Protein kinase C inhibits CD95 (Fas/APO-1)-mediated apoptosis by at least two different mechanisms in Jurkat T cells. |
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Authors: | C Ruiz-Ruiz G Robledo J Font M Izquierdo A López-Rivas |
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Institution: | Instituto de Parasitología y Biomedicina, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Granada, Spain. |
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Abstract: | We have recently reported that activation of protein kinase C (PKC) plays a negative role in CD95-mediated apoptosis in human T cell lines. Here we present data indicating that although the PKC-induced mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway could be partially implicated in the abrogation of CD95-mediated apoptosis by phorbol esters in Jurkat T cells, the major inhibitory effect is exerted through a PKC-dependent, mitogen-activated protein kinase-independent signaling pathway. Furthermore, we demonstrate that activation of PKC diminishes CD95 receptor aggregation elicited by agonistic CD95 Abs. On the other hand, it has been reported that UV radiation-induced apoptosis is mediated at least in part by the induction of CD95 oligomerization at the cell surface. Here we show that activation of PKC also inhibits UVB light-induced CD95 aggregation and apoptosis in Jurkat T cells. These results reveal a novel mechanism by which T cells may restrain their sensitivity to CD95-induced cell death through PKC-mediated regulation of CD95 receptor oligomerization at the cell membrane. |
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