TY - JOUR
T1 - Differential requirements for ZAP-70 in TCR signaling and T cell development
AU - Kadlecek, Theresa A.
AU - Van Oers, Nicolai S C
AU - Lefrancois, Leo
AU - Olson, Sara
AU - Finlay, Deborah
AU - Chu, David H.
AU - Connolly, Kari
AU - Killeen, Nigel
AU - Weiss, Arthur
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2007 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 1998/11/1
Y1 - 1998/11/1
N2 - The Syk/ZAP-70 family of protein tyrosine kinases is indispensable for normal lymphoid development. Syk is necessary for the development of B cells and epithelial γδ T cells, whereas ZAP-70 is essential for the normal development of T cells and TCR signaling. In this study, we show that although development of the αβ lineage was arrested in the thymus, CD3- positive T cells, primarily of the γδ lineage, were present in the lymph nodes of mice lacking ZAP-70. Moreover, in the absence of ZAP-70, dendritic epidermal T cells were fewer in number and of abnormal morphology, and intestinal intraepithelial lymphocytes, normally containing a large proportion of γδ T cells, were markedly reduced. These data suggest that γδ T cells show a variable dependence upon ZAP-70 for their development. Biochemical analyses of thymocytes revealed a lack of basal ζ-chain tyrosine phosphorylation. However, several other substrates were inducibly tyrosine phosphoryiated following TCR stimulation. Thus, TCR-mediated signaling in ZAP-70-deficient thymocytes is only partially impaired. These studies suggest that Syk compensates only partially for the loss of ZAP-70, and that there is an absolute requirement of ZAP-70 for αβ T cells and epithelial γδ T cells, but not for some γδ T cells in peripheral lymphoid tissues.
AB - The Syk/ZAP-70 family of protein tyrosine kinases is indispensable for normal lymphoid development. Syk is necessary for the development of B cells and epithelial γδ T cells, whereas ZAP-70 is essential for the normal development of T cells and TCR signaling. In this study, we show that although development of the αβ lineage was arrested in the thymus, CD3- positive T cells, primarily of the γδ lineage, were present in the lymph nodes of mice lacking ZAP-70. Moreover, in the absence of ZAP-70, dendritic epidermal T cells were fewer in number and of abnormal morphology, and intestinal intraepithelial lymphocytes, normally containing a large proportion of γδ T cells, were markedly reduced. These data suggest that γδ T cells show a variable dependence upon ZAP-70 for their development. Biochemical analyses of thymocytes revealed a lack of basal ζ-chain tyrosine phosphorylation. However, several other substrates were inducibly tyrosine phosphoryiated following TCR stimulation. Thus, TCR-mediated signaling in ZAP-70-deficient thymocytes is only partially impaired. These studies suggest that Syk compensates only partially for the loss of ZAP-70, and that there is an absolute requirement of ZAP-70 for αβ T cells and epithelial γδ T cells, but not for some γδ T cells in peripheral lymphoid tissues.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 9794398
AN - SCOPUS:0032211059
SN - 0022-1767
VL - 161
SP - 4688
EP - 4694
JO - Journal of Immunology
JF - Journal of Immunology
IS - 9
ER -