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    J Immunol. 2008 Jul 1;181(1):476-84.

    Subunit 1 of the prefoldin chaperone complex is required for lymphocyte development and function.

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    Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University, School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.

    Abstract

    Prefoldin is a hexameric chaperone that facilitates posttranslational folding of actins and other cytoskeletal proteins by the Tcp1-containing ring complex chaperonin, TriC. The present study characterized mice with a null mutation in Pfdn1, which encodes the first subunit of the Prefoldin complex. Pfdn1-deficient mice displayed phenotypes characteristic of defects in cytoskeletal function, including manifestations of ciliary dyskinesia, neuronal loss, and defects in B and T cell development and function. B and T cell maturation was markedly impaired at relatively early stages, namely at the transitions from pre-pro-B to pre-B cells in the bone marrow and from CD4-CD8- double-negative to CD4+CD8+ double-positive T cells in the thymus. In addition, mature B and T lymphocytes displayed cell activation defects upon Ag receptor cross-linking accompanied by impaired Ag receptor capping in B cells. These phenotypes illustrate the importance of cytoskeletal function in immune cell development and activation.

    PMID:
    18566413
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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