Enhanced T-cell signaling in cells bearing linker for activation of T-cell (LAT) molecules resistant to ubiquitylation.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
; 108(7): 2885-90, 2011 Feb 15.
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| ID: mdl-21282648
ABSTRACT
Linker for activation of T cells (LAT) plays a central role in T-cell activation by nucleating signaling complexes that are critical for the propagation of T-cell signals from the plasma membrane to the cellular interior. The role of phosphorylation and palmitoylation in LAT function has been well studied, but not much is known about other strategies by which the cell modulates LAT activity. We have focused on LAT ubiquitylation and have mapped the sites on which LAT is ubiquitylated. To elucidate the biological role of this process, we substituted LAT lysines with arginines. This resulted in a dramatic decrease in overall LAT ubiquitylation. Ubiquitylation-resistant mutants of LAT were internalized at rates comparable to wild-type LAT in a mechanism that required Cbl family proteins. However, these mutants displayed a defect in protein turnover rates. T-cell signaling was elevated in cells reconstituted with LAT mutants resistant to ubiquitylation, indicating that inhibition of LAT ubiquitylation enhances T-cell potency. These results support LAT ubiquitylation as a molecular checkpoint for attenuation of T-cell signaling.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Lymphocyte Activation
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T-Lymphocytes
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Signal Transduction
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Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
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Membrane Proteins
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Animals
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Humans
Language:
En
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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Year:
2011
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Article
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