title: Clnk, a novel SLP-76-related adaptor molecule expressed in cytokine-stimulated hemopoietic cells.
abstract: We have identified a novel Src homology 2 domain-containing leukocyte protein of 76 kD (SLP-76)-related molecule which we have termed Clnk (for cytokine-dependent hemopoietic cell linker). Unlike its relatives SLP-76 and B cell linker protein (Blnk), Clnk is not expressed uniformly within a given hemopoietic cell lineage. Even though it can be detected in several cell types, including T cells, natural killer cells, and mast cells, its expression seems to be strictly dependent on sustained exposure to cytokines such as interleukin (IL)-2 and IL-3. Strong support for the notion that Clnk is involved in immunoreceptor signaling was provided by the observation that it inducibly associated with at least one tyrosine-phosphorylated polypeptide (p92) in response to immunoreceptor stimulation. Moreover, transient expression of Clnk caused an increase in immunoreceptor-mediated signaling events in a T cell line. Taken together, these results show that Clnk is a novel member of the SLP-76 family selectively expressed in cytokine-stimulated hemopoietic cells. Furthermore, they suggest that Clnk may be involved in a cross-talk mechanism between cytokine receptor and immunoreceptor signaling.
authors.affiliation: McGill Cancer Centre, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3G 1Y6.
authors.forename: M Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Davidson
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Latour
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Veillette
mesh_terms: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D002460:Cell Line; D016207:Cytokines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000032:analysis; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D006413:Hematopoietic System / Q000737:chemistry*; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D050778:NFATC Transcription Factors; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D010750:Phosphoproteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic / Q000502:physiology; D018808:Transcription Factor AP-1 / Q000378:metabolism; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism; D018909:src Homology Domains
chemical_list: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; C113939:B cell linker protein; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D016207:Cytokines; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D050778:NFATC Transcription Factors; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D010750:Phosphoproteins; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic; C092947:SLP-76 signal Transducing adaptor proteins; D018808:Transcription Factor AP-1; D014157:Transcription Factors