The regulation of TCR signalling by the spatial organisation of membrane proteins

Autor: Jeremie eRossy, David J. Williamson, Katharina eGaus
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Frontiers in Immunology, Vol 3 (2012)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1664-3224
DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2012.00167
Popis: T cell signalling begins with the ligation of the T cell antigen receptor (TCR) by a cognate peptide and the phosphorylation of the receptor’s ITAM domains by the kinase Lck. However, the canonical receptor model is insufficient to explain how the constitutively active kinase Lck can discriminate between non-ligated and ligated TCRs. Here, we discuss the factors that are thought to regulate the spatial distribution of the TCR and Lck, and therefore critically influence TCR signalling initiation.
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