The Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase (CaMK) type IV/Gr is selectively expressed in T lymphocytes and is activated after signaling via the T cell antigen receptor (TCR), indicating that it mediates some of the Ca(2+)-dependent transcriptional events that follow TCR engagement. Here we show that CaMKIV/Gr induces the transcription factor activation protein 1 (AP-1) alone or in synergy with T cell mitogens and with the p21ras oncoprotein. CaMKIV/ Gr signaling is associated with transcriptional activation of c-fos but is independent of p21ras or calcineurin. AP-1 is an integral component of the nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFAT) transcriptional complex, which is required for interleukin 2 gene expression in T cells. We demonstrate that CaMKIV/Gr reconstitutes the capacity of the cytosolic component of NFAT to direct transcription from NFAT sites in non-T cells. These results reveal a central role for CaMKIV/Gr as a Ca(2+)-regulated activator of gene transcription in T lymphocytes.
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July 01 1996
Activation protein 1-dependent transcriptional activation of interleukin 2 gene by Ca2+/calmodulin kinase type IV/Gr.
N Ho,
N Ho
Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
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M Gullberg,
M Gullberg
Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
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T Chatila
T Chatila
Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
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N Ho
Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
M Gullberg
Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
T Chatila
Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Online ISSN: 1540-9538
Print ISSN: 0022-1007
J Exp Med (1996) 184 (1): 101–112.
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N Ho, M Gullberg, T Chatila; Activation protein 1-dependent transcriptional activation of interleukin 2 gene by Ca2+/calmodulin kinase type IV/Gr.. J Exp Med 1 July 1996; 184 (1): 101–112. doi: https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.184.1.101
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