J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 262, Issue 9, 4160-4164, 03, 1987

Interleukin 2 rapidly stimulates synthesis and breakdown of polyphosphoinositides in interleukin 2-dependent, murine T-cell lines

E Bonvini, FW Ruscetti, M Ponzoni, T Hoffman and WL Farrar

Several T-cell functions are controlled by the regulatory peptide interleukin 2 (IL-2). Binding of IL-2 with specific receptors has been well documented, but the molecular mechanism by which IL-2/IL-2 receptor interaction is transduced is not known. We have found that treatment of IL-2-dependent T-cell lines with IL-2 is followed by a rapid stimulation of inositol phospholipid metabolism, as determined by isotopic methodology employing myo-[1,2-3H]inositol. Increased incorporation of the metabolic precursor into phosphatidylinositol and phosphatidylinositol 4-monophosphate, together with the appearance of radiolabeled phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate, occurred within minutes of treatment with IL-2 of factor-dependent CT6 cells. Analysis of labeled water-soluble compounds from prelabeled cells indicated a rapid (within 1 min) stimulation of inositol phospholipid hydrolysis following IL-2 treatment. Increased recovery of [3H] inositol phosphates and appearance of [3H]inositol trisphosphate were observed after treatment with IL-2 of CT6 cells, as well as of a second IL-2- dependent cell line, CTB6. These findings suggests that inositol phospholipid-derived metabolites (i.e. diacylglycerol and inositol trisphosphate) may be part of the mechanism by which certain IL-2 signals are transduced.
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