A novel E3 ubiquitin ligase TRAC-1 positively regulates T cell activation

TRAC-1 (T cell RING (really interesting new gene) protein identified in activation screen) is a novel E3 ubiquitin ligase identified from a retroviral vector-based T cell surface activation marker screen. The C-terminal truncated TRAC-1 specifically inhibited anti-TCR-mediated CD69 up-regulation in Jurkat cells, a human T leukemic cell line. In this study, we show that TRAC-1 is a RING finger ubiquitin E3 ligase with highest expression in lymphoid tissues. Point mutations that disrupt the Zn(2+)-chelating ability of its amino-terminal RING finger domain abolished TRAC-1's ligase activity and the dominant inhibitory effect of C-terminal truncated TRAC-1 on TCR stimulation. The results of in vitro biochemical studies indicate that TRAC-1 can stimulate the formation of both K48- and K63-linked polyubiquitin chains and therefore could potentially activate both degradative and regulatory ubiquitin-dependent pathways. Antisense oligonucleotides to TRAC-1 specifically reduced TRAC-1 mRNA levels in Jurkat and primary T cells and inhibited their activation in response to TCR cross-linking. Collectively, these results indicate that the E3 ubiquitin ligase TRAC-1 functions as a positive regulator of T cell activation.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2005

Erschienen:

2005

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:174

Enthalten in:

Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 174(2005), 9 vom: 01. Mai, Seite 5288-97

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhao, Haoran [VerfasserIn]
Li, Connie C [VerfasserIn]
Pardo, Jorge [VerfasserIn]
Chu, Peter C [VerfasserIn]
Liao, Charlene X [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Jianing [VerfasserIn]
Dong, John G [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Xiulan [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Qi [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Betty [VerfasserIn]
Bennett, Mark K [VerfasserIn]
Molineaux, Susan M [VerfasserIn]
Lu, Henry [VerfasserIn]
Daniel-Issakani, Sarkiz [VerfasserIn]
Payan, Donald G [VerfasserIn]
Masuda, Esteban S [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

120904-94-1
Cell Cycle Proteins
DNA-Binding Proteins
EC 2.3.2.23
EC 2.3.2.27
Journal Article
NCOR2 protein, human
Nuclear Proteins
Nuclear Receptor Co-Repressor 2
Peptide Fragments
Polyubiquitin
Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell
Repressor Proteins
Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins
Transcription Factors
UBC13 protein, S cerevisiae
UBE2D3 protein, human
UBE2V1 protein, human
Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzymes
Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases

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Date Completed 21.06.2005

Date Revised 16.05.2019

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM154924768