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Examination of Thymic Positive and Negative Selection by Flow Cytometry
Published on: October 8, 2012
CD7 expression and galectin-1-induced apoptosis of immature thymocytes are directly regulated by NF-kappaB upon
Han S Koh1, Changjin Lee, Kwang S Lee
1Department of Life Science, Hallym University, Hallym Daehakgil 39, Chuncheon 200-702, Republic of Korea.
Abstract:
CD7, one of the galectin-1 receptors, has crucial roles in galectin-1-mediated apoptosis of activated T-cells and T-lymphoma progression in peripheral tissues. In this study, we showed that CD7 promoter activity was increased by NF-kappaB and that this activity was synergistic when Sp1 was co-expressed in the immature T-cell line L7. Site-directed mutagenesis analysis of the CD7 promoter indicated that NF-kappaB specifically bound to the NF-kappaE2 site in cooperation with Sp1. Overexpression of E12 or Twist2 proteins negatively regulated NF-kappaB-mediated activity of the CD7 proximal promoter. In addition, CD7 expression was down-regulated by treatment with the p38 MAPK inhibitor SB20358, or the MSK1 inhibitor H-89. These signaling pathway inhibitors prevented galectin-1-mediated apoptosis of immature T-cells. From these results, we concluded that the regulation of CD7 gene expression through NF-kappaB activation induced by TCR/CD28 might have significant implications for T-cell homeostasis.
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