TY - JOUR
T1 - The cytoplasmic tail of the T cell receptor CD3 ε subunit contains a phospholipid-binding motif that regulates T cell functions
AU - DeFord-Watts, Laura M.
AU - Tassin, Tara C.
AU - Becker, Amy M.
AU - Medeiros, Jennifer J.
AU - Albanesi, Joseph P.
AU - Love, Paul E.
AU - Wülfing, Christoph
AU - Van Oers, Nicolai S C
PY - 2009/7/15
Y1 - 2009/7/15
N2 - The CD3 ε subunit of the TCR complex contains two defined signaling domains, a proline-rich sequence and an ITAM. We identified a third signaling sequence in CD3 ε, termed the basic-rich stretch (BRS). Herein, we show that the positively charged residues of the BRS enable this region of CD3 ε to complex a subset of acidic phospholipids, including PI(3)P, PI(4)P, PI(5)P, PI(3,4,5)P3, and PI(4,5)P2. Transgenic mice containing mutations of the BRS exhibited varying developmental defects, ranging from reduced thymic cellularity to a complete block in T cell development. Peripheral T cells from BRS-modified mice also exhibited several defects, including decreased TCR surface expression, reduced TCR-mediated signaling responses to agonist peptide-loaded APCs, and delayed CD3 ε localization to the immunological synapse. Overall, these findings demonstrate a functional role for the CD3 ε lipid-binding domain in T cell biology.
AB - The CD3 ε subunit of the TCR complex contains two defined signaling domains, a proline-rich sequence and an ITAM. We identified a third signaling sequence in CD3 ε, termed the basic-rich stretch (BRS). Herein, we show that the positively charged residues of the BRS enable this region of CD3 ε to complex a subset of acidic phospholipids, including PI(3)P, PI(4)P, PI(5)P, PI(3,4,5)P3, and PI(4,5)P2. Transgenic mice containing mutations of the BRS exhibited varying developmental defects, ranging from reduced thymic cellularity to a complete block in T cell development. Peripheral T cells from BRS-modified mice also exhibited several defects, including decreased TCR surface expression, reduced TCR-mediated signaling responses to agonist peptide-loaded APCs, and delayed CD3 ε localization to the immunological synapse. Overall, these findings demonstrate a functional role for the CD3 ε lipid-binding domain in T cell biology.
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U2 - 10.4049/jimmunol.0900404
DO - 10.4049/jimmunol.0900404
M3 - Article
C2 - 19542373
AN - SCOPUS:70249122432
SN - 0022-1767
VL - 183
SP - 1055
EP - 1064
JO - Journal of Immunology
JF - Journal of Immunology
IS - 2
ER -