DEFECTIVE T-CELL RECEPTOR SIGNALING AND CD8(+) THYMIC SELECTION IN HUMANS LACKING ZAP-70 KINASE

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作者
ARPAIA, E [1 ]
SHAHAR, M [1 ]
DADI, H [1 ]
COHEN, A [1 ]
ROIFMAN, CM [1 ]
机构
[1] HOSP SICK CHILDREN, DIV IMMUNNOL & ALLERGY, TORONTO M5G 1X8, ON, CANADA
基金
英国医学研究理事会;
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10.1016/0092-8674(94)90368-9
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
We have previously described a type of selective T cell deficiency (STD) characterized by persistent infections reminiscent of severe combined immunodeficiency. We show here that STD patients carry a mutation of zap-70, resulting in loss of the activity of this kinase. The thymi of zap-70(-/-) patients show the presence of CD4(+)CD8(+) cells in the cortex; however, only CD4, not CD8, single-positive cells are present in the medulla. Peripheral CD4(+) T cells from the zap 70(-/-) patients exhibit markedly reduced tyrosine phosphorylation, fail to produce interleukin-2, and do not proliferate in response to T cell receptor stimulation by mitogens or antigens. Thus, Zap-70 kinase appears to be indispensable for the development of CD8 single-positive T cells as well as for signal transduction and function of single-positive CD4 T cells.
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页码:947 / 958
页数:12
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