Rapid modulation of homing receptors (gp90MEL-14) induced by activators of protein kinase C. Receptor shedding due to accelerated proteolytic cleavage at the cell surface.

  • Jung T
  • Dailey M
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Abstract

Lymphocyte entry into lymph nodes and Peyer's patches is initiated by the adhesion of the lymphocytes to specialized postcapillary high endothelial venules (HEV). The binding of lymphocytes to lymph node HEV is mediated by the cell surface receptor gp90MEL-14 (gp90). Previous work has shown that gp90 is down-regulated over a period of days after mitogenic or mixed lymphocyte reaction stimulation of T lymphocytes. In our study, it is shown that stimulation of lymphocytes with activators of protein kinase C (PKC), such as PMA or 1-oleoyl 2-acetyl-glycerol, results in the nearly complete loss of surface expression of gp90 within 1 h. Pretreatment of the cells with H-7 or staurosporine, PKC inhibitors, but not HA1004, a general protein kinase inhibitor, prevents the loss of gp90MEL-14. Within 15 min of stimulation of PKC, a novel form of gp90 can be immunoprecipitated from the supernatant of stimulated cells. Upon deglycosylation, this soluble gp90 polypeptide is shown to be 12 kDa smaller than the cell surface protein. Peptide mapping showed identical patterns for surface and soluble receptor, confirming that the soluble Ag is related to the cell membrane protein. Together, these experiments suggest that activation of PKC results in the proteolytic cleavage of gp90MEL-14, resulting in receptor shedding and the inability of the lymphocytes to adhere to HEV endothelium. Furthermore, because supernatant from unstimulated, normal lymphocytes also contains a small amount of the low Mr form of gp90, cell surface proteolysis may be part of the normal turnover of this receptor glycoprotein. These experiments suggest that PKC may play a role in the regulation of lymphocyte traffic to lymphoid tissues.

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Jung, T. M., & Dailey, M. O. (1990). Rapid modulation of homing receptors (gp90MEL-14) induced by activators of protein kinase C. Receptor shedding due to accelerated proteolytic cleavage at the cell surface. The Journal of Immunology, 144(8), 3130–3136. https://doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.144.8.3130

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