title: Role of cAMP phosphodiesterase 4 in regulation of T-cell function.
abstract: Ligation of both the T-cell receptor (TCR) and the CD28 receptor is required for full T-cell activation to occur. Engagement of the TCR in primary T cells is followed by rapid cAMP production in lipid rafts resulting in raft-associated protein kinase A (PKA) activation and inhibition of proximal T-cell signaling. However, upon TCR and CD28 cross-ligation, beta-arrestin in complex with cAMP-specific phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) is recruited to lipid rafts, thus downregulating cAMP levels. Consequently, the activities of both PKA and PDE4 seem to be important for the regulation of TCR-induced signaling and T-cell function. We, therefore, propose a novel role for TCR and CD28 co-stimulation in the downmodulation of TCR-induced cAMP-mediated inhibitory signals through the recruitment of beta-arrestin and PDE4 to lipid rafts, thus allowing a full T-cell response to occur.
authors.affiliation: The Biotechnology Centre of Oslo, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1125 Blindern, N-0317 Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: Elisa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bjørgo
authors.forename: Kjetil
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Taskén
mesh_terms: D015105:3',5'-Cyclic-AMP Phosphodiesterases / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism; D054703:Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 4; D006801:Humans; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D021962:Membrane Microdomains / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000242:Cyclic AMP; D015105:3',5'-Cyclic-AMP Phosphodiesterases; D054703:Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 4