title: Differential inducibility of the transcriptional repressor ICER and its role in modulation of Fas ligand expression in T and NK lymphocytes.
abstract: The engagement of antigen receptor can initiate apoptosis of T lymphocytes through the induced expression of Fas ligand (FasL). Forskolin, an activator of the cAMP/PKA pathway, results in antagonism of Fas-dependent, activation-induced cell death (AICD) by suppressed expression of the FasL. We report that forskolin-mediated induction of inducible cAMP early repressor (ICER) correlates with transcriptional attenuation of FasL expression in the AICD model 2B4 T cell hybridoma. ICER is inducible in human peripheral blood CD3(+) T cells, but in CD19(+) B cells, its induction is less responsive to forskolin treatment. Increased expression of ICER correlates with decreased FasL expression in both T and NK cells. ICER binds specifically to the proximal DNA binding site of the nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFAT) in the FasL promoter and in the presence of the minimal NFAT DNA-binding domain, the proximal NFAT motif allows ICER and NFAT to form an NFAT/ICER ternary complex in vitro. Moreover, in the activated 2B4 T cell hybridoma, the proximal NFAT motif participates in the down-regulation of the FasL promoter mediated by ICER. These findings provide further insight into the mechanism involved in cAMP-mediated transcriptional attenuation of FasL expression in T and NK lymphocytes.
authors.affiliation: Experimental Immunology Branch, Division of Basic Sciences, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-1360, USA.
authors.forename: Josef
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bodor
authors.forename: Jana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bodorova
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bare
authors.forename: Deborah L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Hodge
authors.forename: Howard A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: Ronald E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Gress
mesh_terms: D018941:Antigens, CD19; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D001665:Binding Sites; D015415:Biomarkers; D018826:CD13 Antigens; D002460:Cell Line; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005576:Colforsin / Q000494:pharmacology; D051786:Cyclic AMP Response Element Modulator; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D053222:Fas Ligand Protein; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006801:Humans; D019169:Jurkat Cells; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D007963:Leukocytes, Mononuclear / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000235:genetics*; D050778:NFATC Transcription Factors; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis; D012097:Repressor Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects; D015533:Transcriptional Activation
chemical_list: D018941:Antigens, CD19; D015415:Biomarkers; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; C505661:FASLG protein, human; D053222:Fas Ligand Protein; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D050778:NFATC Transcription Factors; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D012097:Repressor Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; D051786:Cyclic AMP Response Element Modulator; D005576:Colforsin; D018826:CD13 Antigens