The C-Type Lectin OCILRP2 Costimulates EL4 T Cell Activation via the DAP12-Raf-MAP Kinase Pathway

PLoS One

Wei Zhang¹  Guangchao Liu¹  Yuanfang Ma¹  Qiang Lou¹ 

[1] Henan Engineering Lab of Antibody Medicine, Key Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Medical College of Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China

关键词: T cells;    Enzyme-linked immunoassays;    Cell membranes;    T cell receptors;    Transcription factors;    Glutathione chromatography;    Membrane receptor signaling;    Phosphorylation;   

DOI  :  10.1371/journal.pone.0113218

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Public Library of Science

【 摘 要 】

OCILRP2 is a typical Type-II transmembrane protein that is selectively expressed in activated T lymphocytes, dendritic cells, and B cells and functions as a novel co-stimulator of T cell activation. However, the signaling pathways underlying OCILRP2 in T cell activation are still not completely understood. In this study, we found that the knockdown of OCILRP2 expression with shRNA or the blockage of its activity by an anti-OCILRP2 antagonist antibody reduced CD3/CD28-costimulated EL4 T cell viability and IL-2 production, inhibit Raf1, MAPK3, and MAPK8 activation, and impair NFAT and NF-κB transcriptional activities. Furthermore, immunoprecipitation results indicated that OCILRP2 could interact with the DAP12 protein, an adaptor containing an intracellular ITAM motif that can transduce signals to induce MAP kinase activation for T cell activation. Our data reveal that after binding with DAP12, OCILRP2 activates the Raf-MAP kinase pathways, resulting in T cell activation.

【 授权许可】

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