title: Interleukin-2 induces beta2-integrin-dependent signal transduction involving the focal adhesion kinase-related protein B (fakB).
abstract: beta2 integrin molecules are involved in a multitude of cellular events, including adhesion, migration, and cellular activation. Here, we studied the influence of beta2 integrins on interleukin-2 (IL-2)-mediated signal transduction in human CD4(+) T cell lines obtained from healthy donors and a leukocyte adhesion deficiency (LAD) patient. We show that IL-2 induces tyrosine phosphorylation of a 125-kDa protein and homotypic adhesion in beta2 integrin (CD18)-positive but not in beta2-integrin-negative T cells. EDTA, an inhibitor of integrin adhesion, blocks IL-2-induced tyrosine phosphorylation of the 125-kDa protein but not other proteins in beta2-integrin-positive T cells. Likewise, a beta2 integrin (CD18) antibody selectively inhibits induction of the 125-kDa phosphotyrosine protein, whereas cytokine-mediated tyrosine phosphorylation of other proteins is largely unaffected. Immunoprecipitation experiments indicate that the IL-2-induced 125-kDa phosphotyrosine protein is the focal adhesion kinase-related protein B (fakB). Thus, IL-2 induces strong tyrosine phosphorylation of fakB in beta2-integrin-positive but not in beta2-integrin-negative T cells, and CD18 mAb selectively blocks IL-2-induced fakB-tyrosine phosphorylation in beta2-integrin-positive T cells. In parallel experiments, IL-2 does not induce or augment tyrosine phosphorylation of p125(FAK). In conclusion, our data indicate that IL-2 induces beta2-integrin-dependent signal transduction events involving the tyrosine kinase substrate fakB.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Copenhagen, DK2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brockdorff
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Kanner
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nielsen
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Borregaard
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Geisler
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Svejgaard
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Odum
mesh_terms: D018821:CD18 Antigens / Q000276:immunology*; D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000276:immunology*; D002460:Cell Line; D051417:Focal Adhesion Kinase 1; D051416:Focal Adhesion Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D006801:Humans; D010750:Phosphoproteins / Q000276:immunology*; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000276:immunology*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D018821:CD18 Antigens; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D010750:Phosphoproteins; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D051417:Focal Adhesion Kinase 1; D051416:Focal Adhesion Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; C496050:PTK2 protein, human