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Nature Immunology 9, 424 - 431 (2008)
Published online: 16 March 2008 | doi:10.1038/ni1570

Regulation of T cell survival through coronin-1–mediated generation of inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate and calcium mobilization after T cell receptor triggering

Philipp Mueller1,4, Jan Massner1,4, Rajesh Jayachandran1,4, Benoit Combaluzier1, Imke Albrecht1, John Gatfield1, Carmen Blum2, Rod Ceredig3, Hans-Reimer Rodewald2, Antonius G Rolink3 & Jean Pieters1


T cell homeostasis is essential for the functioning of the vertebrate immune system, but the intracellular signals required for T cell homeostasis are largely unknown. We here report that the WD-repeat protein family member coronin-1, encoded by the gene Coro1a, is essential in the mouse for T cell survival through its promotion of Ca2+ mobilization from intracellular stores. Upon T cell receptor triggering, coronin-1 was essential for the generation of inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate from phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate. The absence of coronin-1, although it did not affect T cell development, resulted in a profound defect in Ca2+ mobilization, interleukin-2 production, T cell proliferation and T cell survival. We conclude that coronin-1, through activation of Ca2+ release from intracellular stores, is an essential regulator of peripheral lymphocyte survival.

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  1. Biozentrum, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50-70, CH 4056 Basel, Switzerland.
  2. Institute for Immunology, University of Ulm, Germany.
  3. Department of Clinical Biological Sciences, University of Basel, Mattenstrasse 28, CH 4058 Basel, Switzerland.
  4. These authors contributed equally to this work.

Correspondence to: Jean Pieters1 e-mail: jean.pieters@unibas.ch




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