Tec kinases regulate TCR-mediated recruitment of signaling molecules and integrin-dependent cell adhesion
Tec kinases regulate TCR-mediated recruitment of signaling molecules and integrin-dependent cell adhesion
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DOI:
10.4049/jimmunol.175.9.5923
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发表时间:
2005-11-01
影响因子:
4.4
通讯作者:
Schwartzberg, PL
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作者:
Finkelstein, LD;Shimizu, Y;Schwartzberg, PL
T cells deficient in the Tee kinases Itk or Itk and Rlk exhibit defective TCR-stimulated proliferation, IL-2 production, and activation of phospholipase C-gamma. Evidence also implicates Tee kinases in actin cytoskeleton regulation, which is necessary for cell adhesion and formation of the immune synapse in T lymphocytes. In this study we show that Tee kinases are required for TCR-mediated up-regulation of adhesion via the LFA-1 integrin. We also demonstrate that the defect in adhesion is associated with defective clustering of LFA-1 and talin at the site of interaction of Rlk(-/-)Itk(-/-) and Itk(-/-) T cells with anti-TCR-coated beads. Defective recruitment of Vav1, protein kinase C theta, and Pyk2 was also observed in Rlk(-/-)Itk(-/-) and Itk(-/-) T cells. Stimulation with ICAM-2 in conjunction with anti-TCR-coated beads enhanced polarization of Vav1, protein kinase C theta, and Pyk2 in wild-type cells, demonstrating a role for integrins in potentiating the recruitment of signaling molecules in T cells. Increased recruitment of signaling molecules was most pronounced under conditions of low TCR stimulation. Under these suboptimal TCR stimulation conditions, ICAM-2 could also enhance the recruitment of signaling molecules in Itk(-/-), but not Rlk(-/-)Itk(-/-) T cells. Thus, Tee kinases play key roles in regulating TCR-mediated polarization of integrins and signaling molecules to the site of TCR stimulation as well as the up-regulation of integrin adhesion.