LAT displacement from lipid rafts as a molecular mechanism for the inhibition of T cell signaling by polyunsaturated fatty acids |
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Authors: | Zeyda Maximilian Staffler Gunther Horejsi Vaclav Waldhausl Werner Stulnig Thomas M |
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Institution: | Department of Internal Medicine III and the Institute of Immunology, University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria. |
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Abstract: | Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) suppress immune responses and inhibit T cell activation through largely unknown mechanisms. The displacement of signaling proteins from membrane lipid rafts has recently been suggested as underlying PUFA-mediated T cell inhibition. We show here that PUFA treatment specifically interferes with T cell signal transduction by blocking tyrosine phosphorylation of LAT (linker for activation of T cells) and phospholipase Cgamma1. A significant fraction of LAT was displaced from rafts by PUFA treatment along with other signaling proteins. However, retaining LAT alone in lipid rafts effectively restored phospholipase Cgamma1/calcium signaling in PUFA-treated T cells. These data reveal LAT displacement from lipid rafts as a molecular mechanism by which PUFAs inhibit T cell signaling and underline the predominant importance of LAT localization in rafts for efficient T cell activation. |
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