title: Beta 2-integrin LFA-1 signaling through phospholipase C-gamma 1 activation.
abstract: One of the beta 2-integrins found on hematopoietic cells is lymphocyte function-associated antigen 1 (LFA-1), a lymphocyte/myeloid cell-specific receptor that binds to members of the intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM) family on antigen-presenting cells. Stimulation of LFA-1 with antibodies or purified ICAMs induces augmentation of T-cell antigen receptor (TCR)-directed T-cell responsiveness. In the present study, LFA-1 was shown to be linked to the tyrosine kinase signaling pathway that stimulates tyrosine phosphorylation and activation of phospholipase C-gamma 1 (PLC-gamma 1). Integrin beta-chain (CD18) crosslinking independently induced downstream mobilization of intracellular Ca2+ and potently costimulated TCR-induced Ca2+ flux with an increase in both amplitude and kinetics. beta 2-Integrin signaling through this pathway was completely inhibited by herbimycin A and was prevented by TCR modulation. Coligation of the TCR via antibody and LFA-1 with a counter-receptor in the form of a soluble ICAM-1/Rg fusion protein resulted in prolonged tyrosine phosphorylation of PLC-gamma 1. Monoclonal antibodies to both the alpha chain (CD11a) and the beta chain (CD18) of LFA-1 induced Ca2+ mobilization to different levels, suggesting epitope specificity for activation potential. In addition to PLC-gamma 1, tyrosine phosphorylation of an 80-kDa protein substrate was augmented following CD18 crosslinking but was not TCR-dependent. The beta 2-integrin LFA-1 on T cells is therefore directly linked to a tyrosine kinase pathway that stimulates signaling by phosphatidylinositol-specific PLC-gamma 1.
authors.affiliation: Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98121.
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Kanner
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Grosmaire
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Ledbetter
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Damle
mesh_terms: D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000502:physiology*; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D016169:Lymphocyte Function-Associated Antigen-1 / Q000378:metabolism*; D010750:Phosphoproteins / Q000378:metabolism; D010766:Phosphorylation; D019000:Phosphotyrosine; D011940:Receptor Aggregation; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction; D010738:Type C Phospholipases / Q000378:metabolism*; D014443:Tyrosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D016169:Lymphocyte Function-Associated Antigen-1; D010750:Phosphoproteins; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell; D019000:Phosphotyrosine; D014443:Tyrosine; D010738:Type C Phospholipases; D002118:Calcium