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Txk, a Nonreceptor Tyrosine Kinase of the Tec Family, Is Expressed in T Helper Type 1 Cells and Regulates Interferon γ Production in Human T Lymphocytes
Differentiation of human T cells into T helper (Th)1 and Th2 cells is vital for the development of cell-mediated and humoral immunity, respectively. However, the precise mechanism responsible for the Th1 cell differentiation is not fully clarified. We have studied the expression and function of Txk,...
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author | Kashiwakura, Jun-ichi Suzuki, Noboru Nagafuchi, Hiroko Takeno, Mitsuhiro Takeba, Yuko Shimoyama, Yoshihiro Sakane, Tsuyoshi |
author_facet | Kashiwakura, Jun-ichi Suzuki, Noboru Nagafuchi, Hiroko Takeno, Mitsuhiro Takeba, Yuko Shimoyama, Yoshihiro Sakane, Tsuyoshi |
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description | Differentiation of human T cells into T helper (Th)1 and Th2 cells is vital for the development of cell-mediated and humoral immunity, respectively. However, the precise mechanism responsible for the Th1 cell differentiation is not fully clarified. We have studied the expression and function of Txk, a member of the Tec family of nonreceptor tyrosine kinases. We found that Txk expression is restricted to Th1/Th0 cells with IFN-γ producing potential. Txk transfection of Jurkat T cells resulted in a several-fold increase of IFN-γ mRNA expression and protein production; interleukin (IL)-2 and IL-4 production were unaffected. Antisense oligodeoxynucleotide of Txk specifically inhibited IFN-γ production of normal peripheral blood lymphocytes, antigen-specific Th1 clones, and Th0 clones; IL-2 and IL-4 production by the T cells was unaffected. Txk cotransfection led to the enhanced luciferase activity of plasmid (p)IFN-γ promoter/enhancer (pIFN-γ[-538])-luciferase–transfected Jurkat cells upon mitogen activation. Txk transfection did not affect IL-2 and IL-4 promoter activities. Thus, Txk specifically upregulates IFN-γ gene transcription. In fact, Txk translocated from cytoplasm into nuclei upon activation and transfection with a mutant Txk expression plasmid that lacked a nuclear localization signal sequence did not enhance IFN-γ production by the cells, indicating that nuclear localization of Txk is obligatory for the enhanced IFN-γ production. In addition, IL-12 treatment of peripheral blood CD4(+) T cells enhanced the Txk expression, whereas IL-4 treatment completely inhibited it. These results indicate that Txk expression is intimately associated with development of Th1/Th0 cells and is significantly involved in the IFN-γ production by the cells through Th1 cell–specific positive transcriptional regulation of the IFN-γ gene. |
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spelling | pubmed-21956622008-04-16 Txk, a Nonreceptor Tyrosine Kinase of the Tec Family, Is Expressed in T Helper Type 1 Cells and Regulates Interferon γ Production in Human T Lymphocytes Kashiwakura, Jun-ichi Suzuki, Noboru Nagafuchi, Hiroko Takeno, Mitsuhiro Takeba, Yuko Shimoyama, Yoshihiro Sakane, Tsuyoshi J Exp Med Original Article Differentiation of human T cells into T helper (Th)1 and Th2 cells is vital for the development of cell-mediated and humoral immunity, respectively. However, the precise mechanism responsible for the Th1 cell differentiation is not fully clarified. We have studied the expression and function of Txk, a member of the Tec family of nonreceptor tyrosine kinases. We found that Txk expression is restricted to Th1/Th0 cells with IFN-γ producing potential. Txk transfection of Jurkat T cells resulted in a several-fold increase of IFN-γ mRNA expression and protein production; interleukin (IL)-2 and IL-4 production were unaffected. Antisense oligodeoxynucleotide of Txk specifically inhibited IFN-γ production of normal peripheral blood lymphocytes, antigen-specific Th1 clones, and Th0 clones; IL-2 and IL-4 production by the T cells was unaffected. Txk cotransfection led to the enhanced luciferase activity of plasmid (p)IFN-γ promoter/enhancer (pIFN-γ[-538])-luciferase–transfected Jurkat cells upon mitogen activation. Txk transfection did not affect IL-2 and IL-4 promoter activities. Thus, Txk specifically upregulates IFN-γ gene transcription. In fact, Txk translocated from cytoplasm into nuclei upon activation and transfection with a mutant Txk expression plasmid that lacked a nuclear localization signal sequence did not enhance IFN-γ production by the cells, indicating that nuclear localization of Txk is obligatory for the enhanced IFN-γ production. In addition, IL-12 treatment of peripheral blood CD4(+) T cells enhanced the Txk expression, whereas IL-4 treatment completely inhibited it. These results indicate that Txk expression is intimately associated with development of Th1/Th0 cells and is significantly involved in the IFN-γ production by the cells through Th1 cell–specific positive transcriptional regulation of the IFN-γ gene. The Rockefeller University Press 1999-10-18 /pmc/articles/PMC2195662/ /pubmed/10523612 Text en © 1999 The Rockefeller University Press This article is distributed under the terms of an Attribution–Noncommercial–Share Alike–No Mirror Sites license for the first six months after the publication date (see http://www.rupress.org/terms). After six months it is available under a Creative Commons License (Attribution–Noncommercial–Share Alike 4.0 Unported license, as described at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Original Article Kashiwakura, Jun-ichi Suzuki, Noboru Nagafuchi, Hiroko Takeno, Mitsuhiro Takeba, Yuko Shimoyama, Yoshihiro Sakane, Tsuyoshi Txk, a Nonreceptor Tyrosine Kinase of the Tec Family, Is Expressed in T Helper Type 1 Cells and Regulates Interferon γ Production in Human T Lymphocytes |
title | Txk, a Nonreceptor Tyrosine Kinase of the Tec Family, Is Expressed in T Helper Type 1 Cells and Regulates Interferon γ Production in Human T Lymphocytes |
title_full | Txk, a Nonreceptor Tyrosine Kinase of the Tec Family, Is Expressed in T Helper Type 1 Cells and Regulates Interferon γ Production in Human T Lymphocytes |
title_fullStr | Txk, a Nonreceptor Tyrosine Kinase of the Tec Family, Is Expressed in T Helper Type 1 Cells and Regulates Interferon γ Production in Human T Lymphocytes |
title_full_unstemmed | Txk, a Nonreceptor Tyrosine Kinase of the Tec Family, Is Expressed in T Helper Type 1 Cells and Regulates Interferon γ Production in Human T Lymphocytes |
title_short | Txk, a Nonreceptor Tyrosine Kinase of the Tec Family, Is Expressed in T Helper Type 1 Cells and Regulates Interferon γ Production in Human T Lymphocytes |
title_sort | txk, a nonreceptor tyrosine kinase of the tec family, is expressed in t helper type 1 cells and regulates interferon γ production in human t lymphocytes |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2195662/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10523612 |
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