The Journal of Immunology, Vol 154, Issue 9 4351-4362, Copyright © 1995 by American Association of Immunologists

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Regulation of L-selectin mRNA in Jurkat cells. Opposing influences of calcium- and protein kinase C-dependent signaling pathways

EP Kaldjian and LM Stoolman
University of Michigan Medical School, Department of Pathology Medical Sciences, Ann Arbor 48109, USA.

L-Selectin initiates leukocyte attachment to venular endothelium during lymphocyte recirculation through lymph nodes, leukocyte recruitment into sites of inflammation, and the hematogenous spread of lymphoid malignancies. The density of L-selectin at the cell surface is a major determinant of binding activity and entry into tissues. Post- transcriptional shedding is one control mechanism; however, the extent and physiologic relevance of pre-translational regulation has not been defined. The current study shows that mitogen-/IL-2-driven proliferation of human T cells first increased then markedly decreased the expression of L-selectin on the blast population. The prevalence of specific mRNA showed parallel changes, implying that receptor density is controlled, in part, at the pretranslational level. We used the IL-2- independent Jurkat cell line to determine whether signaling through C- type protein kinases and intracellular calcium regulated L-selectin mRNA directly. Selective pharmacologic activation of these pathways with phorbol esters and calcium ionophore, respectively, resulted in opposite effects on both L-selectin density and mRNA levels. Phorbol esters induced receptor shedding followed by progressive increases in L- selectin density and steady state levels of mRNA. Addition of a calcium ionophore with the phorbol ester blocked both the reexpression of surface receptor and the increase in mRNA. Treatment with ionophore alone resulted in a steady decline in L-selectin expression and mRNA levels. Cyclosporin A, a specific inhibitor of calcineurin, blocked the impact of ionophore on both basal and phorbol-induced levels of L- selectin mRNA. Ionophore alone did not induce apoptosis, significantly alter cell cycle kinetics, or increase transcription of the IL-2 gene under conditions that suppressed L-selectin. Thus, calcineurin seems to be a proximal enzyme in a novel regulatory cascade that suppresses L- selectin expression independent of its known effects on proliferating T cells. In light of the findings in Jurkat, we propose that the protein kinase pathway up-regulates L-selectin mRNA and surface expression early in mitogen-driven T cell proliferation. Chronic elevation of intracellular calcium in repeatedly stimulated T cells then down- regulates expression at the pretranslational level through prolonged activation of calcineurin.

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