RIAM links the ADAP/SKAP-55 signaling module to Rap1, facilitating T-cell-receptor-mediated integrin activation

Mol Cell Biol. 2007 Jun;27(11):4070-81. doi: 10.1128/MCB.02011-06. Epub 2007 Apr 2.

Abstract

One outcome of T-cell receptor (TCR) signaling is increased affinity and avidity of integrins for their ligands. This occurs through a process known as inside-out signaling, which has been shown to require several molecular components including the adapter proteins ADAP (adhesion and degranulation-promoting adapter protein) and SKAP-55 (55-kDa src kinase-associated phosphoprotein) and the small GTPase Rap1. Herein, we provide evidence linking ADAP and SKAP-55 to RIAM, a recently described adapter protein that binds selectively to active Rap1. We identified RIAM as a key component linking the ADAP/SKAP-55 module to the small GTPase Rap1, facilitating TCR-mediated integrin activation. We show that RIAM constitutively interacts with SKAP-55 in both a heterologous transfection system and primary T cells and map the region essential for this interaction. Additionally, we find that the SKAP-55/RIAM complex is essential both for TCR-mediated adhesion and for efficient conjugate formation between T cells and antigen-presenting cells. Mechanistic studies revealed that the ADAP/SKAP-55 module relocalized RIAM and Rap1 to the plasma membrane following TCR activation to facilitate integrin activation. These results describe for the first time a link between ADAP/SKAP-55 and the Rap1/RIAM complex and provide a potential new mechanism for TCR-mediated integrin activation.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing / genetics
  • Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing / metabolism*
  • Animals
  • Cell Adhesion / physiology
  • Cell Line
  • Humans
  • Integrins / genetics
  • Integrins / metabolism*
  • Membrane Proteins / genetics
  • Membrane Proteins / metabolism*
  • Mice
  • Phosphoproteins / genetics
  • Phosphoproteins / metabolism*
  • Protein Binding
  • Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell / genetics
  • Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell / metabolism*
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins / genetics
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins / metabolism
  • Signal Transduction / physiology
  • T-Lymphocytes / physiology
  • rap1 GTP-Binding Proteins / genetics
  • rap1 GTP-Binding Proteins / metabolism*

Substances

  • Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
  • Fyb protein, mouse
  • Integrins
  • Membrane Proteins
  • Phosphoproteins
  • RIAM protein, mouse
  • Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins
  • SKAP55 protein, mouse
  • rap1 GTP-Binding Proteins