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(Journal of Leukocyte Biology. 2003;73:391-398.)
© 2003 by Society for Leukocyte Biology

ß1/ß3 integrin ligation is uncoupled from ERK1/ERK2 activation in cytotoxic T lymphocytes

Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

Correspondence: Hanne L. Ostergaard, Dept. of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2S2. E-mail: hanne.ostergaard{at}ualberta.ca

ß3 integrins mediate fibronectin binding and enhanced activation of cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL). The intracellular signals initiated by ß3 integrins in lymphocytes are not well characterized, but in many cell types, ß1 integrin ligation activates mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinases. In the present study, we find that fibronectin can synergize with very low levels of CD3 stimulation to activate the extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK)1 and ERK2 MAP kinases but that fibronectin alone induces no detectable MAP kinase activation in CTL. Surprisingly, antibodies to ß1 or ß3 integrins were also unable to stimulate MAP kinase activation, suggesting that although ß1 integrins are capable of stimulating MAP kinase activation in other cells, they cannot do so in CTL. In CTL, phosphorylation of proline-rich tyrosine kinase 2 downstream of integrin stimulation did not result in recruitment of the adaptor protein Grb2. Additionally, we examined the role of MAP kinases in regulating integrin-mediated adhesion. Anti-CD3-triggered adhesion to fibronectin was largely insensitive to the MAP kinase kinase inhibitor PD98059. Triggered cell-spreading on fibronectin was inhibited by PD98059 but not by U0126. In summary, ligation of ß3 integrin by antibodies or fibronectin or of ß1 integrin by monoclonal antibodies fails to activate ERK MAP kinases, but integrin ligation synergizes with T cell receptor stimulation upstream of MAP kinases.

Key Words: extracellular matrix protein • T cell activation • adhesion