title: Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase p85 adaptor function in T-cells. Co-stimulation and regulation of cytokine transcription independent of associated p110.
abstract: Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) is a key regulator of a variety of cellular functions from cytoskeletal organization, vesicular trafficking, and cell proliferation to apoptosis. The enzyme complex is comprised of an 85-kDa adaptor (p85) coupled to a 110-kDa catalytic subunit (p110). While the function of PI3K has been largely attributed to the generation of D-3 lipids, an unanswered question has been whether p85 with a number of motifs (SH2, SH3, BcR homology (BH) region) can generate independent intracellular signals. In this study, we demonstrate that p85 lacking p110 (Deltap85) can activate NFAT transcription in T-cell hybridomas and normal splenocytes. This up-regulatory effect was unaffected by inhibition of PI 3-kinase, and cooperated specifically with Rac1, but not related family members. Stimulation correlated with Rac1 binding and was lost with the deletion of the BH domain. Lastly, the CD28-Deltap85 chimera also cooperated with TcR/CD3 to provide co-signals that enhanced IL-2 transcription. Our findings identify for the first time p85 as an adaptor that operates independently of the classic PI 3-kinase catalytic pathway and further shows that this pathway can provide co-signals in the regulation of T-cell function.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cancer Immunology and AIDS, the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
authors.forename: Hyun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Helga
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.forename: Christopher E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Rudd
mesh_terms: D000730:Androstadienes / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D016572:Cyclosporine / Q000494:pharmacology; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D017930:Genes, Reporter; D006801:Humans; D006825:Hybridomas / Q000502:physiology; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D050778:NFATC Transcription Factors; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D015854:Up-Regulation; D000077191:Wortmannin; D020830:rac1 GTP-Binding Protein / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000730:Androstadienes; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D007376:Interleukin-2; D050778:NFATC Transcription Factors; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; D016572:Cyclosporine; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases; D020830:rac1 GTP-Binding Protein; D000077191:Wortmannin