Requirement for Tec kinases Rlk and Itk in T cell receptor signaling and immunity
Requirement for Tec kinases Rlk and Itk in T cell receptor signaling and immunity
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DOI:
10.1126/science.284.5414.638
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发表时间:
1999-04-23
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56.9
通讯作者:
Schwartzberg, PL
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作者:
Schaeffer, EM;Debnath, J;Schwartzberg, PL
T cell receptor (TCR) signaling requires activation of Zap-70 and Src family tyrosine kinases, but requirements for other tyrosine kinases are Less clear. Combined deletion in;mice of two Tec kinases, Rlk and Itk, caused marked defects in TCR responses including proliferation, cytokine production, and apoptosis in vitro and adaptive:immune responses to Toxoplasma gondii in vivo. Molecular events immediately downstream from the TCR were intact in rlk(-/-)itk(-/-) cells, but intermediate events including inositol trisphosphate production, calcium mobilization, and mitogen-activated protein kinase activation were impaired, establishing Tec kinases as critical regulators of TCR signaling required for phospholipase C-gamma activation.