Phosphoinositide 3-kinase and the mammalian target of rapamycin pathways control T cell migration (original) (raw)
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Biochemical Society Transactions, 2007
The co-ordinated and directional trafficking of T-lymphocytes in lymphoid and peripheral tissues is an important process in lymphoid development, immunosurveillance and immune responses. Members of the chemokine superfamily play a key role in providing navigational cues for T-cells and chemokine receptors couple with a wide range of biochemical signals including phosphoinositide lipid metabolism, elevation of intracellular calcium levels, activation of a wide array of protein kinases as well as small GTPases. One of the most robust biochemical signals elicited by chemokines in T-lymphocytes is the activation of several members of the PI3K (phosphoinositide 3-kinase) family. In many cell systems, PI3Ks are known to contribute to several aspects of the migratory machinery, although their role in T-cell migration has been unclear and will be considered in the present paper.
The Journal of Immunology, 2004
Despite the established role for PI3Ks in cell migration, the PI3Ks involved in lymphocyte chemotaxis are poorly defined. In this study, we report that p110␥-deficient T cells, but not B cells, show reduced chemotactic responses to the lymphoid chemokines, CCL19, CCL21, and CXCL12. As B cell and T cell chemotactic responses were both sensitive to the general PI3K inhibitors, wortmannin (WMN) and LY294002, we explored whether B cell responses were affected in mice lacking p110␦, a major PI3K isoform in lymphocytes. B cells deficient in p110␦ showed diminished chemotactic responses, especially to CXCL13. Adoptive transfer experiments with WMNtreated wild-type B cells and with p110␦-deficient B cells revealed diminished homing to Peyer's patches and splenic white pulp cords. WMN selectively inhibited CXCR5-dependent B cell homing to Peyer's patches. These observations establish that p110␥ and p110␦ function in lymphocyte chemotaxis, and show differential roles for PI3K family members in B and T cell migration.
Lymphocyte cell motility: the twisting, turning tale of phosphoinositide 3-kinase
Biochemical Society Transactions, 2007
The PI3K (phosphoinositide 3-kinase) family of lipid kinases regulate cell motility in diverse organisms and cell types. In mammals, the main PI3K enzyme activated by chemokine receptor signalling is the class IB isoform, p110γ. Studies of p110γ-knockout mice have shown an essential function for this isoform in chemotaxis of neutrophils and macrophages both in vitro and in vivo. However, the roles of p110γ and other PI3K enzymes and regulatory subunits in lymphocyte motility have been more difficult to discern. Recent studies of adoptively transferred, fluorescently labelled lymphocytes have revealed complex and unexpected functions for PI3K in lymphocyte migration in vivo. In this review we highlight cell-type-specific roles for PI3K catalytic and regulatory subunits in the homing and basal motility of lymphocytes in the intact lymph node.
Phosphatidylinositol3OH kinase and nutrient-sensing mTOR pathways control T lymphocyte trafficking
Nature Immunology, 2008
PI3K and mTOR are evolutionarily conserved regulators of cell metabolism. Here we show PI3K and mTOR determine the repertoire of adhesion and chemokine receptors expressed by T lymphocytes. Key lymph node homing receptors, CD62L (L-selectin) and CCR7, are highly expressed on naive T lymphocytes but downregulated following immune activation. CD62L downregulation occurs via ectodomain proteolysis and suppression of gene transcription. PI3K p110δ controls CD62L proteolysis via mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinases whereas PI3K p110δ control of CD62L transcription is mediated by the nutrient sensor mTOR via regulation of the transcription factor KLF2. PI3K-mTOR nutrient sensing pathways also determined expression of the chemokine receptor CCR7 and regulate lymphocyte trafficking in vivo. Hence, lymphocytes utilize PI3K and mTOR to match metabolism and trafficking.
The Journal of Immunology, 2008
In T cells, the PI3K pathway promotes proliferation and survival induced by Ag or growth factors, in part by inactivating the FOXO transcription factor 1. We now report that FOXO1 controls the expression of L-selectin, an essential homing molecule, in human T lymphocytes. This control is already operational in unprimed T cells and involves a transcriptional regulation process that requires the FOXO1 DNA-binding domain. Using transcriptional profiling, we demonstrate that FOXO1 also increases transcripts of EDG1 and EDG6, two sphingosine-1-phosphate receptors that regulate lymphocyte trafficking. Additionally, FOXO1 binds the promoter of the cell quiescence and homing regulator Krüppel-like factor 2 and regulates its expression. Together, these results reveal a new function of FOXO1 in the immune system and suggest that PI3K controls a coordinated network of transcription factors regulating both cell quiescence and homing of human T lymphocytes.
Nature Immunology, 2008
PI3K and mTOR are evolutionarily conserved regulators of cell metabolism. Here we show PI3K and mTOR determine the repertoire of adhesion and chemokine receptors expressed by T lymphocytes. Key lymph node homing receptors, CD62L (L-selectin) and CCR7, are highly expressed on naive T lymphocytes but downregulated following immune activation. CD62L downregulation occurs via ectodomain proteolysis and suppression of gene transcription. PI3K p110 controls CD62L proteolysis via mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinases whereas PI3K p110 control of CD62L transcription is mediated by the nutrient sensor mTOR via regulation of the transcription factor KLF2. PI3K-mTOR nutrient sensing pathways also determined expression of the chemokine receptor CCR7 and regulate lymphocyte trafficking in vivo. Hence, lymphocytes utilize PI3K and mTOR to match metabolism and trafficking.