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Morzy D, Bastings M. Significance of Receptor Mobility in Multivalent Binding on Lipid Membranes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202114167. [PMID: 34982497 PMCID: PMC9303963 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202114167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2021] [Revised: 12/07/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Numerous key biological processes rely on the concept of multivalency, where ligands achieve stable binding only upon engaging multiple receptors. These processes, like viral entry or immune synapse formation, occur on the diffusive cellular membrane. One crucial, yet underexplored aspect of multivalent binding is the mobility of coupled receptors. Here, we discuss the consequences of mobility in multivalent processes from four perspectives: (I) The facilitation of receptor recruitment by the multivalent ligand due to their diffusivity prior to binding. (II) The effects of receptor preassembly, which allows their local accumulation. (III) The consequences of changes in mobility upon the formation of receptor/ligand complex. (IV) The changes in the diffusivity of lipid environment surrounding engaged receptors. We demonstrate how understanding mobility is essential for fully unravelling the principles of multivalent membrane processes, leading to further development in studies on receptor interactions, and guide the design of new generations of multivalent ligands.
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- Diana Morzy
- Programmable Biomaterials Laboratory, Institute of Materials, School of Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Route Cantonale, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Programmable Biomaterials Laboratory, Institute of Materials, School of Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Route Cantonale, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Maywald ML, Picciotto C, Lepa C, Bertgen L, Yousaf FS, Ricker A, Klingauf J, Krahn MP, Pavenstädt H, George B. Rap1 Activity Is Essential for Focal Adhesion and Slit Diaphragm Integrity. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 10:790365. [PMID: 35372328 PMCID: PMC8972170 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.790365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2021] [Accepted: 02/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Glomerular podocytes build, with their intercellular junctions, part of the kidney filter. The podocyte cell adhesion protein, nephrin, is essential for developing and maintaining slit diaphragms as functional loss in humans results in heavy proteinuria. Nephrin expression and function are also altered in many adult-onset glomerulopathies. Nephrin signals from the slit diaphragm to the actin cytoskeleton and integrin β1 at focal adhesions by recruiting Crk family proteins, which can interact with the Rap guanine nucleotide exchange factor 1 C3G. As Rap1 activity affects focal adhesion formation, we hypothesize that nephrin signals via Rap1 to integrin β. To address this issue, we combined Drosophila in vivo and mammalian cell culture experiments. We find that Rap1 is necessary for correct targeting of integrin β to focal adhesions in Drosophila nephrocytes, which also form slit diaphragm-like structures. In the fly, the Rap1 activity is important for signaling of the nephrin ortholog to integrin β, as well as for nephrin-dependent slit diaphragm integrity. We show by genetic interaction experiments that Rap1 functions downstream of nephrin signaling to integrin β and downstream of nephrin signaling necessary for slit diaphragm integrity. Similarly, in human podocyte culture, nephrin activation results in increased activation of Rap1. Thus, Rap1 is necessary for downstream signal transduction of nephrin to integrin β.
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- Mee-Ling Maywald
- Medizinische Klinik D, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik D, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik D, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik D, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Physics and Biophysics, Westfälische Wilhelms-University Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Physics and Biophysics, Westfälische Wilhelms-University Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik D, Medical Cell Biology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik D, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
- *Correspondence: Britta George,
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Morzy D, Bastings M. Significance of Receptor Mobility in Multivalent Binding on Lipid Membranes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202114167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Diana Morzy
- Programmable Biomaterials Laboratory Institute of Materials School of Engineering École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Route Cantonale 1015 Lausanne Switzerland
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- Programmable Biomaterials Laboratory Institute of Materials School of Engineering École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Route Cantonale 1015 Lausanne Switzerland
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Zhang L, Meng W, Chen X, Ning Y, Sun M, Wang R. MiR-150-5p regulates the functions of type 2 innate lymphoid cells via the ICAM-1/p38 MAPK axis in allergic rhinitis. Mol Cell Biochem 2022; 477:1009-1022. [PMID: 34988856 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-021-04346-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2021] [Accepted: 12/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Type 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s) exert an increasingly important influence on the pathological process of allergic rhinitis (AR), which is affected by microRNAs-mediated post-transcriptional regulation. This study aims to investigate the function of miR-150-5p in AR patients and the mouse model of AR. The mouse model of AR was established using the OVA challenge. The expressions of miR-150-5p, ICAM-1, p-p38 and p-GATA-3 were evaluated via RT-qPCR and western blot analysis. The level of ILC2s was examined with flow cytometry. Concentrations of OVA-specific IgE, IL-13 and IL-5 in serum were evaluated using ELISA. Histopathological examination was conducted through H&E staining. The interplay between ICAM-1 and miR-150-5p was determined through the DLR assay. The decreased miR-150-5p expression and increased ICAM-1, p-p38 and p-GATA-3 expressions and ILC2s levels were detected in AR patients and AR mice compared with controls. Treatment with miR-150-5p lentivirus alleviated AR symptoms (sneezing, rubbing, mucosa inflammation, serum type 2 cytokines and OVA-specific IgE) and lowered the ILC2s level in AR mice. MiR-150-5p was found to directly bind to 3'-UTR of ICAM-1 and downregulate ICAM-1 expression, thereby descending the level of p-p38, p-GATA-3 and suppressing ILC2s function to alleviate AR symptoms. Treatment with Lenti-ICAM-1 counteracted these protective effects of miR-150-5p. Upregulation of miR-150-5p repressed the ICAM-1/p38 axis which was vital to ILC2s development and function, thereby alleviating allergic symptoms of AR.
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- Lifeng Zhang
- Department of ENT, The Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No.42, Wenhua West Road, Lixia District, Jinan City, 250011, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of ENT, The Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No.42, Wenhua West Road, Lixia District, Jinan City, 250011, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of ENT, The Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No.42, Wenhua West Road, Lixia District, Jinan City, 250011, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of ENT, The Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No.42, Wenhua West Road, Lixia District, Jinan City, 250011, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of ENT, The Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No.42, Wenhua West Road, Lixia District, Jinan City, 250011, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of ENT, The Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No.42, Wenhua West Road, Lixia District, Jinan City, 250011, Shandong Province, China.
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Gutjahr JC, Bayer E, Yu X, Laufer JM, Höpner JP, Tesanovic S, Härzschel A, Auer G, Rieß T, Salmhofer A, Szenes E, Haslauer T, Durand-Onayli V, Ramspacher A, Pennisi SP, Artinger M, Zaborsky N, Chigaev A, Aberger F, Neureiter D, Pleyer L, Legler DF, Orian-Rousseau V, Greil R, Hartmann TN. CD44 engagement enhances acute myeloid leukemia cell adhesion to the bone marrow microenvironment by increasing VLA-4 avidity. Haematologica 2021; 106:2102-2113. [PMID: 32616529 PMCID: PMC8327716 DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2019.231944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Adhesive properties of leukemia cells shape the degree of organ infiltration and the extent of leukocytosis. CD44 and the integrin VLA-4, a CD49d/CD29 heterodimer, are important factors in progenitor cell adhesion in bone marrow. Here, we report their cooperation in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) by a novel non-classical CD44-mediated way of inside-out VLA-4 activation. In primary AML bone marrow samples from patients and the OCI-AML3 cell line, CD44 engagement by hyaluronan induced inside-out activation of VLA-4 resulting in enhanced leukemia cell adhesion on VCAM-1. This was independent of VLA-4 affinity regulation but based on ligand-induced integrin clustering on the cell surface. CD44-induced VLA-4 activation could be inhibited by the Src family kinase inhibitor PP2 and the multikinase inhibitor midostaurin. As a further consequence, the increased adhesion on VCAM-1 allowed AML cells to bind stromal cells strongly. Thereby, the VLA-4/VCAM-1 interaction promoted activation of Akt, MAPK, NF-kB and mTOR signaling and decreased AML cell apoptosis. Collectively, our investigations provide a mechanistic description of an unusual CD44 function in regulating VLA-4 avidity in AML, enhancing AML cell retention in the supportive bone marrow microenvironment.
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- Julia C Gutjahr
- 3rd Medical Department, SCRI-LIMCR, Paracelsus Medical University, Cancer Cluster Salzburg
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- 3rd Medical Department, SCRI-LIMCR, Paracelsus Medical University, Cancer Cluster Salzburg
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Toxicology and Genetics
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- Biotechnology Institute Thurgau (BITg) at the University of Konstanz
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- 3rd Medical Department, SCRI-LIMCR, Paracelsus Medical University, Cancer Cluster Salzburg
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg
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- 3rd Medical Department, SCRI-LIMCR, Paracelsus Medical University, Cancer Cluster Salzburg
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- 3rd Medical Department, SCRI-LIMCR, Paracelsus Medical University, Cancer Cluster Salzburg
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- 3rd Medical Department, SCRI-LIMCR, Paracelsus Medical University, Cancer Cluster Salzburg
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- 3rd Medical Department, SCRI-LIMCR, Paracelsus Medical University, Cancer Cluster Salzburg
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- 3rd Medical Department, SCRI-LIMCR, Paracelsus Medical University, Cancer Cluster Salzburg
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- 3rd Medical Department, SCRI-LIMCR, Paracelsus Medical University, Cancer Cluster Salzburg
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg
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- Biotechnology Institute Thurgau (BITg) at the University of Konstanz, Kreuzlingen, Switzerland
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- 1Laboratory for Immunological and Molecular Cancer Research
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- Department Biosciences, Paris-Lodron University of Salzburg
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- 3rd Medical Department, SCRI-LIMCR, Paracelsus Medical University, Cancer Cluster Salzburg
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- Biotechnology Institute Thurgau (BITg) at the University of Konstanz
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- 3rd Medical Department, SCRI-LIMCR, Paracelsus Medical University, Cancer Cluster Salzburg
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- 3rd Medical Department, SCRI-LIMCR, Paracelsus Medical University, Cancer Cluster Salzburg
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Matsuda T, Oritani K. STAP-2 Adaptor Protein Regulates Multiple Steps of Immune and Inflammatory Responses. Biol Pharm Bull 2021; 44:895-901. [PMID: 34193686 DOI: 10.1248/bpb.b21-00224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Signal-transducing adaptor protein (STAP)-2 is an adaptor molecule involved in regulation of several intracellular signaling events in immune cells. STAP-2 contains a pleckstrin homology domain at the N-terminus, an src homology domain in the central portion and a proline-rich region at the C-terminus. STAP-2 also has a YXXQ motif, which is a potential signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT)3-binding site. STAP-2 influences the STAT3 and STAT5 activity, integrin-mediated T cell adhesion, chemokine-induced T cell migration, Fas-mediated T cell apoptosis, Toll-like receptor-mediated macrophage functions, macrophage colony-stimulating factor-induced macrophage activation, and the high-affinity immunoglobulin E receptor-mediated mast cell activation. This article reviews the current understanding of roles of the STAP-2 during immune and/or inflammatory responses, and discusses possible therapeutic applications of targeting STAP-2 proteins in immune-related disorders.
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- Tadashi Matsuda
- Department of Immunology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University
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- Department of Hematology, International University of Health and Welfare
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Sun H, Wu Y, Zhang Y, Ni B. IL-10-Producing ILCs: Molecular Mechanisms and Disease Relevance. Front Immunol 2021; 12:650200. [PMID: 33859642 PMCID: PMC8042445 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.650200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2021] [Accepted: 03/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) are mainly composed of natural killer (NK) cells and helper-like lymphoid cells, which play a vital role in maintaining tissue homeostasis, enhancing adaptive immunity and regulating tissue inflammation. Alteration of the distribution and function of ILCs subgroups are closely related to the pathogenesis of inflammatory diseases and cancers. Interleukin-10 (IL-10) is a highly pleiotropic cytokine, and can be secreted by several cell types, among of which ILCs are recently verified to be a key source of IL-10. So far, the stable production of IL-10 can only be observed in certain NK subsets and ILC2s. Though the regulatory mechanisms for ILCs to produce IL-10 are pivotal for understanding ILCs and potential intervenes of diseases, which however is largely unknown yet. The published studies show that ILCs do not share exactly the same mechanisms for IL-10 production with helper T cells. In this review, the molecular mechanisms regulating IL-10 production in NK cells and ILC2s are discussed in details for the first time, and the role of IL-10-producing ILCs in diseases such as infections, allergies, and cancers are summarized.
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- Hui Sun
- Department of Pathophysiology, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing International Institute for Immunology, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing International Institute for Immunology, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Uncovering the mechanism of Ge-Gen-Qin-Lian decoction for treating ulcerative colitis based on network pharmacology and molecular docking verification. Biosci Rep 2021; 41:227516. [PMID: 33409535 PMCID: PMC7876598 DOI: 10.1042/bsr20203565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2020] [Revised: 01/02/2021] [Accepted: 01/06/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Background: Ge-Gen-Qin-Lian Decoction (GGQLD), a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) formula, has been widely used for ulcerative colitis (UC) in China, but the pharmacological mechanisms remain unclear. This research was designed to clarify the underlying pharmacological mechanism of GGQLD against UC. Method: In this research, a GGQLD-compound-target-UC network was constructed based on public databases to clarify the relationship between active compounds in GGQLD and potential targets. Gene ontology (GO) and Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes (KEGG) pathway enrichment analyses were performed to investigate biological functions associated with potential targets. A protein–protein interaction network was constructed to screen and evaluate hub genes and key active ingredients. Molecular docking was used to verify the activities of binding between hub targets and ingredients. Results: Finally, 83 potential therapeutic targets and 118 corresponding active ingredients were obtained by network pharmacology. Quercetin, kaempferol, wogonin, baicalein, and naringenin were identified as potential candidate ingredients. GO and KEGG enrichment analyses revealed that GGQLD had anti-inflammatory, antioxidative, and immunomodulatory effects. The effect of GGQLD on UC might be achieved by regulating the balance of cytokines (e.g., IL-6, TNF, IL-1β, CXCL8, CCL2) in the immune system and inflammation-related pathways, such as the IL-17 pathway and the Th17 cell differentiation pathway. In addition, molecular docking results demonstrated that the main active ingredient, quercetin, exhibited good affinity to hub targets. Conclusion: This research fully reflects the multicomponent and multitarget characteristics of GGQLD in the treatment of UC. Furthermore, the present study provided new insight into the mechanisms of GGQLD against UC.
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Esen E, Sergin I, Jesudason R, Himmels P, Webster JD, Zhang H, Xu M, Piskol R, McNamara E, Gould S, Capietto AH, Delamarre L, Walsh K, Ye W. MAP4K4 negatively regulates CD8 T cell-mediated antitumor and antiviral immunity. Sci Immunol 2020; 5:5/45/eaay2245. [PMID: 32220977 DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.aay2245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2019] [Revised: 11/01/2019] [Accepted: 02/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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During cytotoxic T cell activation, lymphocyte function-associated antigen-1 (LFA-1) engages its ligands on antigen-presenting cells (APCs) or target cells to enhance T cell priming or lytic activity. Inhibiting LFA-1 dampens T cell-dependent symptoms in inflammation, autoimmune diseases, and graft-versus-host disease. However, the therapeutic potential of augmenting LFA-1 function is less explored. Here, we show that genetic deletion or inhibition of mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase kinase 4 (MAP4K4) enhances LFA-1 activation on CD8 T cells and improves their adherence to APCs or LFA-1 ligand. In addition, loss of Map4k4 increases CD8 T cell priming, which culminates in enhanced antigen-dependent activation, proliferation, cytokine production, and cytotoxic activity, resulting in impaired tumor growth and improved response to viral infection. LFA-1 inhibition reverses these phenotypes. The ERM (ezrin, radixin, and moesin) proteins reportedly regulate T cell-APC conjugation, but the molecular regulator and effector of ERM proteins in T cells have not been defined. In this study, we demonstrate that the ERM proteins serve as mediators between MAP4K4 and LFA-1. Last, systematic analyses of many organs revealed that inducible whole-body deletion of Map4k4 in adult animals is tolerated under homeostatic conditions. Our results uncover MAP4K4 as a potential target to augment antitumor and antiviral immunity.
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- Emel Esen
- Department of Molecular Oncology, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Molecular Oncology, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Molecular Oncology, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Molecular Oncology, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Research Pathology, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Translational Immunology, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Translational Immunology, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Bioinformatics, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Translational Oncology, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Translational Oncology, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Cancer Immunology, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Molecular Oncology, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA, USA.
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- Department of Molecular Oncology, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA, USA.
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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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Mabonga L, Kappo AP. Protein-protein interaction modulators: advances, successes and remaining challenges. Biophys Rev 2019; 11:559-581. [PMID: 31301019 PMCID: PMC6682198 DOI: 10.1007/s12551-019-00570-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2019] [Accepted: 06/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Modulating disease-relevant protein-protein interactions (PPIs) using small-molecule inhibitors is a quite indispensable diagnostic and therapeutic strategy in averting pathophysiological cues and disease progression. Over the years, targeting intracellular PPIs as drug design targets has been a challenging task owing to their highly dynamic and expansive interfacial areas (flat, featureless and relatively large). However, advances in PPI-focused drug discovery technology have been reported and a few drugs are already on the market, with some potential drug-like candidates already in clinical trials. In this article, we review the advances, successes and remaining challenges in the application of small molecules as valuable PPI modulators in disease diagnosis and therapeutics.
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- Lloyd Mabonga
- Biotechnology and Structural Biology (BSB) Group, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Zululand, KwaDlangezwa, 3886, South Africa
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- Biotechnology and Structural Biology (BSB) Group, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Zululand, KwaDlangezwa, 3886, South Africa.
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Brunner-Weinzierl MC, Rudd CE. CTLA-4 and PD-1 Control of T-Cell Motility and Migration: Implications for Tumor Immunotherapy. Front Immunol 2018; 9:2737. [PMID: 30542345 PMCID: PMC6277866 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.02737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2018] [Accepted: 11/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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CTLA-4 is a co-receptor on T-cells that controls peripheral tolerance and the development of autoimmunity. Immune check-point blockade (ICB) uses monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) to block the binding of inhibitory receptors (IRs) to their natural ligands. A humanized antibody to CTLA-4 was first approved clinically followed by the use of antibody blockade against PD-1 and its ligand PD-L1. Effective anti-tumor immunity requires the activation of tumor-specific effector T-cells, the blockade of regulatory cells and the migration of T-cells into the tumor. Here, we review data implicating CTLA-4 and PD-1 in the motility of T-cells with a specific reference to the potential exploitation of these pathways for more effective tumor infiltration and eradication.
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- Monika C Brunner-Weinzierl
- Department of Experimental Pediatrics, University Hospital, Health Campus Immunology, Infectiology and Inflammation, Otto-von-Guericke-University, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Research Center-Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital (CRHMR), Montreal, QC, Canada.,Département de Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Hurrell BP, Shafiei Jahani P, Akbari O. Social Networking of Group Two Innate Lymphoid Cells in Allergy and Asthma. Front Immunol 2018; 9:2694. [PMID: 30524437 PMCID: PMC6256740 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.02694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2018] [Accepted: 10/31/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Allergic diseases including asthma, chronic rhinosinusitis, and atopic dermatitis are common conditions worldwide. While type 2 immune responses induced by T-cells significantly cause allergic inflammation, the recently identified group two innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s) are emerging as critical players in the development of allergy. Upon allergen exposure, ILC2s are rapidly activated by cytokines released by epithelial cells. Activated ILC2s release various effector cytokines altogether contributing to the pathogenesis of allergy and can even cause inflammation in the absence of T-cells, as observed in asthma. Although the factors inducing ILC2 activation have been identified, evidence suggests that multiple factors can enhance or repress ILC2 proliferation, trafficking, or secretion of effector cytokines upon allergic inflammation. In this review, we discuss the recent findings that influence ILC2 activation and the resulting effects on the pathogenesis of allergy. A better understanding of how ILC2s are modulated will open the door to the development of new therapeutic strategies against allergic diseases.
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- Benjamin P Hurrell
- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Lei AH, Xiao Q, Liu GY, Shi K, Yang Q, Li X, Liu YF, Wang HK, Cai WP, Guan YJ, Gabrilovich DI, Zhou J. ICAM-1 controls development and function of ILC2. J Exp Med 2018; 215:2157-2174. [PMID: 30049704 PMCID: PMC6080904 DOI: 10.1084/jem.20172359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2017] [Revised: 05/02/2018] [Accepted: 07/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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ILC2s are key players in allergic airway inflammation. Lei et al. show that ICAM-1 controls ILC2 development and function through regulating ERK signaling pathway, suggesting targeting ICAM-1 as a potential strategy for ILC2-induced asthma. Group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s) are emerging as key players in the pathogenesis of allergic airway inflammation. The mechanisms regulating ILC2, however, are not fully understood. Here, we found that ICAM-1 is required for the development and function of ILC2. ICAM-1–deficient (ICAM-1−/−) mice displayed significantly lower levels of ILC2s in the bone marrow and peripheral tissues than wild-type controls. CLP transfer and in vitro culture assays revealed that the regulation of ILC2 by ICAM-1 is cell intrinsic. Furthermore, ILC2s from ICAM-1−/− mice were functionally impaired, as indicated by the diminished production of type-2 cytokines in response to IL-33 challenge. The reduction in lung ILC2s caused a clear remission of airway inflammation in ICAM-1−/− mice after administration of papain or Alternaria alternata. We further demonstrate that ILC2 defects caused by ICAM-1 deficiency are due to ERK signaling-dependent down-regulation of GATA3 protein. Collectively, these observations identify ICAM-1 as a novel regulator of ILC2.
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- Ai-Hua Lei
- Joint Program in Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Affiliated Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.,Institute of Human Virology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Joint Program in Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Affiliated Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.,Institute of Human Virology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Human Virology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Gynecology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Human Virology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Guangdong Key Laboratory of Liver Disease, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Human Virology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Virology and Immunology, Institut Pasteur of Shanghai, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Human Virology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.,The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA.,Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Control, Chinese Ministry of Education, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Joint Program in Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Affiliated Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China .,Institute of Human Virology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Control, Chinese Ministry of Education, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Cheng J, Jing Y, Kang D, Yang L, Li J, Yu Z, Peng Z, Li X, Wei Y, Gong Q, Miron RJ, Zhang Y, Liu C. The Role of Mst1 in Lymphocyte Homeostasis and Function. Front Immunol 2018; 9:149. [PMID: 29459865 PMCID: PMC5807685 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.00149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2017] [Accepted: 01/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
The Hippo pathway is an evolutionarily conserved pathway crucial for regulating tissue size and for limiting cancer development. However, recent work has also uncovered key roles for the mammalian Hippo kinases, Mst1/2, in driving appropriate immune responses by directing T cell migration, morphology, survival, differentiation, and activation. In this review, we discuss the classical signaling pathways orchestrated by the Hippo signaling pathway, and describe how Mst1/2 direct T cell function by mechanisms not seeming to involve the classical Hippo pathway. We also discuss why Mst1/2 might have different functions within organ systems and the immune system. Overall, understanding how Mst1/2 transmit signals to discrete biological processes in different cell types might allow for the development of better drug therapies for the treatments of cancers and immune-related diseases.
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- Jiali Cheng
- Department of Microbiology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Wuhan Children's Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China.,Clinical Molecular Immunology Center, School of Medicine, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) and Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) and Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Duan X, Lu J, Wang H, Liu X, Wang J, Zhou K, Jiang W, Wang Y, Fang M. Bidirectional factors impact the migration of NK cells to draining lymph node in aged mice during influenza virus infection. Exp Gerontol 2017; 96:127-137. [PMID: 28669820 DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2017.06.021] [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: 04/14/2017] [Revised: 06/14/2017] [Accepted: 06/28/2017] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Natural killer (NK) cells play an important role in controlling several viral diseases. Our previous studies demonstrated an age-dependent susceptibility to mousepox due to defective NK cell responses and trafficking. However, the mechanisms that underlie the age-related impairment in NK cell migration have yet to be identified. In the present study, we demonstrated that after influenza A virus (IAV) infection, NK cells from aged mice (17-19months old) failed to accumulate in draining lymph node (D-LN). We found that both environmental and intrinsic factors played roles for this defect. After infection, increase of chemokine transcripts, especially CXCL9, 10 and 11, which are important for NK cells homing to D-LN, was significantly lower in the D-LN of aged mice compared with those of young mice. Further, the expression levels of β2-integrins and β-actins, which play critical roles in NK cells homing to D-LN failed to be up-regulated in NK cells from aged mice. Finally, actin polymerization rates in NK cells from aged mice were also delayed compared to that of the young mice after IAV infection. Taken together, our data indicate that bi-directional factors play essential roles in the defective NK cell trafficking to the D-LN in the aged mice after IAV infection.
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- Xuefeng Duan
- CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, NO. 1 Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, NO. 1 Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, NO. 1 Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China; Institute of Health Sciences, Anhui University, Hefei, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, NO. 1 Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, NO. 1 Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, NO. 1 Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, NO. 1 Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China; International College, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
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Ras-associated protein-1 (Rap1), a small GTPase in the Ras-related protein family, is an important regulator of basic cellular functions (e.g., formation and control of cell adhesions and junctions), cellular migration, and polarization. Through its interaction with other proteins, Rap1 plays many roles during cell invasion and metastasis in different cancers. The basic function of Rap1 is straightforward; it acts as a switch during cellular signaling transduction and regulated by its binding to either guanosine triphosphate (GTP) or guanosine diphosphate (GDP). However, its remarkably diverse function is rendered by its interplay with a large number of distinct Rap guanine nucleotide exchange factors and Rap GTPase activating proteins. This review summarizes the mechanisms by which Rap1 signaling can regulate cell invasion and metastasis, focusing on its roles in integrin and cadherin regulation, Rho GTPase control, and matrix metalloproteinase expression.
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- Yi-Lei Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China.,Research Institute of Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518063, China
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SHP-1 Acts as a Key Regulator of Alloresponses by Modulating LFA-1-Mediated Adhesion in Primary Murine T Cells. Mol Cell Biol 2016; 36:3113-3127. [PMID: 27697866 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00294-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2016] [Accepted: 09/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
The clinical potential of transplantation is often reduced by T cell-mediated alloresponses that cause graft rejection or graft-versus-host disease. Integrin-mediated adhesion between alloreactive T cells and antigen-presenting cells is essential for allorejection. The identity of the signaling events needed for the activation of integrins such as LFA-1 is poorly understood. Here, we identified a novel role of the protein tyrosine phosphatase SHP-1 in the regulation of murine LFA-1-mediated adhesion in an allograft setting. Upon alloactivation, SHP-1 activity is reduced, resulting in an increase in LFA-1 adhesion compared to that for syngeneically activated T cells. The importance of these differential activation properties was further indicated by small interfering RNA (siRNA) knockdown of SHP-1 in syngeneically and allogeneically stimulated T cells. Mechanistically, SHP-1 modulated the binding of SLP-76 to ADAP by dephosphorylation of the YDGI tyrosine motif of ADAP, a known docking site for the Src family kinase Fyn. This novel key role of SHP-1 in the regulation of LFA-1-mediated adhesion may provide a new insight into T cell-mediated alloresponses and may pave the way to the development of new immunosuppressive pharmaceutical agents.
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Santos LC, Blair DA, Kumari S, Cammer M, Iskratsch T, Herbin O, Alexandropoulos K, Dustin ML, Sheetz MP. Actin polymerization-dependent activation of Cas-L promotes immunological synapse stability. Immunol Cell Biol 2016; 94:981-993. [PMID: 27359298 PMCID: PMC5121033 DOI: 10.1038/icb.2016.61] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2016] [Revised: 06/06/2016] [Accepted: 06/20/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
The immunological synapse formed between a T-cell and an antigen-presenting cell is important for cell-cell communication during T-cell-mediated immune responses. Immunological synapse formation begins with stimulation of the T-cell receptor (TCR). TCR microclusters are assembled and transported to the center of the immunological synapse in an actin polymerization-dependent process. However, the physical link between TCR and actin remains elusive. Here we show that lymphocyte-specific Crk-associated substrate (Cas-L), a member of a force sensing protein family, is required for transport of TCR microclusters and for establishing synapse stability. We found that Cas-L is phosphorylated at TCR microclusters in an actin polymerization-dependent fashion. Furthermore, Cas-L participates in a positive feedback loop leading to amplification of Ca2+ signaling, inside-out integrin activation, and actomyosin contraction. We propose a new role for Cas-L in T-cell activation as a mechanical transducer linking TCR microclusters to the underlying actin network and coordinating multiple actin-dependent structures in the immunological synapse. Our studies highlight the importance of mechanotransduction processes in T-cell-mediated immune responses.
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- Luís C Santos
- Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia UniversityNew YorkNYUSA
- Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine, New York School of MedicineNew YorkNYUSA
- Icahn Medical Institute, Mount Sinai School of MedicineNew YorkNYUSA
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- Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine, New York School of MedicineNew YorkNYUSA
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- Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine, New York School of MedicineNew YorkNYUSA
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- Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine, New York School of MedicineNew YorkNYUSA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia UniversityNew YorkNYUSA
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- Icahn Medical Institute, Mount Sinai School of MedicineNew YorkNYUSA
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- Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine, New York School of MedicineNew YorkNYUSA
- Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, University of OxfordHeadingtonUK
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia UniversityNew YorkNYUSA
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Strazza M, Azoulay-Alfaguter I, Peled M, Mor A. Assay of Adhesion Under Shear Stress for the Study of T Lymphocyte-Adhesion Molecule Interactions. J Vis Exp 2016. [PMID: 27404581 DOI: 10.3791/54203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Overall, T cell adhesion is a critical component of function, contributing to the distinct processes of cellular recruitment to sites of inflammation and interaction with antigen presenting cells (APC) in the formation of immunological synapses. These two contexts of T cell adhesion differ in that T cell-APC interactions can be considered static, while T cell-blood vessel interactions are challenged by the shear stress generated by circulation itself. T cell-APC interactions are classified as static in that the two cellular partners are static relative to each other. Usually, this interaction occurs within the lymph nodes. As a T cell interacts with the blood vessel wall, the cells arrest and must resist the generated shear stress.(1,2) These differences highlight the need to better understand static adhesion and adhesion under flow conditions as two distinct regulatory processes. The regulation of T cell adhesion can be most succinctly described as controlling the affinity state of integrin molecules expressed on the cell surface, and thereby regulating the interaction of integrins with the adhesion molecule ligands expressed on the surface of the interacting cell. Our current understanding of the regulation of integrin affinity states comes from often simplistic in vitro model systems. The assay of adhesion using flow conditions described here allows for the visualization and accurate quantification of T cell-epithelial cell interactions in real time following a stimulus. An adhesion under flow assay can be applied to studies of adhesion signaling within T cells following treatment with inhibitory or stimulatory substances. Additionally, this assay can be expanded beyond T cell signaling to any adhesive leukocyte population and any integrin-adhesion molecule pair.
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- Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine
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- Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine; Department of Pathology, New York University School of Medicine;
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Smith X, Taylor A, Rudd CE. T-cell immune adaptor SKAP1 regulates the induction of collagen-induced arthritis in mice. Immunol Lett 2016; 176:122-7. [PMID: 27181093 PMCID: PMC4965781 DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2016.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2015] [Revised: 04/02/2016] [Accepted: 04/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Skap1-deficient (skap1-/-) mice are resistant to the induction of collagen induced arthritis (CIA). Skap1-/- mice show a reduction in presence of IL-17+ (Th17) T-cells in response to CII peptide. No effect was seen on the production of other cytokines such as IL-10. Our findings implicate SKAP1 as a novel upstream regulator murine autoimmune arthritis.
SKAP1 is an immune cell adaptor that couples the T-cell receptor with the ‘inside-out’ signalling pathway for LFA-1 mediated adhesion in T-cells. A connection of SKAP1 to the regulation of an autoimmune disorder has not previously been reported. In this study, we show that Skap1-deficient (skap1-/-) mice are highly resistant to the induction of collagen-induced arthritis (CIA), both in terms of incidence or severity. Skap1-/- T-cells were characterised by a selective reduction in the presence IL-17+ (Th17) in response to CII peptide and a marked reduction of joint infiltrating T-cells in Skap1-/- mice. SKAP1 therefore represents a novel connection to Th17 producing T-cells and is new potential target in the therapeutic intervention in autoimmune and inflammatory diseases.
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- Xin Smith
- Cell Signalling Section, Department of Pathology, Tennis Court Road, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1Q, UK
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- Cell Signalling Section, Department of Pathology, Tennis Court Road, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1Q, UK
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- Cell Signalling Section, Department of Pathology, Tennis Court Road, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1Q, UK.
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Eich C, Manzo C, de Keijzer S, Bakker GJ, Reinieren-Beeren I, García-Parajo MF, Cambi A. Changes in membrane sphingolipid composition modulate dynamics and adhesion of integrin nanoclusters. Sci Rep 2016; 6:20693. [PMID: 26869100 PMCID: PMC4751618 DOI: 10.1038/srep20693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2015] [Accepted: 01/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Sphingolipids are essential constituents of the plasma membrane (PM) and play an important role in signal transduction by modulating clustering and dynamics of membrane receptors. Changes in lipid composition are therefore likely to influence receptor organisation and function, but how this precisely occurs is difficult to address given the intricacy of the PM lipid-network. Here, we combined biochemical assays and single molecule dynamic approaches to demonstrate that the local lipid environment regulates adhesion of integrin receptors by impacting on their lateral mobility. Induction of sphingomyelinase (SMase) activity reduced sphingomyelin (SM) levels by conversion to ceramide (Cer), resulting in impaired integrin adhesion and reduced integrin mobility. Dual-colour imaging of cortical actin in combination with single molecule tracking of integrins showed that this reduced mobility results from increased coupling to the actin cytoskeleton brought about by Cer formation. As such, our data emphasizes a critical role for the PM local lipid composition in regulating the lateral mobility of integrins and their ability to dynamically increase receptor density for efficient ligand binding in the process of cell adhesion.
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- Christina Eich
- Department of Tumor Immunology, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Postbox 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- ICFO-Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, Mediterranean Technology Park, 08860 Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain
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- Department of Tumor Immunology, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Postbox 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cell Biology, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Postbox 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Tumor Immunology, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Postbox 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- ICFO-Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, Mediterranean Technology Park, 08860 Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain.,ICREA-Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats, 08010 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Tumor Immunology, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Postbox 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Rocha-Perugini V, Sánchez-Madrid F, Martínez Del Hoyo G. Function and Dynamics of Tetraspanins during Antigen Recognition and Immunological Synapse Formation. Front Immunol 2016; 6:653. [PMID: 26793193 PMCID: PMC4707441 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2015.00653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2015] [Accepted: 12/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
Abstract
Tetraspanin-enriched microdomains (TEMs) are specialized membrane platforms driven by protein–protein interactions that integrate membrane receptors and adhesion molecules. Tetraspanins participate in antigen recognition and presentation by antigen-presenting cells (APCs) through the organization of pattern-recognition receptors (PRRs) and their downstream-induced signaling, as well as the regulation of MHC-II–peptide trafficking. T lymphocyte activation is triggered upon specific recognition of antigens present on the APC surface during immunological synapse (IS) formation. This dynamic process is characterized by a defined spatial organization involving the compartmentalization of receptors and adhesion molecules in specialized membrane domains that are connected to the underlying cytoskeleton and signaling molecules. Tetraspanins contribute to the spatial organization and maturation of the IS by controlling receptor clustering and local accumulation of adhesion receptors and integrins, their downstream signaling, and linkage to the actin cytoskeleton. This review offers a perspective on the important role of TEMs in the regulation of antigen recognition and presentation and in the dynamics of IS architectural organization.
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- Vera Rocha-Perugini
- Servicio de Inmunología, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Princesa, Hospital de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain; Vascular Pathophysiology Area, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Inmunología, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Princesa, Hospital de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain; Vascular Pathophysiology Area, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Vascular Pathophysiology Area, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC) , Madrid , Spain
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Côte M, Fos C, Canonigo-Balancio AJ, Ley K, Bécart S, Altman A. SLAT promotes TCR-mediated, Rap1-dependent LFA-1 activation and adhesion through interaction of its PH domain with Rap1. J Cell Sci 2015; 128:4341-52. [PMID: 26483383 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.172742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2015] [Accepted: 10/09/2015] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
Abstract
SLAT (also known as DEF6) promotes T cell activation and differentiation by regulating NFAT-Ca(2+) signaling. However, its role in TCR-mediated inside-out signaling, which induces integrin activation and T cell adhesion, a central process in T cell immunity and inflammation, has not been explored. Here, we show that SLAT is crucial for TCR-induced adhesion to ICAM-1 and affinity maturation of LFA-1 in CD4(+) T cells. Mechanistic studies revealed that SLAT interacts, through its PH domain, with a key component of inside-out signaling, namely the active form of the small GTPase Rap1 (which has two isoforms, Rap1A and Rap1B). This interaction has been further shown to facilitate the interdependent recruitment of Rap1 and SLAT to the T cell immunological synapse upon TCR engagement. Furthermore, a SLAT mutant lacking its PH domain drastically inhibited LFA-1 activation and CD4(+) T cell adhesion. Finally, we established that a constitutively active form of Rap1, which is present at the plasma membrane, rescues the defective LFA-1 activation and ICAM-1 adhesion in SLAT-deficient (Def6(-/-)) T cells. These findings ascribe a new function to SLAT, and identify Rap1 as a target of SLAT function in TCR-mediated inside-out signaling.
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- Marjorie Côte
- Division of Cell Biology, La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Division of Cell Biology, La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Division of Cell Biology, La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Division of Inflammation Biology, La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Division of Cell Biology, La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Division of Cell Biology, La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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HTLV-1 ORF-I Encoded Proteins and the Regulation of Host Immune Response: Viral Induced Dysregulation of Intracellular Signaling. J Immunol Res 2015; 2015:498054. [PMID: 26557721 PMCID: PMC4628651 DOI: 10.1155/2015/498054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2015] [Revised: 08/22/2015] [Accepted: 08/31/2015] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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The human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is a retrovirus associated with both proliferative and inflammatory disorders. This virus causes a persistent infection, mainly in CD4+ T lymphocyte. The ability to persist in the host is associated with the virus capacity to evade the immune response and to induce infected T-cell proliferation, once the HTLV-1 maintains the infection mainly by clonal expansion of infected cells. There are several evidences that ORF-I encoded proteins, such as p12 and p8, play an important role in this context. The present study will review the molecular mechanisms that HTLV-1 ORF-I encoded proteins have to induce dysregulation of intracellular signaling, in order to escape from immune response and to increase the infected T-cell proliferation rate. The work will also address the impact of ORF-I mutations on the human
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Yang M, Liu J, Piao C, Shao J, Du J. ICAM-1 suppresses tumor metastasis by inhibiting macrophage M2 polarization through blockade of efferocytosis. Cell Death Dis 2015; 6:e1780. [PMID: 26068788 PMCID: PMC4669827 DOI: 10.1038/cddis.2015.144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2014] [Revised: 04/17/2015] [Accepted: 04/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Efficient clearance of apoptotic cells (efferocytosis) can profoundly influence tumor-specific immunity. Tumor-associated macrophages are M2-polarized macrophages that promote key processes in tumor progression. Efferocytosis stimulates M2 macrophage polarization and contributes to cancer metastasis, but the signaling mechanism underlying this process is unclear. Intercellular cell adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) is a transmembrane glycoprotein member of the immunoglobulin superfamily, which has been implicated in mediating cell–cell interaction and outside-in cell signaling during the immune response. We report that ICAM-1 expression is inversely associated with macrophage infiltration and the metastasis index in human colon tumors by combining Oncomine database analysis and immunohistochemistry for ICAM-1. Using a colon cancer liver metastasis model in ICAM-1-deficient (ICAM-1−/−) mice and their wild-type littermates, we found that loss of ICAM-1 accelerated liver metastasis of colon carcinoma cells. Moreover, ICAM-1 deficiency increased M2 macrophage polarization during tumor progression. We further demonstrated that ICAM-1 deficiency in macrophages led to promotion of efferocytosis of apoptotic tumor cells through activation of the phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase/Akt signaling pathway. More importantly, coculture of ICAM-1−/− macrophages with apoptotic cancer cells resulted in an increase of M2-like macrophages, which was blocked by an efferocytosis inhibitor. Our findings demonstrate a novel role for ICAM-1 in suppressing M2 macrophage polarization via downregulation of efferocytosis in the tumor microenvironment, thereby inhibiting metastatic tumor progression.
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- M Yang
- 1] Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China [2] Key Laboratory of Remodeling-Related Cardiovascular Diseases, Capital Medical University, Ministry of Education, Beijing Institute of Heart Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, Beijing collaborative innovative research center for cardiovascular diseases, Beijing, China
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- 1] Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China [2] Key Laboratory of Remodeling-Related Cardiovascular Diseases, Capital Medical University, Ministry of Education, Beijing Institute of Heart Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, Beijing collaborative innovative research center for cardiovascular diseases, Beijing, China
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- 1] Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China [2] Key Laboratory of Remodeling-Related Cardiovascular Diseases, Capital Medical University, Ministry of Education, Beijing Institute of Heart Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, Beijing collaborative innovative research center for cardiovascular diseases, Beijing, China
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- Second Affiliated Hospital to Nanchang University, Jiangxi 330006, China
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- 1] Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China [2] Key Laboratory of Remodeling-Related Cardiovascular Diseases, Capital Medical University, Ministry of Education, Beijing Institute of Heart Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, Beijing collaborative innovative research center for cardiovascular diseases, Beijing, China
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Osborne DG, Piotrowski JT, Dick CJ, Zhang JS, Billadeau DD. SNX17 affects T cell activation by regulating TCR and integrin recycling. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2015; 194:4555-66. [PMID: 25825439 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1402734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2014] [Accepted: 03/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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A key component in T cell activation is the endosomal recycling of receptors to the cell surface, thereby allowing continual integration of signaling and Ag recognition. One protein potentially involved in TCR transport is sorting nexin 17 (SNX17). SNX proteins have been found to bind proteins involved in T cell activation, but specifically the role of SNX17 in receptor recycling and T cell activation is unknown. Using immunofluorescence, we find that SNX17 colocalizes with TCR and localizes to the immune synapse in T- conjugates. Significantly, knockdown of the SNX17 resulted in fewer T-APC conjugates, lower CD69, TCR, and LFA-1 surface expression, as well as lower overall TCR recycling compared with control T cells. Lastly, we identified the 4.1/ezrin/radixin/moesin domain of SNX17 as being responsible in the binding and trafficking of TCR and LFA-1 to the cell surface. These data suggest that SNX17 plays a role in the maintenance of normal surface levels of activating receptors and integrins to permit optimum T cell activation at the immune synapse.
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- Douglas G Osborne
- Department of Immunology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905;Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905; andDivision of Oncology Research, Schulze Center for Novel Therapeutics, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905
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- Department of Immunology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905;Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905; andDivision of Oncology Research, Schulze Center for Novel Therapeutics, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905
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- Department of Immunology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905;Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905; andDivision of Oncology Research, Schulze Center for Novel Therapeutics, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905
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- Department of Immunology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905;Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905; andDivision of Oncology Research, Schulze Center for Novel Therapeutics, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905
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- Department of Immunology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905;Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905; andDivision of Oncology Research, Schulze Center for Novel Therapeutics, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905
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Thaker YR, Schneider H, Rudd CE. TCR and CD28 activate the transcription factor NF-κB in T-cells via distinct adaptor signaling complexes. Immunol Lett 2014; 163:113-9. [PMID: 25455592 PMCID: PMC4286576 DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2014.10.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2014] [Revised: 07/28/2014] [Accepted: 10/15/2014] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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CD28 and TCR receptors use independent pathways to regulate NF-κB activation in T-cells. CD28 mediated NF-κB activation is dependent on the YMN-FM site for GRB-2 adaptor binding. The adaptors ADAP and SKAP1 are dispensable for direct CD28 activation of NF-κB. TCR driven NF-κB activation requires adaptor ADAP expression.
The transcription factor NF-κB is needed for the induction of inflammatory responses in T-cells. Whether its activation by the antigen-receptor and CD28 is mediated by the same or different intracellular signaling pathways has been unclear. Here, using T-cells from various knock-out (Cd28−/−, adap−/−) and knock-in (i.e. Cd28 Y-170F) mice in conjunction with transfected Jurkat T-cells, we show that the TCR and CD28 use distinct pathways to activate NF-κB in T-cells. Anti-CD28 ligation alone activated NF-κB in primary and Jurkat T-cells as measured by NF-κB reporter and EMSA assays. Anti-CD28 also activated NF-κB normally in primary T-cells from adap−/− mice, while anti-CD3 stimulation required the adaptor ADAP. Over-expression of ADAP or its binding partner SKAP1 failed to enhance anti-CD28 activation of NF-κB, while ADAP greatly increased anti-CD3 induced NF-κB activity. By contrast, CD28 activation of NF-κB depended on GRB-2 binding to CD28 as seen in CD28 deficient Jurkat T-cells reconstituted with the CD28 YMN-FM mutant, and in primary T-cells from CD28 Y170F mutant knock-in mice. CD28 associated with GRB-2, and GRB-2 siRNA impaired CD28 NF-κB activation. GRB-2 binding partner and guanine nucleotide exchange factor, VAV1, greatly enhanced anti-CD28 driven activation of NF-κB. Further, unlike in the case of anti-CD28, NF-κB activation by anti-CD3 and its cooperation with ADAP was strictly dependent on LAT expression. Overall, we provide evidence that CD28 and the TCR complex regulate NF-κB via different signaling modules of GRB-2/VAV1 and LAT/ADAP pathways respectively.
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- Youg Raj Thaker
- Cell Signalling Section, Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QP, United Kingdom.
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- Cell Signalling Section, Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QP, United Kingdom
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- Cell Signalling Section, Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QP, United Kingdom
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Mele S, Devereux S, Ridley AJ. Rho and Rap guanosine triphosphatase signaling in B cells and chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Leuk Lymphoma 2014; 55:1993-2001. [PMID: 24237579 DOI: 10.3109/10428194.2013.866666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) cells proliferate predominantly in niches in the lymph nodes, where signaling from the B cell receptor (BCR) and the surrounding microenvironment are critical for disease progression. In addition, leukemic cells traffic constantly from the bloodstream into the lymph nodes, migrate within lymphatic tissues and egress back to the bloodstream. These processes are driven by chemokines and their receptors, and depend on changes in cell migration and integrin-mediated adhesion. Here we describe how Rho and Rap guanosine triphosphatases (GTPases) contribute to both BCR signaling and chemokine receptor signaling, particularly by regulating cytoskeletal dynamics and integrin activity. We propose that new inhibitors of BCR-activated kinases are likely to affect CLL cell trafficking via Rho and Rap GTPases, and that upstream regulators or downstream effectors could be good targets for therapeutic intervention in CLL.
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- Silvia Mele
- Randall Division of Cell and Molecular Biophysics, King's College London , London , UK
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Haubek D, Johansson A. Pathogenicity of the highly leukotoxic JP2 clone of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans and its geographic dissemination and role in aggressive periodontitis. J Oral Microbiol 2014; 6:23980. [PMID: 25206940 PMCID: PMC4139931 DOI: 10.3402/jom.v6.23980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2014] [Revised: 07/03/2014] [Accepted: 07/07/2014] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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For decades, Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans has been associated with aggressive forms of periodontitis in adolescents. In the middle of the 1990s, a specific JP2 clone of A. actinomycetemcomitans, belonging to the cluster of serotype b strains of A. actinomycetemcomitans and having a number of other characteristics, was found to be strongly associated with aggressive forms of periodontitis, particularly in North Africa. Although several longitudinal studies still point to the bacterial species, A. actinomycetemcomitans as a risk factor of aggressive periodontitis, it is now also widely accepted that the highly leukotoxic JP2 clone of A. actinomycetemcomitans is implicated in rapidly progressing forms of aggressive periodontitis. The JP2 clone strains are highly prevalent in human populations living in Northern and Western parts of Africa. These strains are also prevalent in geographically widespread populations that have originated from the Northwest Africa. Only sporadic signs of a dissemination of the JP2 clone strains to non-African populations have been found despite Africans living geographically widespread for hundreds of years. It remains an unanswered question if a particular host tropism exists as a possible explanation for the frequent colonization of the Northwest African population with the JP2 clone. Two exotoxins of A. actinomycetemcomitans are known, leukotoxin (LtxA) and cytolethal distending toxin (Cdt). LtxA is able to kill human immune cells, and Cdt can block cell cycle progression in eukaryotic cells and thus induce cell cycle arrest. Whereas the leukotoxin production is enhanced in JP2 clone strains thus increasing the virulence potential of A. actinomycetemcomitans, it has not been possible so far to demonstrate such a role for Cdt. Lines of evidence have led to the understanding of the highly leukotoxic JP2 clone of A. actinomycetemcomitans as an aetiological factor of aggressive periodontitis. Patients, who are colonized with the JP2 clone, are likely to share this clone with several family members because the clone is transmitted through close contacts. This is a challenge to the clinicians. The patients need intense monitoring of their periodontal status as the risk for developing severely progressing periodontal lesions are relatively high. Furthermore, timely periodontal treatment, in some cases including periodontal surgery supplemented by the use of antibiotics, is warranted. Preferably, periodontal attachment loss should be prevented by early detection of the JP2 clone of A. actinomycetemcomitans by microbial diagnostic testing and/or by preventive means.
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- Dorte Haubek
- Section for Pediatric Dentistry, Department of Dentistry, Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Periodontology, Umea University, Umea, Sweden
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Strazza M, Azoulay-Alfaguter I, Pedoeem A, Mor A. Static adhesion assay for the study of integrin activation in T lymphocytes. J Vis Exp 2014. [PMID: 24961998 DOI: 10.3791/51646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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T lymphocyte adhesion is required for multiple T cell functions, including migration to sites of inflammation and formation of immunological synapses with antigen presenting cells. T cells accomplish regulated adhesion by controlling the adhesive properties of integrins, a class of cell adhesion molecules consisting of heterodimeric pairs of transmembrane proteins that interact with target molecules on partner cells or extracellular matrix. The most prominent T cell integrin is lymphocyte function associated antigen (LFA)-1, composed of subunits αL and β2, whose target is the intracellular adhesion molecule (ICAM)-1. The ability of a T cell to control adhesion derives from the ability to regulate the affinity states of individual integrins. Inside-out signaling describes the process whereby signals inside a cell cause the external domains of integrins to assume an activated state. Much of our knowledge of these complex phenomena is based on mechanistic studies performed in simplified in vitro model systems. The T lymphocyte adhesion assay described here is an excellent tool that allows T cells to adhere to target molecules, under static conditions, and then utilizes a fluorescent plate reader to quantify adhesiveness. This assay has been useful in defining adhesion-stimulatory or inhibitory substances that act on lymphocytes, as well as characterizing the signaling events involved. Although described here for LFA-1 - ICAM-1 mediated adhesion; this assay can be readily adapted to allow for the study of other adhesive interactions (e.g. VLA-4 - fibronectin).
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- Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine
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- Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine; Departments of Pathology, New York University School of Medicine;
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Padet L, Loubaki L, Bazin R. Induction of PD-L1 on monocytes: a new mechanism by which IVIg inhibits mixed lymphocyte reactions. Immunobiology 2014; 219:687-94. [PMID: 24875729 DOI: 10.1016/j.imbio.2014.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2013] [Revised: 03/25/2014] [Accepted: 04/28/2014] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Allograft rejection and graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) are frequent complications following solid organ or stem cell transplantation in which T cell activation plays a central role. Despite the development of new immunosuppressive drugs that improve the success rate of transplantation, allograft survival continues to be a challenge. Recently, intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) has been proposed as prophylaxis and post-transplant treatment to reduce acute rejection episodes. IVIg is a therapeutic agent that is known to down-modulate T cell functions in patients with autoimmune disorders. To test the hypothesis that this immunomodulatory effect could be beneficial in the context of transplantation, we used mixed lymphocyte reactions (MLR) as an in vitro model of allograft rejection and GvHD. Our results show that IVIg strongly inhibits the MLR as evaluated by IL-2 secretion, a well-known marker of T cell activation. IVIg also modulates the secretion of other pro-(IL-6, IFN-γ) and anti-inflammatory (IL-1RA) cytokines. More importantly, we show that IVIg induces monocytes with a CD80(low) PD-L1(high) phenotype and that blockade of PD-L1 partially abrogates the inhibitory effect of IVIg. We have thus identified a new mechanism by which IVIg inhibits T cell functions in the context of transplantation, supporting the potential usefulness of IVIg in the prevention or treatment of graft rejection and GvHD.
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- Lauriane Padet
- Department of Research and Development, Héma-Québec, Québec, Canada; Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Bioinformatics, Laval University, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Research and Development, Héma-Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Research and Development, Héma-Québec, Québec, Canada; Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Bioinformatics, Laval University, Québec, Canada.
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Mukhopadhyay S, Malik P, Arora SK, Mukherjee TK. Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 as a drug target in asthma and rhinitis. Respirology 2014; 19:508-13. [PMID: 24689994 DOI: 10.1111/resp.12285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2013] [Revised: 10/28/2013] [Accepted: 11/26/2013] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) is a transmembrane glycoprotein receptor of the immunoglobulin superfamily. Endothelial cells, epithelial cells, leukocytes and neutrophils are the major cells expressing ICAM-1. Ligands of ICAM-1 are macrophage adhesion ligand-1, leukocyte function-associated antigen-1 and fibrinogen (extracellular matrix protein). In normal physiological conditions, engagement of ICAM-1 receptor with immunological cells surface ligands assists in homing and trafficking of inflammatory cells to distant tissues. ICAM-1 has also long been known to mediate cell-to-cell interaction during antigen presentation and outside-in cell signalling pathways. ICAM-1-mediated elevated inflammation is implicated in asthma. On respiratory epithelial cells surface, ICAM-1 acts as natural binding site for human rhinovirus (HRV), a common cold virus that ultimately causes exacerbation of asthma. This review presents the findings on the role of ICAM-1 in the complication of asthma and in particular asthma exacerbation by HRV.
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- Srirupa Mukhopadhyay
- Department of Immunopathology, Research Block A, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
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Clemente MI, Álvarez S, Serramía MJ, Martínez-Bonet M, Muñoz-Fernández MÁ. Prostaglandin E2 reduces the release and infectivity of new cell-free virions and cell-to-cell HIV-1 transfer. PLoS One 2014; 9:e85230. [PMID: 24586238 PMCID: PMC3934822 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0085230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2013] [Accepted: 11/25/2013] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Background The course of human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) infection is influenced by a complex interplay between viral and host factors. HIV infection stimulates several proinflammatory genes, such as cyclooxigense-2 (COX-2), which leads to an increase in prostaglandin (PG) levels in the plasma of HIV-1-infected patients. These genes play an indeterminate role in HIV replication and pathogenesis. The effect of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) on HIV infection is quite controversial and even contradictory, so we sought to determine the role of PGE2 and the signal transduction pathways involved in HIV infection to elucidate possible new targets for antiretrovirals. Results Our results suggest that PGE2 post-infection treatment acts in the late stages of the viral cycle to reduce HIV replication. Interestingly, viral protein synthesis was not affected, but a loss of progeny virus production was observed. No modulation of CD4 CXCR4 and CCR5 receptor expression, cell proliferation, or activation after PGE2 treatment was detected. Moreover, PGE2 induced an increase in intracellular cAMP (cyclic AMP) levels through the EP2/EP4 receptors. PGE2 effects were mimicked by dbcAMP and by a specific Epac (exchange protein directly activated by cyclic AMP) agonist, 8-Cpt-cAMP. Treatment with PGE2 increased Rap1 activity, decreased RhoA activity and subsequently reduced the polymerization of actin by approximately 30% compared with untreated cells. In connection with this finding, polarized viral assembly platforms enriched in Gag were disrupted, altering HIV cell-to-cell transfer and the infectivity of new virions. Conclusions Our results demonstrate that PGE2, through Epac and Rap activation, alters the transport of newly synthesized HIV-1 components to the assembly site, reducing the release and infectivity of new cell-free virions and cell-to-cell HIV-1 transfer.
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- María Isabel Clemente
- Laboratorio InmunoBiología Molecular, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
- Networking Research Center on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), Zaragoza, Spain
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- Laboratorio InmunoBiología Molecular, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
- Networking Research Center on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), Zaragoza, Spain
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- Laboratorio InmunoBiología Molecular, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
- Networking Research Center on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), Zaragoza, Spain
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- Laboratorio InmunoBiología Molecular, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
- Networking Research Center on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), Zaragoza, Spain
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- Laboratorio InmunoBiología Molecular, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
- Networking Research Center on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), Zaragoza, Spain
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Cytotoxic-T-lymphocyte antigen 4 receptor signaling for lymphocyte adhesion is mediated by C3G and Rap1. Mol Cell Biol 2014; 34:978-88. [PMID: 24396067 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.01024-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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T-lymphocyte adhesion plays a critical role in both inflammatory and autoimmune responses. The small GTPase Rap1 is the key coordinator mediating T-cell adhesion to endothelial cells, antigen-presenting cells, and virus-infected cells. We describe a signaling pathway, downstream of the cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA-4) receptor, leading to Rap1-mediated adhesion. We identified a role for the Rap1 guanine nucleotide exchange factor C3G in the regulation of T-cell adhesion and showed that this factor is required for both T-cell receptor (TCR)-mediated and CTLA-4-mediated T-cell adhesion. Our data indicated that C3G translocates to the plasma membrane downstream of TCR signaling, where it regulates activation of Rap1. We also showed that CTLA-4 receptor signaling mediates tyrosine phosphorylation in the C3G protein, and that this is required for augmented activation of Rap1 and increased adhesion mediated by leukocyte function-associated antigen type 1 (LFA-1). Zap70 is required for C3G translocation to the plasma membrane, whereas the Src family member Hck facilitates C3G phosphorylation. These findings point to C3G and Hck as promising potential therapeutic targets for the treatment of T-cell-dependent autoimmune disorders.
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Goitre L, Retta SF. Combined pulldown and time-lapse microscopy studies for determining the role of Rap1 in the crosstalk between integrins and cadherins. Methods Mol Biol 2014; 1120:177-195. [PMID: 24470026 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-791-4_12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The coordinate modulation of the cellular functions of cadherins and integrins plays an essential role in fundamental physiological and pathological processes, including morphogenesis, tissue differentiation and renewal, wound healing, immune surveillance, inflammatory response, tumor progression, and metastasis. Recent findings state the molecular mechanisms underlying the fine-balanced relationship between cadherins and integrins. In particular, some of the novel results recently obtained raise the possibility of a pivotal role for the small GTPase Rap1 in the functional crosstalk between cadherins and integrins. Considering the importance of the molecular signalling triggered by Rap1, here we provide protocols to study this small GTPase in signalling pathways involving cadherins and integrins.
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- Luca Goitre
- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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The Ras-related GTPase Rap has been implicated in multiple cellular functions. In particular, Rap1 is a crucial regulator of both inside-out integrin activation and outside-in E-cadherin-mediated signaling. Thus, Rap1 was proposed as a fundamental regulator of the cross talk between cadherins and integrins. We provide microscopic techniques to study subcellular localization of Rap1 protein in the crosstalk between integrins and cadherins.
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Takahashi M, Dillon TJ, Liu C, Kariya Y, Wang Z, Stork PJS. Protein kinase A-dependent phosphorylation of Rap1 regulates its membrane localization and cell migration. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:27712-23. [PMID: 23946483 PMCID: PMC3784689 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.466904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2013] [Revised: 08/13/2013] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The small G protein Rap1 can mediate "inside-out signaling" by recruiting effectors to the plasma membrane that signal to pathways involved in cell adhesion and cell migration. This action relies on the membrane association of Rap1, which is dictated by post-translational prenylation as well as by a stretch of basic residues within its carboxyl terminus. One feature of this stretch of acidic residues is that it lies adjacent to a functional phosphorylation site for the cAMP-dependent protein kinase PKA. This phosphorylation has two effects on Rap1 action. One, it decreases the level of Rap1 activity as measured by GTP loading and the coupling of Rap1 to RapL, a Rap1 effector that couples Rap1 GTP loading to integrin activation. Two, it destabilizes the membrane localization of Rap1, promoting its translocation into the cytoplasm. These two actions, decreased GTP loading and decreased membrane localization, are related, as the translocation of Rap1-GTP into the cytoplasm is associated with its increased GTP hydrolysis and inactivation. The consequences of this phosphorylation in Rap1-dependent cell adhesion and cell migration were also examined. Active Rap1 mutants that lack this phosphorylation site had a minimal effect on cell adhesion but strongly reduced cell migration, when compared with an active Rap1 mutant that retained the phosphorylation site. This suggests that optimal cell migration is associated with cycles of Rap1 activation, membrane egress, and inactivation, and requires the regulated phosphorylation of Rap1 by PKA.
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- From the Vollum Institute, and
- the Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033 Japan
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- From the Vollum Institute, and
- Department of Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon 97239 and
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Liu H, Thaker YR, Stagg L, Schneider H, Ladbury JE, Rudd CE. SLP-76 sterile α motif (SAM) and individual H5 α helix mediate oligomer formation for microclusters and T-cell activation. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:29539-49. [PMID: 23935094 PMCID: PMC3795252 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.424846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Despite the importance of the immune adaptor SLP-76 in T-cell immunity, it has been unclear whether SLP-76 directly self-associates to form higher order oligomers for T-cell activation. In this study, we show that SLP-76 self-associates in response to T-cell receptor ligation as mediated by the N-terminal sterile α motif (SAM) domain. SLP-76 co-precipitated alternately tagged SLP-76 in response to anti-CD3 ligation. Dynamic light scattering and fluorescent microscale thermophoresis of the isolated SAM domain (residues 1–78) revealed evidence of dimers and tetramers. Consistently, deletion of the SAM region eliminated SLP-76 co-precipitation of itself, concurrent with a loss of microcluster formation, nuclear factor of activated T-cells (NFAT) transcription, and interleukin-2 production in Jurkat or primary T-cells. Furthermore, the H5 α helix within the SAM domain contributed to self-association. Retention of H5 in the absence of H1–4 sufficed to support SLP-76 self-association with smaller microclusters that nevertheless enhanced anti-CD3-driven AP1/NFAT transcription and IL-2 production. By contrast, deletion of the H5 α helix impaired self-association and anti-CD3 induced AP1/NFAT transcription. Our data identified for the first time a role for the SAM domain in mediating SLP-76 self-association for T-cell function.
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- Hebin Liu
- From the Cell Signalling Section, Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QP, United Kingdom
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Smith X, Schneider H, Köhler K, Liu H, Lu Y, Rudd CE. The chemokine CXCL12 generates costimulatory signals in T cells to enhance phosphorylation and clustering of the adaptor protein SLP-76. Sci Signal 2013; 6:ra65. [PMID: 23901140 DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.2004018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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The CXC chemokine CXCL12 mediates the chemoattraction of T cells and enhances the stimulation of T cells through the T cell receptor (TCR). The adaptor SLP-76 [Src homology 2 (SH2) domain-containing leukocyte protein of 76 kD] has two key tyrosine residues, Tyr(113) and Tyr(128), that mediate signaling downstream of the TCR. We investigated the effect of CXCL12 on SLP-76 phosphorylation and the TCR-dependent formation of SLP-76 microclusters. Although CXCL12 alone failed to induce SLP-76 cluster formation, it enhanced the number, stability, and phosphorylation of SLP-76 microclusters formed in response to stimulation of the TCR by an activating antibody against CD3, a component of the TCR complex. Addition of CXCL12 to anti-CD3-stimulated cells resulted in F-actin polymerization that stabilized SLP-76 microclusters in the cells' periphery at the interface with antibody-coated coverslips and increased the interaction between SLP-76 clusters and those containing ZAP-70, the TCR-associated kinase that phosphorylates SLP-76, as well as increased TCR-dependent gene expression. Costimulation with CXCL12 and anti-CD3 increased the extent of phosphorylation of SLP-76 at Tyr(113) and Tyr(128), but not that of other TCR-proximal components, and mutation of either one of these residues impaired the CXCL12-dependent effect on SLP-76 microcluster formation, F-actin polymerization, and TCR-dependent gene expression. The effects of CXCL12 on SLP-76 microcluster formation were dependent on the coupling of its receptor CXCR4 to G(i)-family G proteins (heterotrimeric guanine nucleotide-binding proteins). Thus, we identified a costimulatory mechanism by which CXCL12 and antigen converge at SLP-76 microcluster formation to enhance T cell responses.
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- Xin Smith
- Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 OXY, UK
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Walker TN, Cimakasky LM, Coleman EM, Madison MN, Hildreth JE. Antibody against integrin lymphocyte function-associated antigen 1 inhibits HIV type 1 infection in primary cells through caspase-8-mediated apoptosis. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 2013; 29:371-83. [PMID: 22697794 DOI: 10.1089/aid.2011.0395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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HIV-1 infection induces formation of a virological synapse wherein CD4, chemokine receptors, and cell-adhesion molecules such as lymphocyte function-associated antigen 1 (LFA-1) form localized domains on the cell surface. Studies show that LFA-1 on the surface of HIV-1 particles retains its adhesion function and enhances virus attachment to susceptible cells by binding its counterreceptor intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1). This virus-cell interaction augments virus infectivity by facilitating binding and entry events. In this study, we demonstrate that inhibition of the LFA-1/ICAM-1 interaction by a monoclonal antibody leads to decreased virus production and spread in association with increased apoptosis of HIV-infected primary T cells. The data indicate that the LFA-1/ICAM-1 interaction may limit apoptosis in HIV-1-infected T cells. This phenomenon appears similar to anoikis wherein epithelial cells are protected from apoptosis conferred by ligand-bound integrins. These results have implications for further understanding HIV pathogenesis and replication in peripheral compartments and lymphoid organs.
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- Tiffany N. Walker
- Center for AIDS Health Disparities Research, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, College of Biological Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, California
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- Center for AIDS Health Disparities Research, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, College of Biological Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, California
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Chung M, Koo B, Boxer SG. Formation and analysis of topographical domains between lipid membranes tethered by DNA hybrids of different lengths. Faraday Discuss 2013; 161:333-45; discussion 419-59. [PMID: 23805748 PMCID: PMC3703934 DOI: 10.1039/c2fd20108a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We recently described a strategy to prepare DNA-tethered lipid membranes either to fixed DNA on a surface or to DNA displayed on a supported bilayer [Boxer et al., J. Struct. Biol., 2009, 168, 190; Boxer et al., Langmuir, 2011, 27, 5492]. With the latter system, the DNA hybrids are laterally mobile; when orthogonal sense-antisense pairs of different lengths are used, the DNA hybrids segregate by height and the tethered membrane deforms to accommodate the height difference. This architecture is particularly useful for modelling interactions between membranes mediated by molecular recognition and resembles cell-to-cell junctions. The length, affinity and population of the DNA hybrids between the membranes are completely controllable. Interesting patterns of height segregation are observed by fluorescence interference contrast microscopy. Diverse behavior is observed in the segregation and pattern forming process and possible mechanisms are discussed. This model system captures some of the essential physics of synapse formation and is a step towards understanding lipid membrane behaviour in cell-to-cell junctions.
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- Minsub Chung
- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-5012 (USA); fax +1 650-723-4817; Tel. +1 650 723 4482;
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-5012 (USA); fax +1 650-723-4817; Tel. +1 650 723 4482;
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-5012 (USA); fax +1 650-723-4817; Tel. +1 650 723 4482;
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Stanley P, Tooze S, Hogg N. A role for Rap2 in recycling the extended conformation of LFA-1 during T cell migration. Biol Open 2012; 1:1161-8. [PMID: 23213397 PMCID: PMC3507183 DOI: 10.1242/bio.20122824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2012] [Accepted: 08/29/2012] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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T lymphocytes make use of their major integrin LFA-1 to migrate on surfaces that express ICAM-1 such as blood vessels and inflamed tissue sites. How the adhesions are turned over in order to supply traction for this migration has not been extensively investigated. By following the fate of biotinylated membrane LFA-1 on T lymphocytes, we show in this study that LFA-1 internalization and re-exposure on the plasma membrane are linked to migration. Previously we demonstrated the GTPase Rap2 to be a regulator of LFA-1-mediated migration. SiRNA knockdown of this GTPase inhibits both LFA-1 internalization and also its ability to be re-exposed, indicating that Rap2 participates in recycling of LFA-1 and influences its complete endocytosis-exocytosis cycle. Confocal microscopy images reveal that the intracellular distribution of Rap2 overlaps with endosomal recycling vesicles. Although the homologous GTPase Rap1 is also found on intracellular vesicles and associated with LFA-1 activation, these two homologous GTPases do not co-localize. Little is known about the conformation of the LFA-1 that is recycled. We show that the extended form of LFA-1 is internalized and in Rap2 siRNA-treated T lymphocytes the trafficking of this LFA-1 conformation is disrupted resulting in its intracellular accumulation. Thus LFA-1-mediated migration of T lymphocytes requires Rap2-expressing vesicles to recycle the extended form of LFA-1 that we have previously found to control migration at the leading edge.
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- Paula Stanley
- Leukocyte Adhesion Laboratory, Cancer Research UK, London Research InstituteLondon EC1V 4AD, UK
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- Secretory Pathways Laboratory, Cancer Research UK, London Research InstituteLondon EC1V 4AD, UK
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- Leukocyte Adhesion Laboratory, Cancer Research UK, London Research InstituteLondon EC1V 4AD, UK
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Wynne JP, Wu J, Su W, Mor A, Patsoukis N, Boussiotis VA, Hubbard SR, Philips MR. Rap1-interacting adapter molecule (RIAM) associates with the plasma membrane via a proximity detector. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 199:317-30. [PMID: 23045549 PMCID: PMC3471229 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201201157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The Ras association and PH domains of RIAM function as a proximity detector for activated Rap1 and PI(4,5)P2. Adaptive immunity depends on lymphocyte adhesion that is mediated by the integrin lymphocyte functional antigen 1 (LFA-1). The small guanosine triphosphatase Rap1 regulates LFA-1 adhesiveness through one of its effectors, Rap1-interacting adapter molecule (RIAM). We show that RIAM was recruited to the lymphocyte plasma membrane (PM) through its Ras association (RA) and pleckstrin homology (PH) domains, both of which were required for lymphocyte adhesion. The N terminus of RIAM inhibited membrane translocation. In vitro, the RA domain bound both Rap1 and H-Ras with equal but relatively low affinity, whereas in vivo only Rap1 was required for PM association. The PH domain bound phosphoinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PI(4,5)P2) and was responsible for the spatial distribution of RIAM only at the PM of activated T cells. We determined the crystal structure of the RA and PH domains and found that, despite an intervening linker of 50 aa, the two domains were integrated into a single structural unit, which was critical for proper localization to the PM. Thus, the RA-PH domains of RIAM function as a proximity detector for activated Rap1 and PI(4,5)P2.
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- Joseph P Wynne
- Cancer Institute, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA
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Pfeifhofer-Obermair C, Thuille N, Baier G. Involvement of distinct PKC gene products in T cell functions. Front Immunol 2012; 3:220. [PMID: 22888329 PMCID: PMC3412260 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2012.00220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2012] [Accepted: 07/08/2012] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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It is well established that members of the protein kinase C (PKC) family seem to have important roles in T cells. Focusing on the physiological and non-redundant PKC functions established in primary mouse T cells via germline gene-targeting approaches, our current knowledge defines two particularly critical PKC gene products, PKCθ and PKCα, as the "flavor of PKC" in T cells that appear to have a positive role in signaling pathways that are necessary for full antigen receptor-mediated T cell activation ex vivo and T cell-mediated immunity in vivo. Consistently, in spite of the current dogma that PKCθ inhibition might be sufficient to achieve complete immunosuppressive effects, more recent results have indicated that the pharmacological inhibition of PKCθ, and additionally, at least PKCα, appears to be needed to provide a successful approach for the prevention of allograft rejection and treatment of autoimmune diseases.
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- Division of Cell Genetics, Department of Pharmacology and Genetics, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck,Tyrol, Austria
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Opposing roles for RhoH GTPase during T-cell migration and activation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2012; 109:10474-9. [PMID: 22689994 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1114214109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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T cells spend the majority of their time perusing lymphoid organs in search of cognate antigen presented by antigen presenting cells (APCs) and then quickly recirculate through the bloodstream to another lymph node. Therefore, regulation of a T-cell response is dependent upon the ability of cells to arrive in the correct location following chemokine gradients ("go" signal) as well as to receive appropriate T-cell receptor (TCR) activation signals upon cognate antigen recognition ("stop" signal). However, the mechanisms by which T cells regulate these go and stop signals remain unclear. We found that overexpression of the hematopoietic-specific RhoH protein in the presence of chemokine signals resulted in decreased Rap1-GTP and LFA-1 adhesiveness to ICAM-1, thus impairing T-cell chemotaxis; while in the presence of TCR signals, there were enhanced and sustained Rap1-GTP and LFA-1 activation as well as prolonged T:APC conjugates. RT-PCR analyses of activated CD4(+) T cells and live images of T-cell migration and immunological synapse (IS) formation revealed that functions of RhoH took place primarily at the levels of transcription and intracellular distribution. Thus, we conclude that RhoH expression provides a key molecular determinant that allows T cells to switch between sensing chemokine-mediated go signals and TCR-dependent stop signals.
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Romanova LY, Mushinski JF. Central role of paxillin phosphorylation in regulation of LFA-1 integrins activity and lymphocyte migration. Cell Adh Migr 2012; 5:457-62. [PMID: 22274710 DOI: 10.4161/cam.5.6.18219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Coordinated changes of actin cytoskeleton and cell adhesion accompany maturation of lymphoid cells, their migration through lymphoid organs and to sites of inflammation, as well as metastasis of transformed cells. Here we discuss the central role of the actin-regulating adaptor protein, paxillin, during lymphocyte transition from a polarized, motile cell phenotype with partially active LFA-1 integrins to a round and immobile one with fully active LFA-1. In Baf3 murine pro-B lymphocytes, the former phenotype is induced by IL-3 that stimulates a FAK-mediated phosphorylation of paxillin at tyrosines (Y) 31 and 118 and a consequent Rac1 activation. Rearrangements of actin cytoskeleton that lead to the cell's acquisition of a spherical shape and LFA-1 activation are achieved upon activation of PKC-δ that binds and directly phosphorylates paxillin at threonine (T) 538 with consequent RhoA activation. This is accompanied by dephosphorylation of paxillin Y31/118 and by Rac1 inactivation. We propose a model of signaling cascades that reflects the interplay between the IL-3- and PKC-δ-mediated pathways.
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- Larisa Y Romanova
- Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA.
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Epifano C, Perez-Moreno M. Crossroads of integrins and cadherins in epithelia and stroma remodeling. Cell Adh Migr 2012; 6:261-73. [PMID: 22568988 DOI: 10.4161/cam.20253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Adhesion events mediated by cadherin and integrin adhesion receptors have fundamental roles in the maintenance of the physiological balance of epithelial tissues, and it is well established that perturbations in their normal functional activity and/or changes in their expression are associated with tumorigenesis. Over the last decades, increasing evidence of a dynamic collaborative interaction between these complexes through their shared interactions with cytoskeletal proteins and common signaling pathways has emerged not only as an important regulator of several aspects of epithelial cell behavior, but also as a coordinated adhesion module that senses and transmits signals from and to the epithelia surrounding microenvironment. The tight regulation of their crosstalk is particularly important during epithelial remodeling events that normally take place during morphogenesis and tissue repair, and when defective it leads to cell transformation and aggravated responses of the tumor microenvironment that contribute to tumorigenesis. In this review we highlight some of the interactions that regulate their crosstalk and how this could be implicated in regulating signals across epithelial tissues to sustain homeostasis.
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- Carolina Epifano
- Epithelial Cell Biology Group, BBVA Foundation-Cancer Cell Biology Programme, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas (CNIO), Madrid, Spain
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Lateral mobility of individual integrin nanoclusters orchestrates the onset for leukocyte adhesion. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2012; 109:4869-74. [PMID: 22411821 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1116425109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Integrins are cell membrane adhesion receptors involved in morphogenesis, immunity, tissue healing, and metastasis. A central, yet unresolved question regarding the function of integrins is how these receptors regulate both their conformation and dynamic nanoscale organization on the membrane to generate adhesion-competent microclusters upon ligand binding. Here we exploit the high spatial (nanometer) accuracy and temporal resolution of single-dye tracking to dissect the relationship between conformational state, lateral mobility, and microclustering of the integrin receptor lymphocyte function-associated antigen 1 (LFA-1) expressed on immune cells. We recently showed that in quiescent monocytes, LFA-1 preorganizes in nanoclusters proximal to nanoscale raft components. We now show that these nanoclusters are primarily mobile on the cell surface with a small (ca. 5%) subset of conformational-active LFA-1 nanoclusters preanchored to the cytoskeleton. Lateral mobility resulted crucial for the formation of microclusters upon ligand binding and for stable adhesion under shear flow. Activation of high-affinity LFA-1 by extracellular Ca(2+) resulted in an eightfold increase on the percentage of immobile nanoclusters and cytoskeleton anchorage. Although having the ability to bind to their ligands, these active nanoclusters failed to support firm adhesion in static and low shear-flow conditions because mobility and clustering capacity were highly compromised. Altogether, our work demonstrates an intricate coupling between conformation and lateral diffusion of LFA-1 and further underscores the crucial role of mobility for the onset of LFA-1 mediated leukocyte adhesion.
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Damjanovich L, Volkó J, Forgács A, Hohenberger W, Bene L. Crohn's disease alters MHC-rafts in CD4+ T-cells. Cytometry A 2011; 81:149-64. [PMID: 22128034 DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.21173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2011] [Revised: 10/28/2011] [Accepted: 11/01/2011] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Clusters of MHCI, ICAM-1, CD44, CD59, IL-2R, and IL-15R molecules have been studied on the surface of CD4(+) T-cells from peripheral blood and lymph nodes of patients in Crohn's disease and healthy individuals as controls by using a dual-laser flow cytometric fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) technique and fluorescently stained Fabs. When cells from patients in Crohn's disease are compared to those of controls, the surface expression level for the MHCI reduced by ∼45%, for CD44 enhanced by ∼100%, and for IL-2Rα, IL-15Rα, and common γ(c) enhanced by ∼50%, ∼70%, and ∼130%, respectively. Efficiencies of FRET monitoring homoassociation for the MHCI and CD44 reduced, that for IL-2Rα enhanced. While efficiencies of FRET monitoring the association of γ(c) and ICAM-1 with the MHCI reduced, those monitoring association of IL-2/15Rα, CD44, and CD59 with MHCI enhanced. Efficiencies of FRET measured between the MHCI and IL-2Rα, IL-15Rα differently enhanced to the advantage of IL-15Rα, the one measured between γ(c) and IL-2Rα reduced, suggesting modulations in the strength of interaction of MHCI with IL-2R, IL-15R, and γ(c). The increases in density of surface bound cTx and in the associations of the receptors with the G(M1)-ganglioside lipid molecules suggest stronger lipid raft interactions of the receptors. The observed alterations of MHC-rafts in Crohn's disease--summarized in models of receptor patterns of diseased and control cells--may have functional consequences regarding signaling by the raft components.
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- László Damjanovich
- Department of Surgery, Medical and Health Science Center, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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