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Calmodulin and PI(3,4,5)P3 cooperatively bind to the Itk pleckstrin homology domain to promote efficient calcium signaling and IL-17A production
Science Signaling
  • Xinxin Wang, Washington University in St. Louis
  • Scott E. Boyken, Iowa State University
  • Jiancheng Hu, Washington University in St. Louis
  • Xiaolu Xu, Washington University in St. Louis
  • Ryan P. Rimer, Washington University in St. Louis
  • Madeline A. Shea, University of Iowa
  • Andrey S. Shaw, Washington University in St. Louis
  • Amy H. Andreotti, Iowa State University
  • Yina H. Huang, Washington University in St. Louis
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Accepted Manuscript
Publication Date
8-5-2014
DOI
10.1126/scisignal.2005147
Abstract

Precise regulation of the kinetics and magnitude of Ca2+ signaling enables this signal to mediate diverse responses, such as cell migration, differentiation, vesicular trafficking, and cell death. Here, we showed that the Ca2+-binding protein calmodulin (CaM) acted in a positive feedback loop to potentiate Ca2+ signaling downstream of the Tec kinase family member Itk. Using NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance), we mapped CaM binding to two loops adjacent to the lipid-binding pocket within the Itk pleckstrin homology (PH) domain. The Itk PH domain bound synergistically to Ca2+/CaM and the lipid phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-trisphosphate [PI(3,4,5)P3], such that binding to Ca2+/CaM enhanced the binding to PI(3,4,5)P3 and vice versa. Disruption of CaM binding attenuated Itk recruitment to the membrane and diminished release of Ca2+ from the endoplasmic reticulum. Moreover, disruption of this feedback loop abrogated Itk-dependent production of the proinflammatory cytokine IL-17A (interleukin-17A) by CD4+ T cells. Additionally, we found that CaM associated with PH domains from other proteins, indicating that CaM may regulate other PH domain–containing proteins.

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This is the author’s version of the work. It is posted here by permission of the AAAS for personal use, not for redistribution. The definitive version was published in Science Signaling on vol. 7 (2014), DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.2005147.

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American Association for the Advancement of Science
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Citation Information
Xinxin Wang, Scott E. Boyken, Jiancheng Hu, Xiaolu Xu, et al.. "Calmodulin and PI(3,4,5)P3 cooperatively bind to the Itk pleckstrin homology domain to promote efficient calcium signaling and IL-17A production" Science Signaling Vol. 7 Iss. 337 (2014) p. ra74
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