TY - JOUR
T1 - The isoforms of phospholipase C-γ are differentially used by distinct human NK activating receptors
AU - Upshaw, Jadee L.
AU - Schoon, Renee A.
AU - Dick, Christopher J.
AU - Billadeau, Daniel D.
AU - Leibson, Paul J.
PY - 2005/7/1
Y1 - 2005/7/1
N2 - The two isoforms of phospholipase C (PLC)-γ couple immune recognition receptors to important calcium- and protein kinase C-dependent cellular functions. It has been assumed that PLC-γ1 and PLC-γ2 have redundant functions and that the receptors can use whichever PLC-γ isoform is preferentially expressed in a cell of a given hemopoietic lineage. In this study, we demonstrate that ITAM-containing immune recognition receptors can use either PLC-γ1 or PLC-γ2, whereas the novel NK cell-activating receptor NKG2D preferentially couples to PLC-γ2. Experimental models evaluating signals from either endogenous receptors (FcR vs NKG2D-DAP10) or ectopically expressed chimeric receptors (with ITAM-containing cytoplasmic tails vs DAP10-containing cytoplasmic tails) demonstrate that PLC-γ1 and PLC-γ2 both regulate the functions of ITAM-containing receptors, whereas only PLC-y2 regulates the function of DAP10-coupled receptors. These data suggest that specific immune recognition receptors can differentially couple to the two isoforms of PLC-γ. More broadly, these observations reveal a basis for selectively targeting the functions initiated by distinct immune recognition receptors.
AB - The two isoforms of phospholipase C (PLC)-γ couple immune recognition receptors to important calcium- and protein kinase C-dependent cellular functions. It has been assumed that PLC-γ1 and PLC-γ2 have redundant functions and that the receptors can use whichever PLC-γ isoform is preferentially expressed in a cell of a given hemopoietic lineage. In this study, we demonstrate that ITAM-containing immune recognition receptors can use either PLC-γ1 or PLC-γ2, whereas the novel NK cell-activating receptor NKG2D preferentially couples to PLC-γ2. Experimental models evaluating signals from either endogenous receptors (FcR vs NKG2D-DAP10) or ectopically expressed chimeric receptors (with ITAM-containing cytoplasmic tails vs DAP10-containing cytoplasmic tails) demonstrate that PLC-γ1 and PLC-γ2 both regulate the functions of ITAM-containing receptors, whereas only PLC-y2 regulates the function of DAP10-coupled receptors. These data suggest that specific immune recognition receptors can differentially couple to the two isoforms of PLC-γ. More broadly, these observations reveal a basis for selectively targeting the functions initiated by distinct immune recognition receptors.
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U2 - 10.4049/jimmunol.175.1.213
DO - 10.4049/jimmunol.175.1.213
M3 - Article
C2 - 15972651
AN - SCOPUS:21244488551
SN - 0022-1767
VL - 175
SP - 213
EP - 218
JO - Journal of Immunology
JF - Journal of Immunology
IS - 1
ER -