SAP is a small cytosolic adaptor protein expressed in hematopoietic lineages whose main function is to regulate intracellular signaling pathways induced by the triggering of members of the SLAM receptor family. In this paper, we have identified the adhesion molecule PECAM-1 as a new partner for SAP in a conditional yeast two-hybrid screen. PECAM-1 is an immunoglobulin-like molecule expressed by endothelial cells and leukocytes, which possesses both pro- and anti-inflammatory properties. However, little is known about PECAM-1 functions in T cells. We show that SAP directly and specifically interacts with the cytosolic tyrosine 686 of PECAM-1. We generated different T-like cell lines in which SAP or PECAM-1 are expressed or down modulated and we demonstrate that a diminished SAP expression correlates with a diminished PECAM-1-mediated adhesion. Although SAP has mainly been shown to associate with SLAM receptors, we evidence here that SAP is a new actor downstream of PECAM-1.
Keywords: CAM; FCS; ITIM; ITSM; PECAM-1; SAP; SH2; SH2-containing tyrosine phosphatase-2; SH2-domain; SHP-2; SLAM; SLAM-associated protein; Src homology 2; T cell adhesion; TEM; X-linked lymphoproliferative syndrome-1; XLP-1; cell-adhesion-molecule; fetal calf serum; immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibition motif; immunoreceptor tyrosine-based switch motif; platelet–endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1; signaling lymphocyte activation molecule; transendothelial migration.
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