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Indian Journal of Human Genetics
Medknow Publications on behalf of Indian Society of Human Genetics
ISSN: 0971-6866
EISSN: 0971-6866
Vol. 15, No. 3, 2009, pp. 121-124
Bioline Code: hg09027
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
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Indian Journal of Human Genetics, Vol. 15, No. 3, 2009, pp. 121-124

 en GITR expression on T-cell receptor-stimulated human CD8+ T cell in a JNK-dependent pathway
Chattopadhyay, Subhasis & Chakraborty, Nitya G.

Abstract

Glucocorticoid-induced tumor necrosis factor receptor (TNFR) (GITR) family-related gene is a member of the TNFR super family. GITR works as one of the immunoregulatory molecule on CD4+ regulatory T cells and has an important role on cell survival or cell death in CD4+ T cells. Little is known about the expression of GITR on human CD8+ T cells on antigen-specific and non-specific activation. Here, we report that expression of GITR on human CD8+ T cells on T-cell receptor (TCR) (anti-CD3)-mediated stimulation is dependent on the JNK pathway. The activation of CD8+ T cells was measured by the expression of IL-2 receptor-α (CD25), GITR and by IFN-γ production upon re-stimulation with anti-CD3 antibody. We studied the signaling pathway of such inducible expression of GITR on CD8+ T cells. We found that a known JNK-specific inhibitor, SP600125, significantly down-regulates GITR expression on anti-CD3 antibody-mediated activated CD8+ T cells by limiting JNK phosphorylation. Subsequently, after stimulation of the CD8+ cells, we tested for the production of IFN-γ by the activated cells following restimulation with the same stimulus. It appears that the expression of GITR on activated human CD8+ T cells might also be regulated through the JNK pathway when the activation is through TCR stimulation. Therefore, GITR serves as an activation marker on activated CD8+ cells and interference with JNK phosphorylation, partially or completely, by varying the doses of SP600125 might have implications in CD8+ cytotoxic T cell response in translational research.

Keywords
GITR, human CD8+ T cell, JNK, T-cell receptor

 
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