GSBS Student Publications
Title
The role of Tec family kinases in T cell development and function
UMMS Affiliation
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences; University of Massachussets Medical School Department of Pathology; Program in Immunology and Virology
Date
3-5-2003
Document Type
Article
Medical Subject Headings
Animals; CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes; CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes; Calcium Signaling; DNA-Binding Proteins; Humans; Mice; NFATC Transcription Factors; *Nuclear Proteins; Phospholipase C gamma; Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; Signal Transduction; Transcription Factors; Type C Phospholipases
Disciplines
Life Sciences | Medicine and Health Sciences
Abstract
Three members of the Tec family kinases, Itk, Rlk and Tec, have been implicated in signaling downstream of the T cell receptor (TCR). The activity of these kinases in T cells has been shown to be important for the full activation of phospholipase C-gamma1 (PLC-gamma1). Disruption of Tec family signaling in Itk-/- and Rlk-/-Itk-/- mice has multiple effects on T cell development, cytokine production and T-helper cell differentiation. Furthermore, mice possessing mutations in signaling molecules upstream of PLC-gamma1, such as Src homology 2 (SH2) domain-containing phosphoprotein of 76 kDa (SLP-76), linker for activation of T cells (LAT) and Vav1, or in members of the nuclear factor for activated T cells (NFAT) family of transcription factors, which are downstream of PLC-gamma1, have been found to have similar phenotypes to Tec family-deficient mice, emphasizing the importance of this pathway in regulating T cell activation, differentiation and homeostasis.
Rights and Permissions
Citation: Immunol Rev. 2003 Feb;191:119-38.
Related Resources
Journal Title
Immunological reviews
PubMed ID
12614356
Repository Citation
Lucas, Julie Ann; Miller, Andrew Todd; Atherly, Luana O.; and Berg, Leslie J., "The role of Tec family kinases in T cell development and function" (2003). GSBS Student Publications. 792.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/gsbs_sp/792