scholarly journals The Vav Binding Site (Y315) in ZAP-70 Is Critical for Antigen Receptor–mediated Signal Transduction

1997 ◽  
Vol 185 (10) ◽  
pp. 1877-1882 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Wu ◽  
Qihong Zhao ◽  
Tomohiro Kurosaki ◽  
Arthur Weiss
Keyword(s):  
Signal Transduction ◽  
B Cell ◽  
Binding Site ◽  
Tyrosine Kinases ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Antigen Receptor ◽  
Sh2 Domain ◽  
Antigen Receptors ◽  
Antigen Receptor Signaling ◽  
Receptor Ligation

Stimulation of antigen receptors in T and B cells leads to the activation of the Src and Syk families of protein tyrosine kinases (PTK). These PTKs subsequently phosphorylate numerous intracellular substrates, including the 95-kD protooncogene product Vav. Vav is essential for both T and B cell development and T and B cell antigen receptor–mediated signal transduction. After receptor ligation, Vav associates with phosphorylated Syk and ZAP-70 PTKs, an interaction that depends upon its SH2 domain. Here we demonstrate that a point mutation of tyrosine 315 (Y315F) in ZAP-70, a putative Vav SH2 domain binding site, eliminated the Vav– ZAP-70 interaction. Moreover, the Y315 mutation impaired the function of ZAP-70 in antigen receptor signaling. Surprisingly, this mutation also resulted in marked reduction in the tyrosine phosphorylation of ZAP-70, Vav, SLP-76, and Shc. These data demonstrate that the Vav binding site in ZAP-70 plays a critical role in antigen receptor–mediated signal transduction.

Ig alpha and Ig beta are functionally homologous to the signaling proteins of the T-cell receptor

1994 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 1095-1103
Author(s):  
A L Burkhardt ◽  
T Costa ◽  
Z Misulovin ◽  
B Stealy ◽  
J B Bolen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Signal Transduction ◽  
T Cells ◽  
T Cell ◽  
B Cell ◽  
T Cell Receptor ◽  
Interleukin 2 ◽  
Antigen Receptor ◽  
Cell Receptor ◽  
Antigen Receptors ◽  
Cell Antigen

Signal transduction by antigen receptors and some Fc receptors requires the activation of a family of receptor-associated transmembrane accessory proteins. One common feature of the cytoplasmic domains of these accessory molecules is the presence is at least two YXXA repeats that are potential sites for interaction with Src homology 2 domain-containing proteins. However, the degree of similarity between the different receptor-associated proteins varies from that of T-cell receptor (TCR) zeta and Fc receptor RIIIA gamma chains, which are homologous, to the distantly related Ig alpha and Ig beta proteins of the B-cell antigen receptor. To determine whether T- and B-cell antigen receptors are in fact functionally homologous, we have studied signal transduction by chimeric immunoglobulins bearing the Ig alpha or Ig beta cytoplasmic domain. We found that Ig alpha and Ig beta cytoplasmic domains were able to activate Ca2+ flux, interleukin-2 secretion, and phosphorylation of the same group of cellular substrates as the TCR in transfected T cells. Chimeric proteins were then used to examine the minimal requirements for activation of the Fyn, Lck, and ZAP kinases in T cells. Both Ig alpha and Ig beta were able to trigger Fyn, Lck, and ZAP directly without involvement of TCR components. Cytoplasmic tyrosine residues in Ig beta were required for recruitment and activation of ZAP-70, but these amino acids were not essential for the activation of Fyn and Lck. We conclude that Fyn and Lck are able to recognize a clustered nonphosphorylated immune recognition receptor, but activation of these kinases is not sufficient to induce cellular responses such as Ca2+ flux and interleukin-2 secretion. In addition, the molecular structures involved in antigen receptor signaling pathways are conserved between T and B cells.

scholarly journals Disruption of Lymphocyte Function and Signaling in CD45–associated Protein–null Mice

1998 ◽  
Vol 187 (11) ◽  
pp. 1863-1870 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akio Matsuda ◽  
Satoshi Motoya ◽  
Shioko Kimura ◽  
Renee McInnis ◽  
Abby L. Maizel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Signal Transduction ◽  
T Cells ◽  
Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase ◽  
Tyrosine Kinases ◽  
Tyrosine Phosphatase ◽  
Antigen Receptor ◽  
Lymphocyte Function ◽  
Receptor Signaling ◽  
Protein Tyrosine ◽  
Antigen Receptor Signaling

CD45-AP specifically associates with CD45, a protein tyrosine phosphatase essential for lymphocyte differentiation and antigen receptor–mediated signal transduction. CD45 is thought to mediate antigen receptor signaling by dephosphorylating regulatory tyrosine residues on Src family protein tyrosine kinases such as Lck. However, the mechanism for regulating CD45 protein tyrosine phosphatase activity remains unclear. CD45-AP–null mice were created to examine the role of CD45-AP in CD45-mediated signal transduction. T and B lymphocytes showed reduced proliferation in response to antigen receptor stimulation. Both mixed leukocyte reaction and cytotoxic T lymphocyte functions of T cells were also markedly decreased in CD45-AP–null mice. Interestingly, the interaction between CD45 and Lck was significantly reduced in CD45-AP–null T cells, indicating that CD45-AP directly or indirectly mediates the interaction of CD45 with Lck. Our data indicate that CD45-AP is required for normal antigen receptor signaling and function in lymphocytes.

scholarly journals The B cell antigen receptor of class IgD induces a stronger and more prolonged protein tyrosine phosphorylation than that of class IgM.

1995 ◽  
Vol 181 (3) ◽  
pp. 1005-1014 ◽  
Author(s):  
K M Kim ◽  
M Reth
Keyword(s):  
B Cell ◽  
Tyrosine Phosphorylation ◽  
Tyrosine Kinases ◽  
Antigen Receptor ◽  
Cross Linking ◽  
Protein Tyrosine Phosphorylation ◽  
Antigen Receptors ◽  
Antigen Specificity ◽  
Protein Tyrosine ◽  
Substrate Phosphorylation

Most mature B lymphocytes coexpress two classes of antigen receptor, immunoglobulin (Ig)M and IgD. The differences in the signal transduction from the two receptors are still a matter of controversy. We have analyzed B cell lines expressing IgM or IgD antigen receptors with the same antigen specificity. Cross-linking of these receptors with either antigen, or class-specific antibodies, results in the activation of protein tyrosine kinases and the phosphorylation of the same substrate proteins. The kinetic and the intensity of phosphorylation, however, was quite different between the two receptors when they were cross-linked by antigen. In membrane IgM-expressing cells, the substrate phosphorylation reached a maximum after 1 minute and diminished after 60 minutes whereas, in the membrane IgD-expressing cells, the substrate phosphorylation increased further over time, reached its maximum at 60 minutes, and persisted longer than 240 minutes after exposure to antigen. As a result, the intensity of protein tyrosine phosphorylation induced by cross-linking of membrane IgD was stronger than that induced by membrane IgM. Studies of chimeric receptors demonstrate that only the membrane-proximal C domain and/or the transmembrane part of membrane-bound IgD molecule is required for the long-lasting substrate phosphorylation. Together, these data suggest that the signal emission from the two receptors is controlled differently.

scholarly journals A Critical Role for Syk in Signal Transduction and Phagocytosis Mediated by Fcγ Receptors on Macrophages

1997 ◽  
Vol 186 (7) ◽  
pp. 1027-1039 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary T. Crowley ◽  
Patrick S. Costello ◽  
Cheryl J. Fitzer-Attas ◽  
Martin Turner ◽  
Fanying Meng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Signal Transduction ◽  
Tyrosine Kinases ◽  
Map Kinases ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Antigen Receptors ◽  
Phosphatidylinositol 3 Kinase ◽  
Kinase Activation ◽  
Latex Beads ◽  
Signaling Events ◽  
Escherichia Coli Bacteria

Receptors on macrophages for the Fc region of IgG (FcγR) mediate a number of responses important for host immunity. Signaling events necessary for these responses are likely initiated by the activation of Src-family and Syk-family tyrosine kinases after FcγR cross-linking. Macrophages derived from Syk-deficient (Syk−) mice were defective in phagocytosis of particles bound by FcγRs, as well as in many FcγR-induced signaling events, including tyrosine phosphorylation of a number of cellular substrates and activation of MAP kinases. In contrast, Syk− macrophages exhibited normal responses to another potent macrophage stimulus, lipopolysaccharide. Phagocytosis of latex beads and Escherichia coli bacteria was also not affected. Syk− macrophages exhibited formation of polymerized actin structures opposing particles bound to the cells by FcγRs (actin cups), but failed to proceed to internalization. Interestingly, inhibitors of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase also blocked FcγR-mediated phagocytosis at this stage. Thus, PI 3-kinase may participate in a Syk-dependent signaling pathway critical for FcγR-mediated phagocytosis. Macrophages derived from mice deficient for the three members of the Src-family of kinases expressed in these cells, Hck, Fgr, and Lyn, exhibited poor Syk activation upon FcγR engagement, accompanied by a delay in FcγR-mediated phagocytosis. These observations demonstrate that Syk is critical for FcγR-mediated phagocytosis, as well as for signal transduction in macrophages. Additionally, our findings provide evidence to support a model of sequential tyrosine kinase activation by FcγR's analogous to models of signaling by the B and T cell antigen receptors.

scholarly journals IL-5 receptor-mediated tyrosine phosphorylation of SH2/SH3-containing proteins and activation of Bruton's tyrosine and Janus 2 kinases.

1994 ◽  
Vol 180 (6) ◽  
pp. 2101-2111 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Sato ◽  
T Katagiri ◽  
S Takaki ◽  
Y Kikuchi ◽  
Y Hitoshi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Signal Transduction ◽  
B Cell ◽  
Tyrosine Phosphorylation ◽  
Tyrosine Kinases ◽  
Catalytic Domain ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Phosphatidyl Inositol ◽  
Protein Tyrosine Phosphorylation ◽  
Protein Tyrosine ◽  
Interleukin 5

Interleukin 5 (IL-5) induces proliferation and differentiation of B cells and eosinophils by interacting with its receptor (IL-5R) which consists of two distinct polypeptide chains, alpha and beta (beta c). Although both IL-5R alpha and beta c lack a kinase catalytic domain, IL-5 is capable of inducing tyrosine phosphorylation of cellular proteins. We investigated the role of IL-5R alpha in tyrosine phosphorylation of molecules involved in IL-5 signal transduction, using an IL-5-dependent early B cell line, Y16 and transfectants expressing intact or mutant IL-5R alpha together with intact beta c. The results revealed that the transfectants expressing truncated IL-5R alpha, which entirely lacks a cytoplasmic domain, together with beta c, showed neither protein-tyrosine phosphorylation nor proliferation in response to IL-5. This confirms that IL-5R alpha plays a critical role in protein-tyrosine phosphorylation which triggers cell growth. IL-5 stimulation results in rapid tyrosine phosphorylation of beta c and proteins containing Src homology 2 (SH2) and/or SH3 domains such as phosphatidyl-inositol-3 kinase, Shc, Vav, and HS1, suggesting their involvement in IL-5-mediated signal transduction. IL-5 stimulation significantly enhanced activities of Janus 2 and B cell-specific Bruton's tyrosine kinases (JAK2 and Btk) and increased the tyrosine phosphorylation of JAK2 kinase. These results and recent data on signaling of growth factors taken together, multiple biochemical pathways driven by tyrosine kinases such as JAK2 and Btk are involved in IL-5 signal transduction.

scholarly journals Ig alpha and Ig beta are functionally homologous to the signaling proteins of the T-cell receptor.

1994 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 1095-1103 ◽  
Author(s):  
A L Burkhardt ◽  
T Costa ◽  
Z Misulovin ◽  
B Stealy ◽  
J B Bolen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Signal Transduction ◽  
T Cells ◽  
T Cell ◽  
B Cell ◽  
T Cell Receptor ◽  
Interleukin 2 ◽  
Antigen Receptor ◽  
Cell Receptor ◽  
Antigen Receptors ◽  
Cell Antigen

Signal transduction by antigen receptors and some Fc receptors requires the activation of a family of receptor-associated transmembrane accessory proteins. One common feature of the cytoplasmic domains of these accessory molecules is the presence is at least two YXXA repeats that are potential sites for interaction with Src homology 2 domain-containing proteins. However, the degree of similarity between the different receptor-associated proteins varies from that of T-cell receptor (TCR) zeta and Fc receptor RIIIA gamma chains, which are homologous, to the distantly related Ig alpha and Ig beta proteins of the B-cell antigen receptor. To determine whether T- and B-cell antigen receptors are in fact functionally homologous, we have studied signal transduction by chimeric immunoglobulins bearing the Ig alpha or Ig beta cytoplasmic domain. We found that Ig alpha and Ig beta cytoplasmic domains were able to activate Ca2+ flux, interleukin-2 secretion, and phosphorylation of the same group of cellular substrates as the TCR in transfected T cells. Chimeric proteins were then used to examine the minimal requirements for activation of the Fyn, Lck, and ZAP kinases in T cells. Both Ig alpha and Ig beta were able to trigger Fyn, Lck, and ZAP directly without involvement of TCR components. Cytoplasmic tyrosine residues in Ig beta were required for recruitment and activation of ZAP-70, but these amino acids were not essential for the activation of Fyn and Lck. We conclude that Fyn and Lck are able to recognize a clustered nonphosphorylated immune recognition receptor, but activation of these kinases is not sufficient to induce cellular responses such as Ca2+ flux and interleukin-2 secretion. In addition, the molecular structures involved in antigen receptor signaling pathways are conserved between T and B cells.

scholarly journals Involvement of p59fynT in interleukin-5 receptor signaling.

1995 ◽  
Vol 182 (3) ◽  
pp. 811-820 ◽  
Author(s):  
M W Appleby ◽  
J D Kerner ◽  
S Chien ◽  
C R Maliszewski ◽  
S Bondada ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Signal Transduction ◽  
B Cells ◽  
B Cell ◽  
Protein Tyrosine Kinase ◽  
Antigen Receptor ◽  
B Cell Antigen Receptor ◽  
Receptor Signaling ◽  
Interleukin 5 ◽  
Antigen Receptor Signaling ◽  
Receptor Signal

Previous studies implicate the nonreceptor protein tyrosine kinase (PTK) p59fyn in the propagation of signals from the B cell antigen receptor. To elucidate the functions of this kinase, we examined B cell responsiveness in mice engineered to lack the hematopoietic isoform of p59fyn. Remarkably, antigen receptor signaling was only modestly defective in fynTnull B cells. In contrast, signaling from the interleukin (IL)-5 receptor which ordinarily provides a comitogenic stimulus with antiimmunoglobulin, was completely blocked. Our results document the importance of p59fynT in IL-5 responses in B cells, and they support a general model for cytokine receptor signal transduction involving the simultaneous recruitment of at least three families of PTK.

scholarly journals Critical Role of Ser-520 Phosphorylation for Membrane Recruitment and Activation of the ZAP-70 Tyrosine Kinase in T Cells

2003 ◽  
Vol 23 (21) ◽  
pp. 7667-7677 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yaoming Yang ◽  
Patricia Villain ◽  
Tomas Mustelin ◽  
Clément Couture
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Tyrosine Kinases ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Gene Activation ◽  
Interleukin 2 ◽  
Antigen Receptor ◽  
Membrane Recruitment ◽  
Receptor Ligation

ABSTRACT Regulation of protein tyrosine kinases (PTKs) by tyrosine phosphorylation is well recognized; in fact, nearly all PTKs require phosphorylation of tyrosine residues in their “activation loop” for catalytic activity. In contrast, the phosphorylation of PTKs on serine and threonine residues has not been studied nearly as much. We report that the ZAP-70 PTK contains predominately phosphoserine in normal T lymphocytes as well as in Jurkat T leukemia cells. We have identified one site of phosphorylation as Ser-520 and find this site to be important for the recruitment and activation of ZAP-70 in T cells. Mutant ZAP-70-S520A had reduced ability to autophosphorylate and to mediate antigen receptor-induced interleukin 2 gene activation and was not enriched at the plasma membrane. These defects were rescued by addition of a myristylation signal to the N terminus of ZAP-70-S520A to force its plasma membrane and lipid raft localization. We conclude that phosphorylation of ZAP-70 at Ser-520 plays an important role in the correct localization of ZAP-70 and in priming ZAP-70 for its acute recruitment and activation upon antigen receptor ligation.

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