Mathew SO, Vaidya SV, Kim JR, Mathew PA. Human natural killer cell receptor 2B4 (CD244) down-regulates its own expression by reduced promoter activity at an Ets element.
Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2007;
355:483-7. [PMID:
17300754 PMCID:
PMC2018657 DOI:
10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.01.176]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2007] [Accepted: 01/30/2007] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
Abstract
2B4 (CD244), a member of the CD2 subset of the immunoglobulin superfamily, is important for stimulating human natural killer (NK) cell cytotoxicity and cytokine production. It is expressed on all NK cells, a subpopulation of T cells, monocytes, basophils and eosinophils. 2B4 interaction with its ligand CD48 regulates NK, T and B lymphocyte functions and thus plays a central role in various immune responses. Previous study indicated a role for AP-1 and Ets in the transcription of the 2B4 gene. In this study we report that stimulation of NK cells through surface 2B4 down-regulates its own expression due to a reduction in the promoter activity at the Ets element. The down-regulation of 2B4 could be a mechanism to attenuate the co-stimulatory signal from 2B4--CD48 interactions.
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