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Toshima K, Nagafuku M, Okazaki T, Kobayashi T, Inokuchi JI. Plasma membrane sphingomyelin modulates thymocyte development by inhibiting TCR-induced apoptosis. Int Immunol 2020; 31:211-223. [PMID: 30561621 DOI: 10.1093/intimm/dxy082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2018] [Accepted: 12/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Sphingomyelin (SM) in combination with cholesterol forms specialized membrane lipid microdomains in which specific receptors and signaling molecules are localized or recruited to mediate intracellular signaling. SM-microdomain levels in mouse thymus were low in the early CD4+CD8+ double-positive (DP) stage prior to thymic selection and increased >10-fold during late selection. T-cell receptor (TCR) signal strength is a key factor determining whether DP thymocytes undergo positive or negative selection. We examined the role of SM-microdomains in thymocyte development and related TCR signaling, using SM synthase 1 (SMS1)-deficient (SMS1-/-) mice which display low SM expression in all thymocyte populations. SMS1 deficiency caused reduced cell numbers after late DP stages in TCR transgenic models. TCR-dependent apoptosis induced by anti-CD3 treatment was enhanced in SMS1-/- DP thymocytes both in vivo and in vitro. SMS1-/- DP thymocytes, relative to controls, showed increased phosphorylation of TCR-proximal kinase ZAP-70 and increased expression of Bim and Nur77 proteins involved in negative selection following TCR stimulation. Addition of SM to cultured normal DP thymocytes led to greatly increased surface expression of SM-microdomains, with associated reduction of TCR signaling and TCR-induced apoptosis. Our findings indicate that SM-microdomains are increased in late DP stages, function as negative regulators of TCR signaling and modulate the efficiency of TCR-proximal signaling to promote thymic selection events leading to subsequent developmental stages.
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- Kaoru Toshima
- Division of Glycopathology, Institute of Molecular Biomembrane and Glycobiology, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Division of Glycopathology, Institute of Molecular Biomembrane and Glycobiology, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Immunology, Kanazawa Medical University, Uchinada, Ishikawa, Japan
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- Division of Glycopathology, Institute of Molecular Biomembrane and Glycobiology, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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Mussolin L, Buldini B, Lovisa F, Carraro E, Disarò S, Lo Nigro L, d'Amore ESG, Pillon M, Basso G. Detection and role of minimal disseminated disease in children with lymphoblastic lymphoma: The AIEOP experience. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2015; 62:1906-13. [PMID: 26109265 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.25607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2015] [Accepted: 04/27/2015] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND The use of intensive chemotherapy regimens in children with lymphoblastic lymphoma (LBL) has significantly improved outcome, but the salvage rate for these patients is still poor. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic value of minimal disseminated disease (MDD), studied by multiparametric flow cytometry (MFC), in pediatric patients with T- and B-lineage LBL. PROCEDURE We examined bone marrow (BM) and peripheral blood (PB) samples from a series of 65 children affected by T- (52) and B-lineage (13) LBL using an MFC method; 10 of them were also analyzed for clonality of T-cell receptor gene rearrangements. RESULTS MDD was detected in 49% (32/65) of BM samples, whereas only 21% (14/65) were positive at standard morphological evaluation. Findings from MFC analyses of paired BM and PB samples were highly concordant. We analyzed the prognostic significance of MDD results detected at diagnosis in morphologically negative patients, as almost all relapsed cases (10/11) did not have any morphological involvement of BM at diagnosis. Using an MDD cut-off level of 3% by FCM (75th percentile), 5-year event-free survival (EFS) was 60% (SE ± 22) for patients with MDD >3% LBL cells versus 83% (SE ± 6) for the remaining patients (P = 0.04). No statistically significant difference in EFS was observed between LBL patients considering all the other clinical characteristics. CONCLUSIONS Our data demonstrated that MDD studied at diagnosis by MFC could represent a useful prognostic tool in childhood LBL and further application for better stratification is warranted.
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- Lara Mussolin
- Istituto di Ricerca Pediatrico-Fondazione Città della Speranza, Padua, Italy.,Department of Women's and Children's Health, Clinic of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Clinic of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Clinic of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Clinic of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Clinic of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Center of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Azienda Policlinico, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Clinic of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Clinic of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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Barnaba V, Paroli M, Piconese S. The ambiguity in immunology. Front Immunol 2012; 3:18. [PMID: 22566903 PMCID: PMC3341998 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2012.00018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2011] [Accepted: 02/02/2012] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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In the present article, we discuss the various ambiguous aspects of the immune system that render this complex biological network so highly flexible and able to defend the host from different external invaders. This ambiguity stems mainly from the property of the immune system to be both protective and harmful. Immunity cannot be fully protective without producing a certain degree of damage (immunopathology) to the host. The balance between protection and tissue damage is, therefore, critical for the establishment of immune homeostasis and protection. In this review, we will consider as ambiguous, various immunological tactics including: (a) the opposing functions driving immune responses, immune-regulation, and contra-regulation, as well as (b) the phenomenon of chronic immune activation as a result of a continuous cross-presentation of apoptotic T cells by dendritic cells. All these plans participate principally to maintain a state of chronic low-level inflammation during persisting infections, and ultimately to favor the species survival.
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- Vincenzo Barnaba
- Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche, Sapienza Università di Roma Rome, Italy
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Thakur P, Fomina AF. Density of functional Ca2+ release-activated Ca2+ (CRAC) channels declines after T-cell activation. Channels (Austin) 2011; 5:510-7. [PMID: 22172731 DOI: 10.4161/chan.5.6.18222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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CRAC channel-mediated Ca(2+) entry plays a crucial role in T lymphocyte activation. Activated T cells display enhanced Ca(2+) signaling compared with resting T cells; this is partially attributed to activation-induced upregulation of CRAC channel expression. Orai and Stim family genes encode CRAC channel structural elements and regulatory proteins, respectively, but studies of their expression in T cells have led to controversial results. We re-examined Orai and Stim gene expression in resting, activated, and Jurkat T cells. Levels of Orai1 transcripts, encoding the human T cell CRAC channel subunit, were not significantly different between resting T and activated T cells. The total amount of all Orai transcripts was 2-fold higher in activated T cells than in resting T cells. Orai1 and total Orai transcript levels were significantly higher in Jurkat T cells than those in resting T cells. Stim expression did not vary significantly among cell types. Maximal whole-cell CRAC current amplitudes were 1.4-fold and 2.3-fold higher in activated and Jurkat T cells, respectively, than in resting T cells. Due to the small size of resting T cells, the surface CRAC channel density was 2.5-fold and 1.6-fold higher in resting T cells than in activated and Jurkat T cells, respectively. Predicted the rates of cytosolic Ca(2+) elevation calculated using the average values of CRAC channel currents and cell volumes showed that < 2-fold increase in the functional CRAC channel expression level cannot account for the enhanced rate of store-operated Ca(2+) entry in activated T cells compared with resting T cells.
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Matsutani T, Ohmori T, Ogata M, Soga H, Yoshioka T, Suzuki R, Itoh T. Alteration of T-cell receptor repertoires during thymic T-cell development. Scand J Immunol 2006; 64:53-60. [PMID: 16784491 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3083.2006.01776.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The majority of thymocytes die in the thymus, whereas small populations of T cells that are able to specifically recognize an antigen are considered to survive. Although the thymic selection is thought to have a profound effect on T-cell receptor (TCR) repertoire, little is known how TCR repertoire is formed during the thymocyte developmental process. We examined TCRalpha- and beta-chain variable regions (TCRAV and TCRBV) repertoire in thymic T-cell subpopulations from mice bearing different major histocompatibility (MHC) haplotypes. In Balb/c mice, but not C57BL/6, remarkable alterations of the TCR repertoire were observed in mature T-cell subpopulations as previously reported. In contrast, there were no significant differences of TCRBV repertoire between DN3 (CD25(+)CD44(-)) and DN4 (CD25(-)CD44(-)), and between DN4 and DP. These results suggest that (1) TCR repertoire of mature T cells was formed mainly under the influence of endogenous superantigens, while MHC haplotypes played the least role; (2) the 'beta-selection' process during immature stages had little impact on TCRBV repertoire formation; and (3) TCR repertoire in immature T-cell subpopulations was extremely similar between different strains of mice. We thus consider that pre-selection TCR repertoire in immature T cells could be determined by some genetic factors conserved among different strains.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology
- Cell Differentiation
- Clonal Deletion
- Female
- Gene Rearrangement, alpha-Chain T-Cell Antigen Receptor
- Gene Rearrangement, beta-Chain T-Cell Antigen Receptor
- Male
- Mammary Tumor Virus, Mouse/physiology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta/genetics
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta/immunology
- Species Specificity
- Spleen/cytology
- T-Lymphocyte Subsets/cytology
- T-Lymphocyte Subsets/immunology
- Thymus Gland/cytology
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- T Matsutani
- Division of Immunology and Embryology, Department of Cell Biology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
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Kelly AP, Hinton HJ, Clarke RG, Cantrell DA. Phosphoinositide-dependent kinase l (PDK1) haplo-insufficiency inhibits production of alpha/beta (α/β) but not gamma delta (γ/δ) T lymphocytes. FEBS Lett 2006; 580:2135-40. [PMID: 16563390 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2006.03.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2006] [Revised: 02/20/2006] [Accepted: 03/07/2006] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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In the present study, we have explored the impact of deleting a single allele of PDK1 in T cell progenitors on alpha/beta and gamma/delta T cell development. The data show that deleting a single allele of PDK1 allows differentiation of alpha/beta T cells but prevents their proliferative expansion in the thymus. Accordingly, mice with T cells that are haplo-insufficient for PDK1 have reduced numbers of thymocytes and alpha/beta peripheral T cells. T cell progenitors also give rise to gamma/delta T cells but in contrast to the loss of alpha/beta T cells in T-PDK1 null and haplo-insufficient mice, there were increased numbers of gamma/delta T cells. The production of alpha/beta T cells is dependent on the proliferative expansion of thymocytes and is determined by a balance between the frequency with which cells enter the proliferative phase of the cell cycle and rates of cell death. Herein, we show that PDK1 haplo-insufficient thymocytes have no defects in their ability to enter the cell cycle but show increased apoptosis. PDK1 thus plays a determining role in the development of alpha/beta T lymphocytes but does not limit gamma/delta T cell development.
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- April P Kelly
- Division of Cell Biology and Immunology, School of Life Sciences, WTB Complex, University of Dundee, Dow Street, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK
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Laouar Y, Crispe IN, Flavell RA. Overexpression of IL-7Rα provides a competitive advantage during early T-cell development. Blood 2004; 103:1985-94. [PMID: 14592827 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2003-06-2126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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AbstractCritical checkpoints controlling early thymic T-cell development and homeostasis are set by the proper signaling function of the interleukin 7 receptor (IL-7R) and the pre–T-cell antigen receptor. Although αβ T-cell development is observed in IL-7– and IL-7Rα–deficient mice, the number of thymocytes is significantly reduced, implying a role for the IL-7R in controlling the size of the thymic T-cell compartment. Here, we report the overexpression of IL-7Rα that occurs in the early T-cell compartment from AKR/J mice, animals that are highly susceptible to the spontaneous development of thymoma. Increased IL-7Rα was revealed by surface staining, and increased IL-7Rα mRNA was documented by using reverse transcriptase–polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). This resulted in increased survival of AKR/J early thymocytes, shown by the decreased frequency of TUNEL+ (terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase mediated deoxyuridine triphosphate [dUTP]–fluorescein nick end labeling) cells. In an in vivo thymocyte repopulation model, AKR/J thymocytes had a selective advantage over healthy thymocytes. This advantage occurred at early stages of T-cell development. Our findings support the model that overexpression of growth factor receptors can contribute to proliferation and malignancy.
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- Yasmina Laouar
- Section of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, 300 Ceda St, CAB S-569, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
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Bélanger LF, Roy S, Tremblay M, Brott B, Steff AM, Mourad W, Hugo P, Erikson R, Charron J. Mek2 is dispensable for mouse growth and development. Mol Cell Biol 2003; 23:4778-87. [PMID: 12832465 PMCID: PMC162209 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.23.14.4778-4787.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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MEK is a dual-specificity kinase that activates the extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase upon agonist binding to receptors. The ERK/MAP kinase cascade is involved in cell fate determination in many organisms. In mammals, this pathway is proposed to regulate cell growth and differentiation. Genetic studies have shown that although a single Mek gene is present in Caenorhabditis elegans, Drosophila melanogaster, and Xenopus laevis, two Mek homologs, Mek1 and Mek2, are present in the mammalian cascade. The inactivation of the Mek1 gene leads to embryonic lethality and has revealed the unique role played by Mek1 during embryogenesis. To investigate the biological function of the second homolog, we have generated mice deficient in Mek2 function. Mek2 mutant mice are viable and fertile, and they do not present flagrant morphological alteration. Although several components of the ERK/MAP kinase cascade have been implicated in thymocyte development, no such involvement was observed for MEK2, which appears to be nonessential for thymocyte differentiation and T-cell-receptor-induced proliferation and apoptosis. Altogether, our findings demonstrate that MEK2 is not necessary for the normal development of the embryo and T-cell lineages, suggesting that the loss of MEK2 can be compensated for by MEK1.
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- Louis-François Bélanger
- Centre de recherche en cancérologie de l'Université Laval, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec, Québec, Québec, Canada G1R 2J6
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Jetten AM, Ueda E. Retinoid-related orphan receptors (RORs): roles in cell survival, differentiation and disease. Cell Death Differ 2002; 9:1167-71. [PMID: 12404115 DOI: 10.1038/sj.cdd.4401085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
MESH Headings
- Animals
- Apoptosis/physiology
- Crystallography, X-Ray
- Gene Expression Regulation/physiology
- Mice
- Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 1
- Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 2
- Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 3
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2/biosynthesis
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2/genetics
- Receptors, Cell Surface/physiology
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/physiology
- Receptors, Retinoic Acid
- Receptors, Thyroid Hormone
- Trans-Activators/physiology
- Transcription, Genetic/physiology
- bcl-X Protein
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Lymphocytes arise from hematopoietic stem cells through the coordinated action of transcription factors. The E proteins (E12, E47, HEB and E2-2) have emerged as key regulators of both B and T lymphocyte differentiation. This review summarizes the current data and examines the various functions of E proteins and their antagonists, Id2 and Id3, throughout lymphoid maturation. Beyond an established role in B and T lineage commitment, E proteins continue to be essential at subsequent stages of development. E protein activity regulates the expression of surrogate and antigen receptor genes, promotes Ig and TCR rearrangements, and coordinates cell survival and proliferation with developmental progression in response to TCR signaling. Finally, this review also discusses the role of E47 as a tumor suppressor.
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- Melanie W Quong
- Division of Biology, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, MC 0366, La Jolla, California 92093-0366, USA.
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Jetten AM, Kurebayashi S, Ueda E. The ROR nuclear orphan receptor subfamily: critical regulators of multiple biological processes. PROGRESS IN NUCLEIC ACID RESEARCH AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2001; 69:205-47. [PMID: 11550795 DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6603(01)69048-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 182] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The nuclear receptor superfamily, a group of structurally related, ligand-dependent transcription factors, includes a large number of orphan receptors for which no ligand has yet been identified. These proteins function as key regulators of many physiological processes that occur during embryonic development and in the adult. The retinoid-related orphan receptors (RORs) alpha, beta, and gamma comprise one nuclear orphan receptor gene subfamily. RORs exhibit a modular structure that is characteristic for nuclear receptors; the DNA-binding domain is highly conserved and the ligand-binding domain is moderately conserved among RORs. By a combination of alternative promoter usage and exon splicing, each ROR gene generates several isoforms that differ only in their amino terminus. RORs bind as monomers to specific ROR response elements (ROREs) consisting of the consensus core motif AGGTCA preceded by a 5-bp A/T-rich sequence. RORE-dependent transcriptional activation by RORs is cell type-specific and mediated through interactions with nuclear cofactors. RORs have been shown to interact with certain corepressors as well as coactivators, suggesting that RORs are not constitutively active but that their activity is under some regulatory control. RORs likely can assume at least two different conformations: a repressive state, which allows interaction with corepressor complexes, and an active state, which promotes binding of coactivator complexes. Whether the transition between these two states is regulated by ligand binding and/or by phosphorylation remains to be determined. Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent kinase IV (CaMKIV) can dramatically enhance ROR-mediated transcriptional activation. This stimulation involves CaMKIV-mediated phosphorylation not of RORs, but likely of specific nuclear cofactors that interact with RORs. RORalpha is widely expressed. In the cerebellum, its expression is limited to the Purkinje cells. RORalpha-/- mice and the natural RORalpha-deficient staggerer mice exhibit severe cerebellar ataxia due to a defect in Purkinje cell development. In addition, these mice have thin long bones, suggesting a role for RORalpha in bone metabolism, and develop severe atherosclerosis when placed on a high-fat diet. Expression of RORbeta is very restricted. RORbeta is highly expressed in different parts of the neurophotoendocrine system, the pineal gland, the retina, and suprachiasmatic nuclei, suggesting a role in the control of circadian rhythm. This is supported by observations showing alterations in circadian behavior in RORbeta-/- mice. RORgamma, which is most highly expressed in the thymus, plays an important role in thymopoiesis. Thymocytes from RORgamma-/- mice undergo accelerated apoptosis. The induction of apoptosis is, at least in part, due to a down-regulation of the expression of the antiapoptotic gene Bcl-XL. In addition to the thynic phenotype, RORgamma-/- mice lack lymph nodes, indicating that RORgamma is essential for lymph node organogenesis. Overexpression of RORgamma has been shown to inhibit T cell receptor-mediated apoptosis in T cell hybridomas and to repress the induction of Fas-ligand and interleukin 2. These studies demonstrate that RORs play critical roles in the regulation of a variety of physiological processes. Further characterization of the mechanisms of action of RORs will not only lead to the identification of ROR target genes and provide additional insight into their normal physiological functions, but will also determine their roles in disease.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Apoptosis
- Cloning, Molecular
- Gene Expression
- Hematopoiesis
- Humans
- Ligands
- Mice
- Mice, Knockout
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 1
- Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 2
- Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 3
- Phenotype
- Receptors, Cell Surface/chemistry
- Receptors, Cell Surface/genetics
- Receptors, Cell Surface/physiology
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/chemistry
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/genetics
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/physiology
- Receptors, Retinoic Acid
- Receptors, Thyroid Hormone
- Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
- Trans-Activators/chemistry
- Trans-Activators/genetics
- Trans-Activators/physiology
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- A M Jetten
- Cell Biology Section, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institute of Health, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA.
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Travers H, Anderson G, Gentle D, Jenkinson E, Girdlestone J. Protocols for high efficiency, stage-specific retroviral transduction of murine fetal thymocytes and thymic epithelial cells. J Immunol Methods 2001; 253:209-22. [PMID: 11384682 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-1759(01)00391-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Viral vectors have the potential to provide a fast and economic alternative to transgenic methods for manipulating gene expression in studies of immune system development and function. Although protocols exist for the infection of hematopoietic precursors and peripheral T cells in vitro, critical stages of T cell differentiation are strictly dependent upon a three-dimensional thymic architecture and their analysis poses unique technical challenges. Whole fetal thymic lobes have been used as targets for retroviral and adenoviral infection, both in situ and in vitro, but this approach does not allow for discrimination between lymphoid and stromal components. Isolated thymocytes have been infected by co-culture with viral producer cells, but under these conditions they rapidly lose their developmental potential. To overcome these problems we have combined a number of efficient techniques for retroviral production, concentration, and infection that allow us to rapidly achieve significant transduction rates of purified populations of double-negative (DN) and double-positive (DP) thymocytes, single-positive (SP) T lymphocytes, as well as fetal thymic MHC II(+) epithelial cells without the need for co-culture with viral producer cells. Reaggregate thymic organ culture (RTOC) techniques were used to assess the development and function of transduced cells in defined cellular environments. As a demonstration of the utility of these methods, CD80 (B7.1) was transduced into thymic epithelial cells and shown to allow them to mediate negative selection of DP thymocytes, and to act as antigen-presenting cells (APC) to mature T cells. The ability to genetically manipulate primary cells of a specified type and differentiation stage provides a powerful complement to RTOC techniques for the study of T cell development.
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- H Travers
- Anatomy Department, Division of Immunity and Infection, MRC Centre for Immune Regulation, The Medical School, University of Birmingham, B15 2TT, Birmingham, UK.
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Raaphorst FM, Otte AP, van Kemenade FJ, Blokzijl T, Fieret E, Hamer KM, Satijn DP, Meijer CJ. Distinct BMI-1 and EZH2 expression patterns in thymocytes and mature T cells suggest a role for Polycomb genes in human T cell differentiation. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2001; 166:5925-34. [PMID: 11342607 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.166.10.5925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BMI-1 and EZH2 Polycomb-group (PcG) proteins belong to two distinct protein complexes involved in the regulation of hematopoiesis. Using unique PcG-specific antisera and triple immunofluorescence, we found that mature resting peripheral T cells expressed BMI-1, whereas dividing blasts were EZH2(+). By contrast, subcapsular immature double-negative (DN) (CD4(-)/CD8(-)) T cells in the thymus coexpressed BMI-1 and EZH2 or were BMI-1 single positive. Their descendants, double-positive (DP; CD4(+)/CD8(+)) cortical thymocytes, expressed EZH2 without BMI-1. Most EZH2(+) DN and DP thymocytes were dividing, while DN BMI-1(+)/EZH2(-) thymocytes were resting and proliferation was occasionally noted in DN BMI-1(+)/EZH2(+) cells. Maturation of DP cortical thymocytes to single-positive (CD4(+)/CD8(-) or CD8(+)/CD4(-)) medullar thymocytes correlated with decreased detectability of EZH2 and continued relative absence of BMI-1. Our data show that BMI-1 and EZH2 expression in mature peripheral T cells is mutually exclusive and linked to proliferation status, and that this pattern is not yet established in thymocytes of the cortex and medulla. T cell stage-specific PcG expression profiles suggest that PcG genes contribute to regulation of T cell differentiation. They probably reflect stabilization of cell type-specific gene expression and irreversibility of lineage choice. The difference in PcG expression between medullar thymocytes and mature interfollicular T cells indicates that additional maturation processes occur after thymocyte transportation from the thymus.
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- F M Raaphorst
- Department of Pathology, Vrÿe Universiteit University Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Woodward AL, Spergel JM, Alenius H, Mizoguchi E, Bhan AK, Castigli E, Brodeur SR, Oettgen HC, Geha RS. An obligate role for T-cell receptor alphabeta+ T cells but not T-cell receptor gammadelta+ T cells, B cells, or CD40/CD40L interactions in a mouse model of atopic dermatitis. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2001; 107:359-66. [PMID: 11174205 DOI: 10.1067/mai.2001.112695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND We recently described a murine model of atopic dermatitis (AD) elicited by epicutaneous sensitization with ovalbumin (OVA). The skin lesions in these mice were characterized by a dermal infiltrate consisting of eosinophils and T cells and by increased expression of the TH2 cytokines IL-4 and IL-5. Epicutaneous sensitization induces a rise in the levels of serum total IgE and OVA-specific antibodies, further indicating that it elicits a predominantly TH2 response. OBJECTIVE This study was undertaken to assess the roles of T cells, B cells, and CD40L-CD40 interactions in AD. METHODS Mice with targeted gene deletions were sensitized with OVA. Histologic and immunohistochemical examinations, as well as measurements of IL-4 mRNA, were performed on OVA-sensitized skin. Total and antigen-specific serum IgE levels were determined. RESULTS RAG2(-/-) mice, which lack both T and B cells, did not exhibit cellular infiltration, induction of dermal IL-4 mRNA, or elevation of serum IgE after OVA sensitization; all of these features were present in B-cell-deficient IgH(-/-) mice. T-cell receptor alpha(-/-) mice did not display cellular infiltration, IL-4 mRNA expression, or increased IgE levels after OVA sensitization, but these responses were elicited in T-cell receptor delta(-/-) mice after sensitization. Absence of CD40 had no effect on these responses. CONCLUSION These results suggest that alphabeta T cells, but not gammadelta T cells, B cells, or CD40L-CD40 interactions, are critical for skin inflammation and the TH2 response in AD.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- B-Lymphocytes/physiology
- CD40 Antigens/physiology
- CD40 Ligand/physiology
- Dermatitis, Atopic/metabolism
- Disease Models, Animal
- Eosinophils/immunology
- Immunization
- Interleukin-4/biosynthesis
- Leukocytes, Mononuclear/immunology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Ovalbumin/immunology
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta/physiology
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta/physiology
- Skin/immunology
- Skin/metabolism
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Affiliation(s)
- A L Woodward
- Division of Immunology, Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass 02115, USA
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Takaki S, Sauer K, Iritani BM, Chien S, Ebihara Y, Tsuji K, Takatsu K, Perlmutter RM. Control of B cell production by the adaptor protein lnk. Definition Of a conserved family of signal-modulating proteins. Immunity 2000; 13:599-609. [PMID: 11114373 PMCID: PMC5291696 DOI: 10.1016/s1074-7613(00)00060-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Lnk is an SH2 domain-containing adaptor protein expressed preferentially in lymphocytes. To illuminate the importance of Lnk, we generated lnk(-/-) mice. Whereas T cell development was unaffected, pre-B and immature B cells accumulated in the spleens. In the bone marrow, B-lineage cells were proportionately increased, reflecting enhanced production of pro-B cells that resulted in part from hypersensitivity of precursors to SCF, the ligand for c-kit. Hence, Lnk ordinarily acts to regulate B cell production. Further characterization of lnk(-/-) mice also revealed that full-length Lnk is a 68 kDa protein containing a conserved proline-rich region and a PH domain. Lnk is a representative of a multigene adaptor protein family whose members act, by analogy with Lnk, to modulate intracellular signaling.
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- Satoshi Takaki
- Department of Immunology, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 108, Japan
- Department of Clinical Oncology, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 108, Japan
- Department of Immunology, University of Washington Seattle, Washington 98195
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- Merck Research Laboratories Rahway, New Jersey 07065
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- Department of Immunology, University of Washington Seattle, Washington 98195
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Washington Seattle, Washington 98195
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 108, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 108, Japan
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- Department of Immunology, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 108, Japan
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Washington Seattle, Washington 98195
- Department of Immunology, University of Washington Seattle, Washington 98195
- Merck Research Laboratories Rahway, New Jersey 07065
- To whom correspondence should be addressed ()
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Kurebayashi S, Ueda E, Sakaue M, Patel DD, Medvedev A, Zhang F, Jetten AM. Retinoid-related orphan receptor gamma (RORgamma) is essential for lymphoid organogenesis and controls apoptosis during thymopoiesis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2000; 97:10132-7. [PMID: 10963675 PMCID: PMC27750 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.97.18.10132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 252] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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To identify the physiological functions of the retinoid-related orphan receptor gamma (RORgamma), a member of the nuclear receptor superfamily, mice deficient in RORgamma function were generated by targeted disruption. RORgamma(-/-) mice lack peripheral and mesenteric lymph nodes and Peyer's patches, indicating that RORgamma expression is indispensable for lymph node organogenesis. Although the spleen is enlarged, its architecture is normal. The number of peripheral blood CD3(+) and CD4(+) lymphocytes is reduced 6- and 10-fold, respectively, whereas the number of circulating B cells is normal. The thymus of RORgamma(-/-) mice contains 74.4% +/- 8.9% fewer thymocytes than that of wild-type mice. Flow cytometric analysis showed a decrease in the CD4(+)CD8(+) subpopulation. Terminal deoxynucleotidyltransferase-mediated dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) staining demonstrated a 4-fold increase in apoptotic cells in the cortex of the thymus of RORgamma(-/-) mice. The latter was supported by the observed increase in annexin V-positive cells. RORgamma(-/-) thymocytes placed in culture exhibit a dramatic increase in the rate of "spontaneous" apoptosis. This increase is largely associated with CD4(+)CD8(+) thymocytes and may, at least in part, be related to the greatly reduced level of expression of the anti-apoptotic gene Bcl-X(L). Flow cytometric analysis demonstrated a 6-fold rise in the percentage of cells in the S phase of the cell cycle among thymocytes from RORgamma(-/-) mice. Our observations indicate that RORgamma is essential for lymphoid organogenesis and plays an important regulatory role in thymopoiesis. Our findings support a model in which RORgamma negatively controls apoptosis in thymocytes.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Apoptosis
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology
- Cells, Cultured
- Chimera
- Crosses, Genetic
- DNA-Binding Proteins/deficiency
- DNA-Binding Proteins/genetics
- DNA-Binding Proteins/metabolism
- Exons
- Heterozygote
- Homozygote
- Lymphoid Tissue/embryology
- Lymphoid Tissue/immunology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Inbred Strains
- Mice, Knockout
- Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 3
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/deficiency
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/genetics
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/physiology
- Receptors, Retinoic Acid
- Receptors, Thyroid Hormone
- Sequence Deletion
- Spleen/immunology
- T-Lymphocytes/immunology
- Thymus Gland/immunology
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- S Kurebayashi
- Cell Biology Section, Laboratory of Pulmonary Pathology, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
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Wack A, Coles M, Norton T, Hostert A, Kioussis D. Early onset of CD8 transgene expression inhibits the transition from DN3 to DP thymocytes. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2000; 165:1236-42. [PMID: 10903721 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.165.3.1236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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In this paper we show that the effects of transgenic coreceptor expression on thymocyte development depend on the onset of transgene expression. Thus, a CD8 transgene expressed on CD44+CD25+ (DN2) and CD44-CD25+ (DN3) cells causes a partial block at the stage when TCRbeta selection takes place and diminishes expansion at the subsequent developmental stages, resulting in increased DN3 and markedly reduced double-positive (DP) thymocyte numbers. This effect is evident on a polyclonal TCR repertoire as well as in TCR-transgenic mice (F5). By contrast, a CD8 transgene that leads to the same degree of overexpression on DP thymocytes, but is not expressed on double-negative subsets, has no effect on thymus size or composition. Therefore, the reduction of DP thymocyte numbers in CD8 TCRtg mice can be attributed to interferences at early developmental stages rather than to increased negative selection of DP cells.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- CD8 Antigens/biosynthesis
- CD8 Antigens/genetics
- Cell Differentiation/genetics
- Cell Differentiation/immunology
- Cell Division/genetics
- Cell Division/immunology
- Crosses, Genetic
- Flow Cytometry
- Gene Expression Regulation/immunology
- Gene Rearrangement, beta-Chain T-Cell Antigen Receptor/immunology
- Humans
- Lymphocyte Count
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Inbred CBA
- Mice, Knockout
- Mice, Transgenic
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta/genetics
- Receptors, Interleukin-2/biosynthesis
- T-Lymphocyte Subsets/cytology
- T-Lymphocyte Subsets/immunology
- T-Lymphocyte Subsets/metabolism
- Thymus Gland/cytology
- Thymus Gland/immunology
- Thymus Gland/metabolism
- Transgenes/immunology
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- A Wack
- Division of Molecular Immunology, National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill, London, United Kingdom
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Myung PS, Clements JL, White DW, Malik ZA, Cowdery JS, Allen LH, Harty JT, Kusner DJ, Koretzky GA. In vitro and in vivo macrophage function can occur independently of SLP-76. Int Immunol 2000; 12:887-97. [PMID: 10837416 DOI: 10.1093/intimm/12.6.887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Expression of SH2 domain-containing leukocyte-specific phosphoprotein of 76 kDa (SLP-76), a hematopoietic cell-specific adapter protein, is required to couple Syk family tyrosine kinase activation to downstream mediators such as phospholipase C (PLC)-gamma following TCR, platelet collagen receptor and mast cell Fc epsilon R stimulation. In addition to T cells, mast cells and platelets, SLP-76 is expressed in monocytes and macrophages. To determine the role of SLP-76 in Fc gamma R-stimulated signaling pathways in macrophages, we examined cultured bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMM) from SLP-76(-/-) and wild-type mice. In this study, we show that Fc gamma R cross-linking rapidly induces tyrosine phosphorylation of SLP-76 in wild-type BMM. Surprisingly, however, BMM from SLP-76(-/-) mice activate ERK2 and phosphorylate PLC-gamma 2 following Fc gamma R ligation. Furthermore, SLP-76(-/-) BMM display normal Fc gamma R-dependent phagocytic function and reactive oxygen intermediate production. SLP-76(-/-) and SLP-76(+/+) BMM secrete comparable levels of IL-12 in response to lipopolysaccharide and IFN-gamma. To examine macrophage function in vivo, SLP-76(-/-) mice were challenged i.v. with Listeria monocytogenes. SLP-76(-/-) mice survive and efficiently contain the acute phase of infection similar to wild-type mice but exhibit a stable chronic infection attributed to the lack of mature T cells. These data show that, although SLP-76 is required to couple Syk family PTK activity to downstream mediators and effector functions in Fc gamma R-induced pathways in some cell types, activation of Fc gamma R-dependent pathways occurs independently of SLP-76 in BM
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- P S Myung
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Iowa College of Medicine and Veterans Administration Medical Center, Iowa City 52242, USA
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Diehl NL, Enslen H, Fortner KA, Merritt C, Stetson N, Charland C, Flavell RA, Davis RJ, Rincón M. Activation of the p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway arrests cell cycle progression and differentiation of immature thymocytes in vivo. J Exp Med 2000; 191:321-34. [PMID: 10637276 PMCID: PMC2195760 DOI: 10.1084/jem.191.2.321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/1999] [Accepted: 11/02/1999] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The development of T cells in the thymus is coordinated by cell-specific gene expression programs that involve multiple transcription factors and signaling pathways. Here, we show that the p38 mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase signaling pathway is strictly regulated during the differentiation of CD4(-)CD8(-) thymocytes. Persistent activation of p38 MAP kinase blocks fetal thymocyte development at the CD25(+)CD44(-) stage in vivo, and results in the lack of T cells in the peripheral immune system of adult mice. Inactivation of p38 MAP kinase is required for further differentiation of these cells into CD4(+)CD8(+) thymocytes. The arrest of cell cycle in mitosis is partially responsible for the blockade of differentiation. Therefore, the p38 MAP kinase pathway is a critical regulatory element of differentiation and proliferation during the early stages of in vivo thymocyte development.
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- Nicole L. Diehl
- Immunobiology Program, Department of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont 05405
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- Program in Molecular Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Massachusetts Medical School
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts 01605
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- Immunobiology Program, Department of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont 05405
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- Immunobiology Program, Department of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont 05405
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- Immunobiology Program, Department of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont 05405
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- Immunobiology Program, Department of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont 05405
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- Section of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, New Haven Connecticut 06520
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- Program in Molecular Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Massachusetts Medical School
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts 01605
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- Immunobiology Program, Department of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont 05405
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Ellmeier W, Sawada S, Littman DR. The regulation of CD4 and CD8 coreceptor gene expression during T cell development. Annu Rev Immunol 1999; 17:523-54. [PMID: 10358767 DOI: 10.1146/annurev.immunol.17.1.523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 208] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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The two major subsets of T lymphocytes in the peripheral immune system, the helper and cytotoxic T cells, are defined by their expression of either the CD4 or the CD8 glycoproteins, respectively. Expression of these molecules, which serve as coreceptors by interacting specifically with either MHC class II or class I molecules, also defines discrete stages of T cell development within the thymus. Thus, CD4+ and CD8+ single-positive (SP) thymocytes arise from common progenitor double positive (DP) cells that express both CD4 and CD8, during a process known as positive selection. The molecular mechanisms underlying the developmental choice toward the helper or cytotoxic lineage remain poorly understood. Because regulation of coreceptor gene expression appears to be coupled to the phenotypic choice of the differentiating T cell, it is likely that shared signaling pathways direct CD4 and CD8 transcription and the development of an uncommited DP thymocyte toward either the helper or cytotoxic lineage. Therefore, an understanding of how CD4 and CD8 expression is regulated will not only provide insights into transcriptional control mechanisms in T cells, but may also result in the identification of molecular factors that are involved in lineage choices during T cell development. In this review, we summarize recent progress that has been made toward an understanding of how CD4 and CD8 gene expression is regulated.
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- W Ellmeier
- Molecular Pathogenesis Program, Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA
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Zhang W, Sommers CL, Burshtyn DN, Stebbins CC, DeJarnette JB, Trible RP, Grinberg A, Tsay HC, Jacobs HM, Kessler CM, Long EO, Love PE, Samelson LE. Essential role of LAT in T cell development. Immunity 1999; 10:323-32. [PMID: 10204488 DOI: 10.1016/s1074-7613(00)80032-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 444] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The linker molecule LAT is a substrate of the tyrosine kinases activated following TCR engagement. Phosphorylated LAT binds many critical signaling molecules. The central role of this molecule in TCR-mediated signaling has been demonstrated by experiments in a LAT-deficient cell line. To probe the role of LAT in T cell development, the LAT gene was disrupted by targeting. LAT-deficient mice appeared healthy. Flow cytometric analysis revealed normal B cell populations but the absence of any mature peripheral T cells. Intrathymic development was blocked within the CD4- CD8- stage. No gross abnormality of NK or platelet function was observed. LAT is thus critical to both T cell activation and development.
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MESH Headings
- Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
- Animals
- Carrier Proteins/genetics
- Carrier Proteins/immunology
- Carrier Proteins/physiology
- Cell Differentiation/immunology
- Killer Cells, Natural/cytology
- Killer Cells, Natural/immunology
- Membrane Proteins/genetics
- Membrane Proteins/immunology
- Membrane Proteins/physiology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred Strains
- Mice, Knockout
- Phosphoproteins/genetics
- Phosphoproteins/immunology
- Phosphoproteins/physiology
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell/genetics
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell/physiology
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta/genetics
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta/metabolism
- Signal Transduction/genetics
- Signal Transduction/immunology
- T-Lymphocyte Subsets/cytology
- T-Lymphocyte Subsets/immunology
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- W Zhang
- Section on Lymphocyte Signaling, Cell Biology and Metabolism Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
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During development of T cells in the thymus, T-cell receptor (TCR)-mediated recognition of self-MHC/self-peptide complexes on thymic stroma dictates the developmental fate of immature CD4+CD8+ (double positive) thymocytes. Intriguingly, TCR-generated intracellular signals can elicit two entirely different cellular responses in such thymocytes: apoptosis or further differentiation. The critical issue in understanding end-stage T-cell development is how TCR occupancy can be perceived in such markedly different ways by the TCR. Here, we review the cytoplasmic and nuclear events that result from TCR signaling during thymocyte selection. Studies aimed at distinguishing molecular components involved in positive selection (resulting in signals for further differentiation) and negative selection (resulting in apoptosis) will help solve this fascinating feature of T-lymphocyte biology. We also discuss how non-TCR-derived signaling might serve to fine tune the TCR-driven selection events in thymocytes. Central to this aspect of the conceptual framework needed to explain thymocyte selection is the observation that thymic antigen-presenting cells appear to be specialized in the induction of either positive or negative selection. Finally, we suggest a hypothesis that integrates the facts currently available on developing thymocytes, and which may serve to refine our exploration of unresolved issues in thymocyte selection. This hypothesis expands our focus to include signals from receptors other than TCRs as modulating and amplifying factors in thymocyte signaling.
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- D Amsen
- Division of Immunology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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