title: Intermediate affinity interleukin-2 receptor mediates survival via a phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-dependent pathway.
abstract: Peripheral blood T lymphocytes require two signals to enter and progress along the cell cycle from their natural quiescent state. The first activation signal is provided by the stimulation through the T cell receptor, which induces the synthesis of cyclins and the expression of the high affinity interleukin-2 receptor. The second signal, required to enter the S phase, is generated upon binding of interleukin-2 to the high affinity alphabetagamma interleukin-2 receptor. However, resting T cells already express intermediate affinity betagamma interleukin-2 receptors. As shown here, T cell stimulation through intermediate affinity receptors is capable of inducing cell rescue from the apoptosis suffered in the absence of stimulation. Characterization of the signaling pathways utilized by betagamma interleukin-2 receptors in resting T cells, indicated that pp56(lck), but not Jak1 or Jak3, is activated upon receptor triggering. Compelling evidence is presented indicating that phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase associates with the intermediate affinity interleukin-2 receptor and is activated upon interleukin-2 addition. Bcl-xL gene was also found to be induced upon betagamma interleukin-2 receptor stimulation. Finally, pharmacological inhibition of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase blocked both interleukin-2-mediated bcl-xL induction and cell survival. We conclude that betagamma interleukin-2 receptor mediates T-cell survival via a phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-dependent pathway, possibly involving pp56(lck) and bcl-xL as upstream and downstream effectors, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology and Oncology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Universidad Autónoma Campus de Cantoblanco, Cantoblanco, 28049-Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: González-García
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mérida
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Martinez-A
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Carrera
mesh_terms: D017871:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D002470:Cell Survival; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D006801:Humans; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000494:pharmacology; D048031:JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D053616:Janus Kinase 3; D019860:Lymphocyte Specific Protein Tyrosine Kinase p56(lck); D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D008958:Models, Molecular; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases; D017853:Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor) / Q000378:metabolism*; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2 / Q000378:metabolism*; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D051020:bcl-X Protein; D019061:src-Family Kinases / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: C494811:BCL2L1 protein, human; D007376:Interleukin-2; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2; D051020:bcl-X Protein; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases; D017853:Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor); D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; C507933:JAK3 protein, human; D053616:Janus Kinase 3; D019860:Lymphocyte Specific Protein Tyrosine Kinase p56(lck); D019061:src-Family Kinases; D017871:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases; D048031:JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases