Smad-dependent cooperative regulation of interleukin 2 receptor alpha chain gene expression by T cell receptor and transforming growth factor-beta |
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Authors: | Kim Hyoung-Pyo Kim Byung-Gyu Letterio John Leonard Warren J |
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Affiliation: | Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, NHLBI, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-1674, USA. |
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Abstract: | The interleukin 2 receptor alpha chain (IL-2Ralpha) is a component of high affinity IL-2 receptors and thus critically regulates T cell growth and other lymphoid functions. Five positive regulatory regions together control lineage-restricted and activation-dependent IL-2Ralpha induction in response to antigen and IL-2. We now show that TGF-beta cooperates with T cell receptor (TCR) signaling to increase IL-2Ralpha gene expression. Moreover, we identify a sixth positive regulatory region that regulates IL-2Ralpha expression in cells treated with anti-CD3 + anti-CD28 as well as TGF-beta and show that this region contains binding sites for Smad3, AP-1, and cAMP-responsive element-binding protein/ATF proteins. The importance of Smad complexes is indicated by impaired IL-2Ralpha induction by TGF-beta in CD4+ T cells from both Smad3-/- and Smad4-/- mice. Thus, we have identified a novel positive regulatory region in the IL-2Ralpha gene that mediates TGF-beta-dependent induction of the gene. These findings have implications related to IL-2Ralpha expression on activated T cells and regulatory T cells. |
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