Protein phosphatase 2A isotypes regulate cell surface expression of the T cell receptor

Jens Peter Holst Lauritsen, C Menné, J Kastrup, J Dietrich, C Geisler

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Abstract

The mechanisms underlying T cell receptor (TCR) down-regulation have been extensively studied during the last decade. Whereas the importance of phosphorylation in this process has been established, it is less certain whether dephosphorylation plays a role in TCR down-regulation. In this study, we show that inhibition of the serine/threonine protein phosphatase PP2A family had a biphasic effect on TCR expression. Thus, low concentrations of PP2A inhibitors induced TCR down-regulation, whereas higher concentrations of PP2A inhibitors induced TCR up-regulation. The effect of PP2A inhibition was independent of phosphorylation of the CD3gamma endocytosis motif. Whereas TCR down-regulation was caused by a partial inhibition of exocytosis, TCR up-regulation was caused by an inhibition of endocytosis. The effects on exocytosis and endocytosis were not restricted to the TCR, indicating a more general regulatory role for PP2A in both exocytosis and endocytosis.
Original languageEnglish
JournalExperimental and Clinical Immunogenetics
Volume18
Issue number1
Pages (from-to)24-33
Number of pages9
ISSN0254-9670
Publication statusPublished - 2001

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