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. 1998 Aug;94(4):575–579. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2567.1998.00558.x

Involvement of protein kinase C-delta in CD28-triggered cytotoxicity mediated by a human leukaemic cell line YT.

F J Kos 1, H D Bear 1
PMCID: PMC1364237  PMID: 9767447

Abstract

Ligation of CD28 molecules expressed on the surface of human leukaemic natural killer-like YT cells triggers intracellular signals leading to cytolysis of target cells expressing CD80 or CD86 molecules. Known intracellular events include tyrosine phosphorylation, activation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, and protein kinase C (PKC). In this study, we report that PKC-delta isoenzyme activity is required for CD28-triggered cytotoxicity mediated by YT cells and we also demonstrate that one of the primary targets of bryostatin 1, a modulator of PKC activity, is PKC-delta. Treatment of YT cells with bryostatin 1 caused degradation of PKC-delta, but not other PKC isoenzymes, and completely blocked the cytolytic activity of YT cells. In addition, PKC-delta-specific antibody introduced into YT cells by electroporation inhibited partially the YT cell-mediated cytotoxicity of B-lymphoblastoid cell line JY. This effect was specific, since addition of anti-PKC-delta antibody-blocking peptide in combination with anti-PKC-delta antibody to YT cells for electroporation, neutralized the effect of this antibody. These results demonstrate that YT cell cytolytic activity is dependent on PKC-delta, which is selectively down-regulated by bryostatin 1.

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