Systematic identification of regulatory proteins critical for T-cell activation

Background The activation of T cells, mediated by the T-cell receptor (TCR), activates a battery of specific membrane-associated, cytosolic and nuclear proteins. Identifying the signaling proteins downstream of TCR activation will help us to understand the regulation of immune responses and will contribute to developing therapeutic agents that target immune regulation. Results In an effort to identify novel signaling molecules specific for T-cell activation we undertook a large-scale dominant effector genetic screen using retroviral technology. We cloned and characterized 33 distinct genes from over 2,800 clones obtained in a screen of 7 × $ 10^{8} $ Jurkat T cells on the basis of a reduction in TCR-activation-induced CD69 expression after expressing retrovirally derived cDNA libraries. We identified known signaling molecules such as Lck, ZAP70, Syk, PLCγ1 and SHP-1 (PTP1C) as truncation mutants with dominant-negative or constitutively active functions. We also discovered molecules not previously known to have functions in this pathway, including a novel protein with a RING domain (found in a class of ubiquitin ligases; we call this protein TRAC-1), transmembrane molecules (EDG1, IL-10Rα and integrin $ α_{2} $), cytoplasmic enzymes and adaptors (PAK2, A-Raf-1, TCPTP, Grb7, SH2-B and GG2-1), and cytoskeletal molecules (moesin and vimentin). Furthermore, using truncated Lck, PLCγ1, EDG1 and PAK2 mutants as examples, we showed that these dominant immune-regulatory molecules interfere with IL-2 production in human primary lymphocytes. Conclusions This study identified important signal regulators in T-cell activation. It also demonstrated a highly efficient strategy for discovering many components of signal transduction pathways and validating them in physiological settings..

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2003

Erschienen:

2003

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:2

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Journal of biology - 2(2003), 3 vom: 15. Sept.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chu, Peter [VerfasserIn]
Pardo, Jorge [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Haoran [VerfasserIn]
Li, Connie C [VerfasserIn]
Pali, Erlina [VerfasserIn]
Shen, Mary M [VerfasserIn]
Qu, Kunbin [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Simon X [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Betty CB [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Peiwen [VerfasserIn]
Masuda, Esteban S [VerfasserIn]
Molineaux, Susan M [VerfasserIn]
Kolbinger, Frank [VerfasserIn]
Aversa, Gregorio [VerfasserIn]
de Vries, Jan [VerfasserIn]
Payan, Donald G [VerfasserIn]
Liao, X Charlene [VerfasserIn]

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42.00 / Biologie: Allgemeines / Biologie: Allgemeines

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Additional Data File
CD69 Expression
CD69 Upregulation
Grb7 Family
Jurkat Cell

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© Chu et al., licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2003. This article is published under license to BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article: verbatim copying and redistribution of this article are permitted in all media for any purpose, provided this notice is preserved along with the article's original URL.

doi:

10.1186/1475-4924-2-21

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OLC2098558821