Affiliation:
1. From the Cancer Research Center, The Burnham Institute, La Jolla, CA.
Abstract
AbstractT-cell receptor (TCR)-mediated apoptosis, also known as activation-induced cell death (AICD), plays an important role in the control of immune response and in the development of T-cell repertoire. Mechanistically, AICD has been largely attributed to the interaction of Fas ligand (Fas-L) with its cell surface receptor Fas in activated T cells. Signal transduction mediated by the integrin family of cell adhesion receptors has been previously shown to modulate apoptosis in a number of different cell types; in T cells, integrin signaling is known to be important in cellular response to antigenic challenge by providing a co-stimulatory signal for TCR. In this study we demonstrate that signaling via the collagen receptor 2β1 integrin specifically inhibits AICD by inhibiting Fas-L expression in activated Jurkat T cells. Engagement of the 2β1 integrin with monoclonal antibodies or with type I collagen, a cognate ligand for 2β1, reduced anti-CD3 and PMA/ionomycin-induced cell death by 30% and 40%, respectively, and the expression of Fas-L mRNA by 50%. Further studies indicated that the 2β1-mediated inhibition of AICD and Fas-L expression required the focal adhesion kinase FAK, a known component in the integrin signaling pathways. These results suggest a role for the 2β1 integrin in the control of homeostasis of immune response and T-cell development.
Publisher
American Society of Hematology
Subject
Cell Biology,Hematology,Immunology,Biochemistry
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