Simultaneous inhibition of human CD4 and 4-1BB biogenesis suppresses cytotoxic T lymphocyte proliferation
Frontiers in Immunology(2021)
摘要
The small molecule cyclotriazadisulfonamide (CADA) down-modulates the human CD4 receptor, an important factor in T cell activation. Here, we addressed the immunosuppressive potential of CADA using in vitro activation models. CADA inhibited lymphocyte proliferation in a mixed lymphocyte reaction, and when human PBMCs were stimulated with CD3/CD28 beads or phytohemagglutinin. The immunosuppressive effect of CADA involved both CD4+ and CD8+ T cells but was, surprisingly, most prominent in the CD8+ T cell subpopulation where it inhibited cell-mediated lympholysis. We discovered a direct down-modulatory effect of CADA on 4-1BB (CD137) expression, a survival factor for activated CD8+ T cells. More specifically, CADA blocked 4-1BB protein biosynthesis by inhibition of its co-translational translocation across the ER membrane in a signal peptide-dependent way. This study demonstrates that CADA, as potent down-modulator of human CD4 and 4-1BB, has promising in vitro immunomodulatory characteristics for future in vivo exploration as immunosuppressive drug.
### Competing Interest Statement
The authors have declared no competing interest.
* CADA
: cyclotriazadisulfonamide
CD
: cluster of differentiation
CTPS1
: cytidine triphosphate synthase 1
ER
: endoplasmic reticulum
hCD4
: human CD4
IL
: interleukin
Lck
: lymphocyte C-terminal Src kinase
mCD4
: murine CD4
MLR
: mixed lymphocyte reaction
MMF
: mycophenolate mofetil
PBMC
: peripheral blood mononuclear cell
PHA
: phytohemagglutinin
pSTAT5
: phosphorylated signal transducer and activator of transcription 5
sCD25
: soluble CD25
SP
: signal peptide
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