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Journal Article
Functional Implications of Plasma Membrane Condensation for T Cell Activation
2008
Overview
The T lymphocyte plasma membrane condenses at the site of activation but the functional significance of this receptor-mediated membrane reorganization is not yet known. Here we demonstrate that membrane condensation at the T cell activation sites can be inhibited by incorporation of the oxysterol 7-ketocholesterol (7KC), which is known to prevent the formation of raft-like liquid-ordered domains in model membranes. We enriched T cells with 7KC, or cholesterol as control, to assess the importance of membrane condensation for T cell activation. Upon 7KC treatment, T cell antigen receptor (TCR) triggered calcium fluxes and early tyrosine phosphorylation events appear unaltered. However, signaling complexes form less efficiently on the cell surface, fewer phosphorylated signaling proteins are retained in the plasma membrane and actin restructuring at activation sites is impaired in 7KC-enriched cells resulting in compromised downstream activation responses. Our data emphasizes lipids as an important medium for the organization at T cell activation sites and strongly indicates that membrane condensation is an important element of the T cell activation process.
Publisher
Public Library of Science,Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subject
/ Analysis
/ Antigens
/ B cells
/ Biophysics/Membrane Proteins and Energy Transduction
/ Calcium
/ Cell Biology/Leukocyte Signaling and Gene Expression
/ Cell Biology/Membranes and Sorting
/ Fluxes
/ Humans
/ Ketocholesterols - administration & dosage
/ Lipids
/ Lupus
/ Peptides
/ Proteins
/ Sterols
/ T cells
/ Tyrosine
