Post-translational control of T cell development by the ESCRT protein CHMP5.

The acquisition of a protective vertebrate immune system hinges on the efficient generation of a diverse but self-tolerant repertoire of T cells by the thymus through mechanisms that remain incompletely resolved. Here we identified the endosomal-sorting-complex-required-for-transport (ESCRT) protein CHMP5, known to be required for the formation of multivesicular bodies, as a key sensor of thresholds for signaling via the T cell antigen receptor (TCR) that was essential for T cell development. CHMP5 enabled positive selection by promoting post-selection thymocyte survival in part through stabilization of the pro-survival protein Bcl-2. Accordingly, loss of CHMP5 in thymocyte precursor cells abolished T cell development, a phenotype that was 'rescued' by genetic deletion of the pro-apoptotic protein Bim or transgenic expression of Bcl-2. Mechanistically, positive selection resulted in the stabilization of CHMP5 by inducing its interaction with the deubiquitinase USP8. Our results thus identify CHMP5 as an essential component of the post-translational machinery required for T cell development.

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Stanley Adoro, Kwang Hwan Park, Sarah E Bettigole, Raphael Lis, Hee Rae Shin, Heewon Seo, Ju Han Kim, Klaus-Peter Knobeloch, Jae-Hyuck Shim, Laurie H Glimcher. Post-translational control of T cell development by the ESCRT protein CHMP5. Nature immunology. 2017 Jul;18(7):780-790

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