Affiliation:
1. From the Department of Pathology, Osaka University Medical School, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
Abstract
AbstractThe mouse mi locus encodes a basic-helix-loop-helix-leucine zipper-type transcription factor, microphthalmia transcription factor (MITF). Mice of mi/migenotype express a mutant form of MITF (mi-MITF), whereas mice of tg/tg genotype have a transgene in the 5′ flanking region of the mi gene and do not express MITF. Although themi/mi mouse is deficient in natural killer (NK) activity, it was found that the tg/tg mouse was normal in this respect. To know the cause, spleen cells of both genotypes were compared. Although the proportion of spleen cells expressing an NK cell marker, NK1.1, was comparable in both mice, the proportion of large granular lymphocytes decreased only in mi/mi mice. The difference between mi/mi and tg/tg mice was reproducible in the culture supplemented with interleukin-2. Moreover, the perforin gene expression was reduced in mi/mi–cultured spleen cells. Wild-type (+) MITF transactivated, butmi-MITF suppressed, the perforin gene promoter through the NF-P motif, a strong cis-acting element. However, neither +-MITF nor mi-MITF bound the NF-P motif. Instead, 2 nuclear factors that bound the NF-P motif were retained in the cytoplasm ofmi/mi–cultured spleen cells. In addition, overexpression of mi-MITF resulted in cytoplasmic retention of the 2 NF-P motif–binding factors in cytotoxic T lymphocytes. The presence ofmi-MITF rather than the absence of +-MITF appeared to lead to poor transactivation of the NF-P motif by intercepting NF-P motif–binding factors. This inhibitory effect of mi-MITF may cause the deficient cytotoxicity of NK cells in mi/mimice.
Publisher
American Society of Hematology
Subject
Cell Biology,Hematology,Immunology,Biochemistry
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