A role for Ly108 in the induction of promyelocytic zinc finger transcription factor in developing thymocytes

Mala Dutta, Zachary J. Kraus, Julio Gomez-Rodriguez, Sun Hee Hwang, Jennifer L. Cannons, Jun Cheng, Sang Yun Lee, David L. Wiest, Edward K. Wakeland, Pamela L. Schwartzberg

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Abstract

The promyelocytic zinc finger transcription factor (PLZF) is required for the development of activated phenotypes in NKT and other innate T lymphocytes. Although strong TCR stimulation has been implicated in the induction of PLZF, the factors regulating PLZF expression are incompletely understood.We show in this study that costimulation of preselection double-positive thymocytes through the signaling lymphocyte activation molecule family receptor Ly108 markedly enhanced PLZF expression compared with that induced by TCR stimulation alone. Costimulation with Ly108 increased expression of early growth response protein (Egr)-2 and binding of Egr-2 to the promoter of Zbtb16, which encodes PLZF, and resulted in PLZF levels similar to those seen in NKT cells. In contrast, costimulation with anti-CD28 failed to enhance Egr-2 binding and Zbtb16 expression. Moreover, mice lacking Ly108 showed decreased numbers of PLZF-expressing CD4+ T cells. Together, these results support a potential role for Ly108 in the induction of PLZF.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2121-2128
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Immunology
Volume190
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1 2013

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Immunology and Allergy
  • Immunology

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