09/2013] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase gamma (PI3Kγ) is a leukocyte-specific lipid kinase with
signaling function downstream of G protein-coupled receptors to regulate cell trafficking, but its
role in T cells remains unclear. To investigate the requirement of PI3Kγ kinase
activity in T-cell function, we studied T cells from PI3Kγ kinase-dead knock-in
(PI3KγKD/KD) mice expressing the kinase-inactive PI3Kγ protein. We show
that CD4+ and CD8+ T cells from
PI3KγKD/KD mice exhibit impaired TCR/CD28-mediated activation that could not be
rescued by exogenous IL-2. The defects in proliferation and cytokine production were also evident in
naïve and memory T cells. Analysis of signaling events in activated
PI3KγKD/KD T cells revealed a reduction in phosphorylation of protein
kinase B (AKT) and ERK1/2, a decrease in lipid raft formation, and a delay in cell cycle
progression. Furthermore, PI3KγKD/KD CD4+ T cells
displayed compromised differentiation toward Th1, Th2, Th17, and induced Treg cells.
PI3KγKD/KD mice also exhibited an impaired response to immunization and a reduced
delayed-type hypersensitivity to Ag challenge. These findings indicate that PI3Kγ kinase
activity is required for optimal T-cell activation and differentiation, as well as for mounting an
efficient T cell-mediated immune response. The results suggest that PI3Kγ kinase
inhibitors could be beneficial in reducing the undesirable immune response in autoimmune
diseases.
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McCurdy CE, Klemm DJ. Adipose tissue insulin sensitivity and macrophage recruitment: Does PI3K pick the pathway? Adipocyte 2013; 2:135-42. [PMID: 23991359 PMCID: PMC3756101 DOI: 10.4161/adip.24645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2012] [Revised: 04/09/2013] [Accepted: 04/10/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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In the United States, obesity is a burgeoning health crisis, with over 30% of adults and nearly 20% of children classified as obese. Insulin resistance, a common metabolic complication associated with obesity, significantly increases the risk of developing metabolic diseases such as hypertension, coronary heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and certain cancers. With the seminal finding that obese adipose tissue harbors cytokine secreting immune cells, obesity-related research over the past decade has focused on understanding adipocyte–macrophage crosstalk and its impact on systemic insulin sensitivity. Indeed, adipose tissue has emerged as a central mediator of obesity- and diet-induced insulin resistance. In this mini-review, we focus on a potential role of adipose tissue phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) as a point of convergence of cellular signaling pathways that integrates nutrient sensing and inflammatory signaling to regulate tissue insulin sensitivity.
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Co-stimulatory and co-inhibitory receptors have a pivotal role in T cell biology, as they determine the functional outcome of T cell receptor (TCR) signalling. The classic definition of T cell co-stimulation continues to evolve through the identification of new co-stimulatory and co-inhibitory receptors, the biochemical characterization of their downstream signalling events and the delineation of their immunological functions. Notably, it has been recently appreciated that co-stimulatory and co-inhibitory receptors display great diversity in expression, structure and function, and that their functions are largely context dependent. Here, we focus on some of these emerging concepts and review the mechanisms through which T cell activation, differentiation and function is controlled by co-stimulatory and co-inhibitory receptors.
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- Lieping Chen
- Department of Immunobiology and Yale Cancer Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06519, USA.
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Waickman AT, Powell JD. mTOR, metabolism, and the regulation of T-cell differentiation and function. Immunol Rev 2013; 249:43-58. [PMID: 22889214 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-065x.2012.01152.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 302] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Upon antigen recognition, naive T cells undergo rapid expansion and activation. The energy requirements for this expansion are formidable, and T-cell activation is accompanied by dramatic changes in cellular metabolism. Furthermore, the outcome of antigen engagement is guided by multiple cues derived from the immune microenvironment. Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) is emerging as a central integrator of these signals playing a critical role in driving T-cell differentiation and function. Indeed, multiple metabolic programs are controlled by mTOR signaling. In this review, we discuss the role of mTOR in regulating metabolism and how these pathways intersect with the ability of mTOR to integrate cues that guide the outcome of T-cell receptor engagement.
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- Adam T Waickman
- Department of Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
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Han JM, Patterson SJ, Levings MK. The Role of the PI3K Signaling Pathway in CD4(+) T Cell Differentiation and Function. Front Immunol 2012; 3:245. [PMID: 22905034 PMCID: PMC3417165 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2012.00245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2012] [Accepted: 07/23/2012] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The relative activity of regulatory versus conventional CD4(+) T cells ultimately maintains the delicate balance between immune tolerance and inflammation. At the molecular level, the activity of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) and its downstream positive and negative regulators has a major role in controlling the balance between immune regulation and activation of different subsets of effector CD4(+) T cells. In contrast to effector T cells which require activation of the PI3K to differentiate and mediate their effector function, regulatory T cells rely on minimal activation of this pathway to develop and maintain their characteristic phenotype, function, and metabolic state. In this review, we discuss the role of the PI3K signaling pathway in CD4(+) T cell differentiation and function, and focus on how modulation of this pathway in T cells can alter the outcome of an immune response, ultimately tipping the balance between tolerance and inflammation.
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- Jonathan M Han
- Department of Surgery, Child and Family Research Institute, The University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Waickman AT, Powell JD. Mammalian target of rapamycin integrates diverse inputs to guide the outcome of antigen recognition in T cells. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2012; 188:4721-9. [PMID: 22556133 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1103143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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T cells must integrate a diverse array of intrinsic and extrinsic signals upon Ag recognition. Although these signals have canonically been categorized into three distinct events--Signal 1 (TCR engagement), Signal 2 (costimulation or inhibition), and Signal 3 (cytokine exposure)--it is now appreciated that many other environmental cues also dictate the outcome of T cell activation. These include nutrient availability, the presence of growth factors and stress signals, as well as chemokine exposure. Although all of these distinct inputs initiate unique signaling cascades, they also modulate the activity of the evolutionarily conserved serine/threonine kinase mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR). Indeed, mTOR serves to integrate these diverse environmental inputs, ultimately transmitting a signaling program that determines the fate of newly activated T cells. In this review, we highlight how diverse signals from the immune microenvironment can guide the outcome of TCR activation through the activation of the mTOR pathway.
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- Adam T Waickman
- Department of Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
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Acosta YY, Zafra MP, Ojeda G, Bernardone IS, Dianzani U, Portolés P, Rojo JM. Biased binding of class IA phosphatidyl inositol 3-kinase subunits to inducible costimulator (CD278). Cell Mol Life Sci 2011; 68:3065-79. [PMID: 21188463 PMCID: PMC11115116 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-010-0606-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2010] [Revised: 11/12/2010] [Accepted: 11/26/2010] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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To better understand T lymphocyte costimulation by inducible costimulator (ICOS; H4; CD278), we analyzed proteins binding to ICOS peptides phosphorylated at the Y(191)MFM motif. Phosphorylated ICOS binds class IA phosphatidyl inositol 3-kinase (PI3-K) p85α, p50-55α and p85β regulatory subunits and p110α, p110δ and p110β catalytic subunits. Intriguingly, T cells expressed high levels of both p110α or p110δ catalytic subunits, yet ICOS peptides, cell surface ICOS or PI3-kinase class IA regulatory subunits preferentially coprecipitated p110α catalytic subunits. Silencing p110α or p110δ partially inhibited Akt/PKB activation induced by anti-CD3 plus anti-ICOS antibodies. However, silencing p110α enhanced and silencing p110δ inhibited Erk activation. Both p110α- and p110δ-specific inhibitors blocked cytokine secretion induced by TCR/CD3 activation with or without ICOS costimulus, but only p110α inhibitors blocked ICOS-induced cell elongation. Thus, p110α and p110δ are essential to optimal T cell activation, but their abundance and activity differentially tune up distinct ICOS signaling pathways.
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- Yenny Y. Acosta
- Departamento de Medicina Celular y Molecular, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, CSIC, Ramiro de Maeztu, 9, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Medicina Celular y Molecular, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, CSIC, Ramiro de Maeztu, 9, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Majadahonda, 28220 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Medicina Celular y Molecular, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, CSIC, Ramiro de Maeztu, 9, 28040 Madrid, Spain
- Department of Medical Sciences, Interdisciplinary Research Center of Autoimmune Diseases (IRCAD), “A. Avogadro” University of Eastern Piedmont, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Interdisciplinary Research Center of Autoimmune Diseases (IRCAD), “A. Avogadro” University of Eastern Piedmont, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Majadahonda, 28220 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Medicina Celular y Molecular, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, CSIC, Ramiro de Maeztu, 9, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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Kerdiles YM, Stone EL, Beisner DR, Beisner DL, McGargill MA, Ch'en IL, Stockmann C, Katayama CD, Hedrick SM. Foxo transcription factors control regulatory T cell development and function. Immunity 2011; 33:890-904. [PMID: 21167754 DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2010.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 332] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2010] [Revised: 09/03/2010] [Accepted: 10/26/2010] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Foxo transcription factors integrate extrinsic signals to regulate cell division, differentiation and survival, and specific functions of lymphoid and myeloid cells. Here, we showed the absence of Foxo1 severely curtailed the development of Foxp3(+) regulatory T (Treg) cells and those that developed were nonfunctional in vivo. The loss of function included diminished CTLA-4 receptor expression as the Ctla4 gene was a direct target of Foxo1. T cell-specific loss of Foxo1 resulted in exocrine pancreatitis, hind limb paralysis, multiorgan lymphocyte infiltration, anti-nuclear antibodies and expanded germinal centers. Foxo-mediated control over Treg cell specification was further revealed by the inability of TGF-β cytokine to suppress T-bet transcription factor in the absence of Foxo1, resulting in IFN-γ secretion. In addition, the absence of Foxo3 exacerbated the effects of the loss of Foxo1. Thus, Foxo transcription factors guide the contingencies of T cell differentiation and the specific functions of effector cell populations.
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- Yann M Kerdiles
- Molecular Biology Section, Division of Biological Sciences and Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0377, USA
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So T, Choi H, Croft M. OX40 complexes with phosphoinositide 3-kinase and protein kinase B (PKB) to augment TCR-dependent PKB signaling. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2011; 186:3547-55. [PMID: 21289304 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1003156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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T lymphocyte activation requires signal 1 from the TCR and signal 2 from costimulatory receptors. For long-lasting immunity, growth and survival signals imparted through the Akt/protein kinase B (PKB) pathway in activated or effector T cells are important, and these can be strongly influenced by signaling from OX40 (CD134), a member of the TNFR superfamily. In the absence of OX40, T cells do not expand efficiently to Ag, and memory formation is impaired. How most costimulatory receptors integrate their signals with those from Ag through the TCR is not clear, including whether OX40 directly recruits PKB or molecules that regulate PKB. We show that OX40 after ligation by OX40L assembled a signaling complex that contained the adapter TNFR-associated factor 2 as well as PKB and its upstream activator phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K). Recruitment of PKB and PI3K were dependent on TNFR-associated factor 2 and on translocation of OX40 into detergent-insoluble membrane lipid microdomains but independent of TCR engagement. However, OX40 only resulted in strong phosphorylation and functional activation of the PI3K-PKB pathway when Ag was recognized. Therefore, OX40 primarily functions to augment PKB signaling in T cells by enhancing the amount of PI3K and PKB available to the TCR. This highlights a quantitative role of this TNFR family second signal to supplement signal 1.
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- Takanori So
- Division of Immune Regulation, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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All class I PI3K enzymes are obligate heterodimers, consisting of a catalytic subunit tightly bound to a regulatory subunit. The regulatory subunit influences the subcellular location, binding partners, and activity of the catalytic subunit. Regulatory subunits also possess adaptor functions in cellular signaling, which are largely independent of their role in regulating PI3K activity. This chapter reviews the structure and function of PI3K regulatory subunits, focusing on the class IA subgroup.
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- David A Fruman
- Department of Molecular Biology & Biochemistry, Institute for Immunology, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697-3900, USA.
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Yokosuka T, Kobayashi W, Takamatsu M, Sakata-Sogawa K, Zeng H, Hashimoto-Tane A, Yagita H, Tokunaga M, Saito T. Spatiotemporal basis of CTLA-4 costimulatory molecule-mediated negative regulation of T cell activation. Immunity 2010; 33:326-39. [PMID: 20870175 DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2010.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 143] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2010] [Revised: 07/11/2010] [Accepted: 08/12/2010] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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T cell activation is positively and negatively regulated by a pair of costimulatory receptors, CD28 and CTLA-4, respectively. Because these receptors share common ligands, CD80 and CD86, the expression and behavior of CTLA-4 is critical for T cell costimulation regulation. However, in vivo blocking of CD28-mediated costimulation by CTLA-4 and its mechanisms still remain elusive. Here, we demonstrate the dynamic behavior of CTLA-4 in its real-time competition with CD28 at the central-supramolecular activation cluster (cSMAC), resulting in the dislocalization of protein kinase C-θ and CARMA1 scaffolding protein. CTLA-4 translocation to the T cell receptor microclusters and the cSMAC is tightly regulated by its ectodomain size, and its accumulation at the cSMAC is required for its inhibitory function. The CTLA-4-mediated suppression was demonstrated by the in vitro anergy induction in regulatory T cells constitutively expressing CTLA-4. These results show the dynamic mechanism of CTLA-4-mediated T cell suppression at the cSMAC.
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- Tadashi Yokosuka
- Laboratory for Cell Signaling, RIKEN Research Center for Allergy and Immunology, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
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Rolf J, Bell SE, Kovesdi D, Janas ML, Soond DR, Webb LMC, Santinelli S, Saunders T, Hebeis B, Killeen N, Okkenhaug K, Turner M. Phosphoinositide 3-kinase activity in T cells regulates the magnitude of the germinal center reaction. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2010; 185:4042-52. [PMID: 20826752 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1001730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 182] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The generation of high-affinity Abs is essential for immunity and requires collaboration between B and T cells within germinal centers (GCs). By using novel mouse models with a conditional deletion of the p110δ catalytic subunit of the PI3K pathway, we established that p110δ is required in T cells, but not in B cells, for the GC reaction. We found the formation of T follicular helper (T(FH)) cells to be critically dependent on p110δ in T cells. Furthermore, by deleting phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome 10, which opposes p110δ in activated T cells, we found a positive correlation between increased numbers of T(FH) cells and GC B cells. These results are consistent with the hypothesis that T cell help is the limiting factor in the GC reaction. P110δ was not required for the expression of B cell lymphoma 6, the downregulation of CCR7, or T cell entry into primary follicles. Instead, p110δ was the critical catalytic subunit for ICOS downstream signaling and the production of key T(FH) cytokines and effector molecules. Our findings support a model in which the magnitude of the GC reaction is controlled by the activity of the PI3K pathway in T(FH) cells.
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- Julia Rolf
- Laboratory of Lymphocyte Signalling and Development, Babraham Institute, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Tsagaraki I, Tsilibary EC, Tzinia AK. TIMP-1 interaction with αvβ3 integrin confers resistance to human osteosarcoma cell line MG-63 against TNF-α-induced apoptosis. Cell Tissue Res 2010; 342:87-96. [PMID: 20798956 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-010-1025-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2010] [Accepted: 07/21/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) is a pleiotropic cytokine affecting diverse cellular responses. TNF-α is cytotoxic in many systems, but it can also act as an anti-apoptotic signal to promote cell survival pathways activated through integrins and extracellular matrix components. This is particularly evident in cancer cells. To unravel the basis of resistance to TNF-α-induced apoptosis, human osteosarcoma MG-63 cell line was used. Our data showed that resistance to apoptosis was accompanied by high levels of TIMP-1 expression in part mediated by NF-κB activation, whereas under apoptotic conditions, in the presence of cycloheximide (CHX), TIMP-1 and αvβ3 integrin protein levels were significantly reduced. Silencing TIMP-1 using siRNA led to increased apoptosis following treatment with TNF-α, whereas exogenously-added recombinant TIMP-1 reduced the extent of apoptosis. Immunoprecipitation and confocal microscopy experiments demonstrated that TIMP-1 interacted with αvβ3 integrins. The biological role of this interaction was revealed by the use of echistatin, an antagonist of αvβ3 integrin. In the presence of echistatin, decreased protection against apoptosis by recombinant TIMP-1 was observed.
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- Ioanna Tsagaraki
- Institute of Biology, National Center for Scientific Research Demokritos, 15310 Agia Paraskevi, Athens, Greece
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Rolf J, Fairfax K, Turner M. Signaling Pathways in T Follicular Helper Cells. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2010; 184:6563-8. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1000202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Simpson TR, Quezada SA, Allison JP. Regulation of CD4 T cell activation and effector function by inducible costimulator (ICOS). Curr Opin Immunol 2010; 22:326-32. [DOI: 10.1016/j.coi.2010.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 167] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2010] [Accepted: 01/07/2010] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Okkenhaug K, Fruman DA. PI3Ks in lymphocyte signaling and development. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol 2010; 346:57-85. [PMID: 20563708 DOI: 10.1007/82_2010_45] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Lymphocyte development and function are regulated by tyrosine kinase and G-protein coupled receptors. Each of these classes of receptors activates phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K). In this chapter, we summarize current understanding of how PI3K contributes to key aspects of the adaptive immune system.
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- Klaus Okkenhaug
- Laboratory of Lymphocyte Signalling and Development, The Babraham Institute, Cambridge, UK.
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CD4(+) T cells engage different activating cells during their generation in the bone marrow and thymus and during their homeostasis and activation in the periphery. During these processes, T cells or their precursors establish a molecular platform for communication in the interface between the two cells that is called immune synapse (IS). Here we review the current knowledge about those different IS. Apart from looking at the structure and signalling of the IS from the T cell region, we will also focus on the area of the IS partner, mostly antigen-presenting cells (APC). We will discuss the features of different APC and their role played in the control of the resulting activated or differentiated T cell. We will also demonstrate that despite 10 years of research into the subject, large areas of this field are yet to be explored. This will keep us busy for the years to come - new exciting results lie ahead of us.
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- Peter Reichardt
- Otto-von-Guericke University, Institute of Molecular and Clinical Immunology, D-39120, Magdeburg, Germany
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T cell activation begins with the interaction between an antigen-specific T cell and an antigen-presenting cell (APC). This interaction results in the formation of the immunological synapse, which had been considered to be responsible for antigen recognition and T cell activation. Recent advances in imaging analysis have provided new insights into T cell activation. The T cell receptor (TCR) microclusters, TCRs, kinases, and adaptors are generated upon antigen recognition at the interfaces between the T cells and the APCs and serve as a fundamental signaling unit for T cell activation. CD28-mediated costimulation is also found to be regulated by the formation of microclusters. Therefore, the dynamic regulations of TCR and CD28 microcluster formation, migration, and interaction are the key events for the initiation of T cell-mediated immune responses. Comprehensive analyses of the composition and characteristics of the TCR microcluster have identified its dynamic features. This review will outline new discoveries of the microclusters and its related concept in T cell activation.
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Inducible costimulator promotes helper T-cell differentiation through phosphoinositide 3-kinase. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2009; 106:20371-6. [PMID: 19915142 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0911573106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 186] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The T-cell costimulatory receptors, CD28 and the inducible costimulator (ICOS), are required for the generation of follicular B helper T cells (T(FH)) and germinal center (GC) reaction. A common signal transducer used by CD28 and ICOS is the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K). Although it is known that CD28-mediated PI3K activation is dispensable for GC reaction, the role of ICOS-driven PI3K signaling has not been defined. We show here that knock-in mice that selectively lost the ability to activate PI3K through ICOS had severe defects in T(FH) generation, GC reaction, antibody class switch, and antibody affinity maturation. In preactivated CD4(+) T cells, ICOS delivered a potent PI3K signal that was critical for the induction of the key T(FH) cytokines, IL-21 and IL-4. Under the same settings, CD28 was unable to activate PI3K but supported a robust secondary expansion of T cells. Thus, our results demonstrate a nonredundant function of ICOS-PI3K pathway in the generation of T(FH) and suggest that CD28 and ICOS play differential roles during a multistep process of T(FH) differentiation.
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For acute self-limiting infections a vaccine is successful if it elicits memory at least as good as the natural experience; however, for persistent and chronic infections such as HIV, hepatitis C virus (HCV), human papillomavirus (HPV), and human herpes viruses, this paradigm is not applicable. At best, during persistent virus infection the person must be able to maintain the integrity of the immune system in equilibrium with controlling replicating virus. New vaccine strategies are required that elicit both potent high-avidity CD8(+) T-cell effector/memory and central memory responses that can clear the nidus of initial virus-infected cells at mucosal surfaces to prevent mucosal transmission or significantly curtail development of disease. The objective of an HIV-1 T-cell vaccine is to generate functional CD8(+) effector memory cells at mucosal portals of virus entry to prevent viral transmission. In addition, long-lived CD8(+) and CD4(+) central memory cells circulating through secondary lymphoid organs and resident in bone marrow, respectively, are needed to provide a concerted second wave of defense that can contain virus at mucosal surfaces and prevent systemic dissemination. Further understanding of factors which can influence long-lived effector and central memory cell differentiation will significantly contribute to development of effective T-cell vaccines. In this review we will focus on discussing mechanisms involved in T-cell memory and provide promising new approaches toward expanding current vaccine strategies to enhance antiviral memory.
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Yokosuka T, Saito T. Dynamic regulation of T-cell costimulation through TCR-CD28 microclusters. Immunol Rev 2009; 229:27-40. [PMID: 19426213 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-065x.2009.00779.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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SUMMARY T-cell activation requires contact between T cells and antigen-presenting cells (APCs) to bring T-cell receptors (TCRs) and major histocompatibility complex peptide (MHCp) together to the same complex. These complexes rearrange to form a concentric circular structure, the immunological synapse (IS). After the discovery of the IS, dynamic imaging technologies have revealed the details of the IS and provided important insights for T-cell activation. We have redefined a minimal unit of T-cell activation, the 'TCR microcluster', which recognizes MHCp, triggers an assembly of assorted molecules downstream of the TCR, and induces effective signaling from TCRs. The relationship between TCR signaling and costimulatory signaling was analyzed in terms of the TCR microcluster. CD28, the most valuable costimulatory receptor, forms TCR-CD28 microclusters in cooperation with TCRs, associates with protein kinase C theta, and effectively induces initial T-cell activation. After mature IS formation, CD28 microclusters accumulate at a particular subregion of the IS, where they continuously assemble with the kinases and not TCRs, and generate sustained T-cell signaling. We propose here a 'TCR-CD28 microcluster' model in which TCR and costimulatory microclusters are spatiotemporally formed at the IS and exhibit fine-tuning of T-cell responses by assembling with specific players downstream of the TCR and CD28.
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- Tadashi Yokosuka
- Laboratory for Cell Signaling, RIKEN Research Center for Allergy, Immunology, Yokohama, Japan
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The phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) family of lipid kinases regulates diverse aspects of lymphocyte behavior. This review discusses how genetic and pharmacological tools have yielded an increasingly detailed understanding of how PI3K enzymes function at different stages of lymphocyte development and activation. Following antigen receptor engagement, activated PI3K generates 3-phosphorylated inositol lipid products that serve as membrane targeting signals for numerous proteins involved in the assembly of multiprotein complexes, termed signalosomes, and immune synapse formation. In B cells, class IA PI3K is the dominant subgroup whose loss causes profound defects in development and antigen responsiveness. In T cells, both class IA and IB PI3K contribute to development and immune function. PI3K also regulates both chemokine responsiveness and antigen-driven changes in lymphocyte trafficking. PI3K modulates the function not only of effector T cells, but also regulatory T cells; these disparate functions culminate in unexpected autoimmune phenotypes in mice with PI3K-deficient T cells. Thus, PI3K signaling is not a simple switch to promote cellular activation, but rather an intricate web of interactions that must be properly balanced to ensure appropriate cellular responses and maintain immune homeostasis. Defining these complexities remains a challenge for pharmaceutical development of PI3K inhibitors to combat inflammation and autoimmunity.
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- David A Fruman
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, and Center for Immunology, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA.
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Franko JL, Levine AD. Antigen-independent adhesion and cell spreading by inducible costimulator engagement inhibits T cell migration in a PI-3K-dependent manner. J Leukoc Biol 2008; 85:526-38. [PMID: 19095735 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.0808505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Engagement of the costimulatory protein ICOS activates effector/memory T cells in tissue by enhancing TCR-mediated proliferation and cytokine production. We now report that in an antigen-independent manner, ICOS also induces adhesion and spreading in human effector/memory T cells, consequently inhibiting cell migration. T cell spreading and elongation after ICOS ligation are accompanied by the formation of two types of actin-rich membrane protrusions: thin, finger-like structures similar to filopodia and short, discrete microspikes. Although filopodia/microspike formation occurs independently of the PI-3K signaling cascade, ICOS-mediated T cell elongation depends on PI-3K activity, which inhibits the accumulation of GTP-bound RhoA. Further inhibition of RhoA activation exacerbates the ICOS-mediated, elongated phenotype. We propose that in inflamed tissue, ICOS engagement by ICOS ligand on a professional or nonprofessional APC prevents the forward motility of the T cell by inhibiting RhoA-dependent uropod retraction. The resulting ICOS-induced T cell spreading and filopodia/microspike formation may promote antigen recognition by enhancing a T cell's scanning potential of an adherent APC surface.
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- Jennifer L Franko
- Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 10900 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44106-4952, USA
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