The FASEB Journal, Vol 11, 869-879, Copyright © 1997 by The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology

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Endopeptidase 24.11 (CD10/NEP) is required for phorbol ester-induced growth arrest in Jurkat T cells

B Mari, S Guerin, L Maulon, N Belhacene, D Farahi Far, V Imbert, B Rossi, JF Peyron and P Auberger
CJF INSERM 96 05, Faculte de Medecine, Nice, France.

Jurkat T cells express a functional endopeptidase 24.11 that is involved in the regulation of T cell activation. We have analyzed the effect of ectopic CD10 expression in mutant Jurkat cell clones that fail to express CD10 and, unlike wild-type cells, are resistant to the growth-inhibitory effects of the protein kinase C activator, PMA. No differences in the expression of the mRNA encoding the alpha, beta, gamma, delta, epsilon, and zeta isoforms of PKC were found in parental vs. PMA-resistant Jurkat cells, ruling out the possibility that the defect could be accounted for by an altered expression of one of these isoforms. Phorbol ester-induced growth arrest was not due to apoptosis since PMA failed to trigger DNA fragmentation in parental and mutant Jurkat T cells. CD10 mRNA expression and activity were abrogated in four independent PMA-resistant Jurkat T cell clones compared to parental cells, whereas the activities of several other peptidases were unaffected. Transfection of one mutant clone with a functional endopeptidase 24.11 restored in a significant manner PMA-induced growth arrest in all the clones selected and tested, whereas transfection of an inactive form of endopeptidase 24.11 had no effect, demonstrating that the enzymatic activity of CD10 is critical in the mediation of the PMA growth arrest. The data presented here demonstrate that a functional CD10 is required for PMA-induced growth arrest in Jurkat cells and provide further evidence for a role of endopeptidase 24.11 in the regulation of tumor cell proliferation.

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