Role for Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3 in NK Cell Cytotoxicity and X-Linked Lymphoproliferative Disease

Role for glycogen synthase kinase-3 in NK cell cytotoxicity and X-linked lymphoproliferative disease.

NK cells from individuals with X-linked lymphoproliferative (XLP) disease exhibit functional defects when stimulated through the NK receptor, 2B4 (CD244). These defects are likely a consequence of aberrant intracellular signaling initiated by mutations of the adaptor molecule SLAM-associated protein. In this report, we show that NK cells from individuals with XLP but not healthy individuals fai...

Lymphoproliferative Disease Cell Cytotoxicity and X-Linked Role for Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3 in NK

The Potential Role of Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3β in Neuropathy-Induced Apoptosis in Spinal Cord

Introduction: Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3β (GSK-3β) participates in several signaling pathways and plays a crucial role in neurodegenerative diseases, inflammation, and neuropathic pain. The ratio of phosphorylated GSK-3β over total GSK-3β (p-GSK-3β/t-GSK-3β) is reduced following nerve injury. Apoptosis is a hallmark of many neuronal dysfunctions in the context of neuropathic pain. Thus, this st...

Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3

1Department of Pathology and Centre for Neuroscience, The University of Melbourne and Mental Health Research Institute, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia 2Neurosignalling Group, Garvan Institute for Medical Research, 384 Victoria St. Darlinghurst, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia 3Membrane Biology Group, Centre for Integrative Physiology, University of Edinburgh, George Square, Edinburgh EH8 9XD, UK 4 ...

X-Linked Lymphoproliferative Disease

2B4 is a surface molecule involved in activation of the natural killer (NK) cell-mediated cytotoxicity. It binds a protein termed Src homology 2 domain-containing protein (SH2D1A) or signaling lymphocyte activation molecule (SLAM)-associated protein (SAP), which in turn has been proposed to function as a regulator of the 2B4-associated signal transduction pathway. In this study, we analyzed pat...