Glucocorticoids alter the lipid and protein composition of membrane rafts of a murine T cell hybridoma Journal Article
| Authors: | Van Laethem, F.; Liang, X.; Andris, F.; Urbain, J.; Vandenbranden, M.; Ruysschaert, J. M.; Resh, M. D.; Stulnig, T. M.; Leo, O. |
| Article Title: | Glucocorticoids alter the lipid and protein composition of membrane rafts of a murine T cell hybridoma |
| Abstract: | Glucocorticoids (GC) are widely used anti-inflammatory agents known to suppress T cell activation by interfering with the TCR activation cascade. The attenuation of early TCR signaling events by these compounds has been recently attributed to a selective displacement of key signaling proteins from membrane lipid rafts. In this study, we demonstrate that GC displace the acyl-bound adaptor proteins linker for activation of T cells and phosphoprotein associated with glycosphingolipid-enriched microdomains from lipid rafts of murine T cell hybridomas, possibly by inhibiting their palmitoylation status. Analysis of the lipid content of the membrane rafts revealed that GC treatment led to a significant decrease in palmitic acid content. Moreover, we found an overall decrease in the proportion of raft-associated saturated fatty acids. These changes were consistent with a decrease in fluorescence anisotropy of isolated lipid rafts, indicating an increase in their fluidity. These findings identify the mechanisms underlying the complex inhibitory effects of glucocorticoids on early TCR signaling and suggest that some of the inhibitory properties of GC on T cell responses may be related to their ability to affect the membrane lipid composition and the palmitoylation status of important signaling molecules. |
| Keywords: | signal transduction; nonhuman; t-lymphocytes; protein analysis; animal cell; mouse; animals; mice; fluorescence; membrane proteins; dexamethasone; fluorescence polarization; t lymphocyte receptor; lymphocyte activation; drug mechanism; carrier proteins; adaptor proteins, signal transducing; phosphoproteins; glucocorticoid; fatty acids; antiinflammatory activity; phosphoprotein; jurkat cells; anisotropy; glycosphingolipid; antiinflammatory agent; lipid composition; palmitoylation; membrane lipids; membrane fluidity; membrane microdomains; palmitic acid; hybridomas; humans; priority journal; article; hybridoma cell culture |
| Journal Title: | Journal of Immunology |
| Volume: | 170 |
| Issue: | 6 |
| ISSN: | 0022-1767 |
| Publisher: | The American Association of Immunologists, Inc |
| Date Published: | 2003-03-15 |
| Start Page: | 2932 |
| End Page: | 2939 |
| Language: | English |
| PUBMED: | 12626544 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| DOI: | 10.4049/jimmunol.170.6.2932 |
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| Notes: | Export Date: 12 September 2014 -- Source: Scopus |
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