Midline 1 directs lytic granule exocytosis and cytotoxicity of mouse killer T cells

Lasse Boding, Ann K Hansen, Germana Meroni, Bo B Johansen, Thomas H Braunstein, Charlotte M Bonefeld, Martin Kongsbak, Benjamin A H Jensen, Anders Woetmann, Allan Randrup Thomsen, Niels Odum, Marina R von Essen, Carsten Geisler

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Abstract

Midline 1 (MID1) is a microtubule-associated ubiquitin ligase that regulates protein phosphatase 2A activity. Loss-of-function mutations in MID1 lead to the X-linked Opitz G/BBB syndrome characterized by defective midline development during embryogenesis. Here, we show that MID1 is strongly upregulated in murine cytotoxic lymphocytes (CTLs), and that it controls TCR signaling, centrosome trafficking, and exocytosis of lytic granules. In accordance, we find that the killing capacity of MID1-/- CTLs is impaired. Transfection of MID1 into MID1-/- CTLs completely rescued lytic granule exocytosis, and vice versa, knockdown of MID1 inhibited exocytosis of lytic granules in WT CTLs, cementing a central role for MID1 in the regulation of granule exocytosis. Thus, MID1 orchestrates multiple events in CTL responses, adding a novel level of regulation to CTL activation and cytotoxicity.

Original languageEnglish
JournalEuropean Journal of Immunology
Volume44
Issue number10
Pages (from-to)3109-3118
Number of pages10
ISSN0014-2980
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Oct 2014

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