The regulation of B- and T-lymphocyte activation by the transmembrane protein tyrosine phosphatase CD45

1994 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 247-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew L. Thomas
1994 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 5523-5532
Author(s):  
D R Stover ◽  
K A Walsh

We describe a potential regulatory mechanism for the transmembrane protein-tyrosine phosphatase CD45. Phosphorylation on both tyrosine and serine residues in vitro results in an activation of CD45 specifically toward one artificial substrate but not another. The activation of these kinases appears to be order dependent, as it is enhanced when phosphorylation of tyrosine precedes that of serine but phosphorylation in the reverse order yields no activation. Any of four protein-tyrosine kinases tested, in combination with the protein-serine/threonine kinase, casein kinase II, was capable of mediating this activation in vitro. The time course of phosphorylation of CD45 in response to T-cell activation is consistent with the possibility that this regulatory mechanism is utilized in vivo.


1995 ◽  
Vol 270 (12) ◽  
pp. 6722-6728 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafael Pulido ◽  
Neil X. Krueger ◽  
Carles Serra-Pagès ◽  
Haruo Saito ◽  
Michel Streuli

1991 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 4415-4422 ◽  
Author(s):  
C T Weaver ◽  
J T Pingel ◽  
J O Nelson ◽  
M L Thomas

CD45 is a high-molecular-weight transmembrane protein tyrosine phosphatase expressed only by nucleated cells of hematopoietic origin. To examine function, mouse CD8+ cytolytic T-cell clones were derived that had a specific defect in the expression of CD45. Northern (RNA) blot analysis indicates that the CD45 deficiency is due to either a transcriptional defect or mRNA instability. The CD45-deficient cells were greatly diminished in their ability to respond to antigen. All functional parameters of T-cell receptor signalling analyzed (cytolysis of targets, proliferation, and cytokine production) were markedly diminished. A CD45+ revertant was isolated, and the ability to respond to antigen was restored. These results support a central and immediate role for this transmembrane protein tyrosine phosphatase in T-cell receptor signalling.


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