論文

査読有り 国際誌
2015年5月

RASAL3, a novel hematopoietic RasGAP protein, regulates the number and functions of NKT cells.

European journal of immunology
  • Suguru Saito
  • Toshihiko Kawamura
  • Masaya Higuchi
  • Takahiro Kobayashi
  • Manami Yoshita-Takahashi
  • Maya Yamazaki
  • Manabu Abe
  • Kenji Sakimura
  • Yasuhiro Kanda
  • Hiroki Kawamura
  • Shuying Jiang
  • Makoto Naito
  • Takumi Yoshizaki
  • Masahiko Takahashi
  • Masahiro Fujii
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開始ページ
1512
終了ページ
23
記述言語
英語
掲載種別
DOI
10.1002/eji.201444977

Ras GTPase-activating proteins negatively regulate the Ras/Erk signaling pathway, thereby playing crucial roles in the proliferation, function, and development of various types of cells. In this study, we identified a novel Ras GTPase-activating proteins protein, RASAL3, which is predominantly expressed in cells of hematopoietic lineages, including NKT, B, and T cells. We established systemic RASAL3-deficient mice, and the mice exhibited a severe decrease in NKT cells in the liver at 8 weeks of age. The treatment of RASAL3-deficient mice with α-GalCer, a specific agonist for NKT cells, induced liver damage, but the level was less severe than that in RASAL3-competent mice, and the attenuated liver damage was accompanied by a reduced production of interleukin-4 and interferon-γ from NKT cells. RASAL3-deficient NKT cells treated with α-GalCer in vitro presented augmented Erk phosphorylation, suggesting that there is dysregulated Ras signaling in the NKT cells of RASAL3-deficient mice. Taken together, these results suggest that RASAL3 plays an important role in the expansion and functions of NKT cells in the liver by negatively regulating Ras/Erk signaling, and might be a therapeutic target for NKT-associated diseases.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/eji.201444977
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25652366
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.1002/eji.201444977
  • ISSN : 0014-2980
  • PubMed ID : 25652366

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