Insulin‐like growth factor‐1 activates Akt and Jun N‐terminal kinases (JNKs) in promoting the survival of T lymphocytes
- 9 December 2002
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Immunology
- Vol. 107 (4) , 461-471
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2567.2002.01525.x
Abstract
Insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor (IGF-1R) expression is augmented on T cells upon ligation of CD28, and this promotes IGF-1-mediated protection from Fas-induced cell death for up to 6 days. To determine the mechanism of action of IGF-1R in T-cell expansion, we investigated the signalling pathways activated by IGF-1 in T cells and in Jurkat cells. We found that IGF-1 transiently induces Akt, jun N-terminal kinases (JNK), and c-Jun phosphorylation in activated T cells, with JNK and c-Jun phosphorylation occurring faster than Akt phosphorylation. To mimic IGF-1R expression levels in CD28-stimulated Jurkat cells these cells were stably transfected to over-express the IGF-1R. Jurkat/IGF-1R cells exhibited enhanced constitutive Akt phosphorylation compared with mock-transfected controls, but IGF-1 induced transient phosphorylation of MKK4, JNKs, and c-Jun. Inhibition of PI-3 kinase activity and Akt phosphorylation with LY294002 totally suppressed IGF-1-mediated protection from Fas killing in activated T cells, but only partially suppressed IGF-1-mediated protection in Jurkat/IGF-1R cells. However, either dicumarol in T cells or a dominant negative JNK1 (APF) in Jurkat/IGF-1R cells greatly suppressed IGF-1-mediated protection from Fas killing. Together, these data demonstrate that IGF-1-mediated activation of JNKs and PI-3 kinase contributes to normal T-cell survival, whereas the JNK pathway may be more important in Jurkat leukaemia cells.Keywords
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