Abstract
The signaling lipid sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) stabilizes the vasculature, directs lymphocyte egress from lymphoid organs, and shapes inflammatory responses. However, little is known about how S1P distribution is controlled in vivo, and it is not clear how a ubiquitously made lipid functions as a signal that requires precise spatial and temporal control. We have found that lipid phosphate phosphatase 3 (LPP3) enables efficient export of mature T cells from the thymus into circulation, and several lines of evidence suggest that LPP3 promotes exit by destroying thymic S1P. Although five additional S1P-degrading enzymes are expressed in the thymus, they cannot compensate for the loss of LPP3. Moreover, conditional deletion of LPP3 in either epithelial cells or endothelial cells is sufficient to inhibit egress. These results suggest that S1P generation and destruction are tightly regulated and that LPP3 is essential to establish the balance.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-16-2011
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1084/jem.20102551
Repository Citation
Bréart, Béatrice; Ramos-Perez, Willy D.; Mendoza, Alejandra; Salous, Abdelghaffar K.; Gobert, Michael; Huang, Yong; Adams, Ralf H.; Lafaille, Juan J.; Escalante-Alcalde, Diana; Morris, Andrew J.; and Schwab, Susan R., "Lipid Phosphate Phosphatase 3 Enables Efficient Thymic Egress" (2011). Gill Heart & Vascular Institute Faculty Publications. 5.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/heart_facpub/5
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Notes/Citation Information
Published in The Journal of Experimental Medicine, v. 208, no. 6, p. 1267-1278.
© 2011 Bréart et al.
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