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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-5-19
pubmed:abstractText
N-linked protein glycosylation represents an important cellular process for modifying protein properties. It resembles a cascade of various enzymatic reactions, in which class I ?-mannosidases play a central role. We and others have recently shown that N-glycosylation plays a major role for immune functions. We now analyzed the expression and function of ?-mannosidase I in CD4(+) naive and memory T cells studying human and murine T cells. Alpha-mannosidase I function was altered by (i) treatment with Kifunensine, a specific inhibitor class I ?-mannosidases, (ii) synthetic inhibitory RNA, and (iii) overexpression by retroviral gene transfer. T-cell activation was evaluated by CD69 expression, cytokine production and proliferation. Our results demonstrate (i) that ?-mannosidase I transcription is transiently downregulated after T-cell activation with either polyclonal anti-CD3/CD28 antibodies or allogeneic CD19(+) B cells, and (ii) that ?-mannosidase I exerts an inhibitory effect on T-cell activation. It is interesting to note that the inhibitory effect was restricted to naive CD4(+) T cells in both systems, human T cells and murine transgenic CD4(+)OT-II cells, whereas human memory T cells and primed CD4(+)OT-II cells remained unaffected. Alpha-mannosidase I inhibition reduced the activation threshold for naive but not already primed CD4(+)OT-II cells as the cells were able to respond to lower ovalbumin peptide concentrations and increased the rejection potential of alloreactive T cells in vivo. Thus, complex N-glycans generated by enzymes such as ?-mannosidase I inhibit the activation of naive T cells. These findings could be used to improve the ex vivo priming of naive T cells for adaptive T-cell therapies.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1537-4513
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
34
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
428-37
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:21577142-Alkaloids, pubmed-meshheading:21577142-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:21577142-Antibodies, pubmed-meshheading:21577142-Antigens, CD, pubmed-meshheading:21577142-B-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:21577142-CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:21577142-Enzyme Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:21577142-Gene Silencing, pubmed-meshheading:21577142-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:21577142-Immunologic Memory, pubmed-meshheading:21577142-Lymphocyte Activation, pubmed-meshheading:21577142-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:21577142-Mice, Inbred BALB C, pubmed-meshheading:21577142-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:21577142-Mice, Transgenic, pubmed-meshheading:21577142-RNA, Small Interfering, pubmed-meshheading:21577142-Retroviridae, pubmed-meshheading:21577142-Transcription, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:21577142-Transfection, pubmed-meshheading:21577142-alpha-Mannosidase
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Differential expression and function of ?-mannosidase I in stimulated naive and memory CD4+ T cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Medical Immunology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article