The cytokine TNF can trigger highly proinflammatory RIPK1-dependent cell death. Here, we show that the two adapter proteins, TANK and AZI2, suppress TNF-induced cell death by regulating the activation of TBK1 kinase. Mice lacking either TANK or AZI2 do not show an overt phenotype. Conversely, animals deficient in both adapters are born in a sub-Mendelian ratio and suffer from severe multi-organ inflammation, excessive antibody production, male sterility, and early mortality, which can be rescued by TNFR1 deficiency and significantly improved by expressing a kinase-dead form of RIPK1. Mechanistically, TANK and AZI2 both recruit TBK1 to the TNF receptor signaling complex, but with distinct kinetics due to interaction with different complex components. While TANK binds directly to the adapter NEMO, AZI2 is recruited later via deubiquitinase A20. In summary, our data show that TANK and AZI2 cooperatively sustain TBK1 activity during different stages of TNF receptor assembly to protect against autoinflammation.
- MeSH
- adaptorové proteiny signální transdukční * metabolismus genetika MeSH
- buněčná smrt MeSH
- endopeptidasy MeSH
- intracelulární signální peptidy a proteiny metabolismus genetika MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- myši inbrední C57BL MeSH
- myši knockoutované * MeSH
- myši MeSH
- protein-serin-threoninkinasy * metabolismus genetika MeSH
- receptory TNF - typ I * metabolismus genetika MeSH
- serin-threoninkinasy interagující s receptory * metabolismus genetika MeSH
- signální transdukce MeSH
- TNF-alfa * metabolismus MeSH
- TNFAIP3 metabolismus genetika MeSH
- zánět metabolismus MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- myši MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
T cells are pivotal in the adaptive immune defense, necessitating a delicate balance between robust response against infections and self-tolerance. Their activation involves intricate cross-talk among signaling pathways triggered by the T-cell antigen receptors (TCR) and co-stimulatory or inhibitory receptors. The molecular regulation of these complex signaling networks is still incompletely understood. Here, we identify the adaptor protein ABIN1 as a component of the signaling complexes of GITR and OX40 co-stimulation receptors. T cells lacking ABIN1 are hyper-responsive ex vivo, exhibit enhanced responses to cognate infections, and superior ability to induce experimental autoimmune diabetes in mice. ABIN1 negatively regulates p38 kinase activation and late NF-κB target genes. P38 is at least partially responsible for the upregulation of the key effector proteins IFNG and GZMB in ABIN1-deficient T cells after TCR stimulation. Our findings reveal the intricate role of ABIN1 in T-cell regulation.
- MeSH
- adaptorové proteiny signální transdukční * metabolismus genetika MeSH
- aktivace lymfocytů imunologie genetika MeSH
- cytotoxické T-lymfocyty * imunologie metabolismus MeSH
- diabetes mellitus 1. typu imunologie genetika metabolismus MeSH
- glukokortikoidy indukovaný protein související s TNRF MeSH
- interferon gama metabolismus MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mitogenem aktivované proteinkinasy p38 metabolismus MeSH
- myši inbrední C57BL MeSH
- myši knockoutované MeSH
- myši MeSH
- NF-kappa B metabolismus MeSH
- receptory antigenů T-buněk metabolismus MeSH
- receptory OX40 metabolismus genetika MeSH
- signální transdukce * MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- myši MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
The kinase LCK and CD4/CD8 co-receptors are crucial components of the T cell antigen receptor (TCR) signaling machinery, leading to key T cell fate decisions. Despite decades of research, the roles of CD4-LCK and CD8-LCK interactions in TCR triggering in vivo remain unknown. In this study, we created animal models expressing endogenous levels of modified LCK to resolve whether and how co-receptor-bound LCK drives TCR signaling. We demonstrated that the role of LCK depends on the co-receptor to which it is bound. The CD8-bound LCK is largely dispensable for antiviral and antitumor activity of cytotoxic T cells in mice; however, it facilitates CD8+ T cell responses to suboptimal antigens in a kinase-dependent manner. By contrast, the CD4-bound LCK is required for efficient development and function of helper T cells via a kinase-independent stabilization of surface CD4. Overall, our findings reveal the role of co-receptor-bound LCK in T cell biology, show that CD4- and CD8-bound LCK drive T cell development and effector immune responses using qualitatively different mechanisms and identify the co-receptor-LCK interactions as promising targets for immunomodulation.
- MeSH
- antigeny CD4 MeSH
- antigeny CD8 metabolismus MeSH
- cytotoxické T-lymfocyty * metabolismus MeSH
- myši MeSH
- receptory antigenů T-buněk metabolismus MeSH
- signální transdukce MeSH
- tyrosinkinasa p56(lck), specifická pro lymfocyty * metabolismus MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Check Tag
- myši MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
- Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural MeSH
Antigen-induced memory T cells undergo counterintuitive activation in an antigen-independent manner, which is called bystander response. Although it is well documented that memory CD8+ T cells produce IFNγ and upregulate the cytotoxic program upon the stimulation with inflammatory cytokines, there is only rare evidence that this provides an actual protection against pathogens in immunocompetent individuals. One of the reasons might be numerous antigen-inexperienced memory-like T cells that are also capable of the bystander response. Little is known about the bystander protection of memory and memory-like T cells and their redundancies with innate-like lymphocytes in humans because of the interspecies differences and the lack of controlled experiments. However, it has been proposed that IL-15/NKG2D-driven bystander activation of memory T cells drives protection or immunopathology in particular human diseases.
- MeSH
- aktivace lymfocytů * MeSH
- antigeny MeSH
- CD8-pozitivní T-lymfocyty * MeSH
- cytokiny MeSH
- imunologická paměť MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
- přehledy MeSH
Mature T cells are selected for recognizing self-antigens with low to intermediate affinity in the thymus. Recently, the relative differences in self-reactivity among individual T-cell clones were appreciated as important factors regulating their fate and immune response, but the role of self-reactivity in T-cell biology is incompletely understood. We addressed the role of self-reactivity in T-cell diversity by generating an atlas of mouse peripheral CD8+ T cells, which revealed two unconventional populations of antigen-inexperienced T cells. In the next step, we examined the steady-state phenotype of monoclonal T cells with various levels of self-reactivity. Highly self-reactive clones preferentially differentiate into antigen-inexperienced memory-like cells, but do not form a population expressing type I interferon-induced genes, showing that these two subsets have unrelated origins. The functional comparison of naïve monoclonal CD8+ T cells specific to the identical model antigen did not show any correlation between the level of self-reactivity and the magnitude of the immune response.
- MeSH
- autoantigeny MeSH
- buněčné klony MeSH
- CD8-pozitivní T-lymfocyty * MeSH
- interferon typ I * MeSH
- myši MeSH
- thymus MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Check Tag
- myši MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
It has been appreciated for more than three decades that the interactions between the T-cell antigen receptor and self-antigens are the major determinants of the cell fates of developing thymocytes and the establishment of central tolerance. However, recent evidence shows that the level of self-reactivity substantially contributes to fate choices of positively selected mature T cells in homeostasis, as well as during immune responses. This implies that individual clones of peripheral T cells are predisposed to specific functional properties based on the self-reactivity of their antigen receptors. Overall, the relative difference in the self-reactivity among peripheral T cells is an important factor contributing to the diversity of T-cell responses to foreign antigens.
- MeSH
- aktivace lymfocytů imunologie MeSH
- autoantigeny imunologie MeSH
- CD4-pozitivní T-lymfocyty imunologie metabolismus MeSH
- CD8-pozitivní T-lymfocyty imunologie metabolismus MeSH
- jaderné receptory - podrodina 4, skupina A, člen 1 imunologie metabolismus MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- receptory antigenů T-buněk imunologie metabolismus MeSH
- thymocyty cytologie imunologie MeSH
- thymus cytologie imunologie MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
- přehledy MeSH
Even though the majority of knowledge about phospholipids comes from their cytoplasmic functions, in the last decade, it has been shown that nuclear phospholipids and their building blocks, inositol phosphates, have many important roles in the cell nucleus. There are clear connections of phospholipids with the regulation of gene expression and chromatin biology, however, this review focuses on less known functions of nuclear phospholipids in connection with the epigenome regulation. In particular, we highlight the roles of nuclear phospholipids and inositol phosphates that involve histone modifications, such as acetylation or methylation, tightly connected with the cell physiology. This demonstrates the importance of nuclear phospholipids in the regulation of cellular processes, and should encourage further research of nuclear phospholipids and inositol phosphates.
- MeSH
- chromatin chemie metabolismus MeSH
- epigeneze genetická * genetika MeSH
- fosfolipidy chemie metabolismus MeSH
- inositolfosfáty chemie metabolismus MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- molekulární struktura MeSH
- regulace genové exprese MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- přehledy MeSH