title: Activation of T cells by a tyrosine kinase activation domain in the cytoplasmic tail of CD3 epsilon.
abstract: The multichain T cell antigen receptor functions by interacting with and activating one or more nonreceptor tyrosine kinases. The cytoplasmic tail of the zeta chain can activate T cells independently of the rest of the receptor complex. The function of the remaining invariant CD3 chains remains unknown. A 22-amino acid region of the cytoplasmic tail of CD3 epsilon was also able to independently activate T cells. Stimulation of T cells by means of the cytoplasmic tails of either zeta or CD3 epsilon resulted in quantitatively distinct patterns of tyrosine phosphorylation, suggesting activation of different biochemical pathways.
authors.affiliation: Cell Biology and Metabolism Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Letourneur
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Klausner
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D017252:CD3 Complex; D002460:Cell Line; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D002678:Chimera; D002999:Clone Cells; D006801:Humans; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D007700:Kinetics; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016297:Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; D010766:Phosphorylation; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000201:enzymology / Q000276:immunology*; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte; D017252:CD3 Complex; D007376:Interleukin-2; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases