Title data
Hör, Simon ; Pirzer, Heide ; Dumoutier, Laure ; Bauer, Finn ; Wittmann, Sabine ; Sticht, Heinrich ; Renauld, Jean-Christophe ; de Waal Malefyt, René ; Fickenscher, Helmut:
The T-cell Lymphokine Interleukin-26 Targets Epithelial Cells through the Interleukin-20 Receptor 1 and Interleukin-10 Receptor 2 Chains.
In: The Journal of Biological Chemistry.
Vol. 279
(2004)
Issue 32
.
- pp. 33343-33351.
ISSN 1083-351X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M405000200
Abstract in another language
The cellular members of the interleukin-10 (IL-10) cytokine family share sequence homology with IL-10, whereas their sites of expression and their functions are divergent. One of these factors, AK155 or IL-26, was discovered because of its overexpression in human T lymphocytes after growth transformation by the simian rhadinovirus herpesvirus saimiri. In addition, the gene is transcribed in various types of primary and immortalized T-cells. Here we describe epithelial cells, namely colon carcinoma cells and keratinocytes, as targets of this T-cellular lymphokine. Purified recombinant IL-26 induced the rapid phosphorylation of the signal transducer and activator of transcription factors 1 and 3. As a result, secretion of IL-10 and IL-8, as well as cell surface expression of CD54 were enhanced. Moreover, we show that the IL-26 protein binds to heparin, is released from the cell surface, and can be functionally inhibited by heparin. The sensitivity to recombinant IL-26 of various cell lines strictly correlated with the expression of the long chain of the IL-20 receptor. Because blocking antibodies against either the short chain of the IL-10 receptor or the long chain of the IL-20 receptor inhibited IL-26-dependent signal transduction, and transient expression of these receptor chains induced IL-26 responsivity in non-sensitive cells, we propose that the IL-20 receptor 1 and IL-10 receptor 2 chains participate in forming the IL-26 receptor. Targeting epithelial cells, the T-cell lymphokine IL-26 is likely to play a role in local mechanisms of mucosal and cutaneous immunity.
Further data
Item Type: | Article in a journal |
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Refereed: | Yes |
Institutions of the University: | Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Chemistry > Former Professors > Chair Biopolymers - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Paul Rösch Faculties Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Chemistry Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Chemistry > Former Professors Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Chemistry > Chair Biochemistry with an Emphasis on Biophysical Chemistry |
Result of work at the UBT: | Yes |
DDC Subjects: | 500 Science > 540 Chemistry 500 Science > 570 Life sciences, biology |
Date Deposited: | 28 Jan 2019 10:17 |
Last Modified: | 16 Jun 2023 08:45 |
URI: | https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/47061 |