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Manjili MH, Manjili SH. The quantum model of T-cell activation: Revisiting immune response theories. Scand J Immunol 2024; 100:e13375. [PMID: 38750629 PMCID: PMC11250909 DOI: 10.1111/sji.13375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2023] [Revised: 03/15/2024] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 07/16/2024]
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Our understanding of the immune response is far from complete, missing out on more detailed explanations that could be provided by molecular insights. To bridge this gap, we introduce the quantum model of T-cell activation. This model suggests that the transfer of energy during protein phosphorylation within T cells is not a continuous flow but occurs in discrete bursts, or 'quanta', of phosphates. This quantized energy transfer is mediated by oscillating cycles of receptor phosphorylation and dephosphorylation, initiated by dynamic 'catch-slip' pulses in the peptide-major histocompatibility complex-T-cell receptor (pMHC-TcR) interactions. T-cell activation is predicated upon achieving a critical threshold of catch-slip pulses at the pMHC-TcR interface. Costimulation is relegated to a secondary role, becoming crucial only when the frequency of pMHC-TcR catch-slip pulses does not meet the necessary threshold for this quanta-based energy transfer. Therefore, our model posits that it is the quantum nature of energy transfer-not the traditional signal I or signal II-that plays the decisive role in T-cell activation. This paradigm shift highlights the importance of understanding T-cell activation through a quantum lens, offering a potentially transformative perspective on immune response regulation.
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- Masoud H. Manjili
- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, VCU School of Medicine
- Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center, 401 College Street, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA
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- AMF Automation Technologies LLC, 2115 W. Laburnum Ave., Richmond, VA 23227
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Damen H, Tebid C, Viens M, Roy DC, Dave VP. Negative Regulation of Zap70 by Lck Forms the Mechanistic Basis of Differential Expression in CD4 and CD8 T Cells. Front Immunol 2022; 13:935367. [PMID: 35860252 PMCID: PMC9289233 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.935367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2022] [Accepted: 06/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Lck and Zap70, two non-receptor tyrosine kinases, play a crucial role in the regulation of membrane proximal TCR signaling critical for thymic selection, CD4/CD8 lineage choice and mature T cell function. Signal initiation upon TCR/CD3 and peptide/MHC interaction induces Lck-mediated phosphorylation of CD3 ITAMs. This is necessary for Zap70 recruitment and its phosphorylation by Lck leading to full Zap70 activation. In its native state Zap70 maintains a closed conformation creating an auto-inhibitory loop, which is relieved by Lck-mediated phosphorylation of Y315/Y319. Zap70 is differentially expressed in thymic subsets and mature T cells with CD8 T cells expressing the highest amount compared to CD4 T cells. However, the mechanistic basis of differential Zap70 expression in thymic subsets and mature T cells is not well understood. Here, we show that Zap70 is degraded relatively faster in DP and mature CD4 T cells compared to CD8 T cells, and inversely correlated with relative level of activated Zap70. Importantly, we found that Zap70 expression is negatively regulated by Lck activity: augmented Lck activity resulting in severe diminution in total Zap70. Moreover, Lck-mediated phosphorylation of Y315/Y319 was essential for Zap70 degradation. Together, these data shed light on the underlying mechanism of Lck-mediated differential modulation of Zap70 expression in thymic subsets and mature T cells.
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- Hassan Damen
- Institute for Hematology-Oncology, Cell and Gene Therapy, Hopital Maisonneuve-Rosemont Research Center, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Institute for Hematology-Oncology, Cell and Gene Therapy, Hopital Maisonneuve-Rosemont Research Center, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Institute for Hematology-Oncology, Cell and Gene Therapy, Hopital Maisonneuve-Rosemont Research Center, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Institute for Hematology-Oncology, Cell and Gene Therapy, Hopital Maisonneuve-Rosemont Research Center, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Department of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- *Correspondence: Denis-Claude Roy, ; Vibhuti P. Dave,
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- Institute for Hematology-Oncology, Cell and Gene Therapy, Hopital Maisonneuve-Rosemont Research Center, Montreal, QC, Canada
- *Correspondence: Denis-Claude Roy, ; Vibhuti P. Dave,
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Dutta D, Santhanam SK, Parween F, Ismaeel S, Qadri A. Membrane prohibitin forms a dynamic complex with p56 lck to regulate T cell receptor signaling. Immunol Lett 2021; 241:49-54. [PMID: 34942191 DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2021.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2021] [Revised: 08/24/2021] [Accepted: 12/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Prohibitin is a highly conserved ubiquitously expressed protein involved in several key cellular functions. Targeting of this protein in the membrane by the virulence polysaccharide, Vi, of human typhoid-causing pathogen, Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi (S. Typhi), results in suppression of IL-2 secretion from T cells activated through the T-cell receptor (TCR). However, the mechanism of this suppression remains unclear. Here, using Vi as a probe, we show that membrane prohibitin associates with the src-tyrosine kinase, p56lck (Lck), and actin in human model T cell line, Jurkat. Activation with anti-CD3 antibody brings about dissociation of this complex, which coincides with downstream ERK activation. The trimolecular complex reappears towards culmination of proximal TCR signaling. Engagement of cells with Vi prevents TCR-triggered activation of Lck and ERK by inhibiting dissociation of the former from prohibitin. These findings suggest a regulatory role for membrane prohibitin in Lck activation and TCR signaling.
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- Debjani Dutta
- Hybridoma Laboratory, National Institute of Immunology, Aruna Asaf ali marg, New Delhi, 110067 India
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- Hybridoma Laboratory, National Institute of Immunology, Aruna Asaf ali marg, New Delhi, 110067 India
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- Hybridoma Laboratory, National Institute of Immunology, Aruna Asaf ali marg, New Delhi, 110067 India
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- Hybridoma Laboratory, National Institute of Immunology, Aruna Asaf ali marg, New Delhi, 110067 India
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- Hybridoma Laboratory, National Institute of Immunology, Aruna Asaf ali marg, New Delhi, 110067 India.
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Charpentier JC, King PD. Mechanisms and functions of endocytosis in T cells. Cell Commun Signal 2021; 19:92. [PMID: 34503523 PMCID: PMC8427877 DOI: 10.1186/s12964-021-00766-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2021] [Accepted: 07/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Once thought of primarily as a means to neutralize pathogens or to facilitate feeding, endocytosis is now known to regulate a wide range of eukaryotic cell processes. Among these are regulation of signal transduction, mitosis, lipid homeostasis, and directed migration, among others. Less well-appreciated are the roles various forms of endocytosis plays in regulating αβ and, especially, γδ T cell functions, such as T cell receptor signaling, antigen discovery by trogocytosis, and activated cell growth. Herein we examine the contribution of both clathrin-mediated and clathrin-independent mechanisms of endocytosis to T cell biology. Video Abstract
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- John C Charpentier
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School, 6606 Med Sci II, 1150 West Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-5620, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School, 6606 Med Sci II, 1150 West Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-5620, USA.
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Zhou J, Xiao Z, Zhan Y, Qu X, Mou S, Deng C, Zhang T, Lan X, Huang S, Li Y. Identification and Characterization of the Amphioxus Lck and Its Associated Tyrosine Phosphorylation-Dependent Inhibitory LRR Receptor. Front Immunol 2021; 12:656366. [PMID: 34149695 PMCID: PMC8211107 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.656366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2021] [Accepted: 05/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Amphioxus (e.g., Branchiostoma belcheri, Bb) has recently emerged as a new model for studying the origin and evolution of vertebrate immunity. Mammalian lymphocyte-specific tyrosine kinase (Lck) plays crucial roles in T cell activation, differentiation and homeostasis, and is reported to phosphorylate both the ITIM and ITSM of PD-1 to induce the recruitment of phosphatases and thus the inhibitory function of PD-1. Here, we identified and cloned the amphioxus homolog of human Lck. By generating and using an antibody against BbLck, we found that BbLck is expressed in the amphioxus gut and gill. Through overexpression of BbLck in Jurkat T cells, we found that upon TCR stimulation, BbLck was subjected to tyrosine phosphorylation and could partially rescue Lck-dependent tyrosine phosphorylation in Lck-knockdown T cells. Mass spectrometric analysis of BbLck immunoprecipitates from immunostimulants-treated amphioxus, revealed a BbLck-associated membrane-bound receptor LRR (BbLcLRR). By overexpressing BbLcLRR in Jurkat T cells, we demonstrated that BbLcLRR was tyrosine phosphorylated upon TCR stimulation, which was inhibited by Lck knockdown and was rescued by overexpression of BbLck. By mutating single tyrosine to phenylalanine (Y-F), we identified three tyrosine residues (Y539, Y655, and Y690) (3Y) of BbLcLRR as the major Lck phosphorylation sites. Reporter gene assays showed that overexpression of BbLcLRR but not the BbLcLRR-3YF mutant inhibited TCR-induced NF-κB activation. In Lck-knockdown T cells, the decline of TCR-induced IL-2 production was reversed by overexpression of BbLck, and this reversion was inhibited by co-expression of BbLcLRR but not the BbLcLRR-3YF mutant. Sequence analysis showed that the three tyrosine-containing sequences were conserved with the tyrosine-based inhibition motifs (ITIMs) or ITIM-like motifs. And TCR stimulation induced the association of BbLcLRR with tyrosine phosphatases SHIP1 and to a lesser extent with SHP1/2. Moreover, overexpression of wild-type BbLcLRR but not its 3YF mutant inhibited TCR-induced tyrosine phosphorylation of multiple signaling proteins probably via recruiting SHIP1. Thus, we identified a novel immunoreceptor BbLcLRR, which is phosphorylated by Lck and then exerts a phosphorylation-dependent inhibitory role in TCR-mediated T-cell activation, implying a mechanism for the maintenance of self-tolerance and homeostasis of amphioxus immune system and the evolutionary conservatism of Lck-regulated inhibitory receptor pathway.
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- Jiatao Zhou
- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Functional Genes, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Functional Genes, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Functional Genes, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Functional Genes, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Functional Genes, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Functional Genes, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Functional Genes, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Functional Genes, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Functional Genes, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Functional Genes, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Kanegasaki S, Tsuchiya T. A possible way to prevent the progression of bone lesions in multiple myeloma via Src-homology-region-2-domain-containing-phosphatase-1 activation. J Cell Biochem 2021; 122:1313-1325. [PMID: 33969922 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.29949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2021] [Revised: 04/01/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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On the basis of our recent findings, in which multiple receptor-mediated mast cell functions are regulated via a common signaling cascade, we posit that the formation and functioning of osteoclasts are also controlled by a similar common mechanism. These cells are derived from the same granulocyte/monocyte progenitors and share multiple receptors except those that are cell-specific. In both types of cells, all known receptors reside in lipid rafts, form multiprotein complexes with recruited signaling molecules, and are internalized upon receptor engagement. Signal transduction proceeds in a chain of protein phosphorylations, where adaptor protein LAT (linker-for-activation-of-T-cells) plays a central role. The key kinase that associates LAT phosphorylation and lipid raft internalization is Syk (spleen-tyrosine-kinase) and/or an Src-family-kinase, most probably Lck (lymphocyte-specific-protein-tyrosine-kinase). Dephosphorylation of phosphorylated Syk and Lck by activated SHP-1 (Src-homology-region-2-domain-containing-phosphatase-1) terminates the signal transduction and endocytosis of receptors, resulting in inhibition of osteoclast differentiation and other functions. In malignant plasma cells (MM cells) too, SHP-1 plays a similar indispensable role in controlling signal transduction required for survival and proliferation, though BLNK (B-cell-linker-protein), a functional equivalent of LAT and SLP-76 (SH2-domain-containing-leukocyte-protein-of-76-kDa) in B cells, is used instead of LAT. In both osteoclasts and MM cells, therefore, activated SHP-1 acts negatively in receptor-mediated cellular functions. In osteoblasts, however, activated SHP-1 promotes differentiation, osteocalcin generation, and mineralization by preventing both downregulation of transcription factors, such as Ostrix and Runx2, and degradation of β-catenin required for activation of the transcription factors. SHP-1 is activated by tyrosine phosphorylation and micromolar doses (M-dose) of CCRI-ligand-induced SHP-1 activation. Small molecular compounds, such as A770041, Sorafenib, Nitedanib, and Dovitinib, relieve the autoinhibitory conformation. Activation of SHP-1 by M-dose CCRI ligands or the compounds described may prevent the progression of bone lesions in MM.
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- Shiro Kanegasaki
- Department of Lipid Signaling, Research Institute National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Immunology and Inflammation, Research Institute National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Greenman R, Pizem Y, Haus-Cohen M, Horev G, Denkberg G, Shen-Orr S, Rubinstein J, Reiter Y. Phenotypic Models of CAR T-Cell Activation Elucidate the Pivotal Regulatory Role of CAR Downmodulation. Mol Cancer Ther 2021; 20:946-957. [PMID: 33649103 DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-19-1110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2019] [Revised: 12/23/2020] [Accepted: 02/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Adoptive cell immunotherapy with chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) showed limited potency in solid tumors, despite durable remissions for hematopoietic malignancies. Therefore, an investigation of ways to enhance the efficacy of CARs' antitumor response has been engaged upon. We previously examined the interplay between the biophysical parameters of CAR binding (i.e., affinity, avidity, and antigen density), as regulators of CAR T-cell activity and detected nonmonotonic behaviors of affinity and antigen density and an interrelation between avidity and antigen density. Here, we built an evolving phenotypic model of CAR T-cell regulation, which suggested that receptor downmodulation is a key determinant of CAR T-cell function. We verified this assumption by measuring and manipulating receptor downmodulation and intracellular signaling processes. CAR downmodulation inhibition, via actin polymerization inhibition, but not inhibition of regulatory inhibitory phosphatases, was able to increase CAR T-cell responses. In addition, we documented trogocytosis in CAR T cells that depends on actin polymerization. In summary, our study modeled the parameters that govern CAR T-cell engagement and revealed an underappreciated mechanism of T-cell regulation. These results have a potential to predict and therefore advance the rational design of CAR T cells for adoptive cell treatments.See related article on p. 872.
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- Raanan Greenman
- Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, Faculty of Biology, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, Faculty of Biology, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, Faculty of Biology, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, Faculty of Biology, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Faculty of Mathematics, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, Faculty of Biology, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
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van der Donk LEH, Ates LS, van der Spek J, Tukker LM, Geijtenbeek TBH, van Heijst JWJ. Separate signaling events control TCR downregulation and T cell activation in primary human T cells. IMMUNITY INFLAMMATION AND DISEASE 2020; 9:223-238. [PMID: 33350598 PMCID: PMC7860602 DOI: 10.1002/iid3.383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2020] [Revised: 10/27/2020] [Accepted: 11/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Introduction T‐cell antigen receptor (TCR) interaction with cognate peptide:MHC complexes trigger clustering of TCR:CD3 complexes and signal transduction. Triggered TCR:CD3 complexes are rapidly internalized and degraded in a process called ligand‐induced TCR downregulation. Classic studies in immortalized T‐cell lines have revealed a major role for the Src family kinase Lck in TCR downregulation. However, to what extent a similar mechanism operates in primary human T cells remains unclear. Methods Here, we developed an anti‐CD3‐mediated TCR downregulation assay, in which T‐cell gene expression in primary human T cells can be knocked down by microRNA constructs. In parallel, we used CRISPR/Cas9‐mediated knockout in Jurkat cells for validation experiments. Results We efficiently knocked down the expression of tyrosine kinases Lck, Fyn, and ZAP70, and found that, whereas this impaired T cell activation and effector function, TCR downregulation was not affected. Although TCR downregulation was marginally inhibited by the simultaneous knockdown of Lck and Fyn, its full abrogation required broad‐acting tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Conclusions These data suggest that there is substantial redundancy in the contribution of individual tyrosine kinases to TCR downregulation in primary human T cells. Our results highlight that TCR downregulation and T cell activation are controlled by different signaling events and illustrate the need for further research to untangle these processes.
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- Lieve E H van der Donk
- Department of Experimental Immunology, Amsterdam Infection and Immunity Institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Experimental Immunology, Amsterdam Infection and Immunity Institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Experimental Immunology, Amsterdam Infection and Immunity Institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Experimental Immunology, Amsterdam Infection and Immunity Institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Experimental Immunology, Amsterdam Infection and Immunity Institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Experimental Immunology, Amsterdam Infection and Immunity Institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Neogene Therapeutics, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Mastrogiovanni M, Juzans M, Alcover A, Di Bartolo V. Coordinating Cytoskeleton and Molecular Traffic in T Cell Migration, Activation, and Effector Functions. Front Cell Dev Biol 2020; 8:591348. [PMID: 33195256 PMCID: PMC7609836 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2020.591348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2020] [Accepted: 09/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Dynamic localization of receptors and signaling molecules at the plasma membrane and within intracellular vesicular compartments is crucial for T lymphocyte sensing environmental cues, triggering membrane receptors, recruiting signaling molecules, and fine-tuning of intracellular signals. The orchestrated action of actin and microtubule cytoskeleton and intracellular vesicle traffic plays a key role in all these events that together ensure important steps in T cell physiology. These include extravasation and migration through lymphoid and peripheral tissues, T cell interactions with antigen-presenting cells, T cell receptor (TCR) triggering by cognate antigen-major histocompatibility complex (MHC) complexes, immunological synapse formation, cell activation, and effector functions. Cytoskeletal and vesicle traffic dynamics and their interplay are coordinated by a variety of regulatory molecules. Among them, polarity regulators and membrane-cytoskeleton linkers are master controllers of this interplay. Here, we review the various ways the T cell plasma membrane, receptors, and their signaling machinery interplay with the actin and microtubule cytoskeleton and with intracellular vesicular compartments. We highlight the importance of this fine-tuned crosstalk in three key stages of T cell biology involving cell polarization: T cell migration in response to chemokines, immunological synapse formation in response to antigen cues, and effector functions. Finally, we discuss two examples of perturbation of this interplay in pathological settings, such as HIV-1 infection and mutation of the polarity regulator and tumor suppressor adenomatous polyposis coli (Apc) that leads to familial polyposis and colorectal cancer.
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- Marta Mastrogiovanni
- Ligue Nationale Contre le Cancer – Equipe Labellisée LIGUE 2018, Lymphocyte Cell Biology Unit, INSERM-U1221, Department of Immunology, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
- Collège Doctoral, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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- Ligue Nationale Contre le Cancer – Equipe Labellisée LIGUE 2018, Lymphocyte Cell Biology Unit, INSERM-U1221, Department of Immunology, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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- Ligue Nationale Contre le Cancer – Equipe Labellisée LIGUE 2018, Lymphocyte Cell Biology Unit, INSERM-U1221, Department of Immunology, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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- Ligue Nationale Contre le Cancer – Equipe Labellisée LIGUE 2018, Lymphocyte Cell Biology Unit, INSERM-U1221, Department of Immunology, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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Chang HW, Kanegasaki S, Jin F, Deng Y, You Z, Chang J, Kim DY, Timilshina M, Kim J, Lee YJ, Toyama‐Sorimachi N, Tsuchiya T. A common signaling pathway leading to degranulation in mast cells and its regulation by CCR1-ligand. Allergy 2020; 75:1371-1381. [PMID: 31954080 DOI: 10.1111/all.14186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2019] [Revised: 12/02/2019] [Accepted: 12/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Signal transduction pathways mediated by various receptors expressed on mast cells are thought to be complex, and inhibitory signals that turn off activating signals are not known. METHODS Upstream signaling cascades mediated by several known receptors in bone marrow-derived mast cells that lead to degranulation and mediator release were studied by immunoblotting and immunoprecipitation. Small interfering RNAs and knockout mice were used to confirm findings. RESULTS All ligands tested including IgE/Ag, SCF, HSP70, CCL3, and its valiant eMIP induced phosphorylation of linker for activation of T cells (LAT), which triggered their receptor-mediated downstream signaling cascades that controlled degranulation and mediator release. Phosphorylation of lymphocyte-specific protein kinase (Lck) was induced by each ligand, which commonly played an indispensable role in LAT phosphorylation. In contrast, phosphorylation of spleen tyrosine kinase was additionally induced in cells stimulated only with IgE/Ag and SCF, which is also associated with LAT phosphorylation in part. Degranulation and mediator release induced by IgE/Ag, SCF, or HSP70 were enhanced by nanomolar doses of CCR1 ligands CCL3 and eMIP via enhanced LAT phosphorylation. On the other hand, micromolar doses of CCR1 ligand inhibited degranulation and mediator release from mast cells stimulated with IgE/Ag, SCF, or HSP70 by de-phosphorylation of phosphorylated Lck with Src homology region 2 domain-containing phosphatase-1. CONCLUSIONS Linker for activation of T cells plays a central role in signal transduction pathways in mast cells stimulated with any ligand tested. Dose-dependent alternate costimulation and inhibition of CCR1 ligands in IgE/Ag-, SCF-, or HSP70-stimulated mast cells occur at the level of Lck-LAT phosphorylation.
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- Hyeun Wook Chang
- College of Pharmacy Yeungnam University Gyeongsan Republic of Korea
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- Research Institute National Center for Global Health and Medicine Shinjuku‐ku Japan
- College of Medicine Yeungnam University Daegu Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy Yeungnam University Gyeongsan Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy Yeungnam University Gyeongsan Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy Yeungnam University Gyeongsan Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy Yeungnam University Gyeongsan Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy Yeungnam University Gyeongsan Republic of Korea
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- College of Medicine Yeungnam University Daegu Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pharmacology School of Medicine Catholic University of Daegu Daegu Republic of Korea
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- Research Institute National Center for Global Health and Medicine Shinjuku‐ku Japan
- College of Medicine Yeungnam University Daegu Republic of Korea
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Pedrera M, Macchi F, McLean RK, Franceschi V, Thakur N, Russo L, Medfai L, Todd S, Tchilian EZ, Audonnet JC, Chappell K, Isaacs A, Watterson D, Young PR, Marsh GA, Bailey D, Graham SP, Donofrio G. Bovine Herpesvirus-4-Vectored Delivery of Nipah Virus Glycoproteins Enhances T Cell Immunogenicity in Pigs. Vaccines (Basel) 2020; 8:vaccines8010115. [PMID: 32131403 PMCID: PMC7157636 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines8010115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2020] [Revised: 02/24/2020] [Accepted: 02/27/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Nipah virus (NiV) is an emergent pathogen capable of causing acute respiratory illness and fatal encephalitis in pigs and humans. A high fatality rate and broad host tropism makes NiV a serious public and animal health concern. There is therefore an urgent need for a NiV vaccines to protect animals and humans. In this study we investigated the immunogenicity of bovine herpesvirus (BoHV-4) vectors expressing either NiV attachment (G) or fusion (F) glycoproteins, BoHV-4-A-CMV-NiV-GΔTK or BoHV-4-A-CMV-NiV-FΔTK, respectively in pigs. The vaccines were benchmarked against a canarypox (ALVAC) vector expressing NiV G, previously demonstrated to induce protective immunity in pigs. Both BoHV-4 vectors induced robust antigen-specific antibody responses. BoHV-4-A-CMV-NiV-GΔTK stimulated NiV-neutralizing antibody titers comparable to ALVAC NiV G and greater than those induced by BoHV-4-A-CMV-NiV-FΔTK. In contrast, only BoHV-4-A-CMV-NiV-FΔTK immunized pigs had antibodies capable of significantly neutralizing NiV G and F-mediated cell fusion. All three vectored vaccines evoked antigen-specific CD4 and CD8 T cell responses, which were particularly strong in BoHV-4-A-CMV-NiV-GΔTK immunized pigs and to a lesser extent BoHV-4-A-CMV-NiV-FΔTK. These findings emphasize the potential of BoHV-4 vectors for inducing antibody and cell-mediated immunity in pigs and provide a solid basis for the further evaluation of these vectored NiV vaccine candidates.
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- Miriam Pedrera
- The Pirbright Institute, Ash Road, Pirbright GU24 0NF, UK; (M.P.); (R.K.M.); (N.T.); (L.M.); (E.Z.T.); (D.B.)
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- Department of Medical-Veterinary Science, University of Parma, 43126 Parma, Italy; (F.M.); (V.F.); (L.R.)
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- The Pirbright Institute, Ash Road, Pirbright GU24 0NF, UK; (M.P.); (R.K.M.); (N.T.); (L.M.); (E.Z.T.); (D.B.)
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- Department of Medical-Veterinary Science, University of Parma, 43126 Parma, Italy; (F.M.); (V.F.); (L.R.)
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- The Pirbright Institute, Ash Road, Pirbright GU24 0NF, UK; (M.P.); (R.K.M.); (N.T.); (L.M.); (E.Z.T.); (D.B.)
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- Department of Medical-Veterinary Science, University of Parma, 43126 Parma, Italy; (F.M.); (V.F.); (L.R.)
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- The Pirbright Institute, Ash Road, Pirbright GU24 0NF, UK; (M.P.); (R.K.M.); (N.T.); (L.M.); (E.Z.T.); (D.B.)
- UnivLyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 69100 Villeurbanne, France
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- CSIRO Health and Biosecurity, Australian Animal Health Laboratory, Geelong, Victoria 3219, Australia; (S.T.); (G.A.M.)
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- The Pirbright Institute, Ash Road, Pirbright GU24 0NF, UK; (M.P.); (R.K.M.); (N.T.); (L.M.); (E.Z.T.); (D.B.)
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health, Bâtiment 700 R&D, 813 Cours du 3ème Millénaire, 69800 Saint Priest, France;
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- Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia; (K.C.); (A.I.); (D.W.); (P.R.Y.)
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- Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia; (K.C.); (A.I.); (D.W.); (P.R.Y.)
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- Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia; (K.C.); (A.I.); (D.W.); (P.R.Y.)
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- Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia; (K.C.); (A.I.); (D.W.); (P.R.Y.)
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- CSIRO Health and Biosecurity, Australian Animal Health Laboratory, Geelong, Victoria 3219, Australia; (S.T.); (G.A.M.)
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- The Pirbright Institute, Ash Road, Pirbright GU24 0NF, UK; (M.P.); (R.K.M.); (N.T.); (L.M.); (E.Z.T.); (D.B.)
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- The Pirbright Institute, Ash Road, Pirbright GU24 0NF, UK; (M.P.); (R.K.M.); (N.T.); (L.M.); (E.Z.T.); (D.B.)
- Correspondence: (S.P.G.); (G.D.)
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- Department of Medical-Veterinary Science, University of Parma, 43126 Parma, Italy; (F.M.); (V.F.); (L.R.)
- Correspondence: (S.P.G.); (G.D.)
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Saveanu L, Zucchetti AE, Evnouchidou I, Ardouin L, Hivroz C. Is there a place and role for endocyticTCRsignaling? Immunol Rev 2019; 291:57-74. [DOI: 10.1111/imr.12764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2019] [Accepted: 04/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Loredana Saveanu
- National French Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) 1149 Center of Research on Inflammation Paris France
- National French Center of Scientific Research (CNRS) ERL8252 Paris France
- Laboratory of Inflamex Excellency Faculty of Medicine Xavier Bichat Site Paris France
- Paris Diderot UniversitySorbonne Paris Cité Paris France
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- Institut Curie PSL Research UniversityINSERMU932 “Integrative analysis of T cell activation” team Paris France
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- National French Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) 1149 Center of Research on Inflammation Paris France
- National French Center of Scientific Research (CNRS) ERL8252 Paris France
- Laboratory of Inflamex Excellency Faculty of Medicine Xavier Bichat Site Paris France
- Paris Diderot UniversitySorbonne Paris Cité Paris France
- Inovarion Paris France
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- Institut Curie PSL Research UniversityINSERMU932 “Integrative analysis of T cell activation” team Paris France
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- Institut Curie PSL Research UniversityINSERMU932 “Integrative analysis of T cell activation” team Paris France
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Onnis A, Baldari CT. Orchestration of Immunological Synapse Assembly by Vesicular Trafficking. Front Cell Dev Biol 2019; 7:110. [PMID: 31334230 PMCID: PMC6616304 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2019.00110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2019] [Accepted: 06/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Ligation of the T-cell antigen receptor (TCR) by cognate peptide bound to the Major Histocompatibility Complex on the surface of an antigen-presenting cell (APC) leads to the spatial reorganization of the TCR and accessory receptors to form a specialized area of intimate contact between T cell and APC, known as the immunological synapse (IS), where signals are deciphered, coordinated, and integrated to promote T cell activation. With the discovery that an endosomal TCR pool contributes to IS assembly and function by undergoing polarized recycling to the IS, recent years have witnessed a shift from a plasma membrane-centric view of the IS to the vesicular trafficking events that occur at this location following the TCR-dependent translocation of the centrosome toward the synaptic membrane. Here we will summarize our current understanding of the trafficking pathways that are responsible for the steady delivery of endosomal TCRs, kinases, and adapters to the IS to sustain signaling, as well as of the endocytic pathways responsible for signal termination. We will also discuss recent evidence highlighting a role for endosomes in sustaining TCR signaling after its internalization at the IS and identifying the IS as a site of formation and release of extracellular vesicles that allow for transcellular communication with the APC.
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- Anna Onnis
- Department of Life Sciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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Zhao X, Sankaran S, Yap J, Too CT, Ho ZZ, Dolton G, Legut M, Ren EC, Sewell AK, Bertoletti A, MacAry PA, Brzostek J, Gascoigne NRJ. Nonstimulatory peptide-MHC enhances human T-cell antigen-specific responses by amplifying proximal TCR signaling. Nat Commun 2018; 9:2716. [PMID: 30006605 PMCID: PMC6045629 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-05288-0] [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: 11/29/2017] [Accepted: 05/12/2018] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Foreign antigens are presented by antigen-presenting cells in the presence of abundant endogenous peptides that are nonstimulatory to the T cell. In mouse T cells, endogenous, nonstimulatory peptides have been shown to enhance responses to specific peptide antigens, a phenomenon termed coagonism. However, whether coagonism also occurs in human T cells is unclear, and the molecular mechanism of coagonism is still under debate since CD4 and CD8 coagonism requires different interactions. Here we show that the nonstimulatory, HIV-derived peptide GAG enhances a specific human cytotoxic T lymphocyte response to HBV-derived epitopes presented by HLA-A*02:01. Coagonism in human T cells requires the CD8 coreceptor, but not T-cell receptor (TCR) binding to the nonstimulatory peptide–MHC. Coagonists enhance the phosphorylation and recruitment of several molecules involved in the TCR-proximal signaling pathway, suggesting that coagonists promote T-cell responses to antigenic pMHC by amplifying TCR-proximal signaling. Coagonism, the ability of nonstimulatory antigens to promote T-cell activation, has been reported in mice. Here the authors show that coagonism also occurs in human CD8 T cells, in which a nonstimulatory HIV GAG peptide enhances a specific T-cell response to a hepatitis B virus epitope by amplifying T-cell receptor signals.
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- Xiang Zhao
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 5 Science Drive 2, Singapore, 117545, Singapore
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 5 Science Drive 2, Singapore, 117545, Singapore.,Immunology Programme, Life Sciences Institute, National University of Singapore, 28 Medical Drive, Centre for Life Sciences, Level 3, Singapore, 117456, Singapore
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 5 Science Drive 2, Singapore, 117545, Singapore
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 5 Science Drive 2, Singapore, 117545, Singapore.,Immunology Programme, Life Sciences Institute, National University of Singapore, 28 Medical Drive, Centre for Life Sciences, Level 3, Singapore, 117456, Singapore
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- Emerging Infectious Diseases Program, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, 8 College Road, Singapore, 169857, Singapore
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- Division of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Henry Wellcome Building, University Hospital Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF14 4XN, United Kingdom
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- Division of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Henry Wellcome Building, University Hospital Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF14 4XN, United Kingdom
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- Singapore Immunology Network, A*STAR, 8A Biomedical Grove, Immunos #03-06, Singapore, 138648, Singapore
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- Division of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Henry Wellcome Building, University Hospital Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF14 4XN, United Kingdom.,Systems Immunity Research Institute, Cardiff University, Tenovus Building, Cardiff, CF14 4XN, United Kingdom
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- Emerging Infectious Diseases Program, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, 8 College Road, Singapore, 169857, Singapore
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 5 Science Drive 2, Singapore, 117545, Singapore.,Immunology Programme, Life Sciences Institute, National University of Singapore, 28 Medical Drive, Centre for Life Sciences, Level 3, Singapore, 117456, Singapore.,NUS Graduate School for Integrative Sciences and Engineering (NGS), National University of Singapore, Centre for Life Sciences (CeLS), #05-01, 28 Medical Drive, Singapore, 117456, Singapore
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 5 Science Drive 2, Singapore, 117545, Singapore.
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 5 Science Drive 2, Singapore, 117545, Singapore. .,Immunology Programme, Life Sciences Institute, National University of Singapore, 28 Medical Drive, Centre for Life Sciences, Level 3, Singapore, 117456, Singapore. .,NUS Graduate School for Integrative Sciences and Engineering (NGS), National University of Singapore, Centre for Life Sciences (CeLS), #05-01, 28 Medical Drive, Singapore, 117456, Singapore.
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Finetti F, Baldari CT. The immunological synapse as a pharmacological target. Pharmacol Res 2018; 134:118-133. [PMID: 29898412 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2018.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2018] [Revised: 05/25/2018] [Accepted: 06/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The development of T cell mediated immunity relies on the assembly of a highly specialized interface between T cell and antigen presenting cell (APC), known as the immunological synapse (IS). IS assembly is triggered when the T cell receptor (TCR) binds to specific peptide antigen presented in association to the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) by the APC, and is followed by the spatiotemporal dynamic redistribution of TCR, integrins, co-stimulatory receptors and signaling molecules, allowing for the fine-tuning and integration of the signals that lead to T cell activation. The knowledge acquired to date about the mechanisms of IS assembly underscores this structure as a robust pharmacological target. The activity of molecules involved in IS assembly and function can be targeted by specific compounds to modulate the immune response in a number of disorders, including cancers and autoimmune diseases, or in transplanted patients. Here, we will review the state-of-the art of the current therapies which exploit the IS to modulate the immune response.
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- Francesca Finetti
- Department of Life Sciences, University of Siena, via A. Moro 2, Siena, 53100, Italy.
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Siena, via A. Moro 2, Siena, 53100, Italy
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T cell receptors (TCRs) are protein complexes formed by six different polypeptides. In most T cells, TCRs are composed of αβ subunits displaying immunoglobulin-like variable domains that recognize peptide antigens associated with major histocompatibility complex molecules expressed on the surface of antigen-presenting cells. TCRαβ subunits are associated with the CD3 complex formed by the γ, δ, ε, and ζ subunits, which are invariable and ensure signal transduction. Here, we review how the expression and function of TCR complexes are orchestrated by several fine-tuned cellular processes that encompass (a) synthesis of the subunits and their correct assembly and expression at the plasma membrane as a single functional complex, (b) TCR membrane localization and dynamics at the plasma membrane and in endosomal compartments, (c) TCR signal transduction leading to T cell activation, and (d) TCR degradation. These processes balance each other to ensure efficient T cell responses to a variety of antigenic stimuli while preventing autoimmunity.
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- Andrés Alcover
- Lymphocyte Cell Biology Unit, INSERM U1221, Department of Immunology, Institut Pasteur, Paris 75015, France; ,
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- Severo Ochoa Center for Molecular Biology, CSIC-UAM, Madrid 28049, Spain;
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- Lymphocyte Cell Biology Unit, INSERM U1221, Department of Immunology, Institut Pasteur, Paris 75015, France; ,
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Crk adaptor proteins regulate CD3ζ chain phosphorylation and TCR/CD3 down-modulation in activated T cells. Cell Signal 2017; 36:117-126. [PMID: 28465009 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2017.04.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2017] [Revised: 04/15/2017] [Accepted: 04/26/2017] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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T cell receptor (TCR) recognition of a peptide antigen in the context of MHC molecules initiates positive and negative cascades that regulate T cell activation, proliferation and differentiation, and culminate in the acquisition of effector T cell functions. These processes are a prerequisite for the induction of specific T cell-mediated adaptive immune responses. A key event in the activation of TCR-coupled signaling pathways is the phosphorylation of tyrosine residues within the cytoplasmic tails of the CD3 subunits, predominantly CD3ζ. These transiently formed phosphotyrosyl epitopes serve as docking sites for SH2-domain containing effector molecules, predominantly the ZAP70 protein tyrosine kinase, which is critical for signal propagation. We found that CrkI and CrkII adaptor proteins also interact with CD3ζ in TCR activated-, but not in resting-, T cells. Crk binding to CD3ζ was independent of ZAP70 and also occurred in ZAP70-deficient T cells. Binding was mediated by Crk-SH2 domain interaction with phosphotyrosine-containing motifs on CD3ζ, via a direct physical interaction, as demonstrated by Far-Western blot. CrkII binding to CD3ζ could also be demonstrated in a heterologous system, where coexpression of a catalytically active Lck was used to phosphorylate the CD3ζ chain. TCR activation-induced Crk binding to CD3ζ resulted in increased and prolonged phosphorylation of CD3ζ, as well as ZAP70 and LAT, suggesting a positive role for CrkI/II binding to CD3ζ in regulation of TCR-coupled signaling pathways. Furthermore, Crk-dependent increased phosphorylation of CD3ζ coincided with inhibition of TCR downmodulation, supporting a positive role for Crk adaptor proteins in TCR-mediated signal amplification.
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Bouchet J, Del Río-Iñiguez I, Vázquez-Chávez E, Lasserre R, Agüera-González S, Cuche C, McCaffrey MW, Di Bartolo V, Alcover A. Rab11-FIP3 Regulation of Lck Endosomal Traffic Controls TCR Signal Transduction. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2017; 198:2967-2978. [PMID: 28235866 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1600671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2016] [Accepted: 01/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The role of endosomes in receptor signal transduction is a long-standing question, which remains largely unanswered. The T cell Ag receptor and various components of its proximal signaling machinery are associated with distinct endosomal compartments, but how endosomal traffic affects T cell signaling remains ill-defined. In this article, we demonstrate in human T cells that the subcellular localization and function of the protein tyrosine kinase Lck depends on the Rab11 effector FIP3 (Rab11 family interacting protein-3). FIP3 overexpression or silencing and its ability to interact with Rab11 modify Lck subcellular localization and its delivery to the immunological synapse. Importantly, FIP3-dependent Lck localization controls early TCR signaling events, such as tyrosine phosphorylation of TCRζ, ZAP70, and LAT and intracellular calcium concentration, as well as IL-2 gene expression. Interestingly, FIP3 controls both steady-state and poststimulation phosphotyrosine and calcium levels. Finally, our findings indicate that FIP3 modulates TCR-CD3 cell surface expression via the regulation of steady-state Lck-mediated TCRζ phosphorylation, which in turn controls TCRζ protein levels. This may influence long-term T cell activation in response to TCR-CD3 stimulation. Therefore, our data underscore the importance of finely regulated endosomal traffic in TCR signal transduction and T cell activation leading to IL-2 production.
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- Jérôme Bouchet
- Department of Immunology, Lymphocyte Cell Biology Unit, Institut Pasteur, 75724 Paris, France; .,CNRS URA1961, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France.,INSERM U1221, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France; and
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- Department of Immunology, Lymphocyte Cell Biology Unit, Institut Pasteur, 75724 Paris, France.,CNRS URA1961, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France.,INSERM U1221, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France; and
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- Department of Immunology, Lymphocyte Cell Biology Unit, Institut Pasteur, 75724 Paris, France.,CNRS URA1961, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France.,INSERM U1221, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France; and
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- Department of Immunology, Lymphocyte Cell Biology Unit, Institut Pasteur, 75724 Paris, France.,CNRS URA1961, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France
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- Department of Immunology, Lymphocyte Cell Biology Unit, Institut Pasteur, 75724 Paris, France.,CNRS URA1961, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France
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- Department of Immunology, Lymphocyte Cell Biology Unit, Institut Pasteur, 75724 Paris, France.,CNRS URA1961, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France.,INSERM U1221, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France; and
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- Molecular Cell Biology Laboratory, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Biosciences Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Department of Immunology, Lymphocyte Cell Biology Unit, Institut Pasteur, 75724 Paris, France.,CNRS URA1961, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France.,INSERM U1221, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France; and
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- Department of Immunology, Lymphocyte Cell Biology Unit, Institut Pasteur, 75724 Paris, France; .,CNRS URA1961, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France.,INSERM U1221, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France; and
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Bouchet J, McCaffrey MW, Graziani A, Alcover A. The functional interplay of Rab11, FIP3 and Rho proteins on the endosomal recycling pathway controls cell shape and symmetry. Small GTPases 2016; 9:310-315. [PMID: 27533792 PMCID: PMC5997156 DOI: 10.1080/21541248.2016.1224288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Several families of small GTPases regulate a variety of fundamental cellular processes, encompassing growth factor signal transduction, vesicular trafficking and control of the cytoskeleton. Frequently, their action is hierarchical and complementary, but much of the detail of their functional interactions remains to be clarified. It is well established that Rab family members regulate a variety of intracellular vesicle trafficking pathways. Moreover, Rho family GTPases are pivotal for the control of the actin and microtubule cytoskeleton. However, the interplay between these 2 types of GTPases has been rarely reported. We discuss here our recent findings showing that Rab11, a key regulator of endosomal recycling, and Rac1, a central actin cytoskeleton regulator involved in lamellipodium formation and cell migration, interplay on endosomes through the Rab11 effector FIP3. In the context of the rapidly reactive T lymphocytes, Rab11-Rac1 endosomal functional interplay is important to control cell shape changes and cell symmetry during lymphocyte spreading and immunological synapse formation and ultimately modulate T cell activation.
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- Jérôme Bouchet
- a Institut Pasteur, Department of Immunology , Lymphocyte Cell Biology Unit , Paris , France.,b INSERM U1221 , Paris , France.,c Institut Cochin, INSERM U1016, CNRS, UMR8104, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité , Paris , France
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- d Molecular Cell Biology Laboratory, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Biosciences Institute, University College , Cork , Ireland
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- a Institut Pasteur, Department of Immunology , Lymphocyte Cell Biology Unit , Paris , France.,b INSERM U1221 , Paris , France
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Onnis A, Finetti F, Baldari CT. Vesicular Trafficking to the Immune Synapse: How to Assemble Receptor-Tailored Pathways from a Basic Building Set. Front Immunol 2016; 7:50. [PMID: 26913036 PMCID: PMC4753310 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2016.00050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2015] [Accepted: 02/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The signals that orchestrate T-cell activation are coordinated within a highly organized interface with the antigen-presenting cell (APC), known as the immune synapse (IS). IS assembly depends on T-cell antigen receptor engagement by a specific peptide antigen-major histocompatibility complex ligand. This primary event leads to polarized trafficking of receptors and signaling mediators associated with recycling endosomes to the cellular interface, which contributes to IS assembly as well as signal termination and favors information transfer from T cells to APCs. Here, we will review recent advances on the vesicular pathways implicated in IS assembly and maintenance, focusing on the spatiotemporal regulation of the traffic of specific receptors by Rab GTPases. Based on accumulating evidence that the IS is a functional homolog of the primary cilium, which coordinates several central signaling pathways in ciliated cells, we will also discuss the similarities in the mechanisms regulating vesicular trafficking to these specialized membrane domains.
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- Anna Onnis
- Department of Life Sciences, University of Siena , Siena , Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Siena , Siena , Italy
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Lauritsen JPH, Boding L, Buus TB, Kongsbak M, Levring TB, Rode AKO, Bonefeld CM, Geisler C. Fine-tuning of T-cell development by the CD3γ di-leucine-based TCR-sorting motif. Int Immunol 2015; 27:393-404. [DOI: 10.1093/intimm/dxv022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2014] [Accepted: 04/24/2015] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Finetti F, Onnis A, Baldari CT. Regulation of vesicular traffic at the T cell immune synapse: lessons from the primary cilium. Traffic 2015; 16:241-9. [PMID: 25393976 DOI: 10.1111/tra.12241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2014] [Revised: 10/29/2014] [Accepted: 11/11/2014] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The signals that orchestrate the process of T cell activation are coordinated at the specialized interface that forms upon contact with an antigen presenting cell displaying a specific MHC-associated peptide ligand, known as the immune synapse. The central role of vesicular traffic in the assembly of the immune synapse has emerged only in recent years with the finding that sustained T-cell receptor (TCR) signaling involves delivery of TCR/CD3 complexes from an intracellular pool associated with recycling endosomes. A number of receptors as well as membrane-associated signaling mediators have since been demonstrated to exploit this process to localize to the immune synapse. Here, we will review our current understanding of the mechanisms responsible for TCR recycling, with a focus on the intraflagellar transport system, a multimolecular complex that is responsible for the assembly and function of the primary cilium which we have recently implicated in polarized endosome recycling to the immune synapse.
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- Francesca Finetti
- Department of Life Sciences, University of Siena, Via Aldo Moro 2, 53100, Siena, Italy
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Molfetta R, Quatrini L, Gasparrini F, Zitti B, Santoni A, Paolini R. Regulation of fc receptor endocytic trafficking by ubiquitination. Front Immunol 2014; 5:449. [PMID: 25278942 PMCID: PMC4166898 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2014.00449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2014] [Accepted: 09/03/2014] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Most immune cells, particularly phagocytes, express various receptors for the Fc portion of the different immunoglobulin isotypes (Fc receptors, FcRs). By binding to the antibody, they provide a link between the adaptive immune system and the powerful effector functions triggered by innate immune cells such as mast cells, neutrophils, macrophages, and NK cells. Upon ligation of the immune complexes, the downstream signaling pathways initiated by the different receptors are quite similar for different FcR classes leading to the secretion of preformed and de novo synthesized pro-inflammatory mediators. FcR engagement also promotes negative signals through the combined action of several molecules that limit the extent and duration of positive signaling. To this regard, ligand-induced ubiquitination of FcRs for IgE (FcεR) and IgG (FcγR) has become recognized as a key modification that generates signals for the internalization and/or delivery of engaged receptor complexes to lysosomes or cytoplasmic proteasomes for degradation, providing negative-feedback regulation of Fc receptor activity. In this review, we discuss recent advances in our understanding of the molecular mechanisms that ensure the clearance of engaged Fcε and Fcγ receptor complexes from the cell surface with an emphasis given to the cooperation between the ubiquitin pathway and endosomal adaptors including the endosomal sorting complex required for transport (ESCRT) in controlling receptor internalization and sorting along the endocytic compartments.
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- Rosa Molfetta
- Department of Molecular Medicine, "Sapienza" University of Rome , Rome , Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, "Sapienza" University of Rome , Rome , Italy
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- Lymphocyte Interaction Laboratory, London Research Institute, Cancer Research UK , London , UK
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, "Sapienza" University of Rome , Rome , Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, "Sapienza" University of Rome , Rome , Italy ; Institute Pasteur-Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, "Sapienza" University of Rome , Rome , Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, "Sapienza" University of Rome , Rome , Italy ; Institute Pasteur-Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, "Sapienza" University of Rome , Rome , Italy
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von Essen MR, Kongsbak M, Levring TB, Hansen AK, Boding L, Lauritsen JPH, Woetmann A, Baier G, Ødum N, Bonefeld CM, Geisler C. PKC-θ exists in an oxidized inactive form in naive human T cells. Eur J Immunol 2013; 43:1659-66. [DOI: 10.1002/eji.201243140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2012] [Revised: 02/01/2013] [Accepted: 02/18/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Marina Rode von Essen
- Department of International Health; Immunology and Microbiology; Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences; University of Copenhagen; Copenhagen; Denmark
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- Department of International Health; Immunology and Microbiology; Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences; University of Copenhagen; Copenhagen; Denmark
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- Department of International Health; Immunology and Microbiology; Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences; University of Copenhagen; Copenhagen; Denmark
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- Department of International Health; Immunology and Microbiology; Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences; University of Copenhagen; Copenhagen; Denmark
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- Department of International Health; Immunology and Microbiology; Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences; University of Copenhagen; Copenhagen; Denmark
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- Department of International Health; Immunology and Microbiology; Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences; University of Copenhagen; Copenhagen; Denmark
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- Department of International Health; Immunology and Microbiology; Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences; University of Copenhagen; Copenhagen; Denmark
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- Department of Medical Genetics; Molecular and Clinical Pharmacology; Innsbruck Medical University; Innsbruck; Austria
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- Department of International Health; Immunology and Microbiology; Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences; University of Copenhagen; Copenhagen; Denmark
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- Department of International Health; Immunology and Microbiology; Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences; University of Copenhagen; Copenhagen; Denmark
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- Department of International Health; Immunology and Microbiology; Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences; University of Copenhagen; Copenhagen; Denmark
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Stepanova K, Sinkora M. Porcine γδ T Lymphocytes Can Be Categorized into Two Functionally and Developmentally Distinct Subsets according to Expression of CD2 and Level of TCR. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2013; 190:2111-20. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1202890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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López AM, Rodríguez JJG, Mirón AS, Camacho FG, Grima EM. Immunoregulatory potential of marine algal toxins yessotoxin and okadaic acid in mouse T lymphocyte cell line EL-4. Toxicol Lett 2011; 207:167-72. [PMID: 21925578 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2011.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2011] [Revised: 09/03/2011] [Accepted: 09/05/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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We have studied the effects of the marine algal toxins yessotoxin (YTX) and okadaic acid (OA) on the T cell receptor complex (TCR) expression, an important mechanism by which T cell responsiveness is controlled. Immune system cells are relevant targets to study the immunoregulatory potential of marine toxins since the immune system has been reported as one of the targets of marine algal toxins. This study reports results from exposing the mouse T lymphocyte cell line EL-4 to increasing concentrations of YTX and OA for 72h. We found that both YTX and OA affected TCR recycling kinetics and induced a specific and reversible TCR down-regulation in T lymphocyte EL-4 cells that was time and concentration dependent. Experiments using the potent protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitor stausporine indicated that YTX-induced TCR down-regulation was partially mediated by PKC activation. In contrast, OA-induced TCR down-regulation was mediated by the serine/threonine protein phophatase 2A (PP2A) inhibition. In summary, the results suggest that OA and YTX concentrations in a similar range than those detected in mice bloodstream after oral administration have the potential to adjust the T cell responsiveness during the initiation of T cell activation by affecting the TCR expression levels via PKC and PP2A activities.
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Finetti F, Paccani SR, Rosenbaum J, Baldari CT. Intraflagellar transport: a new player at the immune synapse. Trends Immunol 2011; 32:139-45. [PMID: 21388881 DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2011.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2010] [Revised: 01/21/2011] [Accepted: 02/01/2011] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The assembly and maintenance of primary cilia, which orchestrate signaling pathways centrally implicated in cell proliferation, differentiation and migration, are ensured by multimeric protein particles in a process known as intraflagellar transport (IFT). It has recently been demonstrated that a number of IFT components are expressed in hematopoietic cells, which have no cilia. Here, we summarize data for an unexpected role of IFT proteins in immune synapse assembly and intracellular membrane trafficking in T lymphocytes, and discuss the hypothesis that the immune synapse could represent the functional homolog of the primary cilium in these cells.
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- Francesca Finetti
- Department of Evolutionary Biology, University of Siena, Via Aldo Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy
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Hansen AK, Regner M, Bonefeld CM, Boding L, Kongsbak M, Ødum N, Müllbacher A, Geisler C, von Essen MR. TCR down-regulation boosts T-cell-mediated cytotoxicity and protection against poxvirus infections. Eur J Immunol 2011; 41:1948-57. [PMID: 21590764 DOI: 10.1002/eji.201141413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2011] [Revised: 03/16/2011] [Accepted: 04/21/2011] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Cytotoxic T (Tc) cells play a key role in the defense against virus infections. Tc cells recognize infected cells via the T-cell receptor (TCR) and subsequently kill the target cells by one or more cytotoxic mechanisms. Induction of the cytotoxic mechanisms is finely tuned by the activation signals from the TCR. To determine whether TCR down-regulation affects the cytotoxicity of Tc cells, we studied TCR down-regulation-deficient CD3γLLAA mice. We found that Tc cells from CD3γLLAA mice have reduced cytotoxicity due to a specific deficiency in exocytosis of lytic granules. To determine whether this defect was reflected in an increased susceptibility to virus infections, we studied the course of ectromelia virus (ECTV) infection. We found that the susceptibility to ECTV infection was significantly increased in CD3γLLAA mice with a mortality rate almost as high as in granzyme B knock-out mice. Finally, we found that TCR signaling in CD3γLLAA Tc cells caused highly increased tyrosine phosphorylation and activation of the c-Cbl ubiquitin ligase, and that the impaired exocytosis of lytic granules could be rescued by the knockdown of c-Cbl. Thus, our work demonstrates that TCR down-regulation critically increases Tc cell cytotoxicity and protection against poxvirus infection.
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- Ann K Hansen
- Department of International Health, Immunology and Microbiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Peng HH, Martel J, Lee YH, Ojcius DM, Young JD. Serum-derived nanoparticles: de novo generation and growth in vitro, and internalization by mammalian cells in culture. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2011; 6:643-58. [PMID: 21506688 DOI: 10.2217/nnm.11.24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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AIM While nanoparticles (NPs) have been shown to form spontaneously in body fluids such as serum, the possible implications of these NPs for cell cultures that use supporting media containing serum remain unclear. To understand the de novo formation of NPs, we delineated their growth characteristics, chemical composition and interaction with cells in culture. MATERIALS & METHODS Serum-derived particles were analyzed using a combination of dynamic light scattering, turbidity measurements, spectroscopic techniques and optical/electron microscopies. RESULTS NPs were found in serum and in serum-containing medium and they increased in size and number during incubation. The mineral particles, consisting mainly of calcium carbonate phosphate bound to organics such as proteins, underwent an amorphous-to-crystalline transformation with time. Serum-derived particles were internalized by the cells tested, eventually reaching lysosomal compartments. CONCLUSION The spontaneous formation of serum-derived NPs and their internalization by cells may have overlooked effects on cultured cells in vitro as well as potential pathophysiological consequences in vivo.
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- Hsin-Hsin Peng
- Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Chang Gung University, Gueishan, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
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Imaging T-cell receptor activation reveals accumulation of tyrosine-phosphorylated CD3ζ in the endosomal compartment. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2010; 107:22128-33. [PMID: 21135224 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1016388108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Phosphorylation of the T-cell receptor complex (TcR/CD3) mediates the survival and antigen-induced activation of T cells. TcR/CD3 phosphorylation is usually monitored using phospho-specific antibodies, which precludes dynamic measurements. Here, we have developed genetically encoded, live-cell reporters that enable simultaneous monitoring of the phosphorylation state and intracellular trafficking of CD3ζ, the major signal-transducing subunit of the TcR/CD3. We show that these reporters provide accurate readouts of TcR/CD3 phosphorylation and are sensitive to the local balance of kinase and phosphatase activities acting upon TcR/CD3. Using these reporters, we demonstrate that, in addition to the expected activation-dependent phosphorylation at the plasma membrane, tyrosine-phosphorylated CD3ζ accumulates on endosomal vesicles distinct from lysosomes. These results suggest that an intracellular pool of phosphorylated CD3ζ may help to sustain TcR/CD3 signaling after the receptor internalization.
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Mislocalization of Lck impairs thymocyte differentiation and can promote development of thymomas. Blood 2010; 117:108-17. [PMID: 20876849 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2010-03-277160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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T-cell development is critically dependent on the activities of the Src-family kinases p56(lck) and p59(fyn). While Lck plays a dominant role in the initiation of T-cell receptor (TCR) signaling and in thymocyte differentiation, Fyn plays a more subtle regulatory role. We sought to determine the role of intracellular localization in the differing functions of Lck and Fyn in T cells. By generating transgenic mice that express chimeric Lck-Fyn proteins, we showed that the N-terminal unique domain determines the intracellular localization and function of Lck in pre-TCR and mature αβTCR signaling in vivo. Furthermore, coexpression of a "domain-swap" Lck protein containing the Fyn unique domain with an inducible Lck transgene resulted in the development of thymomas. In contrast to previous reports of Lck-driven thymomas, tumor development was dependent on either pre-TCR or mature TCR signals, and was completely ablated when mice were crossed to a recombination activating gene 1 (Rag1)-deficient background. These data provide a mechanistic basis for the differing roles of Lck and Fyn in T-cell development, and show that intracellular localization as determined by the N-terminal unique domains is critical for Src-family kinase function in vivo.
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Roncagalli R, Mingueneau M, Grégoire C, Malissen M, Malissen B. LAT signaling pathology: an "autoimmune" condition without T cell self-reactivity. Trends Immunol 2010; 31:253-9. [PMID: 20542732 DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2010.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2010] [Revised: 04/27/2010] [Accepted: 05/03/2010] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Partial loss-of-function mutations in several molecules involved in T-cell receptor (TCR) signaling result in inflammation and autoimmunity. How can mutations that reduce TCR signaling output, paradoxically lead to immune pathology? This review summarizes experiments demonstrating that mutations in the linker for activation of T cells (LAT) predispose toward aberrant T cell responses to antigen in the presence of normal thymic selection. In the absence of LAT, antigen-specific T cells give rise to self-perpetuating pro-inflammatory responses and induce the production of autoantibodies independently of TCR engagement. Therefore, some pathological conditions called "autoimmune" might not result from the presence of self-reactive T cells, but from defective mechanisms that normally keep T cell activation in check.
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- Romain Roncagalli
- Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille-Luminy, Université de la Méditerranée, Case 906, 13288 Marseille Cedex 9, France
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Doherty M, Osborne DG, Browning DL, Parker DC, Wetzel SA. Anergic CD4+ T cells form mature immunological synapses with enhanced accumulation of c-Cbl and Cbl-b. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2010; 184:3598-608. [PMID: 20207996 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0902285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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CD4(+) T cell recognition of MHC:peptide complexes in the context of a costimulatory signal results in the large-scale redistribution of molecules at the T cell-APC interface to form the immunological synapse. The immunological synapse is the location of sustained TCR signaling and delivery of a subset of effector functions. T cells activated in the absence of costimulation are rendered anergic and are hyporesponsive when presented with Ag in the presence of optimal costimulation. Several previous studies have looked at aspects of immunological synapses formed by anergic T cells, but it remains unclear whether there are differences in the formation or composition of anergic immunological synapses. In this study, we energized primary murine CD4(+) T cells by incubation of costimulation-deficient, transfected fibroblast APCs. Using a combination of TCR, MHC:peptide, and ICAM-1 staining, we found that anergic T cells make mature immunological synapses with characteristic central and peripheral supramolecular activation cluster domains that were indistinguishable from control synapses. There were small increases in total phosphotyrosine at the anergic synapse along with significant decreases in phosphorylated ERK 1/2 accumulation. Most striking, there was specific accumulation of c-Cbl and Cbl-b to the anergic synapses. Cbl-b, previously shown to be essential in anergy induction, was found in both the central and the peripheral supramolecular activation clusters of the anergic synapse. This Cbl-b (and c-Cbl) accumulation at the anergic synapse may play an important role in anergy maintenance, induction, or both.
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- Melissa Doherty
- Division of Biological Sciences, University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812, USA
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Arias DAA, McCarty N, Lu L, Maldonado RA, Shinohara ML, Cantor H. Unexpected role of clathrin adaptor AP-1 in MHC-dependent positive selection of T cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2010; 107:2556-61. [PMID: 20133794 PMCID: PMC2823916 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0913671107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Trafficking of transmembrane receptors to a specific intracellular compartment is conducted by adaptor molecules that bind to target motifs within the cytoplasmic domains of cargo proteins. We generated mice containing a lymphoid-specific deficiency of AP-1 using RNAi knockdown technology. Inhibition of AP-1 expression in thymocytes blocks progression from double-positive immature thymocytes, resulting in complete absence of CD4(+) single-positive thymocytes and severe reduction of CD3(+)CD8(+) single-positive thymocytes. Analysis of the contribution of AP-1 deficiency on the interaction between mature CD4(+) T cells and antigen-presenting cells revealed that AP-1 is essential to efficient immune synapse formation and associated T cell activation, suggesting a possible mechanism of AP-1 function in thymocyte development.
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- Diana A. Alvarez Arias
- Department of Cancer Immunology and AIDS, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115; and
- Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115
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- Department of Cancer Immunology and AIDS, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115; and
- Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115
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- Department of Cancer Immunology and AIDS, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115; and
- Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115
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- Department of Cancer Immunology and AIDS, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115; and
- Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115
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- Department of Cancer Immunology and AIDS, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115; and
- Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115
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Boulkroun S, Guenin-Macé L, Thoulouze MI, Monot M, Merckx A, Langsley G, Bismuth G, Di Bartolo V, Demangel C. Mycolactone Suppresses T Cell Responsiveness by Altering Both Early Signaling and Posttranslational Events. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2009; 184:1436-44. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0902854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Boding L, Bonefeld CM, Nielsen BL, Lauritsen JPH, von Essen MR, Hansen AK, Larsen JM, Nielsen MM, Odum N, Geisler C. TCR down-regulation controls T cell homeostasis. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2009; 183:4994-5005. [PMID: 19801521 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0901539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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TCR and cytokine receptor signaling play key roles in the complex homeostatic mechanisms that maintain a relative stable number of T cells throughout life. Despite the homeostatic mechanisms, a slow decline in naive T cells is typically observed with age. The CD3gamma di-leucine-based motif controls TCR down-regulation and plays a central role in fine-tuning TCR expression and signaling in T cells. In this study, we show that the age-associated decline of naive T cells is strongly accelerated in CD3gammaLLAA knock-in mice homozygous for a double leucine to alanine mutation in the CD3gamma di-leucine-based motif, whereas the number of memory T cells is unaffected by the mutation. This results in premature T cell population senescence with a severe dominance of memory T cells and very few naive T cells in middle-aged to old CD3gamma mutant mice. The reduced number of naive T cells in CD3gamma mutant mice was caused by the combination of reduced thymic output, decreased T cell apoptosis, and increased transition of naive T cells to memory T cells. Experiments with bone marrow chimeric mice confirmed that the CD3gammaLLAA mutation exerted a T cell intrinsic effect on T cell homeostasis that resulted in an increased transition of CD3gammaLLAA naive T cells to memory T cells and a survival advantage of CD3gammaLLAA T cells compared with wild-type T cells. The experimental observations were further supported by mathematical modeling of T cell homeostasis. Our study thus identifies an important role of CD3gamma-mediated TCR down-regulation in T cell homeostasis.
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- Lasse Boding
- Department of International Health, Immunology and Microbiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Although the critical role of T-cell receptor (TCR) microclusters in T-cell activation is now widely accepted, the mechanisms of regulation of these TCR-rich structures, which also contain enzymes, adapters, and effectors, remain poorly defined. Soon after microcluster formation, several signaling proteins rapidly dissociate from the TCR. Recent studies from our laboratory demonstrated that the movement of the adapters linker for activation of T cells (LAT) and Src homology 2 domain-containing leukocyte protein of 76 kDa (SLP-76) away from initial microcluster formation sites represents endocytic events. Ubiquitylation, Cbl proteins, and multiple endocytic pathways are involved in the internalization events that disassemble signaling microclusters. Several recent studies have indicated that microcluster movement and centralization plays an important role in signal termination. We suggest that microcluster movement is directly linked to endocytic events, thus implicating endocytosis of microclusters as a means to regulate signaling output of the T cell.
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- Lakshmi Balagopalan
- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Mingueneau M, Roncagalli R, Grégoire C, Kissenpfennig A, Miazek A, Archambaud C, Wang Y, Perrin P, Bertosio E, Sansoni A, Richelme S, Locksley RM, Aguado E, Malissen M, Malissen B. Loss of the LAT adaptor converts antigen-responsive T cells into pathogenic effectors that function independently of the T cell receptor. Immunity 2009; 31:197-208. [PMID: 19682930 DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2009.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2008] [Revised: 04/13/2009] [Accepted: 05/13/2009] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Despite compromised T cell antigen receptor (TCR) signaling, mice in which tyrosine 136 of the adaptor linker for activation of T cells (LAT) was constitutively mutated (Lat(Y136F) mice) accumulate CD4(+) T cells that trigger autoimmunity and inflammation. Here we show that equipping postthymic CD4(+) T cells with LATY136F molecules or rendering them deficient in LAT molecules triggers a lymphoproliferative disorder dependent on prior TCR engagement. Therefore, such disorders required neither faulty thymic T cell maturation nor LATY136F molecules. Unexpectedly, in CD4(+) T cells recently deprived of LAT, the proximal triggering module of the TCR induced a spectrum of protein tyrosine phosphorylation that largely overlapped the one observed in the presence of LAT. The fact that such LAT-independent signals result in lymphoproliferative disorders with excessive cytokine production demonstrates that LAT constitutes a key negative regulator of the triggering module and of the LAT-independent branches of the TCR signaling cassette.
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- Michael Mingueneau
- Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille-Luminy, Université de la Méditerranée, Case 906, 13288 Marseille Cedex 9, France
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Fu G, Vallée S, Rybakin V, McGuire MV, Ampudia J, Brockmeyer C, Salek M, Fallen PR, Hoerter JA, Munshi A, Huang YH, Hu J, Fox HS, Sauer K, Acuto O, Gascoigne NR. Themis controls thymocyte selection through regulation of T cell antigen receptor-mediated signaling. Nat Immunol 2009; 10:848-56. [PMID: 19597499 PMCID: PMC2757056 DOI: 10.1038/ni.1766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2009] [Accepted: 06/08/2009] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Themis (thymocyte-expressed molecule involved in selection), a member of a family of proteins with unknown functions, is highly conserved among vertebrates. Here we found that Themis had high expression in thymocytes between the pre-T cell antigen receptor (pre-TCR) and positive-selection checkpoints and low expression in mature T cells. Themis-deficient thymocytes showed defective positive selection, which resulted in fewer mature thymocytes. Negative selection was also impaired in Themis-deficient mice. A greater percentage of Themis-deficient T cells had CD4(+)CD25(+)Foxp3(+) regulatory and CD62L(lo)CD44(hi) memory phenotypes than did wild-type T cells. In support of the idea that Themis is involved in TCR signaling, this protein was phosphorylated quickly after TCR stimulation and was needed for optimal TCR-driven calcium mobilization and activation of the kinase Erk.
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- Guo Fu
- Department of Immunology and Microbial Science, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Department of Immunology and Microbial Science, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Department of Immunology and Microbial Science, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Department of Immunology and Microbial Science, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Department of Immunology and Microbial Science, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- T cell Signalling Laboratory, Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RE, UK
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- T cell Signalling Laboratory, Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RE, UK
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- Department of Immunology and Microbial Science, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Department of Immunology and Microbial Science, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Department of Immunology and Microbial Science, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Department of Immunology and Microbial Science, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Department of Immunology and Microbial Science, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Neurosciences, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Department of Immunology and Microbial Science, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- T cell Signalling Laboratory, Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RE, UK
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- Department of Immunology and Microbial Science, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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Bonefeld CM, Haks M, Nielsen B, von Essen M, Boding L, Hansen AK, Larsen JM, Odum N, Krimpenfort P, Kruisbeek A, Christensen JP, Thomsen AR, Geisler C. TCR down-regulation controls virus-specific CD8+ T cell responses. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2008; 181:7786-99. [PMID: 19017968 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.181.11.7786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The CD3gamma di-leucine-based motif plays a central role in TCR down-regulation. However, little is understood about the role of the CD3gamma di-leucine-based motif in physiological T cell responses. In this study, we show that the expansion in numbers of virus-specific CD8(+) T cells is impaired in mice with a mutated CD3gamma di-leucine-based motif. The CD3gamma mutation did not impair early TCR signaling, nor did it compromise recruitment or proliferation of virus-specific T cells, but it increased the apoptosis rate of the activated T cells by increasing down-regulation of the antiapoptotic molecule Bcl-2. This resulted in a 2-fold reduction in the clonal expansion of virus-specific CD8(+) T cells during the acute phase of vesicular stomatitis virus and lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus infections. These results identify an important role of CD3gamma-mediated TCR down-regulation in virus-specific CD8(+) T cell responses.
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- Charlotte Menné Bonefeld
- Department of International Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Methi T, Berge T, Torgersen KM, Taskén K. Reduced Cbl phosphorylation and degradation of the zeta-chain of the T-cell receptor/CD3 complex in T cells with low Lck levels. Eur J Immunol 2008; 38:2557-63. [PMID: 18792408 DOI: 10.1002/eji.200737837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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T cells with short interfering RNA-mediated Lck-knockdown (kd) display paradoxical hyper-responsiveness upon TCR ligation. We have previously reported a possible mechanism for T-cell activation in cells with low levels of Lck depending on Grb2-SOS1 recruitment to the zeta-chain of TCR/CD3 (Methi et al., Eur. J. Immunol. 2007, 37: 2539-2548). Here, we show that short interfering RNA-mediated targeting of Lck caused a dramatic reduction in c-Cbl phosphorylation and a general reduction in protein ubiquitination after TCR stimulation. Specifically, this resulted in reduced ubiquitination of the zeta-chain, yet internalization of TCR/CD3 appeared to be normal after receptor engagement. However, zeta-chain levels were elevated in Lck-kd cells, and confocal microscopy revealed reduced colocalization of CD3-containing vesicles with endosomal and lysosomal compartments. We hypothesize that prolonged stability of internalized T-cell receptor complex may result in extended signaling in T cells with low Lck levels.
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- Trond Methi
- The Biotechnology Centre of Oslo and Centre for Molecular Medicine Norway, Nordic EMBL Partnership, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Protein kinase inhibitors substantially improve the physical detection of T-cells with peptide-MHC tetramers. J Immunol Methods 2008; 340:11-24. [PMID: 18929568 PMCID: PMC3052435 DOI: 10.1016/j.jim.2008.09.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2008] [Revised: 09/09/2008] [Accepted: 09/11/2008] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Flow cytometry with fluorochrome-conjugated peptide-major histocompatibility complex (pMHC) tetramers has transformed the study of antigen-specific T-cells by enabling their visualization, enumeration, phenotypic characterization and isolation from ex vivo samples. Here, we demonstrate that the reversible protein kinase inhibitor (PKI) dasatinib improves the staining intensity of human (CD8+ and CD4+) and murine T-cells without concomitant increases in background staining. Dasatinib enhances the capture of cognate pMHC tetramers from solution and produces higher intensity staining at lower pMHC concentrations. Furthermore, dasatinib reduces pMHC tetramer-induced cell death and substantially lowers the T-cell receptor (TCR)/pMHC interaction affinity threshold required for cell staining. Accordingly, dasatinib permits the identification of T-cells with very low affinity TCR/pMHC interactions, such as those that typically predominate in tumour-specific responses and autoimmune conditions that are not amenable to detection by current technology.
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Marhaba R, Vitacolonna M, Hildebrand D, Baniyash M, Freyschmidt-Paul P, Zöller M. The importance of myeloid-derived suppressor cells in the regulation of autoimmune effector cells by a chronic contact eczema. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2007; 179:5071-81. [PMID: 17911592 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.179.8.5071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Induction of a chronic eczema is a most efficient therapy for alopecia areata (AA). We had noted a reduction in regulatory T cells during AA induction and wondered whether regulatory T cells may become recruited or expanded during repeated skin sensitization or whether additional regulatory cells account for hair regrowth. AA could not be cured by the transfer of CD4(+)CD25(high) lymph node cells from mice repeatedly treated with a contact sensitizer. This obviously is a consequence of a dominance of freshly activated cells as compared with regulatory CD4(+)CD25(+) T cells. Instead, a population of Gr-1(+)CD11b(+) cells was significantly increased in skin and spleen of AA mice repeatedly treated with a contact sensitizer. Gr-1(+)CD11b(+) spleen cells mostly expressed CD31. Expression of several proinflammatory cytokines as well as of the IFN-gamma receptor and the TNF receptor I were increased. Particularly in the skin, Gr-1(+) cells expressed several chemokines and CCR8 at high levels. Gr-1(+)CD11b(+) cells most potently suppressed AA effector cell proliferation in vitro and promoted partial hair regrowth in vivo. When cocultured with CD4(+) or CD8(+) cells from AA mice, the Gr-1(+)CD11b(+) cells secreted high levels of NO. However, possibly due to high level Bcl-2 protein expression in AA T cells, apoptosis induction remained unaltered. Instead, zeta-chain expression was strongly down-regulated, which was accompanied by a decrease in ZAP70 and ERK1/2 phosphorylation. Thus, a chronic eczema supports the expansion and activation of myeloid suppressor cells that, via zeta-chain down-regulation, contribute to autoreactive T cell silencing in vitro and in vivo.
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MESH Headings
- Allergens/administration & dosage
- Allergens/immunology
- Alopecia Areata/immunology
- Alopecia Areata/pathology
- Animals
- Autoimmune Diseases/immunology
- Autoimmune Diseases/pathology
- Autoimmune Diseases/therapy
- Chronic Disease
- Cyclobutanes/administration & dosage
- Cyclobutanes/immunology
- Dermatitis, Contact/immunology
- Dermatitis, Contact/pathology
- Dermatitis, Contact/therapy
- Down-Regulation/immunology
- Hypersensitivity, Delayed/immunology
- Hypersensitivity, Delayed/pathology
- Membrane Proteins/antagonists & inhibitors
- Membrane Proteins/biosynthesis
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C3H
- Myeloid Cells/cytology
- Myeloid Cells/immunology
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell/biosynthesis
- T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/cytology
- T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/immunology
- T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/metabolism
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- Rachid Marhaba
- Department of Tumor Progression and Immune Defense, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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Tai X, Van Laethem F, Sharpe AH, Singer A. Induction of autoimmune disease in CTLA-4-/- mice depends on a specific CD28 motif that is required for in vivo costimulation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2007; 104:13756-61. [PMID: 17702861 PMCID: PMC1949493 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0706509104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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CTLA-4-deficient mice develop a lethal autoimmune lymphoproliferative disorder that is strictly dependent on in vivo CD28 costimulation. Nevertheless, it is not known whether there is a specific site on the CD28 molecule that is required for induction of autoimmunity. Using CTLA-4-deficient mice expressing CD28 molecules with various point mutations in the CD28 cytosolic tail, the present study documents that in vivo costimulation for induction of autoimmune disease strictly requires an intact C-terminal proline motif that promotes lymphocyte-specific protein tyrosine kinase Lck binding to the CD28 cytosolic tail, because point mutations in C-terminal proline residues (Pro-187 and Pro-190) completely prevented disease induction. In contrast, in vivo costimulation for disease induction did not require either an intact YMNM motif or an intact N-terminal proline motif, which, respectively, promote phosphoinositide 3-kinase and IL2-inducible T cell kinase binding to the CD28 cytosolic tail. Thus, in vivo CD28 costimulation for induction of autoimmune disease is strictly and specifically dependent on an intact C-terminal proline motif that serves as a lymphocyte-specific protein tyrosine Lck kinase binding site in the CD28 cytosolic tail.
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- Xuguang Tai
- *Experimental Immunology Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892; and
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- *Experimental Immunology Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892; and
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- Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115
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- *Experimental Immunology Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892; and
- To whom correspondence should be addressed at:
Experimental Immunology Branch, National Cancer Institute, Building 10, Room 4B36, Bethesda, MD 20892. E-mail:
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Fackler OT, Alcover A, Schwartz O. Modulation of the immunological synapse: a key to HIV-1 pathogenesis? Nat Rev Immunol 2007; 7:310-7. [PMID: 17380160 DOI: 10.1038/nri2041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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AIDS is the result of a constant struggle between the lentivirus HIV and the immune system. Infection with HIV interferes directly with the function of CD4(+) T cells and manipulates the host immune response to the virus. Recent studies indicate that the viral protein Nef, a central player in HIV pathogenesis, impairs the ability of infected lymphocytes to form immunological synapses with antigen-presenting cells and affects T-cell-receptor-mediated stimulation. An integrative picture of the abnormal behaviour of HIV-infected lymphocytes is therefore emerging. We propose that modulating lymphocyte signalling, apoptosis and intracellular trafficking ensures efficient spread of the virus in the hostile environment of the immune system.
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- Oliver T Fackler
- Oliver T. Fackler is at the Department of Virology, University of Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
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Pillai MR, Lefevre EA, Carr BV, Charleston B, O'Grady P. Workshop cluster 1, a γδ T cell specific receptor is phosphorylated and down regulated by activation induced Src family kinase activity. Mol Immunol 2007; 44:1691-703. [PMID: 16997376 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2006.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2006] [Revised: 07/12/2006] [Accepted: 08/03/2006] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Workshop cluster 1(+) gamma delta (WC1(+)gammadelta) T cells have been shown to play important roles in the immune response to infections. WC1 is a transmembrane glycoprotein, uniquely expressed on the surface of gammadelta T cells of ruminants and pigs. A role for WC1 in inducing a reversible growth arrest of gammadelta T cells has been previously demonstrated. WC1-induced growth inhibition has been shown to be overcome following gammadelta T cell activation with Concanavalin A (Con A). However, molecular mechanism(s) by which WC1 signalling might be modulated following activation have not been elucidated. In this paper we show that Con A activation of bovine lymphocytes induces the tyrosine phosphorylation of WC1 in a Src-family kinase-dependent manner. Src family kinases also phosphorylated WC1 in a COS-7 co-transfection system. Furthermore, a glutathione-S-transferase (GST)-WC1 cytoplasmic domain fusion protein was directly phosphorylated by recombinant Lck (rLck) in vitro. The Y(1303) of WC1 was identified by mutational analysis as the only one of the five WC1 tyrosine residues to be critical for Src family phosphorylation. The importance of activation-induced Src family activity for WC1 function was investigated with the Src-family specific inhibitor PP2. These studies show that the surface levels of WC1 are down regulated in a Src-family-dependent manner following activation of bovine lymphocytes. Down regulation of surface WC1 was accompanied by a Src-family-dependent accumulation of intracellular WC1. These data show that WC1 is modulated by activation-induced tyrosine phosphorylation thus providing a new insight into the signalling mechanisms by which WC1 and gammadelta T cell activation are regulated in this important and unique cell population.
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- Meenu R Pillai
- Department of Immunology, Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright Laboratory, Pirbright, Woking, Surrey GU24 0NF, UK
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Cho NH, Kingston D, Chang H, Kwon EK, Kim JM, Lee JH, Chu H, Choi MS, Kim IS, Jung JU. Association of herpesvirus saimiri tip with lipid raft is essential for downregulation of T-cell receptor and CD4 coreceptor. J Virol 2007; 80:108-18. [PMID: 16352535 PMCID: PMC1317525 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.80.1.108-118.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Lipid rafts are membrane microdomains that are proposed to function as platforms for both receptor signaling and trafficking. Our previous studies have demonstrated that Tip of herpesvirus saimiri (HVS), which is a T-lymphotropic tumor virus, is constitutively targeted to lipid rafts and interacts with cellular Lck tyrosine kinase and p80 WD repeat-containing endosomal protein. Through the interactions with Lck and p80, HVS Tip modulates diverse T-cell functions, which leads to the downregulation of T-cell receptor (TCR) and CD4 coreceptor surface expression, the inhibition of TCR signal transduction, and the activation of STAT3 transcription factor. In this study, we investigated the functional significance of Tip association with lipid rafts. We found that Tip expression remarkably increased lipid raft fractions in human T cells by enhancing the recruitment of lipid raft-resident proteins. Genetic analysis showed that the carboxyl-terminal transmembrane, but not p80 and Lck interaction, of Tip was required for the lipid raft localization and that lipid raft localization of Tip was necessary for the efficient downregulation of TCR and CD4 surface expression. Correlated with this, treatment with Filipin III, a lipid raft-disrupting agent, effectively reversed the downregulation of CD3 and CD4 surface expression induced by Tip. On the other hand, Tip mutants that were no longer present in lipid rafts were still capable of inhibiting TCR signaling and activating STAT3 transcription factor activity as efficiently as wild-type (wt) Tip. These results indicate that the association of Tip with lipid rafts is essential for the downregulation of TCR and CD4 surface expression but not for the inhibition of TCR signal transduction and the activation of STAT3 transcription factor. These results also suggest that the signaling and targeting activities of HVS Tip rely on functionally and genetically separable mechanisms, which may independently modulate T-cell function for viral persistence or pathogenesis.
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- Nam-Hyuk Cho
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics and Tumor Virology Division, New England Primate Research Center, Harvard Medical School, Southborough, Massachusetts 01772-9102, USA.
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Yole M, Wickstrom M, Blakley B. Cell death and cytotoxic effects in YAC-1 lymphoma cells following exposure to various forms of mercury. Toxicology 2006; 231:40-57. [PMID: 17210217 DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2006.11.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2006] [Revised: 10/29/2006] [Accepted: 11/12/2006] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The effects of 1 min-4 h exposures to four Hg compounds (mercuric chloride [HgCl2], methyl mercuric chloride [CH3HgCl], p-chloromercuribenzoate [p-CMB] and thimerosal [TMS; ethylmercurithiosalicylate]) on cell death, microtubules, actin, CD3 receptor expression, protein tyrosine phosphorylation (PTyr-P) and intracellular calcium ([Ca2+]i) levels were investigated in YAC-1 lymphoma cells using flow cytometry. YOPRO-1 (YP) and propidium iodide (PI) dye uptake indicated all forms of Hg tested were toxic at concentrations ranging from 25.8-48.4 microM, with two distinct patterns of effects. Early apoptosis was prolonged for CH3HgCl- and TMS-treated cells, with more than 50% remaining YP+/PI- after 4h. Both CH3HgCl and TMS induced complete loss of beta-tubulin fluorescence, indicative of microtubule depolymerization and inhibition of tubulin synthesis and/or beta-tubulin degradation, while F-actin fluorescence diminished to a lesser degree and only after loss beta-tubulin. CH3HgCl and TMS induced an almost immediate two-fold increase in CD3 fluorescence, with levels returning to baseline within minutes. With continued exposure, CD3 fluorescence was reduced to approximately 50% of baseline values. Both compounds also increased PTyr-P two- to three-fold immediately, with levels returning to baseline at 4h. Similarly, two- to three-fold increases in [Ca2+]i were noted after 1 min exposure. [Ca2+]i increased progressively, reaching levels five- to eight-fold greater than control values. In contrast, dye uptake was delayed with HgCl2 and p-CMB, although cell death proceeded rapidly, with almost all non-viable cells being late apoptotic (YP+/PI+) by 4h. p-CMB produced early reductions in F-actin, and after 4h, complete loss of F-actin with only partial reduction of total beta-tubulin was seen with both p-CMB and HgCl2. HgCl2 reduced CD3 expression and PTyr-P slightly within minutes, while p-CMB produced similar effects on CD3 only at 4h, at which time PTyr-P was increased two- to three-fold. Both compounds increased [Ca2+]i within minutes, though levels remained under twice the baseline concentration after 15 min exposure. With continued exposure, [Ca2+]i increased to levels two- to five-fold greater than control values. These findings indicate the two groups of Hg compounds may induce cell death by distinct pathways, reflecting interactions with different cellular targets leading to cell death.
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- Margaret Yole
- Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, 52 Campus Drive, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon SK S7N 5B4, Canada.
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Heck E, Friedrich U, Gack MU, Lengenfelder D, Schmidt M, Müller-Fleckenstein I, Fleckenstein B, Ensser A, Biesinger B. Growth transformation of human T cells by herpesvirus saimiri requires multiple Tip-Lck interaction motifs. J Virol 2006; 80:9934-42. [PMID: 17005671 PMCID: PMC1617286 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01112-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Lymphoma induction and T-cell transformation by herpesvirus saimiri strain C488 depends on two viral oncoproteins, StpC and Tip. The major interaction partner of Tip is the protein tyrosine kinase Lck, a key regulator of T-cell activation. The Lck binding domain (LBD) of Tip comprises two interaction motifs, a proline-rich SH3 domain-binding sequence (SH3B) and a region with homology to the C terminus of Src family kinase domains (CSKH). In addition, biophysical binding analyses with purified Lck-SH2 domain suggest the phosphorylated tyrosine residue 127 of Tip (pY127) as a potential third Lck interaction site. Here, we addressed the relevance of the individual binding motifs, SH3B, CSKH, and pY127, for Tip-Lck interaction and for human T-cell transformation. Both motifs within the LBD displayed Lck binding activities and cooperated to achieve a highly efficient interaction, while pY127, the major tyrosine phosphorylation site of Tip, did not enhance Lck binding in T cells. Herpesvirus saimiri strain C488 recombinants lacking one or both LBD motifs of Tip lost their transforming potential on human cord blood lymphocytes. Recombinant virus expressing Tip with a mutation at position Y127 was still able to transform human T lymphocytes but, in contrast to wild-type virus, was strictly dependent on exogenous interleukin-2. Thus, the strong Lck binding mediated by cooperation of both LBD motifs was essential for the transformation of human T cells by herpesvirus saimiri C488. The major tyrosine phosphorylation site Y127 of Tip was particularly required for transformation in the absence of exogenous interleukin-2, suggesting its involvement in cytokine signaling pathways.
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- Elke Heck
- Institut für Klinische und Molekulare Virologie, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Schlossgarten 4, D-91054 Erlangen, Germany
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von Essen M, Nielsen MW, Bonefeld CM, Boding L, Larsen JM, Leitges M, Baier G, Odum N, Geisler C. Protein Kinase C (PKC)α and PKCθ Are the Major PKC Isotypes Involved in TCR Down-Regulation. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2006; 176:7502-10. [PMID: 16751397 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.176.12.7502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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It is well known that protein kinase C (PKC) plays an important role in regulation of TCR cell surface expression levels. However, eight different PKC isotypes are present in T cells, and to date the particular isotype(s) involved in TCR down-regulation remains to be identified. The aim of this study was to identify the PKC isotype(s) involved in TCR down-regulation and to elucidate the mechanism by which they induce TCR down-regulation. To accomplish this, we studied TCR down-regulation in the human T cell line Jurkat, in primary human T cells, or in the mouse T cell line DO11.10 in which we either overexpressed constitutive active or dominant-negative forms of various PKC isotypes. In addition, we studied TCR down-regulation in PKC knockout mice and by using small interfering RNA-mediated knockdown of specific PKC isotypes. We found that PKCalpha and PKCtheta were the only PKC isotypes able to induce significant TCR down-regulation. Both isotypes mediated TCR down-regulation via the TCR recycling pathway that strictly depends on Ser(126) and the di-leucine-based receptor-sorting motif of the CD3gamma chain. Finally, we found that PKCtheta was mainly implicated in down-regulation of directly engaged TCR, whereas PKCalpha was involved in down-regulation of nonengaged TCR.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Motifs
- Animals
- CD3 Complex/physiology
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Cells, Cultured
- Down-Regulation/genetics
- Down-Regulation/immunology
- Humans
- Hybridomas
- Isoenzymes/antagonists & inhibitors
- Isoenzymes/deficiency
- Isoenzymes/genetics
- Isoenzymes/physiology
- Jurkat Cells
- Leucine/metabolism
- Mice
- Mice, Knockout
- Protein Kinase C/antagonists & inhibitors
- Protein Kinase C/deficiency
- Protein Kinase C/genetics
- Protein Kinase C/physiology
- Protein Kinase C-alpha/deficiency
- Protein Kinase C-alpha/genetics
- Protein Kinase C-alpha/physiology
- Protein Kinase C-theta
- RNA, Small Interfering/pharmacology
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell/genetics
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell/metabolism
- Signal Transduction/genetics
- Signal Transduction/immunology
- T-Lymphocyte Subsets/immunology
- T-Lymphocyte Subsets/metabolism
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- Marina von Essen
- Institute of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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