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ArticleThe Journal of cell biology1998

Polyunsaturated fatty acids inhibit T cell signal transduction by modification of detergent-insoluble membrane domains.

T M Stulnig, M Berger, T Sigmund, D Raederstorff, H Stockinger, W Waldhäusl

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Article in The Journal of cell biology, 1998. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 73 papers.

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73 citing papers in PubMed, 251 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

T M StulnigDepartment of Internal Medicine III, University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria. thomas.stulnig@akh-wien.ac.at
M Berger
T Sigmund
D Raederstorff
H Stockinger
W Waldhäusl
Roche (Austria) · ATUniversity of Vienna · AT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) exert immunosuppressive effects, but the molecular alterations leading to T cell inhibition are not yet elucidated. Signal transduction seems to involve detergent-resistant membrane domains (DRMs) acting as functional rafts within the plasma membrane bilayer with Src family protein tyrosine kinases being attached to their cytoplasmic leaflet. Since DRMs include predominantly saturated fatty acyl moieties, we investigated whether PUFAs could affect T cell signaling by remodeling of DRMs. Jurkat T cells cultured in PUFA-supplemented medium showed a markedly diminished calcium response when stimulated via the transmembrane CD3 complex or glycosyl phosphatidylinositol (GPI)- anchored CD59. Immunofluorescence studies indicated that CD59 but not Src family protein tyrosine kinase Lck remained in a punctate pattern after PUFA enrichment. Analysis of DRMs revealed a marked displacement of Src family kinases (Lck, Fyn) from DRMs derived from PUFA-enriched T cells compared with controls, and the presence of Lck in DRMs strictly correlated with calcium signaling. In contrast, GPI-anchored proteins (CD59, CD48) and ganglioside GM1, both residing in the outer membrane leaflet, remained in the DRM fraction. In conclusion, PUFA enrichment selectively modifies the cytoplasmic layer of DRMs and this alteration could underlie the inhibition of T cell signal transduction by PUFAs.

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Signal TransductionBinding SitesCell MembraneDetergentsFatty Acids, UnsaturatedHumansJurkat CellsLymphocyte Specific Protein Tyrosine Kinase p56(lck)SolubilityT-LymphocytesDetergentsFatty Acids, UnsaturatedLymphocyte Specific Protein Tyrosine Kinase p56(lck)

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PMCPMC2148157
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