TY - JOUR
T1 - G protein-coupled chemokine receptors induce both survival and apoptotic signaling pathways
AU - Vlahakis, Stacey R.
AU - Villasis-Keever, Angelina
AU - Gomez, Timothy
AU - Vanegas, Maria
AU - Vlahakis, Nicholas
AU - Paya, Carlos V.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2002/11/15
Y1 - 2002/11/15
N2 - Chemokine receptors are essential for triggering chemotaxis to immune cells; however, a number of them can also mediate death when engaged by nonchemokine ligands. When the chemokine receptor CXCR4 is engaged by stromal cell-derived factor (SDF1)α, it triggers cells to chemotax, and in some cell types such as neurons, causes cell death. To elucidate this dual and opposing receptor function, we have investigated whether CXCR4 activation by its chemokine SDF1α could lead to the simultaneous activation of both anti- and proapoptotic signaling pathways; the balance ultimately influencing cell survival. CXCR4 activation in CD4 T cells by SDF1α led to the activation of the prosurvival second messengers, Akt and extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase. Selective inhibition of each signal demonstrated that extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase is essential for mediating SDF1α-triggered chemotaxis but does not confer an antiapoptotic state. In contrast, Akt activation through CXCR4 by SDF1α interactions is necessary to confer resistance to apoptosis. The proapoptotic signaling pathway triggered by SDF1α-CXCR4 interaction involves the Giα protein-independent activation of the proapoptotic MAPK (p38). Furthermore, other chemokines and chemokine receptors also signal chemotaxis and proapoptotic effects via similar pathways. Thus, Giα protein-coupled chemokine receptors can function as death prone receptors and the balance between the above signaling pathways will ultimately mandate the fate of the activated cell.
AB - Chemokine receptors are essential for triggering chemotaxis to immune cells; however, a number of them can also mediate death when engaged by nonchemokine ligands. When the chemokine receptor CXCR4 is engaged by stromal cell-derived factor (SDF1)α, it triggers cells to chemotax, and in some cell types such as neurons, causes cell death. To elucidate this dual and opposing receptor function, we have investigated whether CXCR4 activation by its chemokine SDF1α could lead to the simultaneous activation of both anti- and proapoptotic signaling pathways; the balance ultimately influencing cell survival. CXCR4 activation in CD4 T cells by SDF1α led to the activation of the prosurvival second messengers, Akt and extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase. Selective inhibition of each signal demonstrated that extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase is essential for mediating SDF1α-triggered chemotaxis but does not confer an antiapoptotic state. In contrast, Akt activation through CXCR4 by SDF1α interactions is necessary to confer resistance to apoptosis. The proapoptotic signaling pathway triggered by SDF1α-CXCR4 interaction involves the Giα protein-independent activation of the proapoptotic MAPK (p38). Furthermore, other chemokines and chemokine receptors also signal chemotaxis and proapoptotic effects via similar pathways. Thus, Giα protein-coupled chemokine receptors can function as death prone receptors and the balance between the above signaling pathways will ultimately mandate the fate of the activated cell.
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U2 - 10.4049/jimmunol.169.10.5546
DO - 10.4049/jimmunol.169.10.5546
M3 - Article
C2 - 12421931
AN - SCOPUS:0037111201
SN - 0022-1767
VL - 169
SP - 5546
EP - 5554
JO - Journal of Immunology
JF - Journal of Immunology
IS - 10
ER -