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Query: EC:2.7.11.1 (
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1-(5-Isoquinolinylsulfonyl)-2-methylpiperazine (H-7), a protein kinase inhibitor, suppressed
interleukin 2
(
IL-2
) production and IL-2 receptor (IL-2R) expression of the human leukemic T-cell line, Jurkat, induced by 12-O-tetradecanoyl-phorbol-13-acetate and phytohemagglutinin-P. This effect was significant at 5 microM H-7 without loss of cell viability. Such activity was not observed with N-(2-guanidinoethyl)-5-isoquinolinesulfonamide (HA 1004), a potent inhibitor of cGMP- and cAMP-dependent kinases, and a weak inhibitor of Ca2+-phospholipid-dependent
protein kinase
(protein kinase C). These findings suggest that protein kinase C is more closely associated with IL-2 receptor expression and
IL-2
production of T cells than cGMP- or cAMP-dependent kinases. In addition, N-(6-aminohexyl)-5-chloro-1-naphthalenesulfonamide (W-7), a calmodulin inhibitor, suppressed both
IL-2
production and IL-2R expression. Cycrosporin A (Cy A), a potent immunosuppressive drug, markedly inhibited
IL-2
production of Jurkat cells whereas it did not affect the IL-2R expression. Thus, the mechanism of action of Cy A appears to differ from that of the protein kinase inhibitor, H-7, and the calmodulin inhibitor, W-7.
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PMID:Inhibitors of IL-2 production and IL-2 receptor expression in human leukemic T-cell line, Jurkat. 310 62
A nonhistone chromatin protein (NHCP) has been purified to homogeneity from a 0.5 M NaCl extract of Ehrlich ascites tumor cell (EAT cell) nuclei as a phosphate acceptor for
casein kinase II
using ion-exchange column chromatographies and Sephacryl S300 gel filtration. The purified NHCP (approximate Mr = 400,000) was found to be a tetramer of an Mr = 98,000 polypeptide (pI = 6.9) and to have high contents of glycine (15%) and serine (11.6%). This protein (designated as 400-kDa NHCP) was highly phosphorylated by
casein kinase II
(Mr = 130,000), but not by histone kinase. Casein kinase II phosphorylated only seryl residues of the purified 400-kDa NHCP. The NHCP bound with DNA, but not with RNAs, and the DNA binding ability of the protein was reduced when it was phosphorylated by
casein kinase II
. Moreover, we found that (a) the 400-kDa NHCP is present in large quantities in malignant mouse cells, such as EAT, EL-4, and Meth-A cells, but only slightly in normal tissues and cells; (b) the protein level is rapidly increased when mouse lymphocytes are treated with recombinant
interleukin 2
(T cell growth factor) or concanavalin A; and (c) the kinase responsible for the 400-kDa NHCP phosphorylation in the chromatin of various mouse cells is a
casein kinase II
. These experimental results suggest that the 400-kDa NHCP acts as an effective phosphate acceptor for
casein kinase II
at the chromatin level and that an increased phosphorylation of the protein by the kinase may be implicated in the progress of cell differentiation and proliferation.
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PMID:Purification and characterization of a 400-kDa nonhistone chromatin protein that serves as an effective phosphate acceptor for casein kinase II from Ehrlich ascites tumor cells. 317 May 22
We have investigated rapid and marked phosphorylation of cellular proteins induced by
interleukin 2
(
IL-2
) in both phytohaemagglutinin-stimulated normal peripheral blood leucocytes, and
IL-2
-dependent or -independent human T-cell lines bearing human T-cell leukaemia (lymphotropic) virus type I. Two-dimensional electrophoretic analysis showed that the
IL-2
-induced phosphoprotein was of Mr 67,000 with a pI of 5.8 (pp67) and was distinct from the IL-2 receptor.
IL-2
also stimulated phosphorylation of four other proteins, with an Mr of 63,000 and pI values 5.3-6.1 (pp63s). The stimulation of pp67 phosphorylation was observed within 5 min after addition of
IL-2
and was maximal after 15 min. The maximal phosphorylation was more than 10-fold that observed initially. In
IL-2
-dependent cells,
IL-2
dose responses of pp67 phosphorylation and cell proliferation were exactly correlated. Phosphoamino acid analysis showed that the phosphorylation site of pp67 and pp63s was a serine residue. Subcellular-fractionation studies indicated that pp67 was localized in cytosol, whereas pp63s phosphorylation was induced by
IL-2
in nuclear and cytosol fractions. Similar phosphorylation of pp67 and pp63s was observed when the cells were treated with phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate instead of
IL-2
. These results suggest that
IL-2
-
IL-2
-receptor interaction leads to activation of
protein kinase
(s), resulting in phosphorylation of certain cellular proteins such as pp67 and pp63s, and that this phosphorylation could be an early event in the transmission of intracellular growth signalling from the
IL-2
receptors.
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PMID:Characterization of interleukin 2-stimulated phosphorylation of 67 and 63 kDa proteins in human T-cells. 349 80
A previous study indicated that Ca++ ionophores in conjunction with the phorbol ester 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate (TPA) could induce normal T lymphocytes to express receptors for the T cell growth factor,
interleukin 2
(IL 2), to secrete IL 2, and to proliferate (1). Here we used long-term alloreactive Lyt-2+ cytotoxic or T4+ "helper" T cell clones. In response to their specific alloantigen, all of the clones secreted IFN-gamma but only the T4+ clone secreted IL 2 and proliferated in response to the appropriate alloantigen in the absence of exogenous IL 2. The Ca++ ionophore ionomycin and TPA, used in conjunction, mimicked the effect of specific alloantigen on these T cell clones, i.e., they induced the secretion of IFN-gamma in all clones and the secretion of IL 2 in the T4+ clone. In the absence of exogenous IL 2, a proliferative response was induced only for the IL 2 secreting clone. Increased sensitivity to exogenous IL 2 for some T cell clones was also observed after either alloantigen or ionomycin and TPA treatment; this could be correlated with an increase in the expression of IL 2 receptors 6 hr after a pulse with ionomycin and TPA. These results suggest that, for a given T cell clone, activation of the Ca++ -dependent
protein kinase
c can replace the antigen-receptor triggering events leading to interleukin secretion and increased expression of IL 2 receptors but cannot substitute for the IL 2 dependent triggering of the IL 2 receptor.
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PMID:Distinction between antigen receptor and IL 2 receptor triggering events in the activation of alloreactive T cell clones with calcium ionophore and phorbol ester. 392 10
Virus induced IFN (IFN alpha or beta) suppresses the antibody response in both mouse and human. The suppression may be related to IFN effect on intermediary metabolism (inhibition of hexose monophosphate shunt) which could result in activation of
protein kinase
activities. Immune IFN (IFN gamma) also suppresses the antibody response with purified IFN gamma more effective than crude, suggesting that crude IFN gamma preparations contain an antagonist. The cellular interactions that regulate IFN gamma production are similar to those for antibody production with helper and suppressor cell activities. T-cell growth factor or
interleukin 2
will mediate helper cell requirements and appears to be an absolute requirement for IFN gamma production.
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PMID:Effect of interferon on antibody formation. 618 7
Peripheral blood T lymphocytes require two sequential mitogenic signals to reenter the cell cycle from their natural, quiescent state. One signal is provided by stimulation of the T-cell antigen receptor, and this induces the synthesis of both cyclins and cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) that are necessary for progression through G1. Antigen receptor stimulation alone, however, is insufficient to promote activation of G1 cyclin-Cdk2 complexes. This is because quiescent lymphocytes contain an inhibitor of Cdk2 that binds directly to this kinase and prevents its activation by cyclins. The second mitogenic signal, which can be provided by the cytokine
interleukin 2
, leads to inactivation of this inhibitor, thereby allowing Cdk2 activation and progression into S phase. Enrichment of the Cdk2 inhibitor from G1 lymphocytes by cyclin-
CDK
affinity chromatography indicates that it may be p27Kip1. These observations show how sequentially acting mitogenic signals can combine to promote activation of cell cycle proteins and thereby cause cell proliferation to start.
CDK
inhibitors have been shown previously to be induced by signals that negatively regulate cell proliferation. Our new observations show that similar proteins are down-regulated by positively acting signals, such as
interleukin 2
. This finding suggests that both positive and negative growth signals converge on common targets which are regulators of G1 cyclin-
CDK
complexes. Inactivation of G1 cyclin-
CDK
inhibitors by mitogenic growth factors may be one biochemical pathway underlying cell cycle commitment at the restriction point in G1.
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PMID:Inactivation of a Cdk2 inhibitor during interleukin 2-induced proliferation of human T lymphocytes. 751 74
T-cell activation requires two different signals. The T-cell receptor's recognition of a specific antigen on antigen-presenting cells provides one, and the second signal comes from costimulatory molecules such as CD28. In contrast, T cells that are stimulated with antigen in the absence of the CD28 costimulatory signal can become anergic (nonresponsive). The CD28 response element (CD28RE) has been identified as the DNA element mediating
interleukin 2
(
IL-2
) gene activation by CD28 costimulation. Our previous work demonstrates that the Rel/NF-kappa B family proteins c-Rel, RelA (p65), and NFKB1 (p50) are involved in the complex that binds to the CD28RE. We also showed that c-Rel, but not NFKB1 (p50), can bind to the CD28RE and activate CD28RE-driven transcription in cotransfection assays. However, the role of RelA (p65) in CD28 signaling has not yet been addressed. We provide evidence that RelA (p65) itself bound directly to the CD28RE of the
IL-2
promoter and other lymphokine promoters. In addition, RelA (p65) was a potent transcriptional activator of the CD28RE in vivo. We show that a RelA (p65)-c-Rel heterodimer bound to the CD28RE and synergistically activated the CD28RE enhancer activity. We also demonstrate that activated
Raf-1
kinase synergized with RelA (p65) in activating the CD28RE enhancer activity. Interestingly, a soluble anti-CD28 monoclonal antibody alone, in the absence of other stimuli, also synergized with RelA (p65) in activating the CD28RE. Furthermore, we show that RelA (p65) activated expression of the wild-type
IL-2
promoter but not the CD28RE-mutated
IL-2
promoter. A combination of RelA (p65) and NFKB1 (p50) also activated the
IL-2
promoter through the CD28RE site. These results demonstrate the functional regulation of the CD28RE, within the
IL-2
promoter, by Rel/NF-kappa B transcription factors.
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PMID:RelA is a potent transcriptional activator of the CD28 response element within the interleukin 2 promoter. 762 20
Previously we found that
interleukin 2
(
IL-2
) induces tyrosine phosphorylation and activation of the serine/threonine-specific kinase encoded by the raf-1 protooncogene in a T-cell line, CTLL-2. Here we extended these findings by exploring the effects of selective removal of phosphate from tyrosines in p72-74-
Raf-1
kinase that had been immunoprecipitated from
IL-2
-stimulated CTLL-2 cells. Treatment in vitro of
IL-2
-activated
Raf-1
with the tyrosine-specific phosphatases CD45 and TCPTP (formerly called T-cell protein tyrosine phosphatase) reduced
Raf kinase
activity to nearly baseline levels. This effect was completely inhibited by the phosphatase inhibitor sodium orthovanadate. In contrast, treatment of
Raf-1
with a serine/threonine-specific phosphatase, protein phosphatase 1 (PP-1), resulted in a more modest decrease in Raf in vitro kinase activity, and this effect was prevented by okadaic acid. Two-dimensional phosphoamino acid analysis confirmed the selective removal of phosphate from tyrosine by CD45 and from serine and threonine by PP-1. The immunoreactivity of p72-74-
Raf-1
with anti-phosphotyrosine antibodies was also completely abolished by treatment with CD45 in the absence but not in the presence of sodium orthovanadate. These findings provide evidence that the
IL-2
-stimulated phosphorylation of
Raf-1
on tyrosines plays an important role in upregulating the activity of this serine/threonine-specific kinase in CTLL-2 cells and, as such, provides a model system for studying the transfer of growth factor-initiated signals from protein tyrosine kinases to serine/threonine-specific kinases.
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PMID:Interleukin 2 regulates Raf-1 kinase activity through a tyrosine phosphorylation-dependent mechanism in a T-cell line. 768 5
Stimulation of the
protein kinase A
(
PKA
) signalling pathway exerts an inhibitory effect on the proliferation of numerous cells, including T lymphocytes. In CD4+ T helper cells, stimulation of
PKA
leads to suppression of
interleukin 2
(
IL-2
) induction, while induction of the genes coding for the lymphokines IL-4 and IL-5 is enhanced. We show that the differential effect of
PKA
activity on induction of the
IL-2
and IL-4 genes is mediated through their promoters. One major target of the suppressive effect of
PKA
is the kappa B site in the
IL-2
promoter. A kappa B site is missing in the IL-4 promoter. Mutations preventing factor binding to the
IL-2
kappa B site result in a loss of
PKA
-mediated suppression of
IL-2
promoter activity. Furthermore, activation of the
PKA
signalling pathway impairs the inducible activity of multiple kappa B sites of the
IL-2
promoter, but not of other factor binding sites. The reduction in activity of kappa B sites in activated and
PKA
-stimulated T cells is accompanied by changes in the concentration and DNA binding of Rel/NF-kappa B factors. Stimulation of the
PKA
pathway in Jurkat T cells with the
PKA
activator forskolin leads to an increase in synthesis of c-Rel and p105/p50, while synthesis of p65/RelA remains unchanged. However, nuclear translocation and DNA binding of p65 is distinctly impaired, probably due to a retarded degradation of I kappa B-alpha. In a similar way, stimulation of the
PKA
signalling pathway inhibits nuclear translocation of p65 and generation of nuclear kappa B complexes in peripheral T lymphocytes from murine lymph nodes. These results indicate that
PKA
-mediated suppression of NF-kappa B activity plays an important role in the control of activation of peripheral T lymphocytes.
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PMID:RelA/p65 is a molecular target for the immunosuppressive action of protein kinase A. 774 6
Triggering of the T cell antigen receptor (TCR) complex activates the serine/threonine kinase
Raf-1
whose function is necessary for TCR induction of the
interleukin 2
gene.
Raf-1
has been identified as a candidate mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase kinase kinase (MKKK) and thus has the potential to couple the TCR to the activation of the MAP kinases such as ERK2. In the present study, the role of
Raf-1
in ERK2 regulation of ERK2 in T cells has been explored. A constitutively active
Raf-1
kinase, v-raf, or a dominant inhibitory
Raf-1
mutant were expressed transiently from the pEF BOS vector in Jurkat cells and the effects of these
Raf-1
mutants on a coexpressed ERK2 reporter was assessed. The action of the constitutively active
Raf-1
was to stimulate the ERK2 kinase, whereas the dominant negative version of
Raf-1
inhibited the ERK2 activation induced by triggering of the TCR. These data indicate a role for
Raf-1
in the regulation of ERK2 in T cells.
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PMID:The role of Raf-1 in the regulation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase 2 by the T cell antigen receptor. 800 97
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