title: Rapid tyrosine phosphorylation of Lck following ligation of the tumor-associated cell surface molecule A6H.
abstract: We have recently described the A6H antigen as a novel 120-140 kDa molecule which is co-expressed on human peripheral blood T cells and renal cell carcinoma cells. Engagement of the A6H antigen results in co-stimulation of CD4+ T cells but it remained unknown how cross-talk between the A6H antigen and the TCR-CD3 complex takes place and which signaling pathway might be involved. Here we show that ligation of the A6H antigen with mAb induces tyrosine phosphorylation of the Lck protein tyrosine kinase (PTK). Co-ligation of the A6H antigen with CD3 resulted in augmented Lck phosphorylation and mitogenesis. In addition, A6H ligation induced an up-regulation of CD3-mediated phosphorylation of the 23 kDa high mol. wt form of TCR zeta and the zeta-associated protein, ZAP-70. Co-precipitation of Lck and ZAP-70 was only seen in T cells activated by combined A6H and anti-CD3 stimulation. In contrast, another Src family PTK, Fyn, was not affected by A6H ligation. In conclusion, we now demonstrate, for the first time, that A6H ligation triggers Lck phosphorylation, and that cross-talk between A6H and the TCR-CD3 complex involves Lck, ZAP-70 and the slow migrating isoform of TCR zeta. These results further suggests that A6H ligation is sufficient for triggering some of the early events in T cell activation, whereas full activation of the T cell, characterized by proliferation and cytokine production, requires co-ligation of the TCR-CD3 complex.
authors.affiliation: Department of Tumor Immunology, The Wallenberg Laboratory, University of Lund, Sweden.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Labuda
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gerwien
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Odum
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dohlsten
mesh_terms: D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000378:metabolism*; D017252:CD3 Complex / Q000378:metabolism; D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D002460:Cell Line; D006801:Humans; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D019860:Lymphocyte Specific Protein Tyrosine Kinase p56(lck) / Q000378:metabolism*; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D020239:Receptor Cross-Talk; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction; D051746:ZAP-70 Protein-Tyrosine Kinase
chemical_list: C119623:A6H antigen; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D017252:CD3 Complex; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell; C054979:antigen T cell receptor, zeta chain; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D019860:Lymphocyte Specific Protein Tyrosine Kinase p56(lck); D051746:ZAP-70 Protein-Tyrosine Kinase; C497261:ZAP70 protein, human