title: Sin1-mTORC2 suppresses rag and il7r gene expression through Akt2 in B cells.
abstract: Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) is an important mediator of phosphoinositol-3-kinase (PI3K) signaling. PI3K signaling regulates B cell development, homeostasis, and immune responses. However, the function and molecular mechanism of mTOR-mediated PI3K signaling in B cells has not been fully elucidated. Here we show that Sin1, an essential component of mTOR complex 2 (mTORC2), regulates B cell development. Sin1 deficiency results in increased IL-7 receptor (il7r) and RAG recombinase (rag1 and rag2) gene expression, leading to enhanced pro-B cell survival and augmented V(D)J recombinase activity. We further show that Akt2 specifically mediates the Sin1-mTORC2 dependent suppression of il7r and rag gene expression in B cells by regulating FoxO1 phosphorylation. Finally, we demonstrate that the mTOR inhibitor rapamycin induces rag expression and promotes V(D)J recombination in B cells. Our study reveals that the Sin1/mTORC2-Akt2 signaling axis is a key regulator of FoxO1 transcriptional activity in B cells.
authors: Department of Immunobiology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06519, USA.
authors: Adam S
authors: AS
authors: Lazorchak
authors: Dou
authors: D
authors: Liu
authors: Valeria
authors: V
authors: Facchinetti
authors: Annarita
authors: A
authors: Di Lorenzo
authors: William C
authors: WC
authors: Sessa
authors: David G
authors: DG
authors: Schatz
authors: Bing
authors: B
authors: Su
mesh_terms: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D002461:Cell Line, Transformed; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D000071161:Forkhead Box Protein O1; D051858:Forkhead Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000502:physiology*; D015322:Gene Rearrangement, B-Lymphocyte / Q000502:physiology; D018398:Homeodomain Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D051057:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D020395:Receptors, Interleukin-7 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology; D058570:TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D014157:Transcription Factors
chemical_list: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D000071161:Forkhead Box Protein O1; D051858:Forkhead Transcription Factors; D018398:Homeodomain Proteins; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases; D051057:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt; D020395:Receptors, Interleukin-7; D058570:TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases; D014157:Transcription Factors; C467200:Foxo1 protein, mouse; C499308:Rag2 protein, mouse; C064658:RAG-1 protein; C546843:mTOR protein, mouse; C494922:Akt2 protein, mouse