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Nature Cell Biology 9, 713 - 719 (2007)
Published online: 7 May 2007 | doi:10.1038/ncb1592

The lymphocyte function-associated antigen-1 receptor costimulates plasma membrane Ras via phospholipase D2

Adam Mor1, Gabriele Campi2,3, Guangwei Du4, Yang Zheng5, David A. Foster5, Michael L. Dustin2,3 & Mark R. Philips1,6,7

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Ras activation as a consequence of antigen receptor (T-cell receptor; TCR) engagement on T lymphocytes is required for T-cell development, selection and function. Lymphocyte function-associated antigen-1 (LFA-1) mediates lymphocyte adhesion, stabilization of the immune synapse and bidirectional signalling. Using a fluorescent biosensor we found that TCR activation with or without costimulation of CD28 led to activation of Ras only on the Golgi apparatus, whereas costimulation with LFA-1 induced Ras activation on both the Golgi and the plasma membrane. Ras activation on both compartments required RasGRP1, an exchange factor regulated by calcium and diacylglycerol (DAG), but phospholipase C (PLC) activity was required only for activation on the Golgi. Engagement of LFA-1 increased DAG levels at the plasma membrane by stimulating phospholipase D (PLD). PLD2 and phosphatidic acid phosphatase (PAP) were required for Ras activation on the plasma membrane. Thus, LFA-1 acts through PLD2 to reshape the pattern of Ras activation downstream of the TCR.

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  1. Department of Medicine, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA.
  2. Department of Pathology, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA.
  3. The Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA.
  4. Department of Pharmacology, SUNY Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA.
  5. Department of Biological Sciences, Hunter College, City University of New York, New York, NY 10021, USA.
  6. Department of Cell Biology, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA.
  7. Department of Pharmacology NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA.

Correspondence to: Mark R. Philips1,6,7 e-mail: philim01@med.nyu.edu



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