Interleukin-1 induces protein tyrosine phosphorylation in T cells.

Interleukin (IL)-1 alpha activates multiple signal transmission pathways in the T helper type 2 cell line, D10A, and these pathways are linked to two separate IL-1 receptors (IL-1R). In the present report we show that IL-1 induces the activation of tyrosine kinase in these cells, leading to tyrosine phosphorylation of a subset of proteins of 38, 75, 97 and 115 kDa. This type of phosphorylation is prevented by a monoclonal antibody directed against the 80-kDa IL-1R and by tyrphostins which are specific inhibitors of tyrosine kinases. In addition, this inhibitor blocks IL-1-and IL-2-induced proliferation in D10A cells as well as the c-myc and c-myb proto-oncogene mRNA expression in response to IL-1. Interestingly, the inhibitor of cAMP-dependent kinase, H-8, only blocks IL-1-induced c-myb, but not c-myc mRNA expression. Altogether, our results demonstrate that the activation of a tyrosine kinase(s) is an early and major event that happens after IL-1/IL-1R interaction, leading to an increase in intracellular cAMP which results in c-myb and IL-5 mRNA expression. Independent of cAMP, by tyrosine phosphorylation of specific substrates IL-1 also induces c-myc and IL-6 mRNA expression and cellular proliferation.     

CD26 induces T-cell proliferation by tyrosine protein phosphorylation.

CD26 antigen distribution among lymphoid cells and its participation in the process of lymphocyte activation and proliferation has been widely documented. However, the molecular and biochemical mechanisms coupled to the CD26 molecule are not yet known. With different monoclonal antibodies (mAb) we have detected that approximately 56% of CD4+ and 35% of CD8+ cells from peripheral blood lymphocytes express CD26 and the expression of this antigen is required for antigen- but not for mitogen-induced proliferation unless exogenous interleukin-2 (IL-2) is added to the culture. The stimulation of nylon wool-separated T cells and T-cell clones by the anti-CD26 mAb, 134-2C2, induced tyrosine phosphorylation on a subset of proteins of 50,000, 46,000, 26,000, 24,000 and 21,000 MW. This pattern of phosphorylation was not affected by the presence of 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA), although this cofactor is required for CD26-mediated IL-2 mRNA expression and T-cell proliferation. When a specific tyrosine kinase inhibitor, Tyrphostin, was used in CD4+ cells cultures stimulated with 134-2C2 and PMA, the proliferation and the expression of IL-2 mRNA were inhibited. Thus, protein tyrosine phosphorylation seems to play a major role in CD26-mediated T-cell proliferation.     

Salmonella typhimurium invasion of epithelial cells: role of induced host cell tyrosine protein phosphorylation.

Salmonella typhimurium invades nonphagocytic epithelial and fibroblast cells via a process resembling phagocytosis. We have compared some phenotypes that are involved in S. typhimurium invasion by using different host cell lines, including HeLa, Henle-407, and A431. Infection with either wild-type S. typhimurium, bacterial culture supernatant, or the noninvasive invA mutant was associated with induction of tyrosine phosphorylation of host cell mitogenic activating protein kinase. However, we did not detect induction of tyrosine phosphorylation of the epidermal growth factor receptor in S. typhimurium-infected cells. Treatment with the tyrosine protein kinase inhibitor genistein did not reduce S. typhimurium invasion into any of these cell lines. These results suggest that S. typhimurium invasion is independent of host cell epidermal growth factor receptor activation.     

C-反应蛋白诱导人肾小管上皮细胞凋亡

目的:探讨与微炎症状态相应的C-反应蛋白(CRP)水平是否诱导肾小管上皮细胞凋亡。方法:以微炎症状态相应的CRP浓度刺激HK-2细胞。采用AnnexinⅤ-FITC、PI染色和流式细胞术检测凋亡细胞的百分率。采用Hoechst 33258染色观察肾小管上皮细胞凋亡的形态学改变。比色法检测细胞caspase-3活性。Real-time PCR检测促凋亡基因bax、抗凋亡基因bcl-2的mRNA表达。结果:CRP呈剂量和时间依赖性地诱导HK-2细胞凋亡,细胞凋亡在CRP浓度为10 mg/L时达高峰,在20 mg/L时则以晚期凋亡和坏死为主。Hoechst 33258细胞核染色显示CRP作用的HK-2细胞呈现染色质浓缩、碎裂或染色质边集等细胞凋亡的特点。CRP增高细胞caspase-3的酶活性、上调促凋亡基因bax的表达和下调抗凋亡基因bcl-2的表达。结论:CRP轻度增高可诱导肾小管上皮细胞凋亡。     

Protein tyrosine phosphorylation and protein tyrosine nitration in redox signaling

Reversible phosphorylation of protein tyrosine residues by polypeptide growth factor-receptor protein tyrosine kinases is implicated in the control of fundamental cellular processes including the cell cycle, cell adhesion, and cell survival, as well as cell proliferation and differentiation. During the last decade, it has become apparent that receptor protein tyrosine kinases and the signaling pathways they activate belong to a large signaling network. Such a network can be regulated by various extracellular cues, which include cell adhesion, agonists of G protein-coupled receptors, and oxidants. It is well documented that signaling initiated by receptor protein tyrosine kinases is directly dependent on the intracellular production of oxidants, including reactive oxygen and nitrogen species. Accumulated evidence indicates that the intracellular redox environment plays a major role in the mechanisms underlying the actions of growth factors. Oxidation of cysteine thiols and nitration of tyrosine residues on signaling proteins are described as posttranslational modifications that regulate, positively or negatively, protein tyrosine phosphorylation (PTP). Early observations described the inhibition of PTP activities by oxidants, resulting in increased levels of proteins phosphorylated on tyrosine. Therefore, a redox circuitry involving the increasing production of intracellular oxidants associated with growth-factor stimulation/cell adhesion, oxidative reversible inhibition of protein tyrosine phosphatases, and the activation of protein tyrosine kinases can be delineated.     

Respiratory syncytial virus infection induces matrix metalloproteinase-9 expression in epithelial cells

Summary.  Increased gelatinolytic activity was observed in respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-infected HEp-2 cells by using zymography. The anti-matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) antibody specifically reduced the gelatinolytic activity suggesting that the increased gelatinolytic activity was due to the MMP-9. It was also supported by the results from immunofluorescent staining, treatment of MMP inhibitors, and RSV infection of the cell clones that were transfected with plasmids to express more MMP-9 and tissue type inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1). The gelatinolytic activity of extracellular MMP-9 in RSV-infected HEp-2 cells increased 1.5 ± 0.2 fold compared with the control (p < 0.01). Cell surface MMP-9 expression was also clearly detected by immunofluorescent staining. Treatment with 1,10-phenanthroline (0.05 mM), ethylenediamine-tetraacetate (EDTA) (1.5 mM), and penta-O-galloyl-β-D-glucose (PGG) (3.3 μM) inhibited RSV multiplication as well as syncytia formation. Furthermore, the average syncytia size increased when the cells expressing more MMP-9 were infected by RSV. In contrast, syncytia formation was inhibited in the cells manipulated to express TIMP-1. Thus, this study concludes that although RSV infection induces MMP-9, which can enhance the syncytia formation leading to RSV multiplication and spread it can be inhibited by MMP inhibitors. Received June 21, 2001 Accepted November 2, 2001     

肺炎链球菌粘附肺Ⅱ型上皮细胞触发宿主细胞酪氨酸蛋白磷酸化

目的 探讨细胞内信号传导与肺炎球菌侵袭、致病的关系,在体外研究Ⅱ型肺炎链球菌粘附肺Ⅱ型上皮细胞（A549）是否能触发细胞内酪氨酸蛋白激酶（TPK）信号传导途径 ,以及触发该信号传导可能的细菌亚组分。方法 用FTTC荧光标记肺炎链球菌,在体外观察肺炎链球菌粘附肺Ⅱ型上皮细胞的粘附动力学特征;用免疫组织化学和ELISA方法观察完整细菌触发的细胞内酪氨酸蛋白磷酸化,用各种因素预处理肺炎链球菌后,观察触发细胞内酪氨酸蛋白磷酸化可能的细菌亚组分。结果 证实了上述粘附过程存在剂量依赖和时间的依赖关系,而且是特异的过程;细菌粘附使细胞内酪氨酸磷酸化由细菌表面蛋白质介导。结论 肺炎链球菌粘附肺Ⅱ型上皮细胞能触发细胞内信号传导,且细菌表面蛋白质在触发胞内酪氨酸蛋白磷酸化传导中起着重要作用。     

SARS-CoV的S蛋白诱导呼吸道上皮细胞合成释放IP-10的信号分子机制研究

目的：研究SARS冠状病毒S蛋白诱导呼吸道上皮细胞合成释放IP-10（interferon-gamma inducible protein 10）的信号分子机制。方法：通过基因芯片检测SARS冠状病毒的S蛋白作用于人支气管上皮细胞16HBE后信号通路基因表达谱的变化；采纳RT-PCR、EMSA、Western blotting等方法进一步分析JAK-STAT通路中信号分子的磷酸化、IRF-1和IP-10基因表达的变化及其相应信号分子抑制剂对表达水平的影响。结果：S蛋白作用于人支气管上皮细胞16HBE诱导了JAK-STAT信号通路涉及的重要转录因子基因IRF-1的表达，该信号通路的转录因子STAT1在刺激后15 min发生磷酸化，2 h即可检出IP-10基因的表达， IP-10的表达可以完全被STAT1、JAK2抑制剂阻断。EMSA显示：支气管上皮细胞在S蛋白的作用下，其核蛋白能够特异性与ISRE和GAS DNA基序相结合，而不能与NF-κB的 DNA基序相结合。结论： SARS－CoV的S蛋白通过激活JAK-STAT信号转导通路诱导IP-10在宿主细胞的生成。提示病毒诱导的JAK-STAT信号通路激活在病毒感染相关的急性肺损伤发生中具有重要地位。     

Rottlerin-independent attenuation of pervanadate-induced tyrosine phosphorylation events by protein kinase C-delta in hemopoietic cells

The understanding and control of many pathophysiological conditions is based on knowledge of subtly regulated intracellular signaling networks. We have found that in pervanadate (PV)-treated J558L myeloma cells, amongst other signaling proteins, protein kinase C (PKC)-delta and src homology 2-containing inositol phosphatase (SHIP) are tyrosine phosphorylated on expression of the B cell receptor, suggesting a role for these proteins in the preformed B cell receptor transducer complex. Rottlerin, a widely used PKC-delta-specific inhibitor, efficiently blocks these PV-induced tyrosine phosphorylation events. Furthermore, PV treatment of bone marrow-derived mast cells (BMMC) also results in tyrosine phosphorylation of PKC-delta, SHIP, and additional proteins. Rottlerin also inhibits these responses, indicating that PKC-delta might play an important enhancing role in the propagation of phosphotyrosine signals in B cells and mast cells and hence in the regulation of function of both cell types. Therefore, BMMC from PKC-delta -/- mice were generated by in vitro differentiation and assayed for tyrosine phosphorylation events in response to PV. Intriguingly, and opposite to the Rottlerin data, PKC-delta -/- BMMC show a stronger response to PV than wild-type cells, suggesting an attenuating role for PKC-delta. This response can be inhibited equally well by Rottlerin, indicating clearly that Rottlerin is not specific for PKC-delta in vivo. A comparison between Rottlerin and the panspecific PKC inhibitor bisindolylmaleimide suggests that Rottlerin also targets kinases beyond the PKC family. Moreover, Ser473 phosphorylation of protein kinase B (PKB) after PV treatment is blocked by Rottlerin as efficiently as by the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase inhibitor LY294002. In this report, we provide evidence that PKC-delta constitutes a crucial attenuating factor in B cell and mast cell signal transduction and suggest that PKC-delta is important for the regulation of physiological B and mast cell functions as well as for their pathophysiology. Furthermore, dominant PKC-delta-independent effects of Rottlerin are presented, indicating restrictions of this inhibitor for use in signal transduction research.     

工频磁场对细胞蛋白质酪氨酸磷酸化影响的研究

目的;研究５０Ｈｚ工频磁场绎细胞浆蛋白质酪氨酸磷酸化的以初步工频磁场生物效 有关细胞信息转导的机制。方法;对分别经两个不同强度的工频磁场作不同时间辐照处理后的细胞,提取其胞浆蛋白质,定量后,以Ｗｅｓｔｅｒｎ ｂｌｏｔ方法测定并比较细胞胞浆蛋白质酪氨酸磷酸化的程度。     

Cross-linking of CD26 by antibody induces tyrosine phosphorylation and activation of mitogen-activated protein kinase.

CD26, a T-cell activation antigen that has dipeptidyl peptidase IV activity in its extracellular domain and has also been shown to play an important role in T-cell activation. The earliest biochemical events seen in stimulated T lymphocytes activated through the engagement of the T-cell receptor (TCR) is the tyrosine phosphorylation of a panel of cellular proteins. In this study we demonstrate that antibody-induced cross-linking of CD26-in CD26-transfected Jurkat cells induced tyrosine phosphorylation of several intracellular proteins with a similar pattern to that seen after TCR/CD3 stimulation. Herbimycin A, an inhibitor of the src family protein tyrosine kinases dramatically inhibited this CD26-mediated effect on tyrosine phosphorylation. Major tyrosine phosphorylated proteins were identified by immunoblotting, and included p56lck, p59fyn, zeta associated protein-tyrosine kinase of 70,000 MW (ZAP-70), mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase, c-Cb1, and phospholipase C gamma. CD26-induced tyrosine phosphorylation of MAP kinase correlated with increased MAP kinase activity. In addition, CD26 was costimulatory to CD3 signal transduction since co-cross-linking of CD26 and CD3 antigens induced prolonged and increased tyrosine phosphorylation in comparison with CD3 activation alone. We therefore conclude that CD26 is a true costimulatory entity that can up-regulate the signal transducing properties of the TCR.     

Interleukin-11 induces intestinal epithelial cell growth arrest through effects on retinoblastoma protein phosphorylation.

Recombinant human (rh) interleukin (IL)-11 has been shown to reduce gastrointestinal mucosal injury after chemotherapy or irradiation in several animal models. As reduction of cellular proliferation can be cytoprotective, we have examined the effect of rhIL-11 compared with transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta 1 on the proliferation and cell cycle progression of a rat intestinal cell line, IEC-6. IEC-6 cells treated with rhIL-11 or rhTGF-beta 1 exhibited a reduced proliferative rate as measured by cell counts and [3H]thymidine incorporation. The presence of neutralizing anti-TGF-beta 1 antibodies did not block the antiproliferative effect of rhIL-11 indicating that the rhIL-11 activity was not mediated through the induction of endogenous TGF-beta 1 production. Growth inhibition correlated with delayed entry into S phase of the cell cycle. Cell cycle arrest was associated with suppression of retinoblastoma protein phosphorylation. Transient cell cycle arrest is a possible mechanism by which rhIL-11 may protect intestinal epithelial cells from damage induced by chemotherapy or radiation therapy. This study provides a rationale for the clinical use of rhIL-11 to preserve the integrity of the gastrointestinal mucosa during cancer treatment regimens.     

Hypergravity induces ATP release and actin reorganization via tyrosine phosphorylation and RhoA activation in bovine endothelial cells

Mechanical stresses regulate physiological and pathological functions of vascular endothelial cells. We examined, in this study, the effects of hypergravity on endothelial functions. Hypergravity (3 G) applied by low speed centrifuge immediately induced a membrane translocation of small G-protein RhoA and tyrosine phosphorylation of 125 kDa FAK in bovine aortic endothelial cells (BAECs). Hypergravity also induced a transient reorganization of actin fibers in 3 min, which was inhibited by Rho-kinase inhibitor (Y27632) and tyrosine kinase inhibitors (herbimycin A and tyrphostin 46). Furthermore, the extracellular ATP concentration ([ATP]_o) was increased by 2 G and 3 G hypergravity in 5 min, and the inhibitors of Rho-kinase, tyrosine kinase, and volume-regulated anion channels (VRAC; verapamil, tamoxifen and fluoxetine) significantly suppressed [ATP]_o elevation. Application of 3 G hypergravity for 1 h increased the nuclear uptake of BrdU, which was inhibited by Rho-kinase inhibitor and VARC inhibitors. Furthermore, intermittent application of 3 G hypergravity for 1 or 2 h/day stimulated endothelial migration in 5 days, and this was inhibited by suramin, a P₂ antagonist. Collectively, these results indicate that hypergravity induces ATP release and actin reorganization via RhoA activation and FAK phosphorylation, thereby activating cell proliferation and migration in BAECs. These also suggest that gravity can be regarded as an extracorporeal signal that could significantly affect endothelial functions.     

Comparison of vasoactive intestinal peptide-mediated protein phosphorylation in human lymphoblasts and colonic epithelial cells

Vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) induces phosphorylation of a basic 38,000 mol. wt protein in a human lymphoblastic cell line (Molt 4b) and a human colon carcinoma cell line (HT29). In both cell types, VIP interacts with specific high affinity receptors to activate adenylate cyclase and cAMP-dependent protein kinase. The two cell types appear to express homologous receptors with similar affinity and specificity for VIP, but the colonic epithelial cells express a greater number of receptors. HT29 colonic cells also exhibit a greater stimulation of adenylate cyclase and a higher phosphorylation index for the 38,000 mol. wt protein in response to VIP. This 38,000 mol. wt protein, which is phosphorylated in the presence of VIP, appears to be identical in both cell lines; it is phosphorylated in both lymphoblasts and colonic epithelial cells in the presence of forskolin, but not in the presence of phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate. Phosphorylation of this 38,000 mol. wt protein may be an important step in VIP regulation of water and electrolyte secretion from colonic epithelial cells, and in VIP regulation of immunoglobulin and lymphokine secretion from lymphocytes.     

CD28 ligation induces rapid tyrosine phosphorylation of the linker molecule LAT in the absence of Syk and ZAP-70 tyrosine phosphorylation.

CD28 is a T cell surface molecule that is important for T cell activation. CD28-triggered T cell stimulation involves protein tyrosine phosphorylation, a process that is critical for CD28 function. Recently, a linker molecule has been identified as LAT (Linker for Activation of T cells). Studies involving LAT mutants and reconstitution experiments strongly implicate LAT in playing a critical role in T cell activation. We show in the present report that CD28 ligation induces tyrosine phosphorylation of LAT. CD28-induced tyrosine phosphorylation of LAT was rapid, as it was apparent within 1 min of CD28 ligation, reached a peak by 5 min, and declined thereafter. Previous studies implicated the protein tyrosine kinases ZAP-70 and Syk in the TCR-induced tyrosine phosphorylation of LAT. Here, tyrosine phosphorylation of Syk and ZAP-70 was detected after TCR but not after CD28 ligation. Thus, CD28 ligation appears to induce tyrosine phosphorylation of LAT by mechanisms that are independent of ZAP-70 and Syk. The concurrent ligation of CD28 and TCR increased tyrosine phosphorylation of LAT. These results implicate LAT in CD28 signal transduction pathways and in the co-stimulatory process in T cells.     

Chlamydial elementary bodies are translocated on the surface of epithelial cells.

Infection of eukaryotic cells by intracellular pathogens such as chlamydia requires attachment to the host cell surface. Chlamydia are thought to attach to the tips of microvilli in confluent monolayers of polarized cells. In vitro evidence obtained from migrating epithelial cells suggested that during healing the route of pathogen uptake might be different from that in intact epithelia. The small size of infectious chlamydial elementary bodies (approximately 0.3 microm in diameter) has made it difficult, however, to analyze the early stages of pathogen-host cell interaction in living cells by conventional microscopy. Contrast-enhanced video microscopy was therefore used to examine the earliest events of host-pathogen interaction and test the hypothesis that chlamydial uptake into the healing epithelia can involve translocation over the host cell surface. Observations made in this way were validated by scanning and immunofluorescence microscopy. These studies revealed two fates for chlamydiae taken onto the lamellipodial surface: 1) some chlamydiae were moved in a random fashion on the cell surface or were detached into the culture medium, whereas 2) other chlamydiae were translocated across the lamellipodium in a highly directed manner toward the microvillous perinuclear region. After internalization, these latter chlamydiae were found within intracellular inclusions, which demonstrated that this route of attachment and location of uptake resulted in productive growth.     

The signal transduction of serotonin secretion involves protein tyrosine phosphorylation in rat basophilic leukemia cells]

We investigated the signal transduction of serotonin secretion by stimulation with DNP-Ascaris antigen or ionomycin in rat basophilic leukemia cells (RBL-2H3). The modes of action of antigen and ionomycin for serotonin secretion were shown to be similar. The treatment of cells with antigen resulted in increased tyrosine phosphorylation of 105 and 72 KDa proteins, in particular, the tyrosine phosphorylation of 72 KDa protein seemed to correlate with serotonin secretion. Furthermore, we observed that antigen stimulation caused a marked increase in inositol polyphosphates production, which derived from the tyrosine phosphorylation of phospholipase C-gamma in RBL-2H3 cells. On the other hand, treatment with ionomycin also resulted in an increase in tyrosine phosphorylation of 72 KDa protein, but did not induce inositol polyphosphates production. These results suggested that the activation of tyrosine kinase may be related to serotonin secretion, and that intracellular Ca2+ increase may also play an important role in this activation.