p110gamma and p110delta phosphoinositide 3-kinase signaling pathways synergize to control development and functions of murine NK cells

Immunity. 2007 Aug;27(2):214-27. doi: 10.1016/j.immuni.2007.07.014.

Abstract

Phosphoinositide 3-kinases (PI-3Ks) are key enzymes for cell development, activation, and survival. Here we showed that PI-3K class IB and class IA catalytic subunits, p110gamma and p110delta, played a crucial role in the development and functions of murine NK cells. p110gamma deficiency and impairment of G protein-coupled receptor (GPRC) signaling prevented full NK cell maturation. Concomitant loss of p110gamma and p110delta exacerbated this defect, resulting in a very small population of NK cells with a highly immature phenotype in the bone marrow and periphery. Moreover, combined p110gamma and p110delta signals were required for cytotoxicity and activation of the kinase ERK during NK cell-target cell interaction. p110gamma played a major role in receptor-induced interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) production through a pathway that involved the kinase ERK and 5-Lipoxigenase, which most likely generates lipid mediators activating GPRCs. Conversely, PI3Ks negatively regulated interleukin-12 (IL-12) and IL-18-induced IFN-gamma by modulating p38 kinase activation. Our data shed light on the multiple intersecting pathways through which PI3Ks control NK cell-mediated innate responses.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Arachidonate 5-Lipoxygenase / metabolism
  • Class I Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases
  • Cytotoxicity, Immunologic*
  • Immunity, Innate
  • Interferon-gamma / metabolism
  • Interleukin-12 / metabolism
  • Interleukin-18 / metabolism
  • Killer Cells, Natural / enzymology
  • Killer Cells, Natural / immunology*
  • Lymphocyte Activation
  • Mice
  • Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1 / metabolism
  • Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3 / metabolism
  • Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / genetics
  • Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / metabolism*
  • Signal Transduction
  • p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / metabolism

Substances

  • Interleukin-18
  • Interleukin-12
  • Interferon-gamma
  • Arachidonate 5-Lipoxygenase
  • Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases
  • 1-phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase p110 subunit, mouse
  • Class I Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases
  • Pik3cd protein, mouse
  • Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1
  • Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3
  • p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases