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JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY
卷 175, 期 4, 页码 2374-2380出版社
AMER ASSOC IMMUNOLOGISTS
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.175.4.2374
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- NIAMS NIH HHS [AR45918] Funding Source: Medline
- NINDS NIH HHS [NS32779, NS42809] Funding Source: Medline
T cell activation engages multiple intracellular signaling cascades, including the ERK1/2 (p44/p42) pathway. It has been suggested that ERKs integrate TCR signal strength, and are important for thymocyte development and positive selection. However, the requirement of ERKs for the effector functions of peripheral mature T cells and, specifically, for T cell-mediated autoimmunity has not been established. Moreover, the specific requirements for ERK1 vs ERK2 in T cells have not been resolved. Therefore, we investigated the role of ERK1 in T cell immunity to foreign and self Ags and in the induction of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. The results show that in ERK1-deficient (ERK1(-/-)) mice, the priming, proliferation, and cytokine secretion of T cells to the self Ag Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein peptide 35-55 and to the prototypic foreign Ag OVA are not impaired as compared with wild-type mice. Furthermore, ERK1(-/-) mice are highly susceptible to experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis induced with myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein peptide 35-55. Finally, thymocyte development and mitogen-induced proliferation were not impaired in ERK1(-/-) mice on the inbred 129 Sv and C57BL/6 backgrounds. Collectively, the data show that ERK1 is not critical for the function of peripheral T cells in the response to self and foreign Ags and in T cell-mediated autoimmunity, and suggest that its loss can be compensated by ERK2.
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