title: Stabilization of a protein-tyrosine phosphatase mRNA upon mitogenic stimulation of T-lymphocytes.
abstract: The expression of a non-receptor type protein-tyrosine phosphatase (the T-cell phosphatase or PTP-S) which shows homology with basic domains of Fos and Jun, was investigated upon mitogenic stimulation of rat splenic T lymphocytes. As studied by Northern blot analysis of total cellular RNA, mitogenic stimulation of T lymphocytes by concanavalin A resulted in an increase in the level of PTP-S mRNA; there was little or no change in the level of mRNA coding for PTP-1 (which is also a non-receptor type tyrosine phosphatase). Maximum increase of about 3-fold in the level of PTP-S mRNA occurred after 72 h of mitogenic stimulation. Mitogenic stimulation did not increase the level of PTP-S transcripts in the nucleus. The half-life of PTP-S mRNA in unstimulated lymphocytes was about 25 min which increased to 5 h after mitogenic stimulation. An inhibitor of protein synthesis, cycloheximide, increased the level of PTP-S transcripts by 6-fold in control lymphocytes but did not increase the level of PTP-1 transcripts. Treatment with cycloheximide increased the half-life of PTP-S transcripts in resting lymphocytes. The PTP-S gene product was identified as a 42 kDa polypeptide by immunoblotting. The level of PTP-S gene product increased upon mitogenic stimulation of lymphocytes by Con A and reached a maximum after 72 h, as determined by immunoblotting. These results suggest that post-transcriptional regulation of mRNA stability is an important factor in controlling the level of this phosphatase mRNA during mitogenic stimulation of T-lymphocytes.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: G V
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Rajendrakumar
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Radha
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Swarup
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003208:Concanavalin A / Q000494:pharmacology; D003513:Cycloheximide / Q000494:pharmacology; D003609:Dactinomycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D006207:Half-Life; D017027:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D003208:Concanavalin A; D003609:Dactinomycin; D003513:Cycloheximide; D017027:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases