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Glycerol monolaurate inhibition of human B cell activation. Sci Rep 2022; 12:13506. [PMID: 35931746 PMCID: PMC9355977 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-17432-4] [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: 03/10/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Glycerol monolaurate (GML) is a naturally occurring antimicrobial agent used commercially in numerous products and food items. GML is also used as a homeopathic agent and is being clinically tested to treat several human diseases. In addition to its anti-microbial function, GML suppresses immune cell proliferation and inhibits primary human T cell activation. GML suppresses T cell activation by altering membrane dynamics and disrupting the formation of protein clusters necessary for intracellular signaling. The ability of GML to disrupt cellular membranes suggests it may alter other cell types. To explore this possibility, we tested how GML affects human B cells. We found that GML inhibits BCR-induced cytokine production, phosphorylation of signaling proteins, and protein clustering, while also changing cellular membrane dynamics and dysregulating cytoskeleton rearrangement. Although similar, there are also differences between how B cells and T cells respond to GML. These differences suggest that unique intrinsic features of a cell may result in differential responses to GML treatment. Overall, this study expands our understanding of how GML impacts the adaptive immune response and contributes to a broader knowledge of immune modulating monoglycerides.
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Kanegasaki S, Tsuchiya T. A possible way to prevent the progression of bone lesions in multiple myeloma via Src-homology-region-2-domain-containing-phosphatase-1 activation. J Cell Biochem 2021; 122:1313-1325. [PMID: 33969922 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.29949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2021] [Revised: 04/01/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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On the basis of our recent findings, in which multiple receptor-mediated mast cell functions are regulated via a common signaling cascade, we posit that the formation and functioning of osteoclasts are also controlled by a similar common mechanism. These cells are derived from the same granulocyte/monocyte progenitors and share multiple receptors except those that are cell-specific. In both types of cells, all known receptors reside in lipid rafts, form multiprotein complexes with recruited signaling molecules, and are internalized upon receptor engagement. Signal transduction proceeds in a chain of protein phosphorylations, where adaptor protein LAT (linker-for-activation-of-T-cells) plays a central role. The key kinase that associates LAT phosphorylation and lipid raft internalization is Syk (spleen-tyrosine-kinase) and/or an Src-family-kinase, most probably Lck (lymphocyte-specific-protein-tyrosine-kinase). Dephosphorylation of phosphorylated Syk and Lck by activated SHP-1 (Src-homology-region-2-domain-containing-phosphatase-1) terminates the signal transduction and endocytosis of receptors, resulting in inhibition of osteoclast differentiation and other functions. In malignant plasma cells (MM cells) too, SHP-1 plays a similar indispensable role in controlling signal transduction required for survival and proliferation, though BLNK (B-cell-linker-protein), a functional equivalent of LAT and SLP-76 (SH2-domain-containing-leukocyte-protein-of-76-kDa) in B cells, is used instead of LAT. In both osteoclasts and MM cells, therefore, activated SHP-1 acts negatively in receptor-mediated cellular functions. In osteoblasts, however, activated SHP-1 promotes differentiation, osteocalcin generation, and mineralization by preventing both downregulation of transcription factors, such as Ostrix and Runx2, and degradation of β-catenin required for activation of the transcription factors. SHP-1 is activated by tyrosine phosphorylation and micromolar doses (M-dose) of CCRI-ligand-induced SHP-1 activation. Small molecular compounds, such as A770041, Sorafenib, Nitedanib, and Dovitinib, relieve the autoinhibitory conformation. Activation of SHP-1 by M-dose CCRI ligands or the compounds described may prevent the progression of bone lesions in MM.
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- Shiro Kanegasaki
- Department of Lipid Signaling, Research Institute National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Immunology and Inflammation, Research Institute National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Mo ZQ, Wang JL, Han R, Han Q, Li YW, Sun HY, Luo XC, Dan XM. Identification and functional analysis of grouper (Epinephelus coioides) B-cell linker protein BLNK. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2018; 81:399-407. [PMID: 30055251 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2018.07.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2018] [Revised: 07/21/2018] [Accepted: 07/24/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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B-cell linker protein (BLNK) is an adaptor protein that plays a crucial role in the B cell antigen receptor (BCR) signal pathway. To investigate the function of BLNK in teleost fish, we cloned a BLNK ortholog gene from the orange-spotted grouper (Epinephelus coioides). Homology analysis showed that the grouper BLNK (EcBLNK) had a 34%-77% amino acid identity in comparison to other vertebrates and shared the highest amino acid identity with BLNK from the Asian seabass Lates calcarifer. EcBLNK comprises an N-terminal SAM domain and a C-terminal B-cell linker SH2 domain. Ten tyrosine residues were well conserved between teleost fish and mammals. Tissue distribution analysis showed that EcBLNK was expressed mainly in immune organs and expression was at the highest level in head kidney. Co-localization of EcBLNK and EcCD79a was observed in transfected HEK293T cells. Overexpression of EcBLNK did not activate nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells. The protein level of EcBLNK in grouper head kidney leukocytes was increased by stimulation with lipopolysaccharide. In groupers infected with Cryptocaryon irritans, EcBLNK was regulated in the infected sites and the systemic organ which suggests that EcBLNK was activated in the immune response to parasite infection.
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- Ze-Quan Mo
- Joint Laboratory of Guangdong Province and Hong Kong Regions on Marine Bioresource Conservation and Exploitation, College of Marine Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong Province, PR China
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- Joint Laboratory of Guangdong Province and Hong Kong Regions on Marine Bioresource Conservation and Exploitation, College of Marine Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong Province, PR China
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- Joint Laboratory of Guangdong Province and Hong Kong Regions on Marine Bioresource Conservation and Exploitation, College of Marine Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong Province, PR China
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- Joint Laboratory of Guangdong Province and Hong Kong Regions on Marine Bioresource Conservation and Exploitation, College of Marine Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong Province, PR China
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- Joint Laboratory of Guangdong Province and Hong Kong Regions on Marine Bioresource Conservation and Exploitation, College of Marine Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong Province, PR China
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- Joint Laboratory of Guangdong Province and Hong Kong Regions on Marine Bioresource Conservation and Exploitation, College of Marine Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong Province, PR China
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- School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China.
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- Joint Laboratory of Guangdong Province and Hong Kong Regions on Marine Bioresource Conservation and Exploitation, College of Marine Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong Province, PR China.
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Yago T, Liu Z, Ahamed J, McEver RP. Cooperative PSGL-1 and CXCR2 signaling in neutrophils promotes deep vein thrombosis in mice. Blood 2018; 132:1426-1437. [PMID: 30068506 PMCID: PMC6161769 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2018-05-850859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2018] [Accepted: 07/26/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Inflammation is a major contributor to deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Flow restriction of the inferior vena cava (IVC) in mice induces DVT like that in humans. In this model, P-selectin-dependent adhesion of neutrophils and monocytes leads to release of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) and expression of tissue factor. However, it is not known what signals cause myeloid cells to generate these procoagulant effectors. Using ultrasonography and spinning-disk intravital microscopy in genetically engineered mice, we found that engagement of P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 (PSGL-1) and the chemokine receptor CXCR2 on rolling neutrophils propagated signals that cooperated to induce β2 integrin-dependent arrest in flow-restricted IVCs. Unlike previous reports, PSGL-1 signaling in neutrophils did not require L-selectin, and it used tyrosine 145 rather than tyrosines 112 and 128 on the adaptor Src homology domain-containing leukocyte phosphoprotein of 76 kDa. PSGL-1 and CXCR2 signaling cooperated to increase the frequency and size of thrombi, in part by stimulating release of NETs. Unlike in neutrophils, blocking PSGL-1 or CXCR2 signaling in monocytes did not affect their recruitment into thrombi or their expression of tissue factor. Our results demonstrate that neutrophils cooperatively signal through PSGL-1 and CXCR2 to promote DVT.
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- Tadayuki Yago
- Cardiovascular Biology Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK; and
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- Cardiovascular Biology Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK; and
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- Cardiovascular Biology Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK; and
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK
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- Cardiovascular Biology Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK; and
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK
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Verma NK, Kelleher D. Adaptor regulation of LFA-1 signaling in T lymphocyte migration: Potential druggable targets for immunotherapies? Eur J Immunol 2014; 44:3484-99. [PMID: 25251823 DOI: 10.1002/eji.201344428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2013] [Revised: 09/16/2014] [Accepted: 09/22/2014] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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The integrin lymphocyte function associated antigen-1 (LFA-1) plays a key role in leukocyte trafficking and in adaptive immune responses through interactions with adhesive ligands, such as ICAM-1. Specific blockade of these interactions has validated LFA-1 as a therapeutic target in many chronic inflammatory diseases, however LFA-1 antagonists have not been clinically successful due to the development of a general immunosuppression, causing fatal side effects. Growing evidence has now established that LFA-1 mediates an array of intracellular signaling pathways by triggering a number of downstream molecules. In this context, a class of multimodular domain-containing proteins capable of recruiting two or more effector molecules, collectively known as "adaptor proteins," has emerged as important mediators in LFA-1 signal transduction. Here, we provide an overview of the adaptor proteins involved in the intracellular signaling cascades by which LFA-1 regulates T-cell motility and immune responses. The complexity of the LFA-1-associated signaling delineated in this review suggests that it may be an important and challenging focus for future research, enabling the identification of "tunable" targets for the development of immunotherapies.
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- Navin K Verma
- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore; Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore, Singapore
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The B-cell antigen receptor signals through a preformed transducer module of SLP65 and CIN85. EMBO J 2011; 30:3620-34. [PMID: 21822214 PMCID: PMC3181483 DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2011.251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2011] [Accepted: 07/05/2011] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Spleen tyrosine kinase Syk and its substrate SLP65 (also called BLNK) are proximal signal transducer elements of the B-cell antigen receptor (BCR). Yet, our understanding of signal initiation and processing is limited owing to the incomplete list of SLP65 interaction partners and our ignorance of their association kinetics. We have now determined and quantified the in vivo interactomes of SLP65 in resting and stimulated B cells by mass spectrometry. SLP65 orchestrated a complex signal network of about 30 proteins that was predominantly based on dynamic interactions. However, a stimulation-independent and constant association of SLP65 with the Cbl-interacting protein of 85 kDa (CIN85) was requisite for SLP65 phosphorylation and its inducible plasma membrane translocation. In the absence of a steady SLP65/CIN85 complex, BCR-induced Ca(2+) and NF-κB responses were abrogated. Finally, live cell imaging and co-immunoprecipitation experiments further confirmed that both SLP65 and CIN85 are key components of the BCR-associated primary transducer module required for the onset and progression phases of BCR signal transduction.
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Geahlen RL. Syk and pTyr'd: Signaling through the B cell antigen receptor. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2009; 1793:1115-27. [PMID: 19306898 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2009.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2009] [Accepted: 03/06/2009] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The B cell receptor (BCR) transduces antigen binding into alterations in the activity of intracellular signaling pathways through its ability to recruit and activate the cytoplasmic protein-tyrosine kinase Syk. The recruitment of Syk to the receptor, its activation and its subsequent interactions with downstream effectors are all regulated by its phosphorylation on tyrosine. This review discusses our current understanding of how this phosphorylation regulates the activity of Syk and its participation in signaling through the BCR.
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- Robert L Geahlen
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
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Abudula A, Grabbe A, Brechmann M, Polaschegg C, Herrmann N, Goldbeck I, Dittmann K, Wienands J. SLP-65 signal transduction requires Src homology 2 domain-mediated membrane anchoring and a kinase-independent adaptor function of Syk. J Biol Chem 2007; 282:29059-29066. [PMID: 17681949 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m704043200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The family of SLPs (Src homology 2 domain-containing leukocyte adaptor proteins) are cytoplasmic signal effectors of lymphocyte antigen receptors. A main function of SLP is to orchestrate the assembly of Ca(2+)-mobilizing enzymes at the inner leaflet of the plasma membrane. For this purpose, SLP-76 in T cells utilizes the transmembrane adaptor LAT, but the mechanism of SLP-65 membrane anchoring in B cells remains an enigma. We now employed two genetic reconstitution systems to unravel structural requirements of SLP-65 for the initiation of Ca(2+) mobilization and subsequent activation of gene transcription. First, mutational analysis of SLP-65 in DT40 B cells revealed that its C-terminal Src homology 2 domain controls efficient tyrosine phosphorylation by the kinase Syk, plasma membrane recruitment, as well as downstream signaling to NFAT activation. Second, we dissected these processes by expressing SLP-65 in SLP-76-deficient T cells and found that a kinase-independent adaptor function of Syk is required to link phosphorylated SLP-65 to Ca(2+) mobilization. These approaches unmask a mechanistic complexity of SLP-65 activation and coupling to signaling cascades in that Syk is upstream as well as downstream of SLP-65. Moreover, membrane anchoring of the SLP-65-assembled Ca(2+) initiation complex, which appears to be fundamentally different from that of closely related SLP-76, does not necessarily involve a B cell-specific component.
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- Abulizi Abudula
- Georg August University of Göttingen, Institute of Cellular & Molecular Immunology, Humboldtallee 34, 37073 Göttingen, Germany
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- Georg August University of Göttingen, Institute of Cellular & Molecular Immunology, Humboldtallee 34, 37073 Göttingen, Germany
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- Georg August University of Göttingen, Institute of Cellular & Molecular Immunology, Humboldtallee 34, 37073 Göttingen, Germany
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- Georg August University of Göttingen, Institute of Cellular & Molecular Immunology, Humboldtallee 34, 37073 Göttingen, Germany
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- Georg August University of Göttingen, Institute of Cellular & Molecular Immunology, Humboldtallee 34, 37073 Göttingen, Germany
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- Georg August University of Göttingen, Institute of Cellular & Molecular Immunology, Humboldtallee 34, 37073 Göttingen, Germany
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- Georg August University of Göttingen, Institute of Cellular & Molecular Immunology, Humboldtallee 34, 37073 Göttingen, Germany
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- Georg August University of Göttingen, Institute of Cellular & Molecular Immunology, Humboldtallee 34, 37073 Göttingen, Germany.
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Song H, Zhang J, Chiang YJ, Siraganian RP, Hodes RJ. Redundancy in B Cell Developmental Pathways: c-Cbl Inactivation Rescues Early B Cell Development through a B Cell Linker Protein-Independent Pathway. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2007; 178:926-35. [PMID: 17202354 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.178.2.926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Deficiency in the adaptor protein B cell linker protein (BLNK) results in a substantial but incomplete block in B cell development, suggesting that alternative pathways exist for B lineage differentiation. Another adaptor protein, c-Cbl, plays a negative regulatory role in several BCR-signaling pathways. We therefore investigated the role of c-Cbl during B cell development and addressed the possibility that redundancies in pathways for B cell differentiation could be further revealed by eliminating negative effects mediated by c-Cbl. Strikingly, c-Cbl inactivation reversed a number of the critical defects in early B cell differentiation that are seen in BLNK-deficient mice. c-Cbl(-/-)BLNK(-/-) mice exhibited normalized down-regulation of pre-BCR and CD43, up-regulation of MHC class II, and augmented L chain rearrangement, resulting in a successful transition from pre-B cells to immature B cells. c-Cbl inactivation also reversed the potentially tumor-predisposing hyperproliferative response of BLNK(-/-) pre-B cells to IL-7. Pre-BCR cross-linking induced enhanced and prolonged tyrosine phosphorylation in c-Cbl(-/-)BLNK(-/-) pre-BCR(+) pre-B cells compared with c-Cbl(+/-)BLNK(-/-) cells, including elevated phosphorylation of Lyn, Syk, Btk, and phospholipase C-gamma2. Our studies suggest that some, but not all, pre-BCR-triggered developmental events can be mediated by BLNK-independent pathways that are negatively regulated by c-Cbl, and further suggest that different events during early B cell development require different strength or duration of pre-BCR signaling.
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- Haifeng Song
- Experimental Immunology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Beach D, Gonen R, Bogin Y, Reischl IG, Yablonski D. Dual role of SLP-76 in mediating T cell receptor-induced activation of phospholipase C-gamma1. J Biol Chem 2006; 282:2937-46. [PMID: 17148460 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m606697200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Phospholipase C-gamma1 (PLC-gamma1) activation depends on a heterotrimeric complex of adaptor proteins composed of LAT, Gads, and SLP-76. Upon T cell receptor stimulation, a portion of PLC-gamma1 is recruited to a detergent-resistant membrane fraction known as the glycosphingolipid-enriched membrane microdomains (GEMs), or lipid rafts, to which LAT is constitutively localized. In addition to LAT, PLC-gamma1 GEM recruitment depended on SLP-76, and, in particular, required the Gads-binding domain of SLP-76. The N-terminal tyrosine phosphorylation sites and P-I region of SLP-76 were not required for PLC-gamma1 GEM recruitment, but were required for PLC-gamma1 phosphorylation at Tyr(783). Thus, GEM recruitment can be insufficient for full activation of PLC-gamma1 in the absence of a second SLP-76-mediated event. Indeed, a GEM-targeted derivative of PLC-gamma1 depended on SLP-76 for T cell receptor-induced phosphorylation at Tyr783 and subsequent NFAT activation. On a biochemical level, SLP-76 inducibly associated with both Vav and catalytically active ITK, which efficiently phosphorylated a PLC-gamma1 fragment at Tyr783 in vitro. Both associations were disrupted upon mutation of the N-terminal tyrosine phosphorylation sites of SLP-76. The P-I region deletion disrupted Vav association and reduced SLP-76-associated kinase activity. A smaller deletion within the P-I region, which does not impair PLC-gamma1 activation, did not impair the association with Vav, but reduced SLP-76-associated kinase activity. These results provide new insight into the multiple roles of SLP-76 and the functional importance of its interactions with other signaling proteins.
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- Dvora Beach
- Rappaport Family Institute for Research in the Medical Sciences, Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 31096, Israel
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Koretzky GA, Abtahian F, Silverman MA. SLP76 and SLP65: complex regulation of signalling in lymphocytes and beyond. Nat Rev Immunol 2006; 6:67-78. [PMID: 16493428 DOI: 10.1038/nri1750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 205] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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SLP76 and SLP65 are adaptor proteins that lack intrinsic enzymatic activity but contain multiple protein-binding domains. These proteins are essential for signalling downstream of integrins and receptors that contain immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motifs. The absence of these adaptor proteins profoundly affects various lineages in the haematopoietic compartment and severely compromises vascular development, highlighting their importance as regulators of signalling cascades. In this Review, we discuss the role of SLP76 and SLP65 in several signalling pathways in haematopoietic cells, with an emphasis on recent studies that provide insight into their mechanisms of action.
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- Gary A Koretzky
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute, University of Pennsylvania, 415 BRBII/III, 421 Curie Boulevard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.
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Swamy M, Kulathu Y, Ernst S, Reth M, Schamel WWA. Two dimensional Blue Native-/SDS-PAGE analysis of SLP family adaptor protein complexes. Immunol Lett 2005; 104:131-7. [PMID: 16356554 DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2005.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2005] [Revised: 11/01/2005] [Accepted: 11/08/2005] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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SH2 domain containing leukocyte protein (SLP) adaptor proteins serve a central role in the antigen-mediated activation of lymphocytes by organizing multiprotein signaling complexes. Here, we use two dimensional native-/SDS-gel electrophoresis to study the number, size and relative abundance of protein complexes containing SLP family proteins. In non-stimulated T cells all SLP-76 proteins are in a approximately 400 kDa complex with the small adaptor protein Grb2-like adaptor protein downstream of Shc (Gads), whereas half of Gads is monomeric. This constitutive SLP-76/Gads complex could be reconstituted in Drosophila S2 cells expressing both components, suggesting that it might not contain additional subunits. In contrast, in B cells SLP-65 exists in a 180 kDa complex as well as in monomeric form. Since the complex was not found in S2 cells expressing only SLP-65, it was not di/trimeric SLP-65. Upon antigen-stimulation only the complexed SLP-65 was phosphorylated. Surprisingly, stimulation-induced alteration of SLP complexes could not be detected, suggesting that active signaling complexes form only transiently, and are of low abundance.
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- Mahima Swamy
- Department of Molecular Immunology, Biologie III, University of Freiburg and Max Planck-Institut für Immunbiologie, Stübeweg 51, 79108 Freiburg, Germany
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Ahn E, Lee H, Yun Y. LIME acts as a transmembrane adapter mediating BCR-dependent B-cell activation. Blood 2005; 107:1521-7. [PMID: 16249387 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2005-05-1859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Assembly of a signaling complex around the transmembrane adapter LAT is essential for the transmission of T-cell receptor (TCR)-mediated signaling. However, a LAT-like molecule responsible for the initial activation events in B-cell receptor (BCR) signaling has not yet been identified. Here, we show that LIME is a transmembrane adaptor required for BCR-mediated B-cell activation. LIME was found to be expressed in mouse splenic B cells. Upon BCR cross-linking, LIME was tyrosine phosphorylated by Lyn and associated with Lyn, Grb2, PLC-gamma2, and PI3K. Reduction of LIME expression by the introduction of siRNA resulted in the disruption of BCR-mediated activation of MAPK, calcium flux, NF-AT, PI3K, and NF-kappaB. Taken together, these results establish that LIME is an essential transmembrane adaptor linking BCR ligation to the downstream signaling events that lead to B-cell activation.
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- Eunseon Ahn
- Division of Molecular Life Science, Ewha Womans University, 11-1, Daehyun-dong, Seodaemoon-gu, Seoul, 120-750, Korea
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Adapter molecules are multidomain proteins lacking intrinsic catalytic activity, functioning instead by nucleating molecular complexes during signal transduction. The SLP-76 family of adapters includes SH2 domain-containing leukocyte phosphoprotein of 76kDa (SLP-76), B cell linker protein (BLNK), and cytokine-dependent hematopoietic cell linker (Clnk). These proteins are critical for integration of numerous signaling cascades downstream of immunotyrosine-based activation motif (ITAM)-bearing receptors and integrins in diverse hematopoietic cell types. Mutations in genes encoding SLP-76 family adapters result in severe phenotypes, underscoring the critical role these proteins play in cellular development and function by directing formation of signaling complexes in a temporally- and spatially-specific manner.
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- Jennifer N Wu
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, School of Medicine, Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute, University of Pennsylvania, 415 BRB II/III, 421 Curie Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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Mizuno K, Tagawa Y, Watanabe N, Ogimoto M, Yakura H. SLP-76 is recruited to CD22 and dephosphorylated by SHP-1, thereby regulating B cell receptor-induced c-Jun N-terminal kinase activation. Eur J Immunol 2005; 35:644-54. [PMID: 15668918 DOI: 10.1002/eji.200425465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Despite the important role in the development and activation of T cells, NK cells, mast cells, and macrophages, the expression and function of SLP-76 in B cells have been largely unknown. Here we demonstrate that SLP-76 is expressed in all mouse B cell lines tested and in normal splenic B cells, and serves as an SHP-1 substrate. Dephosphorylation of SLP-76 by SHP-1 inhibits its association with Nck, down-regulating c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) activation and exerting a positive effect on apoptosis. Knockdown of SLP-76 in WEHI-231 cells by small interfering RNA attenuated JNK activation, but showed little effects on extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) or p38 activation. Although WEHI-231 does not express linker for activation of T cells (LAT), SLP-76 localizes in membrane fraction, which increases following B cell receptor (BCR) cross-linking. Further analyses revealed that SLP-76 complexed with Gads is associated with tyrosine-phosphorylated CD22 through the SH2 domains of SLP-76 and Gads. Given that SHP-1 binds to CD22 upon BCR ligation, our findings suggest that dephosphorylation of SLP-76 recruited to CD22 by SHP-1 inhibits BCR-induced JNK activation, dictating apoptosis.
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- Kazuya Mizuno
- Department of Immunology and Signal Transduction, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Neuroscience, Tokyo Metropolitan Organization for Medical Research, Tokyo, Japan.
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Taguchi T, Kiyokawa N, Takenouch H, Matsui J, Tang WR, Nakajima H, Suzuki K, Shiozawa Y, Saito M, Katagiri YU, Takahashi T, Karasuyama H, Matsuo Y, Okita H, Fujimoto J. Deficiency of BLNK hampers PLC-gamma2 phosphorylation and Ca2+ influx induced by the pre-B-cell receptor in human pre-B cells. Immunology 2004; 112:575-82. [PMID: 15270728 PMCID: PMC1782531 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2567.2004.01918.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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B-cell linker protein (BLNK) is a component of the B-cell receptor (BCR) as well as of the pre-BCR signalling pathway, and BLNK(-/-) mice have a block in B lymphopoiesis at the pro-B/pre-B cell stage. A recent report described the complete loss or drastic reduction of BLNK expression in approximately 50% of human childhood pre-B acute lymphoblastic leukaemias (ALL), therefore we investigated BLNK expression in human pre-B ALL cell lines. One of the four cell lines tested, HPB-NULL cells, was found to lack BLNK expression, and we used these human pre-B ALL cell lines that express and do not express BLNK to investigate the intracellular signalling events following pre-BCR cross-linking. When pre-BCR was cross-linked with anti-micro heavy-chain antibodies, significant phosphorylation of intracellular molecules, including Syk, Shc, ERK MAP kinase, and AKT, and an activation of Ras were observed without regard to deficiency of BLNK expression, suggesting that BLNK is not required for pre-BCR-mediated activation of MAP kinase and phosphatidyl-inositol 3 (PI3) kinase signalling. By contrast, phospholipase C-gamma2 (PLC-gamma2) phosphorylation and an increase in intracellular Ca(2+) level mediated by pre-BCR cross-linking were observed only in the BLNK-expressing cells, indicating that BLNK is essential for PLC-gamma2-induced Ca(2+) influx. Human pre-B cell lines expressing and not expressing BLNK should provide an in vitro model for investigation of the role of BLNK in the pre-BCR-mediated signalling mechanism.
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- Tomoko Taguchi
- Department of Developmental Biology, National Research Institute for Child Health and DevelopmentSetagaya-ku, Tokyo
- Department of Pediatrics, Keio University, School of MedicineShinjuku-ku, Tokyo
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- Department of Developmental Biology, National Research Institute for Child Health and DevelopmentSetagaya-ku, Tokyo
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- Department of Developmental Biology, National Research Institute for Child Health and DevelopmentSetagaya-ku, Tokyo
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- Department of Developmental Biology, National Research Institute for Child Health and DevelopmentSetagaya-ku, Tokyo
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- Department of Developmental Biology, National Research Institute for Child Health and DevelopmentSetagaya-ku, Tokyo
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- Department of Developmental Biology, National Research Institute for Child Health and DevelopmentSetagaya-ku, Tokyo
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- Department of Developmental Biology, National Research Institute for Child Health and DevelopmentSetagaya-ku, Tokyo
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- Department of Developmental Biology, National Research Institute for Child Health and DevelopmentSetagaya-ku, Tokyo
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- Department of Developmental Biology, National Research Institute for Child Health and DevelopmentSetagaya-ku, Tokyo
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- Department of Developmental Biology, National Research Institute for Child Health and DevelopmentSetagaya-ku, Tokyo
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- Department of Pediatrics, Keio University, School of MedicineShinjuku-ku, Tokyo
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- Department of Immune Regulation, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Graduate SchoolTokyo
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- Fujisaki Cell Center, Hayashibara Biochemical Laboratories IncFujisaki, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Developmental Biology, National Research Institute for Child Health and DevelopmentSetagaya-ku, Tokyo
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- Department of Developmental Biology, National Research Institute for Child Health and DevelopmentSetagaya-ku, Tokyo
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Hendriks RW, Middendorp S. The pre-BCR checkpoint as a cell-autonomous proliferation switch. Trends Immunol 2004; 25:249-56. [PMID: 15099565 DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2004.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
MESH Headings
- Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
- Agammaglobulinaemia Tyrosine Kinase
- Amino Acid Motifs
- Animals
- B-Lymphocytes/cytology
- B-Lymphocytes/immunology
- Carrier Proteins/physiology
- Cell Division/physiology
- Genes, Immunoglobulin
- Humans
- Immunoglobulin Switch Region
- Lymphocyte Activation
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/immunology
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/pathology
- Mice
- Mice, Knockout
- Models, Immunological
- Multienzyme Complexes/physiology
- Phosphoproteins/deficiency
- Phosphoproteins/physiology
- Phosphorylation
- Precursor B-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma/immunology
- Precursor B-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma/pathology
- Protein Processing, Post-Translational
- Protein-Tyrosine Kinases/physiology
- Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell/immunology
- Receptors, Interleukin-7/physiology
- Signal Transduction
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- Rudi W Hendriks
- Department of Immunology, Erasmus MC Rotterdam, PO Box 1738, NL-3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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SLP-65(-/-) mice display a partial block at the pre-B cell stage of development. Here, we show that LAT is required for the differentiation of SLP-65(-/-) pre-B cells. We show that LAT and SLP-76 are recruited to the pre-BCR and associated with Ig-alpha upon pre-BCR engagement, whereas LAT interaction with SLP-76 is already detected in untreated pre-B cells. Reconstitution of LAT or SLP-65 expression in SLP-65/LAT(-/-) pre-B cells restored their calcium (Ca2+) mobilization capacity, led to downregulation of surface pre-BCR, and induced differentiation to BCR+ cells. Together, our results suggest that the adaptor proteins LAT and SLP-76 are involved in pre-BCR signaling, thereby rescuing arrested murine SLP-65(-/-) pre-B cells.
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- Yu-wen Su
- Institute for Biology III, Albert-Ludwigs University of Freiburg and Max Planck Institute for Immunobiology, Freiburg, Germany
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Janssen E, Zhu M, Zhang W, Koonpaew S, Zhang W. LAB: a new membrane-associated adaptor molecule in B cell activation. Nat Immunol 2003; 4:117-23. [PMID: 12514734 DOI: 10.1038/ni882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2002] [Accepted: 12/12/2002] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The adaptor molecule, linker for activation of T cells (LAT), is essential in T cell activation and development; a similar molecule in B cells has not yet been identified. Here, we report the identification of a new adaptor protein, linker for activation of B cells (LAB). Like LAT, LAB was localized to lipid rafts. Upon activation via the B cell receptor (BCR), LAB was phosphorylated and interacted with the adaptor protein Grb2. Decreased LAB expression led to a reduction in BCR-mediated calcium flux and Erk activation. LAB rescued thymocyte development but not normal T cell activation in LAT(-/-) mice. Our data suggest that LAB links BCR engagement to downstream signaling pathways.
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MESH Headings
- Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
- Adaptor Proteins, Vesicular Transport/genetics
- Adaptor Proteins, Vesicular Transport/immunology
- Adaptor Proteins, Vesicular Transport/metabolism
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- B-Lymphocytes/immunology
- Carrier Proteins/genetics
- Carrier Proteins/immunology
- Cloning, Molecular
- Humans
- Lymphocyte Activation
- Membrane Proteins
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Phosphoproteins/deficiency
- Phosphoproteins/genetics
- Phosphoproteins/immunology
- Phosphorylation
- Proteins
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
- Signal Transduction
- Tissue Distribution
- Tyrosine/metabolism
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- Erin Janssen
- Department of Immunology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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Transmembrane adapter proteins (TRAPs) are a relatively new and growing family of proteins that include linker for activation of T cells (LAT), phosphoprotein associated with glycosphingolipid-enriched micro domains (PAG)/C-terminal Src kinase (Csk) binding protein (Cbp), SHP2-interacting transmembrane adapter protein (SIT), T cell receptor interacting molecule (TRIM), and the recently identified non-T cell activation linker (NTAL) and pp30. TRAPs share several common structural features, but more importantly they possess multiple sites of tyrosine phosphorylation, by which they act as scaffolds for recruiting cytosolic adapter and/or effector proteins. The membrane association of TRAPs places them near to the immunoreceptors, a position from which they coordinate and modulate the signals they receive to produce an appropriate cellular response.
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Zhu M, Janssen E, Leung K, Zhang W. Molecular cloning of a novel gene encoding a membrane-associated adaptor protein (LAX) in lymphocyte signaling. J Biol Chem 2002; 277:46151-8. [PMID: 12359715 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m208946200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Membrane-associated adaptors play an important role in coupling antigen receptor engagement to downstream signaling events, such as Ras-MAPK activation, Ca(2+) flux, and nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFAT) activation. Here we identified a novel membrane-associated adaptor protein, LAX. LAX is mainly expressed in B cells, T cells, and other lymphoid-specific cell types. It shares no overall sequence homology with LAT and is not localized to lipid rafts. However, like LAT, LAX has tyrosine motifs for binding Grb2, Gads, and the p85 subunit of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase. Upon stimulation via the B or T cell receptors, LAX is rapidly phosphorylated by Src and Syk family tyrosine kinases and interacts with Grb2, Gads, and p85. Overexpression of LAX in Jurkat cells specifically inhibits T cell receptor-mediated p38 MAPK activation and NFAT/AP-1 transcriptional activation. Our data suggested that LAX functions to negatively regulate signaling in lymphocytes.
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- Minghua Zhu
- Department of Immunology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
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Wienands J, Engels N. Multitasking of Ig-alpha and Ig-beta to regulate B cell antigen receptor function. Int Rev Immunol 2002; 20:679-96. [PMID: 11913945 DOI: 10.3109/08830180109045585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Since their discovery as signaling subunits of the B cell antigen receptor (BCR), Ig-alpha and Ig-beta are discussed to serve either a redundant or distinct function for B cell development, maintenance, and activation. Dependent upon the experimental system that has been used to address this issue, evidence could be provided to support both possibilities. Only recently has it become clear that Ig-alpha and Ig-beta possess a unique signaling identity but that both together are required to orchestrate proper B cell function in vivo. Here we discuss some of the underlying mechanisms that may involve direct coupling to discrete subsets of BCR effector proteins, such as protein tyrosine kinases or the intracellular adaptor SLP-65/BLNK.
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- J Wienands
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Immunology, University of Bielefeld, Germany.
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Yablonski D, Weiss A. Mechanisms of signaling by the hematopoietic-specific adaptor proteins, SLP-76 and LAT and their B cell counterpart, BLNK/SLP-65. Adv Immunol 2002; 79:93-128. [PMID: 11680012 DOI: 10.1016/s0065-2776(01)79003-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Adaptor proteins lack catalytic activity and contain only protein-protein interaction domains. They have been shown to interact with an ever-growing number of signaling proteins and to play essential roles in many signaling pathways. SLP-76 and LAT are cell-type-specific adaptor proteins expressed in T cells, NK cells, platelets, and mast cells. In these cell types, SLP-76 and LAT are required for signaling by immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motif(ITAM)-containing receptors, including the T cell receptor (TCR), the pre-TCR, the high-affinity Fc epsilon receptor, and the platelet GPVI collagen receptor. In B cells, an analogous adaptor, BLNK/SLP-65, is required for signaling by the ITAM-containing B cell receptor. This review summarizes recent research on SLP-76, LAT, and BLNK. A major challenge in understanding adaptor protein function has been to sort out the many interactions mediated by adaptor proteins and to define the mechanisms by which adaptors mediate critical signaling events. In the case of LAT, SLP-76, and BLNK, the availability of tractable genetic systems, deficient in expression of each of these adaptor proteins, has facilitated in-depth investigation of their signaling functions and mechanisms of action. The picture that has emerged is one in which multiple adaptor proteins cooperate to bring about the formation of a large signaling complex, localized to specialized lipid microdomains within the cell membrane and known as GEMs. Adaptors not only recruit signaling proteins, but also play an active role in regulating the conformation and activation of many of the proteins recruited to the complex. In particular, recent research has shed light on the mechanisms by which multiple adaptor proteins cooperate to bring about the recruitment and activation of phospholipase C gamma in response to the activation of ITAM-containing receptors.
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- D Yablonski
- Department of Pharmacology, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Bat Galim, Haifa 31096, Israel
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Leo A, Wienands J, Baier G, Horejsi V, Schraven B. Adapters in lymphocyte signaling. J Clin Invest 2002; 109:301-9. [PMID: 11827988 PMCID: PMC150865 DOI: 10.1172/jci14942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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- Albrecht Leo
- Institute for Immunology, Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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Leo A, Wienands J, Baier G, Horejsi V, Schraven B. Adapters in lymphocyte signaling. J Clin Invest 2002. [DOI: 10.1172/jci0214942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Gringhuis SI, Papendrecht-van der Voort EAM, Leow A, Nivine Levarht EW, Breedveld FC, Verweij CL. Effect of redox balance alterations on cellular localization of LAT and downstream T-cell receptor signaling pathways. Mol Cell Biol 2002; 22:400-11. [PMID: 11756537 PMCID: PMC139732 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.22.2.400-411.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The integral membrane protein linker for activation of T cells (LAT) is a central adapter protein in the T-cell receptor (TCR)-mediated signaling pathways. The cellular localization of LAT is extremely sensitive to intracellular redox balance alterations. Reduced intracellular levels of the antioxidant glutathione (GSH), a hallmark of chronic oxidative stress, resulted in the membrane displacement of LAT, abrogated TCR-mediated signaling and consequently hyporesponsiveness of T lymphocytes. The membrane displacement of LAT is accompanied by a considerable difference in the mobility of LAT upon native and nonreducing denaturing polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis analysis, a finding indicative of a conformational change. Targeted mutation of redox-sensitive cysteine residues within LAT created LAT mutants which remain membrane anchored under conditions of chronic oxidative stress. The expression of redox-insensitive LAT mutants allows for restoration of TCR-mediated signal transduction, whereas CD28-mediated signaling pathways remained impaired. These results are indicative that the membrane displacement of LAT as a result of redox balance alterations is a consequence of a conformational change interfering with the insertion of LAT into the plasma membrane. Conclusively, the data suggest a role for LAT as a crucial intermediate in the sensitivity of TCR signaling and hence T lymphocytes toward chronic oxidative stress.
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- Sonja I Gringhuis
- Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands.
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Vyas YM, Mehta KM, Morgan M, Maniar H, Butros L, Jung S, Burkhardt JK, Dupont B. Spatial organization of signal transduction molecules in the NK cell immune synapses during MHC class I-regulated noncytolytic and cytolytic interactions. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2001; 167:4358-67. [PMID: 11591760 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.167.8.4358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The cytolytic activity of NK cells is tightly regulated by inhibitory receptors specific for MHC class I Ags. We have investigated the composition of signal transduction molecules in the supramolecular activation clusters in the MHC class I-regulated cytolytic and noncytolytic NK cell immune synapses. KIR2DL3-positive NK clones that are specifically inhibited in their cytotoxicity by HLA-Cw*0304 and polyclonal human NK cells were used for conjugate formation with target cells that are either protected or are susceptible to NK cell-mediated cytotoxicity. Polarization of talin, microtubule-organizing center, and lysosomes occurred only during cytolytic interactions. The NK immune synapses were analyzed by three-dimensional immunofluorescence microscopy, which showed two distinctly different synaptic organizations in NK cells during cytolytic and noncytolytic interactions. The center of a cytolytic synapse with MHC class I-deficient target is comprised of a complex of signaling molecules including Src homology (SH)2-containing protein tyrosine phosphatase-1 (SHP-1). Closely related molecules with overlapping functions, such as the Syk kinases, SYK, and ZAP-70, and adaptor molecules, SH2 domain-containing leukocyte protein of 76 kDa and B cell linker protein, are expressed in activated NK cells and are all recruited to the center of the cytolytic synapse. In contrast, the noncytolytic synapse contains SHP-1, but is lacking other components of the central supramolecular activation cluster. These findings indicate a functional role for SHP-1 in both the cytolytic and noncytolytic interactions. We also demonstrate, in three-cell conjugates, that a single NK cell forms a cytolytic synapse with a susceptible target cell in the presence of both susceptible and nonsusceptible target cells.
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- Y M Vyas
- Immunology Program, Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021, USA
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Wonerow P, Watson SP. The transmembrane adapter LAT plays a central role in immune receptor signalling. Oncogene 2001; 20:6273-83. [PMID: 11607829 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1204770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The transmembrane adapter LAT (linker for activation of T cells) plays a central role in signalling by ITAM bearing receptors expressed on T cells, natural killer cells, mast cells and platelets. Receptor engagement leads to the phosphorylation of tyrosine residues present in the intracellular domain of LAT and formation of a multiprotein complex with other adapter molecules and enzymes including Grb2, Gads/SLP-76 and PLCgamma isoforms. These signalling events predominantly take place in glycolipid-enriched membrane domains. The constitutive presence of LAT in GEMs enables its function as the main scaffolding protein for the organization of GEM-localized signalling. The study of LAT-deficient mice and LAT-deficient cell lines further emphasizes the importance of LAT for these signalling cascades but also defines the existence of LAT-independent events downstream of the Syk-family kinase-ITAM complex.
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- P Wonerow
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3QT, UK.
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Yablonski D, Kadlecek T, Weiss A. Identification of a phospholipase C-gamma1 (PLC-gamma1) SH3 domain-binding site in SLP-76 required for T-cell receptor-mediated activation of PLC-gamma1 and NFAT. Mol Cell Biol 2001; 21:4208-18. [PMID: 11390650 PMCID: PMC87082 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.21.13.4208-4218.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 167] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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SLP-76 is an adapter protein required for T-cell receptor (TCR) signaling. In particular, TCR-induced tyrosine phosphorylation and activation of phospholipase C-gamma1 (PLC-gamma1), and the resultant TCR-inducible gene expression, depend on SLP-76. Nonetheless, the mechanisms by which SLP-76 mediates PLC-gamma1 activation are not well understood. We now demonstrate that SLP-76 directly interacts with the Src homology 3 (SH3) domain of PLC-gamma1. Structure-function analysis of SLP-76 revealed that each of the previously defined protein-protein interaction domains can be individually deleted without completely disrupting SLP-76 function. Additional deletion mutations revealed a new, 67-amino-acid functional domain within the proline-rich region of SLP-76, which we have termed the P-1 domain. The P-1 domain mediates a constitutive interaction of SLP-76 with the SH3 domain of PLC-gamma1 and is required for TCR-mediated activation of Erk, PLC-gamma1, and NFAT (nuclear factor of activated T cells). The adjacent Gads-binding domain of SLP-76, also within the proline-rich region, mediates inducible recruitment of SLP-76 to a PLC-gamma1-containing complex via the recruitment of both PLC-gamma1 and Gads to another cell-type-specific adapter, LAT. Thus, TCR-induced activation of PLC-gamma1 entails the binding of PLC-gamma1 to both LAT and SLP-76, a finding that may underlie the requirement for both LAT and SLP-76 to mediate the optimal activation of PLC-gamma1.
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- D Yablonski
- Department of Pharmacology, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Bat Galim, Haifa 31096, Israel
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Engels N, Wollscheid B, Wienands J. Association of SLP-65/BLNK with the B cell antigen receptor through a non-ITAM tyrosine of Ig-alpha. Eur J Immunol 2001; 31:2126-34. [PMID: 11449366 DOI: 10.1002/1521-4141(200107)31:7<2126::aid-immu2126>3.0.co;2-o] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The cytoplasmic adaptor protein SLP-65 (BLNK or BASH) is a critical downstream effector of the B cell antigen receptor (BCR). Tyrosine-phosphorylated SLP-65 assembles intracellular signaling complexes such as the Ca(2 +) initiation complex encompassing phospholipase C-gamma2 and Bruton's tyrosine kinase. It is, however, unclear how the SLP-65 signaling module can be recruited to the plasma membrane. Here we show that following B cell stimulation, SLP-65 associates directly with the BCR signaling subunit, the Ig-alpha / Ig-beta heterodimer. The interaction is mediated by the Src homology 2 domain of SLP-65 and the phosphorylated Ig-alpha tyrosine 204, which is located outside of the immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motif. Our data identify an unexpected BCR phosphorylation pattern and indicate that Ig-alpha has the capability to serve as transmembrane adaptor in BCR signaling.
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- N Engels
- Institute of Biology III, University of Freiburg and Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology, Freiburg, Germany
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Adapter proteins are well recognised as important molecular switches connecting immunoreceptors with intracellular signalling pathways. However, recent data suggest that homeostasis within the lymphatic system also depends on the coordinated activities of negative regulatory adapter proteins. These prevent activation of lymphocytes in the absence of externally applied signals and regulate termination/limitation of ongoing immune responses via different mechanisms.
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- A Leo
- Blood Bank and Immunomodulation Laboratory, Institute for Immunology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 305, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Baba Y, Hashimoto S, Matsushita M, Watanabe D, Kishimoto T, Kurosaki T, Tsukada S. BLNK mediates Syk-dependent Btk activation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2001; 98:2582-6. [PMID: 11226282 PMCID: PMC30181 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.051626198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Btk is a critical molecule in B cell antigen receptor (BCR)-coupled signaling, and its activity is regulated by Lyn and Syk. Although the molecular mechanism of Lyn-dependent Btk activation has been investigated, that of Syk-dependent Btk activation has remained unidentified. We have demonstrated that BLNK mediates Syk-dependent Btk activation. In a reconstitution cell system, coexpression of BLNK allows Syk to phosphorylate Btk on its tyrosine 551, leading to the enhancement of Btk activity. This phosphorylation depends on the interaction of Btk and BLNK by means of the Btk-Src homology 2 domain. The existence of such an activation mechanism is supported by the observation that the BCR-induced Btk phosphorylation and activation are significantly reduced in BLNK-deficient B cells as well as in Syk-deficient B cells. Although previous observations have identified the function of BLNK as the linker that integrates the action of Btk and Syk into downstream effectors such as phospholipase Cgamma2, our present study indicates another function of BLNK that connects the activity of Syk to that of Btk.
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- Y Baba
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Osaka University Medical School, 2-2 Yamada-oka, Suita City, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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