title: The lectin jacalin induces phosphorylation of ERK and JNK in CD4+ T cells.
abstract: The CD4 molecule plays an essential role in mediating the transduction of intracellular signals by functioning as a coreceptor for the complex T cell receptor/CD3 and also acts as the primary receptor for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Several authors have shown evidence that jacalin, a plant lectin, binds to CD4 and inhibits in vitro HIV infection. We analyzed jacalin-induced intracellular signaling events in CD4(+) T cells and have shown that cell activation resulted in tyrosine phosphorylation of intracellular substrates p56(lck), p59(fyn), ZAP-70, p95 (vav), phospholipase C-gamma1, and ras activation, as assessed by conversion of ras guanosine 5'-diphosphate to ras guanosine 5'-triphosphate. We further examined extracellular regulated kinase (ERK) and c-jun NH(2)-terminal kinase (JNK) phosphorylation following stimulation with jacalin. The data indicate that the kinetics of JNK phosphorylation is delayed. Optimum phosphorylation of ERK2 was observed by 10 min, and that of JNK was observed by 30 min. Pretreatment with gp120 followed by stimulation with jacalin resulted in marked inhibition of all of the aforementioned intracellular events. The data presented here provide insight into the intracellular signaling events associated with the CD4 molecule-jacalin-gp120 interactions and HIV-induced CD4(+) T cell anergy. Jacalin may be used as a possible tool for the study of CD4-mediated signal transduction and HIV-impaired CD4(+) T cell activation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Sciences, C. W. Post Campus, Long Island University, Brookville, New York 11548, USA. stamma@liu.edu
authors.forename: Seetha M Lakshmi
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Tamma
authors.forename: V S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Kalyanaraman
authors.forename: Savita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pahwa
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dominguez
authors.forename: Ron R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Modesto
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015704:CD4 Antigens / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D017635:Clonal Anergy / Q000187:drug effects; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D006153:Guanosine Diphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D006160:Guanosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D015699:HIV Envelope Protein gp120 / Q000494:pharmacology; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000378:metabolism; D015759:Ionomycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D048031:JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D007700:Kinetics; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D019860:Lymphocyte Specific Protein Tyrosine Kinase p56(lck) / Q000378:metabolism; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1 / Q000378:metabolism*; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D051966:Phospholipase C gamma; D010766:Phosphorylation / Q000187:drug effects; D037121:Plant Lectins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011499:Protein Processing, Post-Translational / Q000187:drug effects*; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D051076:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fyn; D051567:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-vav; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology; D010738:Type C Phospholipases / Q000378:metabolism; D051746:ZAP-70 Protein-Tyrosine Kinase; D018631:ras Proteins / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D015704:CD4 Antigens; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D015699:HIV Envelope Protein gp120; D007376:Interleukin-2; D037121:Plant Lectins; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D051567:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-vav; C496618:VAV1 protein, human; C043696:jacalin; D006153:Guanosine Diphosphate; D015759:Ionomycin; D006160:Guanosine Triphosphate; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; C494957:FYN protein, human; D019860:Lymphocyte Specific Protein Tyrosine Kinase p56(lck); D051076:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fyn; D051746:ZAP-70 Protein-Tyrosine Kinase; C497261:ZAP70 protein, human; D048031:JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D010738:Type C Phospholipases; D051966:Phospholipase C gamma; D018631:ras Proteins; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate