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      Signal transduction via glycosyl phosphatidylinositol-anchored proteins in T cells is inhibited by lowering cellular cholesterol.

      The Journal of Biological Chemistry
      Antigens, CD59, physiology, Calcium, metabolism, Cell Line, Cholesterol, Glycosylphosphatidylinositols, Humans, Signal Transduction, T-Lymphocytes

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          Glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored proteins can deliver costimulatory signals to lymphocytes, but the exact pathway of signal transduction involved is not yet characterized. GPI-anchored proteins are fixed to the cell surface solely by a phospholipid moiety and are clustered in distinct membrane domains that are formed by an unique lipid composition requiring cholesterol. To elucidate the role of membrane lipids for signal transduction via GPI-anchored proteins, we studied the influence of reduced cellular cholesterol content on calcium signaling via GPI-anchored CD59 and CD48 in Jurkat T cells. Lowering cholesterol by different inhibitors of cellular cholesterol synthesis suppressed calcium response via GPI-anchored proteins by about 50%, whereas stimulation via CD3 was only minimally affected (<10%). The decrease in overall calcium response via GPI-anchored proteins was reflected by inhibition of calcium release from intracellular stores. Cell surface expression of GPI-anchored proteins was not changed quantitatively by lowering cellular cholesterol, and neither was the pattern of immunofluorescence in microscopic examination. In addition, the distribution of GPI-anchored proteins in detergent-insoluble complexes remained unaltered. These results suggest that cellular cholesterol is an important prerequisite for signal transduction via GPI-anchored proteins beyond formation of membrane domains.

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          9235917
          10.1074/jbc.272.31.19242

          Chemistry
          Antigens, CD59,physiology,Calcium,metabolism,Cell Line,Cholesterol,Glycosylphosphatidylinositols,Humans,Signal Transduction,T-Lymphocytes

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