A complex of Neuroplastin and Plasma Membrane Ca2+ ATPase controls T cell activation

Abstract The outcome of T cell activation is determined by mechanisms that balance Ca2+ influx and clearance. Here we report that murine CD4 T cells lacking Neuroplastin (Nptn −/−), an immunoglobulin superfamily protein, display elevated cytosolic Ca2+ and impaired post-stimulation Ca2+ clearance, a...

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Autores principales: Mark Korthals, Kristina Langnaese, Karl-Heinz Smalla, Thilo Kähne, Rodrigo Herrera-Molina, Juliane Handschuh, Anne-Christin Lehmann, Dejan Mamula, Michael Naumann, Constanze Seidenbecher, Werner Zuschratter, Kerry Tedford, Eckart D. Gundelfinger, Dirk Montag, Klaus-Dieter Fischer, Ulrich Thomas
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Sumario:Abstract The outcome of T cell activation is determined by mechanisms that balance Ca2+ influx and clearance. Here we report that murine CD4 T cells lacking Neuroplastin (Nptn −/−), an immunoglobulin superfamily protein, display elevated cytosolic Ca2+ and impaired post-stimulation Ca2+ clearance, along with increased nuclear levels of NFAT transcription factor and enhanced T cell receptor-induced cytokine production. On the molecular level, we identified plasma membrane Ca2+ ATPases (PMCAs) as the main interaction partners of Neuroplastin. PMCA levels were reduced by over 70% in Nptn −/− T cells, suggesting an explanation for altered Ca2+ handling. Supporting this, Ca2+ extrusion was impaired while Ca2+ levels in internal stores were increased. T cells heterozygous for PMCA1 mimicked the phenotype of Nptn −/− T cells. Consistent with sustained Ca2+ levels, differentiation of Nptn −/− T helper cells was biased towards the Th1 versus Th2 subset. Our study thus establishes Neuroplastin-PMCA modules as important regulators of T cell activation.