Deltex Regulates T-Cell Activation by Targeted Degradation of Active MEKK1

AUTOR(ES)

Liu, Wen-Hsien

FONTE

American Society for Microbiology

RESUMO

Deltex is known as a Notch signal mediator, but its physiological action mechanism is poorly understood. Here we identified a new regulatory role of Deltex in T-cell activation. Deltex expression was constitutive in resting T cells and was reduced upon T-cell receptor (TCR)-stimulated activation. The biological role of Deltex is supported by the enhanced T-cell activation when Deltex1 was down-regulated by small interfering RNA. Overexpression of Deltex1 suppressed T-cell activation but not the proximal TCR activation events. The impaired activation of mitogen-activated protein kinase by Deltex could be partly attributed to a selective down-regulation of MEKK1 protein in T cells. We further found that Deltex promoted degradation of the C-terminal catalytic fragment of MEKK1 [MEKK1(C)]. Deltex1 interacted directly with MEKK1(C) and stimulated the ubiquitination of MEKK1(C) as shown by in vivo and in vitro ubiquitination analysis. Therefore, MEKK1(C), the dominant form of MEKK1 in T cells, is a target of Deltex E3 ubiquitin ligase. Our results reveal a novel mechanism as to how Deltex selectively suppresses T-cell activation through degradation of a key signaling molecule, MEKK1.

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