A winged helix forkhead (FOXD2) tunes sensitivity to cAMP in T lymphocytes through regulation of cAMP-dependent protein kinase RIα

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Forkhead/winged helix (FOX) transcription factors are essential for control of the cell cycle and metabolism. Here, we show that spleens from Mf2-/(FOXD2-/-) mice have reduced mRNA (50%) and protein (35%) levels of the RIα subunit of the cAMP-dependent protein kinase. In T cells from Mf2-/- mice, reduced levels of RIα translates functionally into ∼2-fold less sensitivity to cAMP-mediated inhibition of proliferation triggered through the T cell receptor-CD3 complex. In Jurkat T cells, FOXD2 overexpression increased the endogenous levels of RIα through induction of the RIα1b promoter. FOXD2 overexpression also increased the sensitivity of the promoter to cAMP. Finally, co-expression experiments demonstrated that protein kinase Bα/ Akt1 work together with FOXD2 to induce the RIαlb promoter (10-fold) and increase endogenous RIα protein levels further. Taken together, our data indicate that FOXD2 is a physiological regulator of the RIα1b promoter in vivo working synergistically with protein kinase B to induce cAMP-dependent protein kinase RIα expression, which increases cAMP sensitivity and sets the threshold for cAMP-mediated negative modulation of T cell activation.

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Johansson, C. C., Dahle, M. K., Blomqvist, S. R., Grønning, L. M., Aandahl, E. M., Enerbäck, S., & Taskén, K. (2003). A winged helix forkhead (FOXD2) tunes sensitivity to cAMP in T lymphocytes through regulation of cAMP-dependent protein kinase RIα. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 278(19), 17573–17579. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M300311200

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