title: MUC1 (CD227) interacts with lck tyrosine kinase in Jurkat lymphoma cells and normal T cells.
abstract: MUC1 (CD227) is a large transmembrane epithelial mucin glycoprotein, which is aberrantly overexpressed in most adenocarcinomas and is a target for immune therapy for epithelial tumors. Recently, MUC1 has been detected in a variety of hematopoietic cell malignancies including T and B cell lymphomas and myelomas; however, its function in these cells is not clearly defined. Using the Jurkat T cell lymphoma cell line and normal human T cells, we demonstrate that MUC1 is not only expressed in these cells but is also phosphorylated upon T cell receptor (TCR) ligation and associates with the Src-related T cell tyrosine kinase, p56lck. Upon TCR-mediated activation of Jurkat cells, MUC1 is found in the low-density membrane fractions, where linker of T cell activation is contained. Abrogation of MUC1 expression in Jurkat cells by MUC1-specific small interfering RNA resulted in defects in TCR-mediated downstream signaling events associated with T cell activation. These include reduction in Ca2+ influx and extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 phosphorylation, leading to a decrease in CD69 expression, proliferation, and interleukin-2 production. These results suggest a regulatory role of MUC1 in modulating proximal signal transduction events through its interaction with proteins of the activation complex.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 13400 E. Shea Blvd., Scottsdale, AZ 85259, USA. mukherjee.pinku@mayo.edu
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mukherjee
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Tinder
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Basu
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Gendler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000378:metabolism; D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte / Q000378:metabolism; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D006801:Humans; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000378:metabolism; D019169:Jurkat Cells; D037181:Lectins, C-Type; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D019860:Lymphocyte Specific Protein Tyrosine Kinase p56(lck) / Q000378:metabolism*; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000378:metabolism*; D008875:Middle Aged; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1 / Q000378:metabolism; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3 / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D018396:Mucin-1 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D010766:Phosphorylation; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering / Q000494:pharmacology; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell / Q000378:metabolism; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D000099192:CD69 Antigens
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte; D007376:Interleukin-2; D037181:Lectins, C-Type; D019860:Lymphocyte Specific Protein Tyrosine Kinase p56(lck); D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3; D018396:Mucin-1; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell; D000099192:CD69 Antigens