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CD150 regulates JNK1/2 activation in normal and Hodgkin's lymphoma B cells
Mariya Y Yurchenko1, Larysa M Kovalevska, Larysa M Shlapatska
1Department of Cell Regulation, RE Kavetsky Institute of Experimental Pathology, Oncology and Radiobiology, NAS of Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine.
Insights
CD150 receptor signaling impacts MAPK pathways in Hodgkin
Area of Science:
- Immunology
- Cell Biology
- Oncology
Background:
- CD150 receptor is found on various immune cells and in certain lymphomas.
- CD150 expression increases during B cell differentiation into plasma cells.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the role of CD150 signaling in Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) B cells.
- To determine how CD150 affects mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathways in HL.
Main Methods:
- Analyzing CD150 expression in primary B cells and HL cell lines.
- Investigating CD150-mediated phosphorylation of ERK1/2, p38 MAPK, and JNK1/2.
- Examining the association of CD150 with HPK1 and its effect on JNK phosphorylation.
Main Results:
- CD150 signaling regulates ERK1/2, p38 MAPK, and JNK1/2 phosphorylation in HL cells.
- CD150 induces ERK1/2 activation and mediates JNK1/2 activation.
- CD150 associates with HPK1, enhancing JNK1/2 phosphorylation and inhibiting proliferation.
Conclusions:
- CD150 signaling modulates MAPK activity in HL tumor cells.
- CD150 may play a role in regulating tumor cell maintenance in Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Abstract:
The CD150 receptor is expressed on thymocytes, activated and memory T cells, B cells, platelets, natural killer T cells, and mature dendritic cells, and is also detected on tumor cells of Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma with an activated B cell phenotype. Here, we report that the level of CD150 expression is elevated during B cell differentiation toward plasma cells. In primary tonsillar B cells and HL cell lines, CD150 signaling regulates the phosphorylation of three types of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs): extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2), p38 MAPK, and Jun N-terminal kinase 1/2 (JNK1/2). CD150 induced ERK1/2 activation in primary tonsillar B cells and in two HL cell lines. CD150 mediated activation of JNK1/2 p54 and JNK2-gamma kinase isoforms in all CD150(+) B cell lines we tested. CD150 associated with the serine/threonine kinase hematopoetic progenitor kinase 1 (HPK1) regardless of CD150 tyrosine phosphorylation or binding of the SH2D1A adaptor protein to CD150, and HPK1 overexpression enhanced CD150-mediated JNK1/2 phosphorylation. CD150 ligation inhibited cell proliferation of all studied HL cell lines and induced apoptosis in L1236 HL cells that did not depend on JNK activity. As signaling through CD150 modulates MAPK activity in HL tumor cells, CD150 may contribute to regulation of tumor cell maintenance in low-rate proliferating HLs.
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