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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-4-21
pubmed:abstractText
T cell burst size is regulated by the duration of TCR engagement and balanced control of Ag-induced activation, expansion, and apoptosis. We found that galectin-1-deficient CD8 T cells undergo greater cell division in response to TCR stimulation, with fewer dividing cells undergoing apoptosis. TCR-induced ERK signaling was sustained in activated galectin-1-deficient CD8 T cells and antagonized by recombinant galectin-1, indicating galectin-1 modulates TCR feed-forward/feedback loops involved in signal discrimination and procession. Furthermore, recombinant galectin-1 antagonized binding of agonist tetramers to the TCR on activated OT-1 T cells. Finally, galectin-1 produced by activated Ag-specific CD8 T cells negatively regulated burst size and TCR avidity in vivo. Therefore, galectin-1, inducibly expressed by activated CD8 T cells, functions as an autocrine negative regulator of peripheral CD8 T cell TCR binding, signal transduction, and burst size. Together with recent findings demonstrating that gal-1 promotes binding of agonist tetramers to the TCR of OT-1 thymocytes, these studies identify galectin-1 as a tuner of TCR binding, signaling, and functional fate determination that can differentially specify outcome, depending on the developmental and activation stage of the T cell.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1550-6606
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
182
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
5283-95
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19380775-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:19380775-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:19380775-Autocrine Communication, pubmed-meshheading:19380775-CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:19380775-Cell Differentiation, pubmed-meshheading:19380775-Cell Division, pubmed-meshheading:19380775-Cell Proliferation, pubmed-meshheading:19380775-Down-Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:19380775-Female, pubmed-meshheading:19380775-Galectin 1, pubmed-meshheading:19380775-Lymphocyte Activation, pubmed-meshheading:19380775-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:19380775-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:19380775-Mice, Knockout, pubmed-meshheading:19380775-Mice, Transgenic, pubmed-meshheading:19380775-Protein Binding, pubmed-meshheading:19380775-Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, pubmed-meshheading:19380775-Signal Transduction
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Galectin-1 tunes TCR binding and signal transduction to regulate CD8 burst size.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1570, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural