title: Different induction of p55 and p70/75 interleukin-2 receptor subunits in human cells.
abstract: There are two interleukin-2 receptor (IL-2R) subunits (p55 and p70/75) on human lymphocytes. Induction of the expressions of these IL-2R subunits was examined by the protein kinase-C (PK-C) activator (phorbol myristate acetate, PMA) and the calcium ionophore, ionomycine (IM). IM induced predominantly p70/75 expression on human T and B cells as indicated by the results of chemical crosslinking studies and binding assays. In contrast, PMA induced p55 expression significantly. These results suggest that the calcium-calmodulin and PK-C pathways regulate p70/75 and p55 expressions differently, and indicate that these intracellular signal messengers could control the responsiveness to IL-2, changing the affinity and number of receptors in vivo.
authors.affiliation: Third Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka University, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kishimoto
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Saiki
mesh_terms: D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology*; D002460:Cell Line; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D006801:Humans; D015759:Ionomycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D007700:Kinetics; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008970:Molecular Weight; D014066:Palatine Tonsil / Q000276:immunology; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2 / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology*; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2; D015759:Ionomycin; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate