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The AGC kinase SGK1 regulates TH1 and TH2 differentiation downstream of the mTORC2 complex.

ABSTRACT: SGK1 is an AGC kinase that regulates the expression of membrane sodium channels in renal tubular cells in a manner dependent on the metabolic checkpoint kinase complex mTORC2. We hypothesized that SGK1 might represent an additional mTORC2-dependent regulator of the differentiation and function of T cells. Here we found that after activation by mTORC2, SGK1 promoted T helper type 2 (TH2) differentiation by negatively regulating degradation of the transcription factor JunB mediated by the E3 ligase Nedd4-2. Simultaneously, SGK1 repressed the production of interferon-? (IFN-?) by controlling expression of the long isoform of the transcription factor TCF-1. Consistent with those findings, mice with selective deletion of SGK1 in T cells were resistant to experimentally induced asthma, generated substantial IFN-? in response to viral infection and more readily rejected tumors.

SUBMITTER: Heikamp EB

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4267697 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The AGC kinase SGK1 regulates TH1 and TH2 differentiation downstream of the mTORC2 complex.

Heikamp Emily B EB Patel Chirag H CH Collins Sam S Waickman Adam A Oh Min-Hee MH Sun Im-Hong IH Illei Peter P Sharma Archna A Naray-Fejes-Toth Aniko A Fejes-Toth Geza G Misra-Sen Jyoti J Horton Maureen R MR Powell Jonathan D JD

Nature immunology 20140406 5

SGK1 is an AGC kinase that regulates the expression of membrane sodium channels in renal tubular cells in a manner dependent on the metabolic checkpoint kinase complex mTORC2. We hypothesized that SGK1 might represent an additional mTORC2-dependent regulator of the differentiation and function of T cells. Here we found that after activation by mTORC2, SGK1 promoted T helper type 2 (TH2) differentiation by negatively regulating degradation of the transcription factor JunB mediated by the E3 ligas ...[more]

PMID: 24705297

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The AGC kinase SGK1 regulates TH1 and TH2 differentiation downstream of the mTORC2 complex.

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The AGC kinase SGK1 regulates TH1 and TH2 differentiation downstream of the mTORC2 complex.

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