title: IL-12, STAT4-dependent up-regulation of CD4(+) T cell core 2 beta-1,6-n-acetylglucosaminyltransferase, an enzyme essential for biosynthesis of P-selectin ligands.
abstract: TCR activation of naive T cells in the presence of IL-12 drives polarization toward a Th1 phenotype and synthesis of P- and E-selectin ligands. Fucosyltransferase VII (Fuc-T VII) and core 2 beta-1,6-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase (C2GnT) are critical for biosynthesis of selectin ligands. P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 is the best characterized ligand for P-selectin and also binds E-selectin. The contributions of TCR and cytokine signaling pathways to up-regulate Fuc-T VII and C2GnT during biosynthesis of E- and P-selectin ligands, such as P-selectin glycoprotein ligand 1, are unknown. IL-12 signals via the STAT4 pathway. Here, naive DO11.10 TCR transgenic and STAT4(-/-) TCR transgenic CD4(+) T cells were stimulated with Ag and IL-12 (Th1 condition), IL-4 (Th2), or neutralizing anti-IL-4 mAb only (Th0). The levels of Fuc-T VII and C2GnT mRNA in these cells were compared with their adhesive interactions with P- and E-selectin in vitro under flow. The data show IL-12/STAT4 signaling is necessary for induction of C2GnT, but not Fuc-TVII mRNA, and that STAT4(-/-) Th1 cells do not traffic normally to sites of inflammation in vivo, do not interact with P-selectin, and exhibit a partial reduction of E-selectin interactions under shear stress in vitro. Ag-specific TCR activation in CD4(+) T cells was sufficient to trigger induction of Fuc-TVII, but not C2GnT, mRNA and expression of E-selectin, but not P-selectin, ligands. Thus, Fuc-T VII and C2GnT are regulated by different signals during Th cell differentiation, and both cytokine and TCR signals are necessary for the expression of E- and P-selectin ligands.
authors.affiliation: Vascular Research Division, Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
authors.forename: Y C
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Come
authors.forename: S I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Alexander
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Grusby
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Lichtman
authors.forename: F W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Luscinskas
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D019040:E-Selectin / Q000378:metabolism; D005647:Fucosyltransferases / Q000096:biosynthesis; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D018664:Interleukin-12 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008024:Ligands; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008817:Mice, Mutant Strains; D017351:N-Acetylglucosaminyltransferases / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D019007:P-Selectin / Q000378:metabolism*; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell / Q000378:metabolism; D050797:STAT4 Transcription Factor; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000378:metabolism*; D015854:Up-Regulation
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D019040:E-Selectin; D008024:Ligands; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D019007:P-Selectin; C084882:P-selectin ligand protein; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell; D050797:STAT4 Transcription Factor; C494091:Stat4 protein, mouse; D015534:Trans-Activators; D018664:Interleukin-12; D005647:Fucosyltransferases; D017351:N-Acetylglucosaminyltransferases; C053024:beta-1,3-galactosyl-O-glycosyl-glycoprotein beta-1,6-acetylglucosaminyl transferase; C031692:galactoside 3-fucosyltransferase