title: Age-related impairments in TCR/CD3 activation of ZAP-70 are associated with reduced tyrosine phosphorylations of zeta-chains and p59fyn/p56lck in human T cells.
abstract: The expression and catalytic activity of the protein tyrosine kinase (PTK) ZAP-70 are needed for normal intracellular signaling through the T-cell receptor (TCR)/CD3 complex. However, the possible effect of aging on the catalytic activity of ZAP-70 in human peripheral blood T cells stimulated via the TCR/CD3 complex is unknown. The current studies show that T cells from a substantial proportion of elderly humans (12) exhibit significant reductions in the catalytic activity, but not expression of ZAP-70 when stimulated by ligation of the TCR/CD3 with cross-linked anti-CD3epsilon monoclonal antibody OKT3. In addition, the reduced catalytic activity of ZAP-70 in T cells from elderly subjects was not restored to the normal levels in response to ligation of CD4 receptors, suggesting defects in PTKs linked to both CD3 and CD4 receptors. Other experiments demonstrated that the age-related impairments of ZAP-70 activation in anti-CD3-stimulated T cells were accompanied by decreased tyrosine phosphorylations of zeta-chains and autophosphorylations of the PTKs p561ck/p59fyn. Moreover, the age-related defects in these early TCR/CD3-mediated phosphorylation events were readily detectable in both CD45RO+ memory and CD45RA+ naive T cells. Thus, these results suggest that defects in early TCR/CD3-mediated phosphorylation events among CD45RO+ memory and CD45RA+ naive T cells from certain elderly humans may con tribute to impaired induction of ZAP-70 catalytic activity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, The William H. Davis Medical Research Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus 43210-1228, USA. Whisler-1@medctr.osu.edu
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Whisler
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Y G
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Newhouse
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D017252:CD3 Complex / Q000276:immunology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D006801:Humans; D007156:Immunologic Memory; D017493:Leukocyte Common Antigens / Q000378:metabolism; D019860:Lymphocyte Specific Protein Tyrosine Kinase p56(lck) / Q000378:metabolism*; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D051076:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fyn; D017260:Receptor-CD3 Complex, Antigen, T-Cell / Q000378:metabolism*; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell / Q000378:metabolism*; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D014443:Tyrosine / Q000378:metabolism*; D051746:ZAP-70 Protein-Tyrosine Kinase
chemical_list: D017252:CD3 Complex; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D017260:Receptor-CD3 Complex, Antigen, T-Cell; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell; C054979:antigen T cell receptor, zeta chain; D014443:Tyrosine; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; C494957:FYN protein, human; D019860:Lymphocyte Specific Protein Tyrosine Kinase p56(lck); D051076:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fyn; D051746:ZAP-70 Protein-Tyrosine Kinase; C497261:ZAP70 protein, human; D017493:Leukocyte Common Antigens