Dynein-Driven Transport of T Cell Receptor Microclusters Regulates Immune Synapse Formation and T Cell Activation
Dynein-Driven Transport of T Cell Receptor Microclusters Regulates Immune Synapse Formation and T Cell Activation
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DOI:
10.1016/j.immuni.2011.05.012
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发表时间:
2011-06-24
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32.4
通讯作者:
Saito, Takashi
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作者:
Hashimoto-Tane, Akiko;Yokosuka, Tadashi;Saito, Takashi
When T cells recognize a peptide-major histocompatibility complex on antigen-presenting cells (APCs), T cell receptor microclusters (TCR-MCs) are generated and move to the center of the T cell-APC interface to form the central supramolecular activation cluster (cSMAC). cSMAC formation depends on stimulation strength and regulates T cell activation. We demonstrate that the dynein motor complex colocalized and coimmunoprecipitated with the TCR complex and that TCR-MCs moved along microtubules (MTs) toward the center of the immune synapse in a dynein-dependent manner to form cSMAC. MTs are located in close proximity to the plasma membrane at the activation site. TCR-MC velocity and cSMAC formation were impaired by dynein or MT inhibitors or by ablation of dynein expression. T cells with impaired cSMAC formation exhibited enhanced cellular activation including protein phosphorylation and interleukin-2 production. These results indicate that cSMAC formation by TCR-MC movement depends on dynein and MTs, and the movement regulates T cell activation.