PMID- 7629199 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19950907 LR - 20210210 IS - 0021-9258 (Print) IS - 0021-9258 (Linking) VI - 270 IP - 31 DP - 1995 Aug 4 TI - Efficient inhibition of activation-induced Fas ligand up-regulation and T cell apoptosis by retinoids requires occupancy of both retinoid X receptors and retinoic acid receptors. PG - 18672-7 AB - Two retinoic acid (RA) receptors, retinoic acid receptors (RARs) and retinoid X receptors (RXRs), have been identified. All-trans-RA and its 9-cis-isomer are ligands for RARs, but only 9-cis-RA binds RXRs with high affinity. Activation-induced T cell hybridoma death is mediated via the engagement of Fas by activation-up-regulated Fas ligand, and RA prevents this type of apoptosis by inhibiting the induction of Fas ligand expression. To investigate the mechanism of RA action, T hybridoma cells were transfected with cDNA encoding RXR beta or dominant-negative RXR beta. Cells that overexpressed RXR beta were more sensitive to 9-cis-RA rescue from activation-induced death than cells transfected with vector alone. In contrast, cells expressing the dominant-negative RXR beta could not be rescued from death with 9-cis-RA. In wild type cells, an RAR-selective synthetic retinoid had little effect on activation-induced apoptosis, while an RXR-selective agonist prevented apoptosis but only at concentrations about approximately 10-fold greater than that required for 9-cis-RA. Simultaneous addition of the RAR- and RXR-selective retinoids completely prevented activation-induced apoptosis at concentrations where either alone had relatively little protective effect. The same hierarchy of efficacy was found for activation-induced Fas ligand expression. These data demonstrate that binding of both RARs and RXRs is required for efficient inhibition of activation-induced Fas ligand upregulation and T cell apoptosis by retinoic acid. FAU - Yang, Y AU - Yang Y AD - Laboratory of Immune Cell Biology, NCI, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-1152, USA. FAU - Minucci, S AU - Minucci S FAU - Ozato, K AU - Ozato K FAU - Heyman, R A AU - Heyman RA FAU - Ashwell, J D AU - Ashwell JD LA - eng PT - Comparative Study PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - J Biol Chem JT - The Journal of biological chemistry JID - 2985121R RN - 0 (CD3 Complex) RN - 0 (Fas Ligand Protein) RN - 0 (Fasl protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Interleukin-2) RN - 0 (Membrane Glycoproteins) RN - 0 (Receptors, Retinoic Acid) RN - 0 (Recombinant Proteins) RN - 0 (Retinoid X Receptors) RN - 0 (Retinoids) RN - 0 (Transcription Factors) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Apoptosis/*physiology MH - CD3 Complex/metabolism MH - DNA Damage MH - Dose-Response Relationship, Drug MH - Fas Ligand Protein MH - Genes, Reporter MH - Hybridomas/drug effects MH - Interleukin-2/biosynthesis MH - Membrane Glycoproteins/*biosynthesis/*genetics MH - Mice MH - Receptors, Retinoic Acid/genetics/*metabolism MH - Recombinant Proteins/metabolism MH - Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid MH - Retinoid X Receptors MH - Retinoids/*pharmacology MH - Signal Transduction MH - T-Lymphocytes/cytology/*drug effects/metabolism MH - Transcription Factors/genetics/metabolism MH - Transcriptional Activation MH - Transfection MH - *Up-Regulation EDAT- 1995/08/04 00:00 MHDA- 1995/08/04 00:01 CRDT- 1995/08/04 00:00 PHST- 1995/08/04 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1995/08/04 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1995/08/04 00:00 [entrez] AID - S0021-9258(17)46361-7 [pii] AID - 10.1074/jbc.270.31.18672 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Biol Chem. 1995 Aug 4;270(31):18672-7. doi: 10.1074/jbc.270.31.18672.