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GADS is required for TCR-mediated calcium influx and cytokine release, but not cellular adhesion, in human T cells
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GADS is required for TCR-mediated calcium influx and cytokine release, but not cellular adhesion, in human T cells

Mahmood Y Bilal, Elizabeth Y Zhang, Brittney Dinkel, Daimon Hardy, Thomas M Yankee and Jon C.D Houtman
Cellular signalling, Vol.27(4), pp.841-850
04/2015
DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2015.01.012
PMCID: PMC4339522
PMID: 25636200
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cellsig.2015.01.012View
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Abstract

GRB2 related adaptor protein downstream of Shc (GADS) is a member of the GRB2 family of adaptors and is critical for TCR-induced signaling. The current model is that GADS recruits SLP-76 to the LAT complex, which facilitates the phosphorylation of SLP-76, the activation of PLC-γ1, T cell adhesion and cytokine production. However, this model is largely based on studies of disruption of the GADS/SLP-76 interaction and murine T cell differentiation in GADS deficient mice. The role of GADS in mediating TCR-induced signals in human CD4+ T cells has not been thoroughly investigated. In this study, we have suppressed the expression of GADS in human CD4+ HuT78 T cells. GADS deficient HuT78 T cells displayed similar levels of TCR-induced SLP-76 and PLC-γ1 phosphorylation but exhibited substantial decrease in TCR-induced IL-2 and IFN-γ release. The defect in cytokine production occurred because of impaired calcium mobilization due to reduced recruitment of SLP-76 and PLC-γ1 to the LAT complex. Surprisingly, both GADS deficient HuT78 and GADS deficient primary murine CD8+ T cells had similar TCR-induced adhesion when compared to control T cells. Overall, our results show that GADS is required for calcium influx and cytokine production, but not cellular adhesion, in human CD4+ T cells, suggesting that the current model for T cell regulation by GADS is incomplete. •LAT recruitment but not phosphorylation of SLP-76 and PLC-γ1 requires GADS.•GADS is dispensable for TCR-mediated actin polymerization and cellular adhesion.•GADS is required for TCR-induced calcium influx and cytokine release.•Recruitment and function of PLC-γ1 are impaired in the absence of GADS.
T cell receptor signaling GRB2 family of adaptors Human T cells PLC-γ1

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