title: Perspectives on PKCtheta in T cell activation.
abstract: Upon stimulation by environmental signals, T lymphocytes develop an intricate set of signal-dependent responses including remodeling of the actin cytoskeleton, the development of cellular polarity, the initiation of second-messenger cascades, entry into cell cycle, differentiation and effector function. The integration of TCR and costimulatory signaling is critical to the successful initiation of the T cell activation program, and the serine/threonine kinase PKCtheta is an important site of signal integration in the process of T cell activation. We provide an overview of T cell signaling, and then go on to assess our understanding of the regulation of PKCtheta activity, its target proteins and its role in T cell activation and the production of T cell survival factors such as IL-2.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cell Biology, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, 10355 Science Center Drive, San Diego, CA 92121, USA. csedwick@liai.org
authors.forename: Caitlin E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Sedwick
authors.forename: Amnon
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Altman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology*; D021962:Membrane Microdomains / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000502:physiology; D050778:NFATC Transcription Factors; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology*; D000074121:Protein Kinase C-theta; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology*; D018808:Transcription Factor AP-1 / Q000502:physiology; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D007527:Isoenzymes; D016328:NF-kappa B; D050778:NFATC Transcription Factors; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D018808:Transcription Factor AP-1; D014157:Transcription Factors; C076233:PRKCQ protein, human; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D000074121:Protein Kinase C-theta