title: Phospholipase C-gamma 2 couples Bruton's tyrosine kinase to the NF-kappaB signaling pathway in B lymphocytes.
abstract: Mutations in the gene encoding Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) interfere with B cell proliferation and lead to an X-linked immunodeficiency in mice characterized by reduced B cell numbers. Recent studies have established that BTK transmits signals from the B cell antigen receptor (BCR) to transcription factor NF-kappaB, which in turn reprograms a set of genes required for normal B cell growth. We now demonstrate that induction of NF-kappaB via this pathway requires the intermediate action of the -gamma2 isoform of phospholipase C (PLC-gamma2), a potential phosphorylation substrate of BTK. Specifically, pharmacologic agents that block the action of either PLC-gamma2 or its second messengers prevent BCR-induced activation of IkappaB kinase. Moreover, activation of NF-kappaB in response to BCR signaling is completely abolished in B cells deficient for PLC-gamma2. Taken together, these findings strongly suggest that PLC-gamma2 functions as an integral component of the BTK/NF-kappaB axis following BCR ligation. Interference with this NF-kappaB cascade may account for some of the B cell defects reported for plc-gamma2(-/-) mice, which develop an X-linked immunodeficiency-like phenotype.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-0146, USA.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Petro
authors.forename: W N
authors.initials: WN
authors.lastname: Khan
mesh_terms: D000077329:Agammaglobulinaemia Tyrosine Kinase; D000818:Animals; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D001483:Base Sequence; D002460:Cell Line; D002645:Chickens; D004247:DNA; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000378:metabolism*; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000378:metabolism*; D051966:Phospholipase C gamma; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D011947:Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction; D010738:Type C Phospholipases / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D007527:Isoenzymes; D016328:NF-kappa B; D011947:Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell; D004247:DNA; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D000077329:Agammaglobulinaemia Tyrosine Kinase; C000625951:Btk protein, mouse; D010738:Type C Phospholipases; D051966:Phospholipase C gamma