title: The role of CD22 and other inhibitory co-receptors in B-cell activation.
abstract: Inhibitory co-receptors downmodulate B-cell receptor (BCR) signalling by setting a signalling threshold that prevents overstimulation of B cells. Activation of these inhibitory co-receptors occurs by phosphorylation on their cytoplasmic inhibitory immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibition motifs (ITIMs), followed by recruitment of the tyrosine phosphatase SHP-1 or the lipid phosphatase SHIP, and depends on their association with the BCR. Recent evidence shows that B-cell signal inhibition is regulated by ligand binding of inhibitory receptors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics, University of Erlangen, Staudtstrasse 5, 91058 Erlangen, Germany. nitschke@biologie.uni-erlangen.de
authors.forename: Lars
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nitschke
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000378:metabolism*; D000944:Antigens, Differentiation, B-Lymphocyte / Q000378:metabolism*; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D037102:Lectins / Q000378:metabolism*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice; D011947:Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell / Q000378:metabolism*; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic / Q000378:metabolism; D051918:Sialic Acid Binding Ig-like Lectin 2; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; D000944:Antigens, Differentiation, B-Lymphocyte; C497867:CD22 protein, human; C497868:Cd22 protein, mouse; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D037102:Lectins; D011947:Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic; D051918:Sialic Acid Binding Ig-like Lectin 2