PI3Kγ kinase activity is required for optimal T-cell activation and differentiation.

ABSTRACT: Phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase gamma (PI3Kγ) is a leukocyte-specific lipid kinase with signaling function downstream of G protein-coupled receptors to regulate cell trafficking, but its role in T cells remains unclear. To investigate the requirement of PI3Kγ kinase activity in T-cell function, we studied T cells from PI3Kγ kinase-dead knock-in (PI3Kγ(KD/KD)) mice expressing the kinase-inactive PI3Kγ protein. We show that CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells from PI3Kγ(KD/KD) mice exhibit impaired TCR/CD28-mediated activation that could not be rescued by exogenous IL-2. The defects in proliferation and cytokine production were also evident in naïve and memory T cells. Analysis of signaling events in activated PI3Kγ(KD/KD) T cells revealed a reduction in phosphorylation of protein kinase B (AKT) and ERK

SUBMITTER: Ladygina N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4209804 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature