CD28

CD28 (cluster of differentiation 28) is a protein expressed on T cells that provides essential co-stimulatory signals required for T cell activation and survival. When T cells are stimulated through CD28 in conjunction with the T-cell receptor (TCR), it enhances the production of various interleukins, particularly IL-6. CD28 serves as a receptor for CD80 (B7.1) and CD86 (B7.2), proteins found on antigen-presenting cells (APCs). CD28 is the only B7 receptor consistently expressed on naive T cells. In the absence of CD28:B7 interaction, a naive T cell's TCR engagement with an MHC:antigen complex leads to anergy. CD28 is also expressed on stromal cells of the bone marrow, plasma cells, neutrophils, and eosinophils, although its function in these cells is not fully understood. Typically, CD28 is expressed on about 50% of cytotoxic T cells (CD8+) and more than 80% of helper T cells (CD4+) in humans. However, some T cells lose CD28 expression during activation, particularly antigen-experienced T cells, which can be re-activated independently of CD28. These CD28 − T cells are often antigen-specific, terminally differentiated, and categorized as memory T cells (TMs). The proportion of CD28 − T cells increases with age.…

CD28 (cluster of differentiation 28) is a protein expressed on T cells that provides essential co-stimulatory signals required for T cell activation and survival. When T cells are stimulated through CD28 in conjunction with the T-cell receptor (TCR), it enhances the production of various interleukins, particularly IL-6. CD28 serves as a receptor for CD80 (B7.1) and CD86 (B7.2), proteins found on antigen-presenting cells (APCs). CD28 is the only B7 receptor consistently expressed on naive T cells. In the absence of CD28:B7 interaction, a naive T cell's TCR engagement with an MHC:antigen complex leads to anergy. CD28 is also expressed on stromal cells of the bone marrow, plasma cells, neutrophils, and eosinophils, although its function in these cells is not fully understood. Typically, CD28 is expressed on about 50% of cytotoxic T cells (CD8+) and more than 80% of helper T cells (CD4+) in humans. However, some T cells lose CD28 expression during activation, particularly antigen-experienced T cells, which can be re-activated independently of CD28. These CD28 − T cells are often antigen-specific, terminally differentiated, and categorized as memory T cells (TMs). The proportion of CD28 − T cells increases with age. As a homodimer with Ig domains, CD28 binds B7 molecules on APCs, promoting T cell proliferation, differentiation, growth factor production, and the expression of anti-apoptotic proteins. While CD28 is crucial for T cell activation, particularly in initial immune responses, some antigen-experienced T cells can function without it, marking their differentiation into cytotoxic memory cells. ==Signaling== CD28 possesses an intracellular domain with several residues that are critical for its effective signaling. The YMNM motif beginning at tyrosine 170 in particular is critical for the recruitment of SH2-domain containing proteins, especially PI3K, Grb2 and Gads. The Y170 residue is important for the induction of Bcl-xL via mTOR and enhancement of IL-2 transcription via PKCθ, but has no effect on proliferation and results a slight reduction in IL-2 production. The N172 residue (as part of the YMNM) is important for the binding of Grb2 and Gads and seems to be able to induce IL-2 mRNA stability but not NF-κB translocation. The induction of NF-κB seems to be much more dependent on the binding of Gads to both the YMNM and the two proline-rich motifs within the molecule. However, mutation of the final amino acid of the motif, M173, which is unable to bind PI3K but is able to bind Grb2 and Gads, gives little NF-κB or IL-2, suggesting that those Grb2 and Gads are unable to compensate for the loss of PI3K. IL-2 transcription appears to have two stages; a Y170-dependent, PI3K-dependent initial phase which allows transcription and a PI3K-independent second phase which is dependent on formation of an immune synapse, which results in enhancement of IL-2 mRNA stability. Both are required for full production of IL-2. CD28 also contains two proline-rich motifs that are able to bind SH3-containing proteins. Itk and Tec are able to bind to the N-terminal of these two motifs which immediately succeeds the Y170 YMNM; Lck binds the C-terminal. Both Itk and Lck are able to phosphorylate the tyrosine residues which then allow binding of SH2 containing proteins to CD28. Binding of Tec to CD28 enhances IL-2 production, dependent on binding of its SH3 and PH domains to CD28 and PIP3 respectively. The C-terminal proline-rich motif in CD28 is important for bringing Lck and lipid rafts into the immune synapse via filamin-A. Mutation of the two prolines within the C-terminal motif results in reduced proliferation and IL-2 production but normal induction of Bcl-xL. Phosphorylation of a tyrosine within the PYAP motif (Y191 in the mature human CD28) forms a high affinity-binding site for the SH2 domain of the src kinase Lck which in turn binds to the serine kinase PKC-θ.

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