Endothelial nitric oxide synthase regulates T cell receptor signaling at the immunological synapse
Endothelial nitric oxide synthase regulates T cell receptor signaling at the immunological synapse
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DOI:
10.1016/j.immuni.2006.04.006
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发表时间:
2006-06-01
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32.4
通讯作者:
Serrador, Juan M.
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作者:
Ibiza, Sales;Victor, Victor M.;Serrador, Juan M.
The role of nitric oxide (NO) in T cells remains controversial, and the origin and localization of endogenous NO and whether it regulates lymphocyte activation are unclear. We show here that, within minutes of binding to antigen, T cells produce NO via endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS). This process required increased intracellular Ca2+ and phosphoinositide3-kinase activity. Ely using an eNOS-green fluorescent fusion protein and fluorescent probes to detect NO, we show that eNOS translocates with the Golgi apparatus to the immune synapse of T helper cells engaged with antigen-presenting cells (APC), where it was fully activated. Overexpression of eNOS prevented the central coalescence of CD3 at the T cell-APC contact site, which was accompanied by increased phosphorylation of CD3 chain, ZAP-70, and extracellular signal-regulated kinases and increased IFN-gamma synthesis, but reduced production of IL-2. Therefore, eNOS-derived NO selectively potentiates T cell receptor signaling to antigen at the immunological synapse.