title: Cutting edge: JAK3 activation and rescue of T cells from HIV gp120-induced unresponsiveness.
abstract: In early HIV disease, immunodeficiency is characterized by the inability of CD4+ T cells to produce a critical cytokine, IL-2, and to express the receptor for IL-2 (IL-2R) in response to antigenic or mitogenic stimulation. The shared common gamma-chain (gamma(c)) of IL-2R and its associated Janus kinase, JAK3, are indispensable for normal T cell function. Here, we show that the inhibition of IL-2R expression and proliferation induced by ligation of CD4 by HIV envelope glycoprotein, gp120, is correlated with inhibition of expression and activation of JAK3. Stimulation through the gamma(c)-related cytokine receptors restores JAK3 expression and activation and rescues CD4-mediated T cell unresponsiveness. Collectively, these data argue that inhibition of JAK3 expression and activation may, in part, explain the T cell dysfunction seen in early HIV disease. In addition, rescue from gp120-mediated T cell unresponsiveness by activation of JAK3 suggests a novel therapeutic approach for enhancing immune function in HIV disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, CO 80206, USA.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Selliah
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Finkel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology; D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology* / Q000821:virology*; D002455:Cell Division; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D015699:HIV Envelope Protein gp120 / Q000276:immunology*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000276:immunology; D015497:HIV-1; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D053613:Janus Kinase 1; D053616:Janus Kinase 3; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000276:immunology; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000276:immunology; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell / Q000276:immunology; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2 / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000276:immunology; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D015699:HIV Envelope Protein gp120; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; C507904:JAK1 protein, human; C507933:JAK3 protein, human; D053613:Janus Kinase 1; D053616:Janus Kinase 3