title: Regulation of CXC chemokine receptor 4-mediated migration by the Tec family tyrosine kinase ITK.
abstract: Chemokines are critical in controlling lymphocyte traffic and migration. The CXC chemokine CXCL12/SDF-1alpha interacts with its receptor CXCR4 to induce the migration of a number of different cell types. Although an understanding of the physiological functions of this chemokine is emerging, the mechanism by which it regulates T cell migration is still unclear. We show here that the Tec family kinase ITK is activated rapidly following CXCL12/SDF-1alpha stimulation, and this requires Src and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase activities. ITK regulates the ability of CXCL12/SDF-1alpha to induce T cell migration as overexpression of wild-type ITK-enhanced migration, and T cells lacking ITK exhibit reduced migration as well as adhesion in response to CXCL12/SDF-1alpha. Further analysis suggests that ITK may regulate CXCR4-mediated migration and adhesion by altering the actin cytoskeleton, as ITK null T cells were significantly defective in CXCL12/SDF-1a-mediated actin polymerization. Our data suggest that ITK may regulate the ability of CXCR4 to induce T cell migration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Science, Pathobiology Graduate Program, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA.
authors.forename: Angela M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Fischer
authors.forename: Jason C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Mercer
authors.forename: Archana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iyer
authors.forename: Melanie J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Ragin
authors.forename: Avery
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: August
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000502:physiology*; D054377:Chemokine CXCL12; D019743:Chemokines, CXC / Q000378:metabolism; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D006801:Humans; D019169:Jurkat Cells / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D019718:Receptors, CXCR4 / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology; D019061:src-Family Kinases / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: C515255:CXCL12 protein, human; D054377:Chemokine CXCL12; D019743:Chemokines, CXC; C515256:Cxcl12 protein, mouse; D019718:Receptors, CXCR4; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; C080813:emt protein-tyrosine kinase; D019061:src-Family Kinases