'Tuning'of type I interferon–induced Jak-STAT1 signaling by calcium-dependent kinases in macrophages

L Wang, I Tassiulas, KH Park-Min, AC Reid… - Nature …, 2008 - nature.com
L Wang, I Tassiulas, KH Park-Min, AC Reid, H Gil-Henn, J Schlessinger, R Baron, JJ Zhang…
Nature immunology, 2008nature.com
Immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motif (ITAM)–coupled receptors modulate the
amplitude and nature of macrophage responses to Toll-like receptor and cytokine receptor
stimulation. However, the molecular mechanisms enabling this receptor crosstalk are not
known. Here we investigated the function of the calcium-dependent kinases CaMK and
Pyk2'downstream'of ITAM-associated receptors in the regulation of cytokine-induced
activation of Jak kinases and STAT transcription factors. CaMK and Pyk2 relayed signals …
Abstract
Immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motif (ITAM)–coupled receptors modulate the amplitude and nature of macrophage responses to Toll-like receptor and cytokine receptor stimulation. However, the molecular mechanisms enabling this receptor crosstalk are not known. Here we investigated the function of the calcium-dependent kinases CaMK and Pyk2 'downstream' of ITAM-associated receptors in the regulation of cytokine-induced activation of Jak kinases and STAT transcription factors. CaMK and Pyk2 relayed signals from integrins and the ITAM-containing adaptor DAP12 to augment interleukin 10– and interferon-α-induced Jak activation and STAT1-dependent gene expression. CaMK inhibition suppressed STAT1-mediated interferon-α signaling in a mouse model of systemic lupus erythematosus. Our results associate Pyk2 and Jak kinases with the linkage of signals emanating from cytokine and heterologous ITAM-dependent receptors.
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