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Mouse Ly-6 proteins and their extended family: markers of cell differentiation and regulators of cell signaling

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Bamezai A.

Archivum Immunologiae et Therapiae Experimentalis

2004

vol. 52

issue 4

255-266

The Ly-6 locus on mouse chromosome 15 encodes a family of 10?12 kDa proteins that are linked to the cell surface by a glycosylphosphatidyl-inositol anchor and have cell signaling and cell adhesion properties. Expression of Ly-6 proteins is tightly regulated during development; these proteins continue to serve as excellent differentiation surface markers on normal and abnormal cells, but their role in driving cellular differentiation is still emerging. Recent studies suggest that Ly-6 gene products participate in regulating signaling through other cell type-specific receptors, perhaps by virtue of these proteins being localized in lipid rafts that play a key role in relaying signals from the membrane to the nucleus. Ligands for some Ly-6 proteins have been reported; the consequence of their interactions with the Ly-6 receptor remains to be fully uncovered. Mouse Ly-6-like proteins have also been reported from a variety of life forms ranging from Caenorhabditis elegans to humans that show a limited amino acid identity and share structural features with members of mouse Ly-6. Despite these similarities, the non-murine Ly-6 proteins bind distinct ligands and appear to have different cellular functions. All members of the Ly-6 super gene family perhaps evolved from an ancestral gene by a gene duplication mechanism.

Beyond a structural component: sphingolipids in immunology

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Prieschl E. E., Baumruker T.

Archivum Immunologiae et Therapiae Experimentalis

2000

vol. 48

issue 3

163-171

Two major classes of lipids paricipating in signaling cascades in immune cells are known today. One comprises glycerol-based lipids with diacylglycerol as its most prominent member that mediates the activation of classical and novel protein kinase C molecules. The second group contains the sphingolipids, with the best-investigated representatives being sphingosine, sphingosine-1-phosphate, and ceramide. In the last years the latter two molecules have especially received considerable attention for their modulatory capacity in the course of an apoptotic response. Today it is clear that sphingolipids are ubiquitously distributed in all eukaryotic cells, especially in cellular membranes, where they were previously thought to fulfil an exclusively structural role. Recent findings, however, have demonstrated functions beyond this. Sphingolipid specific G-protein coupled receptors were identified and their role as intracellular second messengers has been further elucidated. In addition, glycosphingolipids, in particular, are enriched in certain membrane compartments, known as detergent resistant membranes. These serve as entry sites for several receptor-mediated signaling events by stabilizing receptor/kinase interactions, suggesting an involvement in the initiation of signaling cascades. Altogether, these findings have led to new insights into both the role of these lipids in signaling as well as the underlying pathology of several diseases with imbalances in the sphingolipid metabolism. The development of these disorders has mainly been attributed to the toxic potential of lysosphingolipids up to now. In addition, attempts have been made to develop compounds and drugs containing the sphingolipid backbone for influencing diseases associated with unwanted cell activation (e.g, cancer, inflammatory processes). These novel findings and developments are reviewed in the following.

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Mouse Ly-6 proteins and their extended family: markers of cell differentiation and regulators of cell signaling

Beyond a structural component: sphingolipids in immunology