Membrane phosphatidylserine distribution as a non-apoptotic signalling mechanism in lymphocytes
Membrane phosphatidylserine distribution as a non-apoptotic signalling mechanism in lymphocytes
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DOI:
10.1038/ncb1279
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发表时间:
2005-08-01
影响因子:
21.3
通讯作者:
Higgins, CF
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作者:
Elliott, JI;Surprenant, A;Higgins, CF
Phosphatidylserine (PS) exposure is normally associated with apoptosis and the removal of dying cells. We observed that PS is exposed constitutively at high levels on T lymphocytes that express low levels of the transmembrane tyrosine phosphatase CD45RB. CD45 was shown to be a negative regulator of PS translocation in response to various signals, including activation of the ATP receptor P2X(7). Changes in PS distribution were shown to modulate several membrane activities: Ca2+ and Na+ uptake through the P2X(7) cation channel itself; P2X(7)-stimulated shedding of the homing receptor CD62L; and reversal of activity of the multidrug transporter P-glycoprotein. The data identify a role for PS distribution changes in signal transduction, rapidly modulating the activities of several membrane proteins. This seems to be an all-or-none effect, coordinating the activity of most or all the molecules of a target protein in each cell. The data also suggest a new approach to circumventing multidrug resistance.