Ceramide-induced TCR up-regulation
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Ceramide-induced TCR up-regulation. / Menné, C; Lauritsen, Jens Peter Holst; Dietrich, J; Kastrup, J; Wegener, A M; Odum, Niels; Geisler, C.
I: Journal of Immunology, Bind 165, Nr. 6, 2000, s. 3065-72.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Ceramide-induced TCR up-regulation
AU - Menné, C
AU - Lauritsen, Jens Peter Holst
AU - Dietrich, J
AU - Kastrup, J
AU - Wegener, A M
AU - Odum, Niels
AU - Geisler, C
N1 - Keywords: Amino Acid Motifs; Down-Regulation; Enzyme Activation; Exocytosis; Humans; Jurkat Cells; Kinetics; Leucine; Leukocytes, Mononuclear; Lymphocyte Activation; Membrane Proteins; Phorbol 12,13-Dibutyrate; Phosphoprotein Phosphatases; Protein Kinase C; Protein Phosphatase 2; Receptor-CD3 Complex, Antigen, T-Cell; Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell; Sphingosine; T-Lymphocytes; Up-Regulation
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - The TCR is a constitutively recycling receptor meaning that a constant fraction of TCR from the plasma membrane is transported inside the cell at the same time as a constant fraction of TCR from the intracellular pool is transported to the plasma membrane. TCR recycling is affected by protein kinase C activity. Thus, an increase in protein kinase C activity affects TCR recycling kinetics leading to a new TCR equilibrium with a reduced level of TCR expressed at the T cell surface. Down-regulation of TCR expression compromises T cell activation. Conversely, TCR up-regulation is expected to increase T cell responsiveness. The purpose of this study was to identify and characterize potential pathways for TCR up-regulation. We found that ceramide affected TCR recycling dynamics and induced TCR up-regulation in a concentration- and time-dependent manner. Experiments applying phosphatase inhibitors indicated that ceramide-induced TCR up-regulation was most probably mediated by serine/threonine protein phosphatase 2A. Analyses of T cell variants demonstrated that TCR up-regulation was dependent on the presence of an intact CD3gamma L-based motif and thus acted on TCR engaged in the recycling pathway. Finally, we showed that TCR up-regulation probably plays a physiological role by increasing T cell responsiveness. Thus, by affecting the TCR recycling kinetics, T cells have the potential both to up- and down-regulate TCR expression and thereby adjust T cell responsiveness.
AB - The TCR is a constitutively recycling receptor meaning that a constant fraction of TCR from the plasma membrane is transported inside the cell at the same time as a constant fraction of TCR from the intracellular pool is transported to the plasma membrane. TCR recycling is affected by protein kinase C activity. Thus, an increase in protein kinase C activity affects TCR recycling kinetics leading to a new TCR equilibrium with a reduced level of TCR expressed at the T cell surface. Down-regulation of TCR expression compromises T cell activation. Conversely, TCR up-regulation is expected to increase T cell responsiveness. The purpose of this study was to identify and characterize potential pathways for TCR up-regulation. We found that ceramide affected TCR recycling dynamics and induced TCR up-regulation in a concentration- and time-dependent manner. Experiments applying phosphatase inhibitors indicated that ceramide-induced TCR up-regulation was most probably mediated by serine/threonine protein phosphatase 2A. Analyses of T cell variants demonstrated that TCR up-regulation was dependent on the presence of an intact CD3gamma L-based motif and thus acted on TCR engaged in the recycling pathway. Finally, we showed that TCR up-regulation probably plays a physiological role by increasing T cell responsiveness. Thus, by affecting the TCR recycling kinetics, T cells have the potential both to up- and down-regulate TCR expression and thereby adjust T cell responsiveness.
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 10975817
VL - 165
SP - 3065
EP - 3072
JO - Journal of Immunology
JF - Journal of Immunology
SN - 0022-1767
IS - 6
ER -
ID: 8544934