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Lettau M, Armbrust F, Dohmen K, Drews L, Poch T, Dietz M, Kabelitz D, Janssen O. Mechanistic peculiarities of activation-induced mobilization of cytotoxic effector proteins in human T cells. Int Immunol 2018; 30:215-228. [PMID: 29373679 DOI: 10.1093/intimm/dxy007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2017] [Accepted: 01/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2023] Open
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It is widely accepted that cytotoxic T and NK cells store effector proteins including granzymes, perforin and Fas ligand (FasL) in intracellular granules, often referred to as secretory lysosomes. Upon target cell encounter, these organelles are transported to the cytotoxic immunological synapse, where they fuse with the plasma membrane to release the soluble effector molecules and to expose transmembrane proteins including FasL on the cell surface. We previously described two distinct species of secretory vesicles in T and NK cells that differ in size, morphology and protein loading, most strikingly regarding FasL and granzyme B. We now show that the signal requirements for the mobilization of one or the other granule also differ substantially. We report that prestored FasL can be mobilized independent of extracellular Ca2+, whereas the surface exposure of lysosome-associated membrane proteins (Lamps; CD107a and CD63) and the release of granzyme B are calcium-dependent. The use of selective inhibitors of actin dynamics unequivocally points to different transport mechanisms for individual vesicles. While inhibitors of actin polymerization/dynamics inhibit the surface appearance of prestored FasL, they increase the activation-induced mobilization of CD107a, CD63 and granzyme B. In contrast, inhibition of the actin-based motor protein myosin 2a facilitates FasL-, but impairs CD107a-, CD63- and granzyme B mobilization. From our data, we conclude that distinct cytotoxic effector granules are differentially regulated with respect to signaling requirements and transport mechanisms. We suggest that a T cell might 'sense' which effector proteins it needs to mobilize in a given context, thereby increasing efficacy while minimizing collateral damage.
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- Marcus Lettau
- Institute of Immunology, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel and University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Immunology, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel and University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Immunology, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel and University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Immunology, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel and University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Immunology, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel and University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Immunology, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel and University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Immunology, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel and University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Immunology, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel and University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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Sanchez E, Huse M. Spatial and Temporal Control of T Cell Activation Using a Photoactivatable Agonist. J Vis Exp 2018. [PMID: 29757266 DOI: 10.3791/56655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
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T lymphocytes engage in rapid, polarized signaling, occurring within minutes following TCR activation. This induces formation of the immunological synapse, a stereotyped cell-cell junction that regulates T cell activation and directionally targets effector responses. To study these processes effectively, an imaging approach that is tailored to capturing fast, polarized responses is necessary. This protocol describes such a system, which is based on a photoactivatable peptide-major histocompatibility complex (pMHC) that is non-stimulatory until it is exposed to ultraviolet light. Targeted decaging of this reagent during videomicroscopy experiments enables precise spatiotemporal control of TCR activation and high-resolution monitoring of subsequent cellular responses by total internal reflection (TIRF) imaging. This approach is also compatible with genetic and pharmacological perturbation strategies. This allows for the assembly of well-defined molecular pathways that link TCR signaling to the formation of the polarized cytoskeletal structures that underlie the immunological synapse.
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- Elisa Sanchez
- Immunology Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; Weill-Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences
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- Immunology Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center;
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Calvo V, Izquierdo M. Imaging Polarized Secretory Traffic at the Immune Synapse in Living T Lymphocytes. Front Immunol 2018; 9:684. [PMID: 29681902 PMCID: PMC5897431 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.00684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2017] [Accepted: 03/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Immune synapse (IS) formation by T lymphocytes constitutes a crucial event involved in antigen-specific, cellular and humoral immune responses. After IS formation by T lymphocytes and antigen-presenting cells, the convergence of secretory vesicles toward the microtubule-organizing center (MTOC) and MTOC polarization to the IS are involved in polarized secretion at the synaptic cleft. This specialized mechanism appears to specifically provide the immune system with a fine strategy to increase the efficiency of crucial secretory effector functions of T lymphocytes, while minimizing non-specific, cytokine-mediated stimulation of bystander cells, target cell killing and activation-induced cell death. The molecular bases involved in the polarized secretory traffic toward the IS in T lymphocytes have been the focus of interest, thus different models and several imaging strategies have been developed to gain insights into the mechanisms governing directional secretory traffic. In this review, we deal with the most widely used, state-of-the-art approaches to address the molecular mechanisms underlying this crucial, immune secretory response.
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- Víctor Calvo
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas Alberto Sols CSIC-UAM, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas Alberto Sols CSIC-UAM, Madrid, Spain
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Epps SJ, Boldison J, Stimpson ML, Khera TK, Lait PJP, Copland DA, Dick AD, Nicholson LB. Re-programming immunosurveillance in persistent non-infectious ocular inflammation. Prog Retin Eye Res 2018. [PMID: 29530739 PMCID: PMC6563519 DOI: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2018.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Ocular function depends on a high level of anatomical integrity. This is threatened by inflammation, which alters the local tissue over short and long time-scales. Uveitis due to autoimmune disease, especially when it involves the retina, leads to persistent changes in how the eye interacts with the immune system. The normal pattern of immune surveillance, which for immune privileged tissues is limited, is re-programmed. Many cell types, that are not usually present in the eye, become detectable. There are changes in the tissue homeostasis and integrity. In both human disease and mouse models, in the most extreme cases, immunopathological findings consistent with development of ectopic lymphoid-like structures and disrupted angiogenesis accompany severely impaired eye function. Understanding how the ocular environment is shaped by persistent inflammation is crucial to developing novel approaches to treatment.
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- Simon J Epps
- Academic Unit of Ophthalmology, Bristol Medical School, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Bristol, BS8 1TD, UK
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- Division of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff, CF14 4XN, UK
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- Academic Unit of Ophthalmology, Bristol Medical School, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Bristol, BS8 1TD, UK
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- Academic Unit of Ophthalmology, Bristol Medical School, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Bristol, BS8 1TD, UK; School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, University of Bristol, BS8 1TD, UK
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- Academic Unit of Ophthalmology, Bristol Medical School, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Bristol, BS8 1TD, UK
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- Academic Unit of Ophthalmology, Bristol Medical School, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Bristol, BS8 1TD, UK
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- Academic Unit of Ophthalmology, Bristol Medical School, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Bristol, BS8 1TD, UK; School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, University of Bristol, BS8 1TD, UK; UCL-Institute of Ophthalmology and National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre at Moorfields Eye Hospital and University College London Institute of Ophthalmology, EC1V 2PD, UK
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- Academic Unit of Ophthalmology, Bristol Medical School, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Bristol, BS8 1TD, UK; School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, University of Bristol, BS8 1TD, UK.
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Zhou J, Bethune MT, Malkova N, Sutherland AM, Comin-Anduix B, Su Y, Baltimore D, Ribas A, Heath JR. A kinetic investigation of interacting, stimulated T cells identifies conditions for rapid functional enhancement, minimal phenotype differentiation, and improved adoptive cell transfer tumor eradication. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0191634. [PMID: 29360859 PMCID: PMC5779691 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0191634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2017] [Accepted: 01/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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For adoptive cell transfer (ACT) immunotherapy of tumor-reactive T cells, an effective therapeutic outcome depends upon cell dose, cell expansion in vivo through a minimally differentiated phenotype, long term persistence, and strong cytolytic effector function. An incomplete understanding of the biological coupling between T cell expansion, differentiation, and response to stimulation hinders the co-optimization of these factors. We report on a biophysical investigation of how the short-term kinetics of T cell functional activation, through molecular stimulation and cell-cell interactions, competes with phenotype differentiation. T cells receive molecular stimulation for a few minutes to a few hours in bulk culture. Following this priming period, the cells are then analyzed at the transcriptional level, or isolated as single cells, with continuing molecular stimulation, within microchambers for analysis via 11-plex secreted protein assays. We resolve a rapid feedback mechanism, promoted by T cell—T cell contact interactions, which strongly amplifies T cell functional performance while yielding only minimal phenotype differentiation. When tested in mouse models of ACT, optimally primed T cells lead to complete tumor eradication. A similar kinetic process is identified in CD8+ and CD4+ T cells collected from a patient with metastatic melanoma.
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- Jing Zhou
- NanoSystems Biology Cancer Center, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States of America.,Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States of America
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- NanoSystems Biology Cancer Center, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States of America.,Division of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States of America
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States of America
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- NanoSystems Biology Cancer Center, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States of America.,Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States of America
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- David Geffen School of Medicine, the Johnson Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- NanoSystems Biology Cancer Center, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States of America.,Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States of America
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- NanoSystems Biology Cancer Center, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States of America.,Division of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States of America
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- NanoSystems Biology Cancer Center, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States of America.,David Geffen School of Medicine, the Johnson Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- NanoSystems Biology Cancer Center, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States of America.,Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States of America
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Immune cells communicate using cytokine signals, but the quantitative rules of this communication aren't clear. In this issue of Immunity, Oyler-Yaniv et al. (2017) suggest that the distribution of a cytokine within a lymphatic organ is primarily governed by the local density of cells consuming it.
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- Frank P Assen
- Institute of Science and Technology Austria (IST Austria), 3400 Klosterneuburg, Austria
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- Institute of Science and Technology Austria (IST Austria), 3400 Klosterneuburg, Austria.
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Despite disorganized synapse structure, Th2 cells maintain directional delivery of CD40L to antigen-presenting B cells. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0186573. [PMID: 29023539 PMCID: PMC5638602 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0186573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2017] [Accepted: 09/02/2017] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Upon recognition of peptide displayed on MHC molecules, Th1 and Th2 cells form distinct immunological synapse structures. Th1 cells have a bull’s eye synapse structure with TCR/ MHC-peptide interactions occurring central to a ring of adhesion molecules, while Th2 cells have a multifocal synapse with small clusters of TCR/MHC interactions throughout the area of T cell/antigen-presenting cell interaction. In this study, we investigated whether this structural difference in the immunological synapse affects delivery of T cell help. The immunological synapse is thought to ensure antigen-specific delivery of cytolytic granules and killing of target cells by NK cells and cytolytic T cells. In helper T cells, it has been proposed that the immunological synapse may direct delivery of other effector molecules including cytokines. CD40 ligand (CD40L) is a membrane-bound cytokine essential for antigen-specific T cell help for B cells in the antibody response. We incubated Th1 and Th2 cells overnight with a mixture of antigen-presenting and bystander B cells, and the delivery of CD40L to B cells and subsequent B cell responses were compared. Despite distinct immunological synapse structures, Th1 and Th2 cell do not differ in their ability to deliver CD40L and T cell help in an antigen-specific fashion, or in their susceptibility to inhibition of help by a blocking anti-CD40L antibody.
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Jin L, Zeng W, Zhang F, Zhang C, Liang W. Naringenin Ameliorates Acute Inflammation by Regulating Intracellular Cytokine Degradation. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2017; 199:3466-3477. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1602016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2016] [Accepted: 09/19/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Wisniewski JA, Muehling LM, Eccles JD, Capaldo BJ, Agrawal R, Shirley DA, Patrie JT, Workman LJ, Schuyler AJ, Lawrence MG, Teague WG, Woodfolk JA. T H1 signatures are present in the lower airways of children with severe asthma, regardless of allergic status. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2017; 141:2048-2060.e13. [PMID: 28939412 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2017.08.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2016] [Revised: 07/13/2017] [Accepted: 08/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND The pathogenesis of severe asthma in childhood remains poorly understood. OBJECTIVE We sought to construct the immunologic landscape in the airways of children with severe asthma. METHODS Comprehensive analysis of multiple cell types and mediators was performed by using flow cytometry and a multiplex assay with bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) specimens (n = 68) from 52 highly characterized allergic and nonallergic children (0.5-17 years) with severe treatment-refractory asthma. Multiple relationships were tested by using linear mixed-effects modeling. RESULTS Memory CCR5+ TH1 cells were enriched in BAL fluid versus blood, and pathogenic respiratory viruses and bacteria were readily detected. IFN-γ+IL-17+ and IFN-γ-IL-17+ subsets constituted secondary TH types, and BAL fluid CD8+ T cells were almost exclusively IFN-γ+. The TH17-associated mediators IL-23 and macrophage inflammatory protein 3α/CCL20 were highly expressed. Despite low TH2 numbers, TH2 cytokines were detected, and TH2 skewing correlated with total IgE levels. Type 2 innate lymphoid cells and basophils were scarce in BAL fluid. Levels of IL-5, IL-33, and IL-28A/IFN-λ2 were increased in multisensitized children and correlated with IgE levels to dust mite, ryegrass, and fungi but not cat, ragweed, or food sources. Additionally, levels of IL-5, but no other cytokine, increased with age and correlated with eosinophil numbers in BAL fluid and blood. Both plasmacytoid and IgE+FcεRI+ myeloid dendritic cells were present in BAL fluid. CONCLUSIONS The lower airways of children with severe asthma display a dominant TH1 signature and atypical cytokine profiles that link to allergic status. Our findings deviate from established paradigms and warrant further assessment of the pathogenicity of TH1 cells in patients with severe asthma.
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- Julia A Wisniewski
- Department of Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Va; Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Va
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- Department of Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Va
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- Department of Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Va
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer Biology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Va
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- Department of Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Va
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Va
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Va
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- Department of Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Va
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- Department of Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Va
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- Department of Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Va
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Va
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- Department of Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Va.
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Kim TD, Jung HR, Seo SH, Oh SC, Ban Y, Tan X, Min Kim J, Hyun Lee S, Koh DS, Jung H, Park YJ, Ran Yoon S, Doh J, Ha SJ, Choi I, Greenberg PD. MicroRNA-150 modulates intracellular Ca 2+ levels in naïve CD8 + T cells by targeting TMEM20. Sci Rep 2017; 7:2623. [PMID: 28572627 PMCID: PMC5453935 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-02697-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2016] [Accepted: 04/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
Regulation of intracellular Ca2+ signaling is a major determinant of CD8+ T cell responsiveness, but the mechanisms underlying this regulation of Ca2+ levels, especially in naïve CD8+ T cells, are not fully defined. Here, we showed that microRNA-150 (miR-150) controls intracellular Ca2+ levels in naïve CD8+ T cells required for activation by suppressing TMEM20, a negative regulator of Ca2+ extrusion. miR-150 deficiency increased TMEM20 expression, which resulted in increased intracellular Ca2+ levels in naïve CD8+ T cells. The subsequent increase in Ca2+ levels induced expression of anergy-inducing genes, such as Cbl-b, Egr2, and p27, through activation of NFAT1, as well as reduced cell proliferation, cytokine production, and the antitumor activity of CD8+ T cells upon antigenic stimulation. The anergy-promoting molecular milieu and function induced by miR-150 deficiency were rescued by reinstatement of miR-150. Additionally, knockdown of TMEM20 in miR-150-deficient naïve CD8+ T cells reduced intracellular Ca2+ levels. Our findings revealed that miR-150 play essential roles in controlling intracellular Ca2+ level and activation in naïve CD8+ T cells, which suggest a mechanism to overcome anergy induction by the regulation of intracellular Ca2+ levels.
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- Tae-Don Kim
- Immunotherapy Convergence Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), 125 Gwahak-ro, Yuseong, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea. .,Department of Functional Genomics, KRIBB School of Bioscience, Korea University of Science and Technology (UST), 217 Gajeong-ro, Yuseong, Daejeon, 34113, Republic of Korea.
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- Immunotherapy Convergence Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), 125 Gwahak-ro, Yuseong, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea.,School of Interdisciplinary Bioscience and Bioengineering (I-Bio), POSTECH, Pohang, 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Immunotherapy Convergence Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), 125 Gwahak-ro, Yuseong, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Immunotherapy Convergence Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), 125 Gwahak-ro, Yuseong, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea.,Department of Functional Genomics, KRIBB School of Bioscience, Korea University of Science and Technology (UST), 217 Gajeong-ro, Yuseong, Daejeon, 34113, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Departments of Immunology and Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- NAR Center, Inc., Daejeon Oriental Hospital of Daejeon University, 22-5 Daeheung-dong, Jung-gu, Daejeon, 34929, Republic of Korea
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- Immunotherapy Convergence Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), 125 Gwahak-ro, Yuseong, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Immunotherapy Convergence Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), 125 Gwahak-ro, Yuseong, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea.,Department of Functional Genomics, KRIBB School of Bioscience, Korea University of Science and Technology (UST), 217 Gajeong-ro, Yuseong, Daejeon, 34113, Republic of Korea
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- Immunotherapy Convergence Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), 125 Gwahak-ro, Yuseong, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea.,Department of Functional Genomics, KRIBB School of Bioscience, Korea University of Science and Technology (UST), 217 Gajeong-ro, Yuseong, Daejeon, 34113, Republic of Korea
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- Immunotherapy Convergence Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), 125 Gwahak-ro, Yuseong, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea.,Department of Functional Genomics, KRIBB School of Bioscience, Korea University of Science and Technology (UST), 217 Gajeong-ro, Yuseong, Daejeon, 34113, Republic of Korea
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- School of Interdisciplinary Bioscience and Bioengineering (I-Bio), POSTECH, Pohang, 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Immunotherapy Convergence Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), 125 Gwahak-ro, Yuseong, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea. .,Department of Functional Genomics, KRIBB School of Bioscience, Korea University of Science and Technology (UST), 217 Gajeong-ro, Yuseong, Daejeon, 34113, Republic of Korea.
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- Departments of Immunology and Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, USA.
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Ponte R, Rancez M, Figueiredo-Morgado S, Dutrieux J, Fabre-Mersseman V, Charmeteau-de-Muylder B, Guilbert T, Routy JP, Cheynier R, Couëdel-Courteille A. Acute Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Triggers Early and Transient Interleukin-7 Production in the Gut, Leading to Enhanced Local Chemokine Expression and Intestinal Immune Cell Homing. Front Immunol 2017; 8:588. [PMID: 28579989 PMCID: PMC5437214 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.00588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2016] [Accepted: 05/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
The intestinal barrier, one of the first targets of HIV/simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) is subjected to major physiological changes during acute infection. Having previously shown that pharmaceutical injection of interleukin-7 (IL-7) triggers chemokine expression in many organs leading to massive T-cell homing, in particular to the intestine, we here explored mucosal IL-7 expression as part of the cytokine storm occurring during the acute phase of SIV infection in rhesus macaques. Quantifying both mRNA and protein in tissues, we demonstrated a transient increase of IL-7 expression in the small intestine of SIV-infected rhesus macaques, starting with local detection of the virus by day 3 of infection. We also observed increased transcription levels of several chemokines in the small intestine. In infected macaques, ileal IL-7 expression correlated with the transcription of four of these chemokines. Among these chemokines, the macrophage and/or T-cell attractant chemokines CCL4, CCL25, and CCL28 also demonstrated increased transcription in uninfected IL-7-treated monkeys. Through immunohistofluorescence staining and image analysis, we observed increased CD8+ T-cell numbers and stable CD4+ T-cell counts in the infected lamina propria (LP) during hyperacute infection. Concomitantly, circulating CCR9+beta7+ CD4+ and CD8+ T-cells dropped during acute infection, suggesting augmented intestinal homing of gut-imprinted T-cells. Finally, CD4+ macrophages transiently decreased in the submucosa and concentrated in the LP during the first days of infection. Overall, our study identifies IL-7 as a danger signal in the small intestine of Chinese rhesus macaques in response to acute SIV infection. Through stimulation of local chemokine expressions, this overexpression of IL-7 triggers immune cell recruitment to the gut. These findings suggest a role for IL-7 in the initiation of early mucosal immune responses to SIV and HIV infections. However, IL-7 triggered CD4+ T-cells and macrophages localization at viral replication sites could also participate to viral spread and establishment of viral reservoirs.
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- Rosalie Ponte
- Cytokines and Viral Infections, Immunology Infection and Inflammation Department, Institut Cochin, INSERM, U1016, Paris, France.,CNRS, UMR8104, Paris, France.,Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Cytokines and Viral Infections, Immunology Infection and Inflammation Department, Institut Cochin, INSERM, U1016, Paris, France.,CNRS, UMR8104, Paris, France.,Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Cytokines and Viral Infections, Immunology Infection and Inflammation Department, Institut Cochin, INSERM, U1016, Paris, France.,CNRS, UMR8104, Paris, France.,Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Cytokines and Viral Infections, Immunology Infection and Inflammation Department, Institut Cochin, INSERM, U1016, Paris, France.,CNRS, UMR8104, Paris, France.,Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Cytokines and Viral Infections, Immunology Infection and Inflammation Department, Institut Cochin, INSERM, U1016, Paris, France.,CNRS, UMR8104, Paris, France.,Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Cytokines and Viral Infections, Immunology Infection and Inflammation Department, Institut Cochin, INSERM, U1016, Paris, France.,CNRS, UMR8104, Paris, France.,Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Cytokines and Viral Infections, Immunology Infection and Inflammation Department, Institut Cochin, INSERM, U1016, Paris, France.,CNRS, UMR8104, Paris, France.,Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Cytokines and Viral Infections, Immunology Infection and Inflammation Department, Institut Cochin, INSERM, U1016, Paris, France.,CNRS, UMR8104, Paris, France.,Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Cytokines and Viral Infections, Immunology Infection and Inflammation Department, Institut Cochin, INSERM, U1016, Paris, France.,CNRS, UMR8104, Paris, France.,Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France.,Université Paris Diderot, Paris, France
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Kennedy JL, Steinke JW, Liu L, Negri J, Borish L, Payne SC. Failure of itraconazole to prevent T-helper type 2 cell immune deviation: Implications for chronic rhinosinusitis. Am J Rhinol Allergy 2017; 30:379-384. [PMID: 28124646 DOI: 10.2500/ajra.2016.30.4362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND T-helper (Th) type 2 cell inflammation is the hallmark of several disease processes, including asthma, atopic dermatitis, and some forms of chronic rhinosinusitis. Itraconazole has been used as both an antifungal and an anti-inflammatory agent, with some success in many of these diseases, in part, by altering Th2 cytokine expression by T cells. It is not known whether this merely reflects inhibition of established Th2-like cells or the inhibition of differentiation of naive T cells into Th2-like cells. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the role of itraconazole in the differentiation of naive T cells during activation. METHODS Naive CD45RA+ T cells were isolated from peripheral blood mononuclear cells from healthy volunteers. Th1 and Th2 type cells were differentiated in the presence of varying concentrations of itraconazole. After stimulation with anti-CD3 and anti-CD28 beads, carboxyfluorescein succinimidyl ester dilution was performed to evaluate proliferation and intracellular cytokine staining for interleukin (IL) 4 and interferon (IFN) gamma within proliferating T cells was measured along with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for secreted IL-5, IL-13, and IFN gamma. RESULTS Itraconazole had no effect on proliferation of unbiased, Th1, or Th2 cells. Similarly, there was no effect of itraconazole on either intracellular cytokine staining of IL-4 and IFN gamma or secreted cytokine expression of IFN gamma, IL-5, and IL-13 in any of the cell populations. CONCLUSION Itraconazole did not alter the ability of naive T cells to proliferate or secrete cytokines under Th1 or Th2 deviating conditions in vitro. As such, reported inhibition of Th2-like lymphocyte function by itraconazole reflected action on mature effector cells and may have underscored why antifungal treatment failed in many clinical trials of eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis.
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- Joshua L Kennedy
- Department of Pediatrics and Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
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Oyler-Yaniv A, Oyler-Yaniv J, Whitlock BM, Liu Z, Germain RN, Huse M, Altan-Bonnet G, Krichevsky O. A Tunable Diffusion-Consumption Mechanism of Cytokine Propagation Enables Plasticity in Cell-to-Cell Communication in the Immune System. Immunity 2017; 46:609-620. [PMID: 28389069 DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2017.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2016] [Revised: 01/23/2017] [Accepted: 02/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Immune cells communicate by exchanging cytokines to achieve a context-appropriate response, but the distances over which such communication happens are not known. Here, we used theoretical considerations and experimental models of immune responses in vitro and in vivo to quantify the spatial extent of cytokine communications in dense tissues. We established that competition between cytokine diffusion and consumption generated spatial niches of high cytokine concentrations with sharp boundaries. The size of these self-assembled niches scaled with the density of cytokine-consuming cells, a parameter that gets tuned during immune responses. In vivo, we measured interactions on length scales of 80-120 μm, which resulted in a high degree of cell-to-cell variance in cytokine exposure. Such heterogeneous distributions of cytokines were a source of non-genetic cell-to-cell variability that is often overlooked in single-cell studies. Our findings thus provide a basis for understanding variability in the patterning of immune responses by diffusible factors.
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- Alon Oyler-Yaniv
- Physics Department, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel; ImmunoDynamics Group, Cancer and Inflammation Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD 21701, USA; Computational Biology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA; Immunology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- ImmunoDynamics Group, Cancer and Inflammation Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD 21701, USA; Computational Biology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA; Immunology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA; Immunology and Microbial Pathogenesis Program, Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Computational Biology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA; Immunology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA; Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Graduate Program, Weill-Cornell Medical College, New York 10065, USA
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- Lymphocyte Biology Section, Laboratory of Systems Biology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Lymphocyte Biology Section, Laboratory of Systems Biology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Immunology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- ImmunoDynamics Group, Cancer and Inflammation Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD 21701, USA; Computational Biology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA; Immunology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA.
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- Physics Department, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel; Computational Biology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA; Immunology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA; Ilse Kats Center for Nanoscience, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel.
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Multiphoton microscopy has revealed important insights into cellular behavior in vivo. However, its application in infectious settings often encounters technical, safety and regulatory limitations that prevent its wider use with highly virulent human pathogens. Herein, we present a method that renders multiphoton microscopy in vivo compatible with biosafety level 3 regulations and present an example of its application and potential to visualize a Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection of the mouse lung.
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Ulivieri C, Baldari CT. Regulation of T Cell Activation and Differentiation by Extracellular Vesicles and Their Pathogenic Role in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Multiple Sclerosis. Molecules 2017; 22:molecules22020225. [PMID: 28157168 PMCID: PMC6155914 DOI: 10.3390/molecules22020225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2016] [Accepted: 01/30/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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How autoreactive tissue-infiltrated effector T cells are induced and sustained in autoimmune disease, usually dominated by the Th1 and Th17 subsets, is still largely unknown. In organ-specific autoimmunity, self-reactive T cells initially activated by dendritic cells (DCs) in the lymph nodes migrate and infiltrate into the target tissues where their reactivation by peripheral tissue antigen is a prerequisite for effector cytokine production and tissue destruction. The target tissue microenvironment, as well as the local microenvironment at the immune synapse formed by T cells that encounter cognate antigen presenting cells (APCs) shave recently emerged as critical factors in shaping the differentiation and function of self-reactive effector T cells, providing the signals required for their activation in the form of the self-antigen and cytokine milieu. Moreover, depending on the specific microenvironment, self-reactive effector T cells have the ability to change their phenotype, especially Th17 and regulatory T (Treg) cells, which are characterized by the highest instability. In this context, cell-derived extracellular vesicles, i.e., vesicles carrying cytosolic proteins and nucleic acids protected by a phospholipid bilayer, as well as membrane-associated proteins, with the ability to spread throughout the body by means of biological fluids, are emerging as key mediators in intercellular communications and in the modulation of the microenvironment. In this review, we will discuss recent findings implicating extracellular vesicles (EVs) at different steps of CD4+ T cell differentiation to specific effectors, with a focus on the Th17/Treg balance and its alterations in systemic lupus erythematosus and multiple sclerosis.
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- Cristina Ulivieri
- Department of Life Sciences, University of Siena, Via Aldo Moro, 2 53100, Siena, Italy.
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Siena, Via Aldo Moro, 2 53100, Siena, Italy.
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Kramer K, Young SL, Walker GF. Comparative Study of 5'- and 3'-Linked CpG-Antigen Conjugates for the Induction of Cellular Immune Responses. ACS OMEGA 2017; 2:227-235. [PMID: 30023513 PMCID: PMC6044624 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.6b00368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2016] [Accepted: 01/12/2017] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Conjugation of CpG to an antigen induces a stronger immune response compared to that of the mixture. This study compares the in vitro immunostimulatory activity of CpG conjugated via either its 5' or 3' end to the model antigen ovalbumin (OVA). CpG modified with an amine at either the 5' or 3' end was conjugated to OVA via a stable bis-aryl hydrazone bond. Similar levels of CpG conjugation to OVA were observed for both conjugates on the basis of the absorbance at 360 nm for the formation of the bis-aryl hydrazone bond, which determined 2.8 ± 0.3 CpGs linked per OVA. Both the 5' and 3' CpG-OVA conjugates had similar size-exclusion chromatography elution profiles. The immunostimulatory properties of the conjugates were determined by dendritic cells (DCs) and T-cells isolated from mice. The activation of DCs was determined by the upregulation of activation markers CD86 and CD40. T-cells were co-cultured with stimulated DCs, and the immunogenicity was determined by measuring T-cell proliferation and interferon γ production. Both the CpG 5'- and 3'-linked conjugates induced the same level (p > 0.5) of DC activation markers, which were significantly higher than those of the untreated control. Similarly, T-cell assays showed no significant difference (p > 0.5) between the 5' and 3' conjugates with respect to T-cell proliferation and interferon γ production. The 5' and 3' conjugates induced T-cell activation significantly higher than the mixture of CpG and OVA. This study showed that the end at which CpG is conjugated to an antigen has no influence on the generation of a T-cell-based immune response in vitro.
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- Katrin Kramer
- School
of Pharmacy and Department of Pathology, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, P.O. Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
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of Pharmacy and Department of Pathology, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, P.O. Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
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of Pharmacy and Department of Pathology, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, P.O. Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
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Cell polarity refers to the asymmetric localization of cellular components that allows cells to carry out their specialized functions, be they epithelial barrier function, transmission of action potentials in nerve cells, or modulation of the immune response. The establishment and maintenance of cell polarity requires the directed trafficking of membrane proteins and lipids - essential processes that are mediated by Rab GTPases. Interestingly, several of the Rabs that impact polarity are present in the earliest eukaryotes, and the Rab polarity repertoire has expanded as cells have become more complex. There is a substantial conservation of Rab function across diverse cell types. Rabs act through an assortment of effector proteins that include scaffolding proteins, cytoskeletal motors, and other small GTPases. In this review we highlight the similarities and differences in Rab function for the instruction of polarity in diverse cell types.
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- Sara S Parker
- a Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine , University of Arizona , Tucson , AZ , USA
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- a Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine , University of Arizona , Tucson , AZ , USA
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- a Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine , University of Arizona , Tucson , AZ , USA
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More than 60 Rab GTPases exist in the human genome to regulate vesicle trafficking between organelles. Rab GTPases are members of the Ras GTPase superfamily that broadly control budding, uncoating, motility and fusion of vesicles in most cell types. Rab proteins interconvert between active, GTP-bound form and inactive, GDP-bound form. In their active conformation, they interact with various effector molecules to carry out diverse functions. Rab GTPases are usually small containing only a GTPase domain with a C-terminal prenylation site for membrane anchoring. Recently, we identified a large G protein, CRACR2A (CRAC channel regulator 2A), which uncovers novel functions of Rab GTPases. First, CRACR2A encodes a large Rab GTPase containing multiple functional domains contrary to small Rab GTPases. Second, CRACR2A plays an unexpected role in regulating intracellular signaling pathways important for T cell activation, unlike the canonical role of small Rab GTPases. Vesicles containing CRACR2A bud out from the proximal Golgi area and translocate into the immunological synapse to activate these signaling pathways. Third, instead of recycling, CRACR2A is consumed by a unidirectional pathway. These events are sequentially regulated by prenylation, GTP binding, protein interaction with a signaling adaptor Vav1, and degradation. Together, our findings reveal a novel function of a large Rab GTPase in intracellular signaling pathways, which may be shared by other large Rab GTPases, Rab44 and Rab45.
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- Sonal Srikanth
- a Department of Physiology , David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA , Los Angeles , CA , USA
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- a Department of Physiology , David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA , Los Angeles , CA , USA
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- a Department of Physiology , David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA , Los Angeles , CA , USA
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Dustin ML. Help to go: T cells transfer CD40L to antigen-presenting B cells. Eur J Immunol 2016; 47:31-34. [PMID: 28004382 DOI: 10.1002/eji.201646786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2016] [Revised: 11/15/2016] [Accepted: 11/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Most immune cell communication takes place by intercellular transfer of cytokines or the contact-dependent interaction of surface receptors in immunological synapses. In this issue of the European Journal of Immunology, Gardell and Parker (Eur. J. Immunol. 2017, 47, 41-50) point to a new, hybrid mechanism for Th1-cell delivery of help to B cells, based on contact-dependent CD40L transfer. The transfer process and its specificity are both cell contact dependent and antigen dependent. CD40 expression is also required on the B-cell surface to capture the CD40L presented by the Th1 cell. While further studies are needed to confirm the phenomenon in vivo and to test the role of transferred CD40L in other aspects of T-cell help, this study provides an exceptional take-off point and makes excellent use of mouse genetics to work out some possible rules for B cells being able to order help 'to go'.
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- Michael L Dustin
- Nuffield Department of Orthopedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, , Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, The University of Oxford, Headington, United Kingdom
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Notch regulates Th17 differentiation and controls trafficking of IL-17 and metabolic regulators within Th17 cells in a context-dependent manner. Sci Rep 2016; 6:39117. [PMID: 27974744 PMCID: PMC5156918 DOI: 10.1038/srep39117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2016] [Accepted: 11/11/2016] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Th17 cells play critical roles in host defense and autoimmunity. Emerging data support a role for Notch signaling in Th17 cell differentiation but whether it is a positive or negative regulator remains unclear. We report here that T cell-specific deletion of Notch receptors enhances Th17 cell differentiation in the gut, with a corresponding increase in IL-17 secretion. An increase in Th17 cell frequency was similarly observed following immunization of T cell specific Notch mutant mice with OVA/CFA. However, in this setting, Th17 cytokine secretion was impaired, and increased intracellular retention of IL-17 was observed. Intracellular IL-17 co-localized with the CD71 iron transporter in the draining lymph node of both control and Notch-deficient Th17 cells. Immunization induced CD71 surface expression in control, but not in Notch-deficient Th17 cells, revealing defective CD71 intracellular transport in absence of Notch signaling. Moreover, Notch receptor deficient Th17 cells had impaired mTORC2 activity. These data reveal a context-dependent impact of Notch on vesicular transport during high metabolic demand suggesting a role for Notch signaling in the bridging of T cell metabolic demands and effector functions. Collectively, our findings indicate a prominent regulatory role for Notch signaling in the fine-tuning of Th17 cell differentiation and effector function.
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Gardell JL, Parker DC. CD40L is transferred to antigen-presenting B cells during delivery of T-cell help. Eur J Immunol 2016; 47:41-50. [PMID: 27753080 DOI: 10.1002/eji.201646504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2016] [Revised: 09/08/2016] [Accepted: 10/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The delivery of T-cell help to B cells is antigen-specific, MHC-restricted, and CD40L (CD154) dependent. It has been thought that when a T cell recognizes an antigen-presenting B cell, CD40L expressed on the T-cell surface engages with CD40 on the surface of B cells as long as the cells remain conjugated. By adding fluorescently labeled anti-CD40L antibody during overnight incubation of antigen-presenting B cells with antigen-specific T cells, we discovered that CD40L does not remain on the surface of the T cell, but it is transferred to and endocytosed by B cells receiving T-cell help. In the presence of anti-CD40L antibody, transferred CD40L is nearly absent on bystander B cells that are not presenting antigen, and the bystander cells do not become activated. Because transfer of CD40L to B cells correlates with B-cell activation, we speculate that persistence of helper T-cell-derived CD40L on or in B cells could permit sustained CD40 signaling enabling survival and proliferation of antigen-presenting B cells following brief interactions with helper T cells in vivo in germinal centers.
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- Jennifer L Gardell
- Department of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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Sec16 alternative splicing dynamically controls COPII transport efficiency. Nat Commun 2016; 7:12347. [PMID: 27492621 PMCID: PMC4980449 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms12347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2016] [Accepted: 06/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The transport of secretory proteins from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) to the Golgi depends on COPII-coated vesicles. While the basic principles of the COPII machinery have been identified, it remains largely unknown how COPII transport is regulated to accommodate tissue- or activation-specific differences in cargo load and identity. Here we show that activation-induced alternative splicing of Sec16 controls adaptation of COPII transport to increased secretory cargo upon T-cell activation. Using splice-site blocking morpholinos and CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome engineering, we show that the number of ER exit sites, COPII dynamics and transport efficiency depend on Sec16 alternative splicing. As the mechanistic basis, we suggest the C-terminal Sec16 domain to be a splicing-controlled protein interaction platform, with individual isoforms showing differential abilities to recruit COPII components. Our work connects the COPII pathway with alternative splicing, adding a new regulatory layer to protein secretion and its adaptation to changing cellular environments. The transport of secretory proteins from the endoplasmic reticulum to the Golgi depends on COPII-coated vesicles. Here, the authors show that activation-induced alternative splicing of Sec16 controls adaptation of COPII transport to increased secretory cargo upon T cell activation.
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Dustin ML, Choudhuri K. Signaling and Polarized Communication Across the T Cell Immunological Synapse. Annu Rev Cell Dev Biol 2016; 32:303-325. [PMID: 27501450 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-cellbio-100814-125330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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T cells express a somatically recombined antigen receptor (αβTCR) that is calibrated during development to respond to changes in peptides displayed by major histocompatibility complex proteins (pMHC) on the surface of antigen-presenting cells (APC). A key characteristic of pMHC for adaptive immunity is the ability to sample internal states of cells and tissues to sensitively detect changes associated with infection, cell derangement, or tissue injury. Physical T cell-APC contact sets up an axis for polarization of TCR, adhesion molecules, kinases, cytoskeletal elements, and organelles inherent in this mode of juxtacrine signaling. The discovery of further lateral organization of the TCR and adhesion molecules into radially symmetric compartments, the immunological synapse, revealed an intersecting plane of symmetry and potential for regulated symmetry breaking to control duration of T cell-APC interactions. In addition to organizing signaling machinery, the immunological synapse directs the polarized transport and secretion of cytokines and cytolytic agents across the synaptic cleft and is a site for the generation and exocytic release of bioactive microvesicles that can functionally affect recipient APC and other cells in the environment. This machinery is coopted by retroviruses, and human immune deficiency virus-1 may even use antigen-specific synapses for infection of healthy T cells. Here, we discuss recent advances in the molecular and cell biological mechanisms of immunological synapse assembly and signaling and its role in intercellular communication across the synaptic cleft.
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- Michael L Dustin
- Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, Nuffield Department of Orthopedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7FY, United Kingdom;
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- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-5620;
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Bustos-Morán E, Blas-Rus N, Martín-Cófreces NB, Sánchez-Madrid F. Orchestrating Lymphocyte Polarity in Cognate Immune Cell-Cell Interactions. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2016; 327:195-261. [PMID: 27692176 DOI: 10.1016/bs.ircmb.2016.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The immune synapse (IS) is a specialized structure established between different immune cells that fulfills several functions, including a role as a communication bridge. This intimate contact between a T cell and an antigen-presenting cell promotes the proliferation and differentiation of lymphocytes involved in the contact. T-cell activation requires the specific triggering of the T-cell receptor (TCR), which promotes the activation of different signaling pathways inducing the polarization of the T cell. During this process, different adhesion and signaling receptors reorganize at specialized membrane domains, concomitantly to the polarization of the tubulin and actin cytoskeletons, forming stable polarization platforms. The centrosome also moves toward the IS, driving the movement of different organelles, such as the biosynthetic, secretory, degrading machinery, and mitochondria, to sustain T-cell activation. A proper orchestration of all these events is essential for T-cell effector functions and the accomplishment of a complete immune response.
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- Eugenio Bustos-Morán
- Vascular Pathophysiology Area, Spanish National Center of Cardiovascular Research (CNIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Immunology, La Princesa Hospital, Autonomus University of Madrid (UAM), Health Research Institute of Princesa Hospital (ISS-IP), Madrid, Spain
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- Vascular Pathophysiology Area, Spanish National Center of Cardiovascular Research (CNIC), Madrid, Spain.,Department of Immunology, La Princesa Hospital, Autonomus University of Madrid (UAM), Health Research Institute of Princesa Hospital (ISS-IP), Madrid, Spain
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- Vascular Pathophysiology Area, Spanish National Center of Cardiovascular Research (CNIC), Madrid, Spain.,Department of Immunology, La Princesa Hospital, Autonomus University of Madrid (UAM), Health Research Institute of Princesa Hospital (ISS-IP), Madrid, Spain
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A major secretory defect of tumour-infiltrating T lymphocytes due to galectin impairing LFA-1-mediated synapse completion. Nat Commun 2016; 7:12242. [PMID: 27447355 PMCID: PMC4961845 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms12242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2015] [Accepted: 06/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Surface galectin has been shown to contribute to dysfunctions of human tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs). We show here that galectin-covered CD8 TILs produce normal amounts of intracellular cytokines, but fail to secrete them because of defective actin rearrangements at the synapse. The non-secreting TILs also display reduced adhesion to their targets, together with defective LFA-1 recruitment and activation at the synapse. These defects are relieved by releasing surface galectin. As mild LFA-1 blockade on normal blood T cells emulate the defects of galectin-covered TILs, we conclude that galectin prevents the formation of a functional secretory synapse by preventing optimal LFA-1 triggering. Our results highlight a major secretory defect of TILs that is not revealed by widely used intracellular cytokine immunomonitoring assays. They also provide additional insights into the T-cell response, by showing that different thresholds of LFA-1 triggering are required to promote the intracellular production of cytokines and their secretion. Galectin-3 is a sugar-binding protein that can inhibit antitumour cytotoxic immunity. Here the authors show that Galectin-3 expressed by tumour cells inhibits LFA-1 on cytotoxic lymphocytes, impairing immunological synapse formation, IFNg secretion, and target cell killing.
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Hartzell CA, Jankowska KI, Burkhardt JK, Lewis RS. Calcium influx through CRAC channels controls actin organization and dynamics at the immune synapse. eLife 2016; 5. [PMID: 27440222 PMCID: PMC4956410 DOI: 10.7554/elife.14850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2016] [Accepted: 06/13/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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T cell receptor (TCR) engagement opens Ca2+ release-activated Ca2+ (CRAC) channels and triggers formation of an immune synapse between T cells and antigen-presenting cells. At the synapse, actin reorganizes into a concentric lamellipod and lamella with retrograde actin flow that helps regulate the intensity and duration of TCR signaling. We find that Ca2+ influx is required to drive actin organization and dynamics at the synapse. Calcium acts by promoting actin depolymerization and localizing actin polymerization and the actin nucleation promotion factor WAVE2 to the periphery of the lamellipod while suppressing polymerization elsewhere. Ca2+-dependent retrograde actin flow corrals ER tubule extensions and STIM1/Orai1 complexes to the synapse center, creating a self-organizing process for CRAC channel localization. Our results demonstrate a new role for Ca2+ as a critical regulator of actin organization and dynamics at the synapse, and reveal potential feedback loops through which Ca2+ influx may modulate TCR signaling. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.14850.001 An effective immune response requires the immune system to rapidly recognize and respond to foreign invaders. Immune cells known as T cells recognize infection through a protein on their surface known as the T cell receptor. The T cell receptor binds to foreign proteins displayed on the surface of other cells. This interaction initiates a chain of events, including the opening of calcium channels embedded in the T cell membrane known as CRAC channels, which allows calcium ions to flow into the cell. These events ultimately lead to the activation of the T cell, enabling it to mount an immune response against the foreign invader. As part of the activation process, the T cell spreads over the surface of the cell that is displaying foreign proteins to form an extensive interface known as an immune synapse. The movement of the T cell's internal skeleton (the cytoskeleton) is crucial for the formation and function of the synapse. Actin filaments, a key component of the cytoskeleton, flow from the edge of the synapse toward the center; these rearrangements of the actin cytoskeleton help to transport clusters of T cell receptors to the center of the synapse and enable the T cell receptors to transmit signals that lead to the T cell being activated. It is not entirely clear how the binding of T cell receptors to foreign proteins drives the actin rearrangements, but there is indirect evidence suggesting that calcium ions may be involved. Hartzell et al. have now investigated the interactions between calcium and the actin cytoskeleton at the immune synapse in human T cells. T cells were placed on glass so that they formed immune synapse-like connections with the surface, and actin movements at the synapse were visualized using a specialized type of fluorescence microscopy. When calcium ions were prevented from entering the T cell, the movement of actin stopped almost entirely. Thus, the flow of calcium ions into the T cell through CRAC channels is essential for driving the actin movements that underlie immune synapse development and T cell activation. In further experiments, Hartzell et al. tracked the movements of CRAC channels and actin at the synapse and found that actin filaments create a constricting “corral” that concentrates CRAC channels in the center of the synapse. Thus, by driving cytoskeleton movement, calcium ions also help to organize calcium channels at the immune synapse. Future work will focus on identifying the actin remodeling proteins that enable calcium ions to control this process. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.14850.002
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- Catherine A Hartzell
- Immunology Program, Stanford University, Stanford, United States.,Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Stanford University, Stanford, United States
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute, Philadelphia, United States.,Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute, Philadelphia, United States.,Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States
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- Immunology Program, Stanford University, Stanford, United States.,Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Stanford University, Stanford, United States
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Hashimoto-Tane A, Saito T. Dynamic Regulation of TCR-Microclusters and the Microsynapse for T Cell Activation. Front Immunol 2016; 7:255. [PMID: 27446085 PMCID: PMC4923147 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2016.00255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2015] [Accepted: 06/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The interaction between a T cell and an antigen-presenting cell is the initiating event in T cell-mediated adaptive immunity. The Immunological Synapse (IS) is formed at the interface between these two cell types, and is the site where antigen (Ag)-specific recognition and activation are induced through the T cell receptor (TCR). This occurs at the center of the IS, and cell adhesion is supported through integrins in the area surrounding the TCR. Recently, this model has been revised based on data indicating that the initial Ag-specific activation signal is triggered prior to IS formation at TCR-microclusters (MCs), sites where TCR, kinases and adaptors of TCR proximal downstream signaling molecules accumulate as an activation signaling cluster. TCR-MCs then move into the center of the cell-cell interface to generate the cSMAC. This translocation of TCR-MCs is mediated initially by the actin cytoskeleton and then by dynein-induced movement along microtubules. The translocation of TCR-MCs and cSMAC formation is induced upon strong TCR stimulation through the assembly of a TCR-dynein super complex with microtubules. The Ag-specific activation signal is induced at TCR-MCs, but the adhesion signal is now shown to be induced by generating a "microsynapse," which is composed of a core of TCR-MCs and the surrounding adhesion ring of integrin and focal adhesion molecules. Since the microsynapse is critical for activation, particularly under weak TCR stimulation, this structure supports a weak TCR signal through a cell-cell adhesion signal. The microsynapse has a structure similar to the IS but on a micro-scale and regulates Ag-specific activation as well as cell-cell adhesion. We describe here the dynamic regulation of TCR-MCs, responsible for inducing Ag-specific activation signals, and the microsynapse, responsible for adhesion signals critical for cell-cell interactions, and their interrelationship.
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- Akiko Hashimoto-Tane
- Laboratory for Cell Signaling, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences , Yokohama , Japan
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- Laboratory for Cell Signaling, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences , Yokohama , Japan
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More than 60 Rab GTPases exist in the human genome to regulate vesicle trafficking between organelles. Rab GTPases are members of the Ras GTPase superfamily that broadly control budding, uncoating, motility and fusion of vesicles in most cell types. Rab proteins interconvert between active, GTP-bound form and inactive, GDP-bound form. In their active conformation, they interact with various effector molecules to carry out diverse functions. Rab GTPases are usually small containing only a GTPase domain with a C-terminal prenylation site for membrane anchoring. Recently, we identified a large G protein, CRACR2A (CRAC channel regulator 2A), which uncovers novel functions of Rab GTPases. First, CRACR2A encodes a large Rab GTPase containing multiple functional domains contrary to small Rab GTPases. Second, CRACR2A plays an unexpected role in regulating intracellular signaling pathways important for T cell activation, unlike the canonical role of small Rab GTPases. Vesicles containing CRACR2A bud out from the proximal Golgi area and translocate into the immunological synapse to activate these signaling pathways. Third, instead of recycling, CRACR2A is consumed by a unidirectional pathway. These events are sequentially regulated by prenylation, GTP binding, protein interaction with a signaling adaptor Vav1, and degradation. Together, our findings reveal a novel function of a large Rab GTPase in intracellular signaling pathways, which may be shared by other large Rab GTPases, Rab44 and Rab45.
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- Sonal Srikanth
- a Department of Physiology , David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA , Los Angeles , CA , USA
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- a Department of Physiology , David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA , Los Angeles , CA , USA
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- a Department of Physiology , David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA , Los Angeles , CA , USA
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Guedj C, Abraham N, Jullié D, Randriamampita C. T cell adhesion triggers an early signaling pole distal to the immune synapse. J Cell Sci 2016; 129:2526-37. [PMID: 27185862 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.182311] [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: 10/21/2015] [Accepted: 05/09/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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The immunological synapse forms at the interface between a T cell and an antigen-presenting cell after foreign antigen recognition. The immunological synapse is considered to be the site where the signaling cascade leading to T lymphocyte activation is triggered. Here, we show that another signaling region can be detected before formation of the synapse at the opposite pole of the T cell. This structure appears during the first minute after the contact forms, is transient and contains all the classic components that have been previously described at the immunological synapse. Its formation is independent of antigen recognition but is driven by adhesion itself. It constitutes a reservoir of signaling molecules that are potentially ready to be sent to the immunological synapse through a microtubule-dependent pathway. The antisynapse can thus be considered as a pre-synapse that is triggered independently of antigen recognition.
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- Chloé Guedj
- INSERM, U1016, Institut Cochin, Infection, Immunity and Inflammation Department, 22 rue Méćhain, Paris 75014, France CNRS, UMR8104, Paris 75014, France Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris 75014, France
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- INSERM, U1016, Institut Cochin, Infection, Immunity and Inflammation Department, 22 rue Méćhain, Paris 75014, France CNRS, UMR8104, Paris 75014, France Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris 75014, France
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- INSERM, U1016, Institut Cochin, Infection, Immunity and Inflammation Department, 22 rue Méćhain, Paris 75014, France CNRS, UMR8104, Paris 75014, France Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris 75014, France
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- INSERM, U1016, Institut Cochin, Infection, Immunity and Inflammation Department, 22 rue Méćhain, Paris 75014, France CNRS, UMR8104, Paris 75014, France Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris 75014, France
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Chiaruttini G, Piperno GM, Jouve M, De Nardi F, Larghi P, Peden AA, Baj G, Müller S, Valitutti S, Galli T, Benvenuti F. The SNARE VAMP7 Regulates Exocytic Trafficking of Interleukin-12 in Dendritic Cells. Cell Rep 2016; 14:2624-36. [PMID: 26972013 PMCID: PMC4806224 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2016.02.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2015] [Revised: 12/21/2015] [Accepted: 02/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Interleukin-12 (IL-12), produced by dendritic cells in response to activation, is central to pathogen eradication and tumor rejection. The trafficking pathways controlling spatial distribution and intracellular transport of IL-12 vesicles to the cell surface are still unknown. Here, we show that intracellular IL-12 localizes in late endocytic vesicles marked by the SNARE VAMP7. Dendritic cells (DCs) from VAMP7-deficient mice are partially impaired in the multidirectional release of IL-12. Upon encounter with antigen-specific T cells, IL-12-containing vesicles rapidly redistribute at the immune synapse and release IL-12 in a process entirely dependent on VAMP7 expression. Consistently, acquisition of effector functions is reduced in T cells stimulated by VAMP7-null DCs. These results provide insights into IL-12 intracellular trafficking pathways and show that VAMP7-mediated release of IL-12 at the immune synapse is a mechanism to transmit innate signals to T cells. Intracellular trafficking of IL-12 in dendritic cells is mediated by the SNARE VAMP7 VAMP7 is required for optimal secretion of IL-12 in the extracellular space IL-12/VAMP7+ vesicles gather at the immune synapse VAMP7 controls synaptic release of IL-12 and IFN-γ production in T cells
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- Giulia Chiaruttini
- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Padriciano 99, 34149 Trieste, Italy
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- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Padriciano 99, 34149 Trieste, Italy
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- Génétique et Biologie du Développement, UMR 3215, 26 rue d'Ulm, 75005 Paris, France
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- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Padriciano 99, 34149 Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, via F. Sforza 35, 20122 Milan, Italy; Istituto Nazionale Genetica Molecolare "Romeo ed Enrica Invernizzi," via F. Sforza 35, 20122 Milan, Italy
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- Centre for Membrane Interactions and Dynamics, Department of Biomedical Science, The University of Sheffield, Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
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- Life Sciences Department, University of Trieste, via Giorgieri 5, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Centre de Physiopathologie Toulouse-Purpan, Toulouse, INSERM UMR 1043, Toulouse 31300, France
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- Centre de Physiopathologie Toulouse-Purpan, Toulouse, INSERM UMR 1043, Toulouse 31300, France
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- Institut Jacques Monod, UMR 7592, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 75013 Paris, France; Membrane Traffic in Neuronal and Epithelial Morphogenesis, INSERM ERL U950, 75013 Paris, France
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- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Padriciano 99, 34149 Trieste, Italy.
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Benvenuti F. The Dendritic Cell Synapse: A Life Dedicated to T Cell Activation. Front Immunol 2016; 7:70. [PMID: 27014259 PMCID: PMC4780025 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2016.00070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2015] [Accepted: 02/15/2016] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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T-cell activation within immunological synapses is a complex process whereby different types of signals are transmitted from antigen-presenting cells to T cells. The molecular strategies developed by T cells to interpret and integrate these signals have been systematically dissected in recent years and are now in large part understood. On the other side of the immune synapse, dendritic cells (DCs) participate actively in synapse formation and maintenance by remodeling of membrane receptors and intracellular content. However, the details of such changes have been only partially characterized. The DCs actin cytoskeleton has been one of the first systems to be identified as playing an important role in T-cell priming and some of the underlying mechanisms have been elucidated. Similarly, the DCs microtubule cytoskeleton undergoes major spatial changes during synapse formation that favor polarization of the DCs subcellular space toward the interacting T cell. Recently, we have begun to investigate the trafficking machinery that controls polarized delivery of endosomal vesicles at the DC–T immune synapse with the aim of understanding the functional relevance of polarized secretion of soluble factors during T-cell priming. Here, we will review the current knowledge of events occurring in DCs during synapse formation and discuss the open questions that still remain unanswered.
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- Federica Benvenuti
- Cellular Immunology, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology , Trieste , Italy
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Basu R, Whitlock BM, Husson J, Le Floc'h A, Jin W, Oyler-Yaniv A, Dotiwala F, Giannone G, Hivroz C, Biais N, Lieberman J, Kam LC, Huse M. Cytotoxic T Cells Use Mechanical Force to Potentiate Target Cell Killing. Cell 2016; 165:100-110. [PMID: 26924577 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2016.01.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 272] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2015] [Revised: 12/09/2015] [Accepted: 01/13/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The immunological synapse formed between a cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) and an infected or transformed target cell is a physically active structure capable of exerting mechanical force. Here, we investigated whether synaptic forces promote the destruction of target cells. CTLs kill by secreting toxic proteases and the pore forming protein perforin into the synapse. Biophysical experiments revealed a striking correlation between the magnitude of force exertion across the synapse and the speed of perforin pore formation on the target cell, implying that force potentiates cytotoxicity by enhancing perforin activity. Consistent with this interpretation, we found that increasing target cell tension augmented pore formation by perforin and killing by CTLs. Our data also indicate that CTLs coordinate perforin release and force exertion in space and time. These results reveal an unappreciated physical dimension to lymphocyte function and demonstrate that cells use mechanical forces to control the activity of outgoing chemical signals.
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- Roshni Basu
- Immunology Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Graduate Program, Weill-Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Hydrodynamics Laboratory (LadHyX), Department of Mechanics, Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau 91128, France
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- Immunology Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
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- Computational Biology Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Program in Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- CNRS, University of Bordeaux, Interdisciplinary Institute for Neuroscience, UMR 5297, Bordeaux 33000, France
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- Institute Curie, INSERM U932, PSL Research University, Paris 75005, France
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- Department of Biology, Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, New York, NY 11201, USA
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- Program in Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
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- Immunology Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA.
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van Panhuys N. TCR Signal Strength Alters T-DC Activation and Interaction Times and Directs the Outcome of Differentiation. Front Immunol 2016; 7:6. [PMID: 26834747 PMCID: PMC4725058 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2016.00006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2015] [Accepted: 01/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The ability of CD4+ T cells to differentiate into effector subsets underpins their ability to shape the immune response and mediate host protection. During T cell receptor-induced activation of CD4+ T cells, both the quality and quantity of specific activatory peptide/MHC ligands have been shown to control the polarization of naive CD4+ T cells in addition to co-stimulatory and cytokine-based signals. Recently, advances in two--photon microscopy and tetramer-based cell tracking methods have allowed investigators to greatly extend the study of the role of TCR signaling in effector differentiation under in vivo conditions. In this review, we consider data from recent in vivo studies analyzing the role of TCR signal strength in controlling the outcome of CD4+ T cell differentiation and discuss the role of TCR in controlling the critical nature of CD4+ T cell interactions with dendritic cells during activation. We further propose a model whereby TCR signal strength controls the temporal aspects of T-DC interactions and the implications for this in mediating the downstream signaling events, which influence the transcriptional and epigenetic regulation of effector differentiation.
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- Nicholas van Panhuys
- Division of Experimental Biology, Sidra Medical and Research Center , Doha , Qatar
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Hong E, Usiskin IM, Bergamaschi C, Hanlon DJ, Edelson RL, Justesen S, Pavlakis GN, Flavell RA, Fahmy TM. Configuration-dependent Presentation of Multivalent IL-15:IL-15Rα Enhances the Antigen-specific T Cell Response and Anti-tumor Immunity. J Biol Chem 2015; 291:8931-50. [PMID: 26719339 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.695304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Here we report a "configuration-dependent" mechanism of action for IL-15:IL-15Rα (heterodimeric IL-15 or hetIL-15) where the manner by which IL-15:IL-15Rα molecules are presented to target cells significantly affects its function as a vaccine adjuvant. Although the cellular mechanism of IL-15 trans-presentation via IL-15Rα and its importance for IL-15 function have been described, the full effect of the IL-15:IL-15Rα configuration on responding cells is not yet known. We found that trans-presenting IL-15:IL-15Rα in a multivalent fashion on the surface of antigen-encapsulating nanoparticles enhanced the ability of nanoparticle-treated dendritic cells (DCs) to stimulate antigen-specific CD8(+) T cell responses. Localization of multivalent IL-15:IL-15Rα and encapsulated antigen to the same DC led to maximal T cell responses. Strikingly, DCs incubated with IL-15:IL-15Rα-coated nanoparticles displayed higher levels of functional IL-15 on the cell surface, implicating a mechanism for nanoparticle-mediated transfer of IL-15 to the DC surface. Using artificial antigen-presenting cells to highlight the effect of IL-15 configuration on DCs, we showed that artificial antigen-presenting cells presenting IL-15:IL-15Rα increased the sensitivity and magnitude of the T cell response, whereas IL-2 enhanced the T cell response only when delivered in a paracrine fashion. Therefore, the mode of cytokine presentation (configuration) is important for optimal immune responses. We tested the effect of configuration dependence in an aggressive model of murine melanoma and demonstrated significantly delayed tumor progression induced by IL-15:IL-15Rα-coated nanoparticles in comparison with monovalent IL-15:IL-15Rα. The novel mechanism of IL-15 transfer to the surface of antigen-processing DCs may explain the enhanced potency of IL-15:IL-15Rα-coated nanoparticles for antigen delivery.
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- Enping Hong
- From the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511
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- From the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511
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- the Vaccine Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, Maryland 21702, and
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- Dermatology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06510
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- Dermatology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06510
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- the Department of Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen 1017, Denmark
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- the Vaccine Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, Maryland 21702, and
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- From the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, the Departments of Immunobiology and
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Induction, Propagation, and Activity of Host Nitric Oxide: Lessons from Leishmania Infection. Trends Parasitol 2015; 31:653-664. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2015.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2015] [Revised: 07/31/2015] [Accepted: 08/05/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Friedmann E. PDE/ODE modeling and simulation to determine the role of diffusion in long-term and -range cellular signaling. BMC BIOPHYSICS 2015; 8:10. [PMID: 26473028 PMCID: PMC4606510 DOI: 10.1186/s13628-015-0024-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2014] [Accepted: 09/21/2015] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Background We study the relevance of diffusion for the dynamics of signaling pathways. Mathematical modeling of cellular diffusion leads to a coupled system of differential equations with Robin boundary conditions which requires a substantial knowledge in mathematical theory. Using our new developed analytical and numerical techniques together with modern experiments, we analyze and quantify various types of diffusive effects in intra- and inter-cellular signaling. The complexity of these models necessitates suitable numerical methods to perform the simulations precisely and within an acceptable period of time. Methods The numerical methods comprise a Galerkin finite element space discretization, an adaptive time stepping scheme and either an iterative operator splitting method or fully coupled multilevel algorithm as solver. Results The simulation outcome allows us to analyze different biological aspects. On the scale of a single cell, we showed the high cytoplasmic concentration gradients in irregular geometries. We found an 11 % maximum relative total STAT5-concentration variation in a fibroblast and a 70 % maximum relative pSTAT5-concentration variation in a fibroblast with an irregular cell shape. For pSMAD2 the maximum relative variation was 18 % in a hepatocyte with a box shape and 70 % in an irregular geometry. This result can be also obtained in a cell with a box shape if the molecules diffuse slowly (with D=1 μm2/s instead of D=15 μm2/s). On a scale of cell system in the lymph node, our simulations showed an inhomogeneous IL-2 pattern with an amount over three orders of magnitude (10−3−1 pM) and high gradients in face of its fast diffusivity. We observed that 20 out of 125 cells were activated after 9 h and 33 in the steady state. Our in-silico experiments showed that the insertion of 31 regulatory T cells in our cell system can completely downregulate the signal. Conclusions We quantify the concentration gradients evolving from the diffusion of the molecules in several signaling pathways. For intracellular signaling pathways with nuclear accumulation the size of cytoplasmic gradients does not indicate the change in gene expression which has to be analyzed separately in future. For intercellular signaling the high cytokine concentration gradients play an essential role in the regulation of the molecular mechanism of the immune response. Furthermore, our simulation results can give the information on which signaling pathway diffusion may play a role. We conclude that a PDE model has to be considered for cells with an irregular shape or for slow diffusing molecules. Also the high gradients inside a cell or in a cell system can play an essential role in the regulation of the molecular mechanisms.
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- Elfriede Friedmann
- Department of Applied Mathematics, Im Neuenheimer Feld 294, Heidelberg, Germany
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Ueda H, Zhou J, Xie J, Davis MM. Distinct Roles of Cytoskeletal Components in Immunological Synapse Formation and Directed Secretion. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2015; 195:4117-25. [PMID: 26392461 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1402175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2014] [Accepted: 08/25/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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A hallmark of CD4(+) T cell activation and immunological synapse (IS) formation is the migration of the microtubule organization center and associated organelles toward the APCs. In this study, we found that when murine CD4(+) T cells were treated with a microtubule-destabilizing agent (vinblastine) after the formation of IS, the microtubule organization center dispersed and all of the major cellular organelles moved away from the IS. Cytokines were no longer directed toward the synapse but were randomly secreted in quantities similar to those seen in synaptic secretion. However, if the actin cytoskeleton was disrupted at the same time with cytochalasin D, the organelles did not shift away from the IS. These findings suggest that there is a complex interplay between the microtubules and actin cytoskeleton, where microtubules are important for directing particular cytokines into the synapse, but they are not involved in the amount of cytokines that are produced for at least 1 h after IS formation. In addition, we found that they play a critical role in mobilizing organelles to reorient toward the synapse during T cell activation and in stabilizing organelles against the force that is generated through actin polymerization so that they move toward the APCs. These findings show that there is a complex interplay between these major cytoskeletal components during synapse formation and maintenance.
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- Hironori Ueda
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305; and Department of Molecular Endocrinology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305; and
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305; and
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305; and
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Redpath SA, Heieis G, Perona-Wright G. Spatial regulation of IL-4 signalling in vivo. Cytokine 2015; 75:51-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2015.02.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2015] [Accepted: 02/26/2015] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Ballesteros-Tato A. Beyond regulatory T cells: the potential role for IL-2 to deplete T-follicular helper cells and treat autoimmune diseases. Immunotherapy 2015; 6:1207-20. [PMID: 25496335 DOI: 10.2217/imt.14.83] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Low-dose IL-2 administration suppresses unwanted immune responses in mice and humans, thus evidencing the potential of IL-2 to treat autoimmune disorders. Increased Tregs activity is one of the potential mechanisms by which low-dose IL-2 immunotherapy induces immunosuppression. In addition, recent data indicate that IL-2 may contribute to prevent unwanted self-reactive responses by preventing the developing of T-follicular helper cells, a CD4(+) T-cell subset that expands in autoimmune disease patients and promotes long-term effector B-cell responses. Here we discuss the mechanisms underlying the clinical benefits of low-dose IL-2 administration, focusing on the role of this cytokine in promoting Treg-mediated suppression and preventing self-reactive T-follicular helper cell responses.
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Frevert U, Krzych U. Plasmodium cellular effector mechanisms and the hepatic microenvironment. Front Microbiol 2015; 6:482. [PMID: 26074888 PMCID: PMC4445044 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2015] [Accepted: 05/01/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Plasmodium falciparum malaria remains one of the most serious health problems globally. Immunization with attenuated parasites elicits multiple cellular effector mechanisms capable of eliminating Plasmodium liver stages. However, malaria liver stage (LS) immunity is complex and the mechanisms effector T cells use to locate the few infected hepatocytes in the large liver in order to kill the intracellular LS parasites remain a mystery to date. Here, we review our current knowledge on the behavior of CD8 effector T cells in the hepatic microvasculature, in malaria and other hepatic infections. Taking into account the unique immunological and lymphogenic properties of the liver, we discuss whether classical granule-mediated cytotoxicity might eliminate infected hepatocytes via direct cell contact or whether cytokines might operate without cell–cell contact and kill Plasmodium LSs at a distance. A thorough understanding of the cellular effector mechanisms that lead to parasite death hence sterile protection is a prerequisite for the development of a successful malaria vaccine to protect the 40% of the world’s population currently at risk of Plasmodium infection.
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- Ute Frevert
- Division of Medical Parasitology, Department of Microbiology, New York University School of Medicine , New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Malaria Vaccine Development, Department of Cellular Immunology, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research , Silver Spring, MD, USA
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Thurley K, Gerecht D, Friedmann E, Höfer T. Three-Dimensional Gradients of Cytokine Signaling between T Cells. PLoS Comput Biol 2015; 11:e1004206. [PMID: 25923703 PMCID: PMC4414419 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1004206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2014] [Accepted: 02/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Immune responses are regulated by diffusible mediators, the cytokines, which act at sub-nanomolar concentrations. The spatial range of cytokine communication is a crucial, yet poorly understood, functional property. Both containment of cytokine action in narrow junctions between immune cells (immunological synapses) and global signaling throughout entire lymph nodes have been proposed, but the conditions under which they might occur are not clear. Here we analyze spatially three-dimensional reaction-diffusion models for the dynamics of cytokine signaling at two successive scales: in immunological synapses and in dense multicellular environments. For realistic parameter values, we observe local spatial gradients, with the cytokine concentration around secreting cells decaying sharply across only a few cell diameters. Focusing on the well-characterized T-cell cytokine interleukin-2, we show how cytokine secretion and competitive uptake determine this signaling range. Uptake is shaped locally by the geometry of the immunological synapse. However, even for narrow synapses, which favor intrasynaptic cytokine consumption, escape fluxes into the extrasynaptic space are expected to be substantial (≥20% of secretion). Hence paracrine signaling will generally extend beyond the synapse but can be limited to cellular microenvironments through uptake by target cells or strong competitors, such as regulatory T cells. By contrast, long-range cytokine signaling requires a high density of cytokine producers or weak consumption (e.g., by sparsely distributed target cells). Thus in a physiological setting, cytokine gradients between cells, and not bulk-phase concentrations, are crucial for cell-to-cell communication, emphasizing the need for spatially resolved data on cytokine signaling. The adaptive immune system fights pathogens through the activation of immune cell clones that specifically recognize a particular pathogen. Tight contacts, so-called immunological synapses, of immune cells with cells that present ‘digested’ pathogen molecules are pivotal for ensuring specificity. The discovery that immune responses are regulated by small diffusible proteins – the cytokines – has been surprising because cytokine diffusion to ‘bystander’ cells might compromise specificity. It has therefore been argued that cytokines are trapped in immunological synapses, whereas other authors have found that cytokines act on a larger scale through entire lymph nodes. Measurements of cytokine concentrations with fine spatial resolution have not been achieved. Here, we study the spatio-temporal dynamics of cytokines through mathematical analysis and three-dimensional numerical simulation and identify key parameters that control signaling range. We predict that even tight immunological synapses leak a substantial portion of the secreted cytokines. Nevertheless, rapid cellular uptake will render cytokine signals short-range and thus incidental activation of bystander cells can be limited. Long-range signals will only occur with multiple secreting cells or/and slow consumption by sparse target cells. Thus our study identifies key determinants of the spatial range of cytokine communication in realistic multicellular geometries.
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- Kevin Thurley
- Division of Theoretical Systems Biology, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
- Institute for Theoretical Biology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America
- * E-mail: (KT); (DG); (EF); (TH)
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- Institute for Applied Mathematics, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- * E-mail: (KT); (DG); (EF); (TH)
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- Institute for Applied Mathematics, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- * E-mail: (KT); (DG); (EF); (TH)
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- Division of Theoretical Systems Biology, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
- Bioquant Center, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- * E-mail: (KT); (DG); (EF); (TH)
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Stinchcombe JC, Griffiths GM. Communication, the centrosome and the immunological synapse. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2015; 369:rstb.2013.0463. [PMID: 25047617 PMCID: PMC4113107 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2013.0463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Recent findings on the behaviour of the centrosome at the immunological synapse suggest a critical role for centrosome polarization in controlling the communication between immune cells required to generate an effective immune response. The features observed at the immunological synapse show parallels to centrosome (basal body) polarization seen in cilia and flagella, and the cellular communication that is now known to occur at all of these sites.
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- Jane C Stinchcombe
- Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 OXY, UK
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- Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 OXY, UK
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Insufficient secretion of IL-10 by Tregs compromised its control on over-activated CD4+ T effector cells in newly diagnosed adult immune thrombocytopenia patients. Immunol Res 2014; 61:269-80. [DOI: 10.1007/s12026-014-8620-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Thauland TJ, Koguchi Y, Dustin ML, Parker DC. CD28-CD80 interactions control regulatory T cell motility and immunological synapse formation. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2014; 193:5894-903. [PMID: 25355918 PMCID: PMC4258405 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1401752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are essential for tolerance to self and environmental Ags, acting in part by downmodulating costimulatory molecules on the surface of dendritic cells (DCs) and altering naive CD4 T cell-DC interactions. In this study, we show that Tregs form stable conjugates with DCs before, but not after, they decrease surface expression of the costimulatory molecule CD80 on the DCs. We use supported planar bilayers to show that Tregs dramatically slow down but maintain a highly polarized and motile phenotype after recognizing Ag in the absence of costimulation. These motile cells are characterized by distinct accumulations of LFA-1-ICAM-1 in the lamella and TCR-MHC in the uropod, consistent with a motile immunological synapse or "kinapse." However, in the presence of high, but not low, concentrations of CD80, Tregs form stationary, symmetrical synapses. Using blocking Abs, we show that, whereas CTLA-4 is required for CD80 downmodulation, CD28-CD80 interactions are critical for modulating Treg motility in the presence of Ag. Taken together, these results support the hypothesis that Tregs are tuned to alter their motility depending on costimulatory signals.
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- Timothy J Thauland
- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239;
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239
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- Department of Pathology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016; and Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology, and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7FY, United Kingdom
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239;
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The molecular interactions underlying regulation of the immune response take place in a nanoscale gap between T cells and antigen-presenting cells, termed the immunological synapse. If these interactions are regulated appropriately, the host is defended against a wide range of pathogens and deranged host cells. If these interactions are disregulated, the host is susceptible to pathogens or tumor escape at one extreme and autoimmunity at the other. Strategies targeting the synapse have helped to establish immunotherapy as a mainstream element in cancer treatment. This Masters' primer will cover the basics of the immunological synapse and some of the applications to tumor immunology.
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- Michael L Dustin
- The Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, Nuffield Department of Orthopedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, The University of Oxford, Headington, United Kingdom.
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Franciszkiewicz K, Boutet M, Gauthier L, Vergnon I, Peeters K, Duc O, Besse B, de Saint Basile G, Chouaib S, Mami-Chouaib F. Synaptic release of CCL5 storage vesicles triggers CXCR4 surface expression promoting CTL migration in response to CXCL12. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2014; 193:4952-61. [PMID: 25305322 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1401184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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The lytic function of CTL relies on the polarized release of cytotoxic granules (CG) at the immune synapse (IS) with target cells. CTL also contain CCL5 in cytoplasmic storage vesicles (CCL5V) distinct from CG, the role of which, in regulating T cell effector functions, is not understood. Using human CD8(+) T cells specific to a lung tumor-associated Ag, we show in this article that CTL release both secretory compartments into the immune synapse with autologous tumor cells. Moreover, we demonstrate that disorganization of the T cell microtubule cytoskeleton and defects in hMunc13-4 or Rab27a abrogate CG exocytosis and synaptic secretion of the chemokine. Mechanistically, synaptic release of CCL5 cytoplasmic storage vesicles likely occurs upon their coalescence with the Rab27a-hMunc13-4 compartment and results in autocrine, CCR5-dependent induction of CXCR4 cell surface expression, thereby promoting T cell migration in response to CXCL12. We propose that CCL5 polarized delivery represents a mechanism by which CTL control immune synapse duration.
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- Katarzyna Franciszkiewicz
- Unité U753, INSERM, Villejuif 94805, France; Institut de Cancérologie Gustave Roussy, Villejuif 94805, France; Université Paris-Sud, Orsay 91400, France
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- Unité U753, INSERM, Villejuif 94805, France; Institut de Cancérologie Gustave Roussy, Villejuif 94805, France; Université Paris-Sud, Orsay 91400, France
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- Unité U753, INSERM, Villejuif 94805, France; Institut de Cancérologie Gustave Roussy, Villejuif 94805, France; Université Paris-Sud, Orsay 91400, France
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- Unité U753, INSERM, Villejuif 94805, France; Institut de Cancérologie Gustave Roussy, Villejuif 94805, France; Université Paris-Sud, Orsay 91400, France
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- Unité U753, INSERM, Villejuif 94805, France; Institut de Cancérologie Gustave Roussy, Villejuif 94805, France; Université Paris-Sud, Orsay 91400, France
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- Unité U753, INSERM, Villejuif 94805, France; Institut de Cancérologie Gustave Roussy, Villejuif 94805, France; Université Paris-Sud, Orsay 91400, France
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- Département de Médecine, Institut de Cancérologie Gustave Roussy, Villejuif 94805, France
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- Unité U768, INSERM, Hôpital Necker Enfants-Malades, Paris 75015, France; and Université Paris Descartes-Sorbonne Paris Cité, Institut Imagine, Paris 75015, France
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- Unité U753, INSERM, Villejuif 94805, France; Institut de Cancérologie Gustave Roussy, Villejuif 94805, France; Université Paris-Sud, Orsay 91400, France
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- Unité U753, INSERM, Villejuif 94805, France; Institut de Cancérologie Gustave Roussy, Villejuif 94805, France; Université Paris-Sud, Orsay 91400, France;
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Tubulin- and actin-associating GIMAP4 is required for IFN-γ secretion during Th cell differentiation. Immunol Cell Biol 2014; 93:158-66. [PMID: 25287446 PMCID: PMC4355353 DOI: 10.1038/icb.2014.86] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2014] [Revised: 09/05/2014] [Accepted: 09/06/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Although GTPase of the immunity-associated protein (GIMAP) family are known to be most highly expressed in the cells of the immune system, their function and role remain still poorly characterized. Small GTPases in general are known to be involved in many cellular processes in a cell type-specific manner and to contribute to specific differentiation processes. Among GIMAP family, GIMAP4 is the only member reported to have true GTPase activity, and its transcription is found to be differentially regulated during early human CD4(+) T helper (Th) lymphocyte differentiation. GIMAP4 has been previously connected mainly with T- and B-cell development and survival and T-cell apoptosis. Here we show GIMAP4 to be localized into cytoskeletal elements and with the component of the trans golgi network, which suggests it to have a function in cellular transport processes. We demonstrate that depletion of GIMAP4 with RNAi results in downregulation of endoplasmic reticulum localizing chaperone VMA21. Most importantly, we discovered that GIMAP4 regulates secretion of cytokines in early differentiating human CD4(+) Th lymphocytes and in particular the secretion of interferon-γ also affecting its downstream targets.
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Kupfer-type immunological synapses in vivo: Raison D'être of SMAC. Immunol Cell Biol 2014; 93:51-6. [PMID: 25267483 DOI: 10.1038/icb.2014.80] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2014] [Revised: 08/01/2014] [Accepted: 08/03/2014] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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T cells engage with antigen-presenting cells to form immunological synapses. These intimate contacts are characterized by the complex arrangement of molecules at the intercellular interface, which has been described as the supramolecular activation cluster (SMAC). However, due to T cells functioning without SMAC formation and the difficulties of studying these complex arrangements in vivo, its biological importance has been questioned. In light of recent data, we focus this review on the putative functionality of SMACs in T-cell synaptic contacts in vivo and emphasize the therapeutic potential of SMAC manipulation in immune-driven diseases.
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Lin L, Couturier J, Yu X, Medina MA, Kozinetz CA, Lewis DE. Granzyme B secretion by human memory CD4 T cells is less strictly regulated compared to memory CD8 T cells. BMC Immunol 2014; 15:36. [PMID: 25245659 PMCID: PMC4195902 DOI: 10.1186/s12865-014-0036-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2014] [Accepted: 09/01/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Background Granzyme B (GrzB) is a serine proteinase expressed by memory T cells and NK cells. Methods to measure GrzB protein usually involve intracellular (flow cytometry) and extracellular (ELISA and ELISpot) assays. CD8 T cells are the main source of GrzB during immunological reactions, but activated CD4 T cells deploy GrzB as well. Because GrzB is an important mediator of cell death, tissue pathology and disease, clarification of differences of GrzB expression and secretion between CD4 and CD8 T cells is important for understanding effector functions of these cells. Results Memory CD4 and memory CD8 T cells were purified from human peripheral blood of healthy donors, and production of GrzB was directly compared between memory CD4 and memory CD8 T cells from the same donors using parallel measurements of flow cytometry (intracellular GrzB), ELISpot (single cell secretion of GrzB), and ELISA (bulk extracellular GrzB). Memory CD8 T cells constitutively stored significantly more GrzB protein (~25%) compared to memory CD4 T cells as determined by flow cytometry (~3%), and this difference remained stable after 24 hrs of activation. However, measurement of extracellular GrzB by ELISA revealed that activated memory CD4 T cells secrete similar amounts of GrzB (~1,000 pg/ml by 1x105 cells/200 μl medium) compared to memory CD8 T cells (~600 pg/ml). Measurement of individual GrzB-secreting cells by ELISpot also indicated that similar numbers of activated memory CD4 (~170/1x105) and memory CD8 (~200/1x105) T cells secreted GrzB. Expression of CD107a further indicated that Grzb is secreted similarly by activated CD4 and CD8 T cells, consistent with the ELISA and ELISpot results. However, memory CD8 T cells expressed and secreted more perforin compared to memory CD4 T cells, suggesting that perforin may be less associated with GrzB function for memory CD4 T cells. Conclusions Although measurement of intracellular GrzB by flow cytometry suggests that a larger proportion of CD8 T cells have higher capacity for GrzB production compared to CD4 T cells, ELISpot and ELISA show that similar numbers of activated CD4 and CD8 T cells secrete similar amounts of GrzB. Secretion of GrzB by activated CD8 T cells may be more tightly controlled compared to CD4 T cells.
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 6431 Fannin St,, MSB 2,112, Houston 77030, TX, USA.
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