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Extracellular Cystatin F Is Internalised by Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes and Decreases Their Cytotoxicity.


ABSTRACT: Cystatin F is a protein inhibitor of cysteine cathepsins, peptidases involved in the activation of the effector molecules of the perforin/granzyme pathway. Cystatin F was previously shown to regulate natural killer cell cytotoxicity. Here, we show that extracellular cystatin F has a role in regulating the killing efficiency of cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs). Extracellular cystatin F was internalised into TALL-104 cells, a cytotoxic T cell line, and decreased their cathepsin C and H activity. Correspondingly, granzyme A and B activity was also decreased and, most importantly, the killing efficiency of TALL-104 cells as well as primary human CTLs was reduced. The N-terminally truncated form of cystatin F, which can directly inhibit cathepsin C (unlike the full-length form), was more effective than the full-length inhibitor. Furthermore, cystatin F decreased cathepsin L activity, which, however, did not affect perforin processing. Cystatin F derived from K-562 target cells could also decrease the cytotoxicity of TALL-104 cells. These results clearly show that, by inhibiting cysteine cathepsin proteolytic activity, extracellular cystatin F can decrease the cytotoxicity of CTLs and thus compromise their function.

SUBMITTER: Prunk M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7762138 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Extracellular Cystatin F Is Internalised by Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes and Decreases Their Cytotoxicity.

Prunk Mateja M   Perišić Nanut Milica M   Jakoš Tanja T   Sabotič Jerica J   Švajger Urban U   Kos Janko J  

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Cystatin F is a protein inhibitor of cysteine cathepsins, peptidases involved in the activation of the effector molecules of the perforin/granzyme pathway. Cystatin F was previously shown to regulate natural killer cell cytotoxicity. Here, we show that extracellular cystatin F has a role in regulating the killing efficiency of cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs). Extracellular cystatin F was internalised into TALL-104 cells, a cytotoxic T cell line, and decreased their cathepsin C and H activity. Cor  ...[more]

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