UBASH3A Regulates the Synthesis and Dynamics of TCR-CD3 Complexes

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The TCR-CD3 complex is a multicomponent membrane receptor, the expression of which is tightly regulated in thymocytes, as well as in mature T cells both at steady state and upon stimulation. In this study, we report novel roles for UBASH3A in TCR-CD3 synthesis and turnover. UBASH3A is a negative regulator of T cell function and plays a broad role in autoimmunity. We show that modulation of UBASH3A levels in unstimulated Jurkat cells leads to altered amounts of total cellular CD3 chains and of cell-surface TCR-CD3 complexes; in contrast, UBASH3A does not affect the level of cell-surface CD28, an important T cell costimulatory receptor. Upon TCR engagement, UBASH3A enhances the downmodulation of cell-surface TCR-CD3. Mass spectrometry and protein-protein interaction studies uncover novel associations between UBASH3A and components of several cellular pathways involved in the regulation of TCR-CD3 turnover and dynamics, including endoplasmic reticulum-associated protein degradation, cell motility, endocytosis, and endocytic recycling of membrane receptors. Finally, we demonstrate that the SH3 domain of UBASH3A mediates its binding to CBL-B, an E3 ubiquitin ligase that negatively regulates CD28-mediated signaling and, hence, T cell activation. In summary, this study provides new mechanistic insights into how UBASH3A regulates T cell activation and contributes to autoimmunity. The interaction between UBASH3A and CBL-B may synergistically inhibit T cell function and affect risk for type 1 diabetes, as both genes have been shown to be associated with this autoimmune disease.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:203

Enthalten in:

Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 203(2019), 11 vom: 01. Dez., Seite 2827-2836

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ge, Yan [VerfasserIn]
Paisie, Taylor K [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Sixue [VerfasserIn]
Concannon, Patrick [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
CD3 Complex
Journal Article
Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
UBASH3A protein, human

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Date Completed 27.05.2020

Date Revised 01.12.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.4049/jimmunol.1801338

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM302637362