Cutting edge: association with I kappa B kinase beta regulates the subcellular localization of Homer3.

The signaling and adaptor protein Homer3 plays a role in controlling immune homeostasis and self-reactivity. Homer3 is recruited to the immune synapse (IS) following TCR ligation, although the mechanisms regulating this subcellular localization are unknown. We show that Homer3 specifically associates with a novel ubiquitin-like domain in the IkappaB kinase ...
(IKK) beta subunit of the IKK complex. Homer3 associates with IKKbeta in T cells and colocalizes with the IKK complex at the IS. However, Homer3 is not required for IKK activation, as NF-kappaB signaling is intact in Homer3-deficient T cells. Instead, the IKK complex recruits Homer3 to the IS following TCR engagement, and we present evidence that this association regulates actin dynamics in T cells. These findings identify a novel interaction between two major signaling proteins and reveal an unexpected NF-kappaB-independent function for the IKK complex in regulating the subcellular localization of Homer3.
Mesh Terms:
Carrier Proteins, Cell Line, HeLa Cells, Humans, I-kappa B Proteins, Immunological Synapses, Jurkat Cells, Protein Structure, Tertiary, Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, Signal Transduction, Subcellular Fractions, Ubiquitin
J. Immunol.
Date: Sep. 01, 2010
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