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JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY
卷 194, 期 4, 页码 1654-1664出版社
AMER ASSOC IMMUNOLOGISTS
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1401692
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- National Basic Research Program of China [2013CB945304, 2011CB510102, 2006CB806700]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31171406, 81228019, 31471380]
- High-Technology Research and Development Program of China [2007AA022101]
- Key Projects Grant for Basic Research from the Science and Technology Committee of Shanghai Municipality [08JC1400800, 12JC1400600]
- Chinese Ministry of Education [211, 985]
T cell development and homeostasis are both regulated by TCR signals. Protein phosphorylation and dephosphorylation, which are catalyzed by protein kinases and phosphatases, respectively, serve as important switches controlling multiple downstream pathways triggered by TCR recognition of Ags. It has been well documented that protein tyrosine phosphatases are involved in negative regulation of proximal TCR signaling. However, how TCR signals are terminated or attenuated in the distal TCR signaling pathways is largely unknown. We investigated the function of Ser/Thr protein phosphatase (PP) 6 in TCR signaling. T cell lineage-specific ablation of PP6 in mice resulted in enhanced thymic positive and negative selection, and preferential expansion of fetal-derived, IL-17-producing V gamma 6V delta 1(+) T cells. Both PP6-deficient peripheral CD4(+) helper and CD8(+) cytolytic cells could not maintain a naive state and became fast-proliferating and short-lived effector cells. PP6 deficiency led to profound hyperactivation of multiple distal TCR signaling molecules, including MAPKs, AKT, and NF-kappa B. Our studies demonstrate that PP6 acts as a critical negative regulator, not only controlling both alpha beta and gamma delta lineage development, but also maintaining naive T cell homeostasis by preventing their premature activation before Ag stimulation.
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