B and T Lymphocyte Attenuator is a Target of miR-155 during Naive CD4+ T Cell Activation

Authors

  • Anshan Zhuo Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hospital of PLA
  • Qingyu Xiu Department of Respiratory Disease, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University
  • Wei Nie Department of Respiratory Disease, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University
  • Yongan Liu Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Hospital of PLA
  • Yu Jin Department of Respiratory Disease, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University
  • Yuansheng Zang Department of Medical Oncology, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical, University, Shanghai, China
Abstract:

Background: MicroRNA-155 (miR-155) is upregulated during T cell activation, but the exact mechanisms by which it influences CD4+ T cell activation remain unclear. Objective: To examine whether the B and T lymphocyte attenuator (BTLA) is a target of miR-155 during naïve CD4+ T cell activation. Methods: Firefly luciferase reporter plasmids pEZX-MT01-wild-type-BTLA and pEZX-MT01-mutant-BTLA were constructed. Lymphocytes were nucleofected with miR-155 inhibitor or negative control (NC). Then, naïve CD4+ CD62L+ helper T cells purified from lymphocytes were stimulated with immobilized antibody to CD3 and soluble antibody to CD28. miR-155 and BTLA expression were examined by real-time RT-PCR. Cell surface CD69 expression and IL-2 secretion were measured by ELISA and flowcytometry, respectively. Results: Luciferase reporter assay showed that miR-155 targeted the BTLA 3’UTR region. Compared with non-stimulated condition, both miR-155 and BTLA mRNA expression were upregulated after T cell activation. Similar results were observed for BLTA protein expression. Compared with NC, the miR-155 inhibitor decreased miR-155 by about 45%, but did not influence BTLA mRNA expression. Compared with NC, the miR-155 inhibitor decreased the surface BTLA expression by about 60%. Upregulation of BTLA in miR-155 knockdown CD4+ T cells did not influence the cell surface expression of CD69, an early activation marker (p=0.523). Similarly, IL-2 production was not changed. Conclusion: miR-155 is involved in the inhibition of BTLA during CD4+ T cell activation. These results might serve as a basis for an eventual therapeutic manipulation of this pathway to treat inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.

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volume 13  issue 2

pages  89- 99

publication date 2016-06-01

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