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Inhibition of ZAP-70 Kinase Activity via an Analog-sensitive Allele Blocks T Cell Receptor and CD28 Superagonist Signaling

ZAP-70 is a cytoplasmic protein tyrosine kinase that is required for T cell antigen receptor (TCR) signaling. Both mice and humans deficient in ZAP-70 fail to develop functional T cells, thus demonstrating its necessity for T cell development and function. There is currently no highly specific, cell...

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Autores principales: Levin, Susan E., Zhang, Chao, Kadlecek, Theresa A., Shokat, Kevan M., Weiss, Arthur
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2397475/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18378687
http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M709000200
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Sumario:ZAP-70 is a cytoplasmic protein tyrosine kinase that is required for T cell antigen receptor (TCR) signaling. Both mice and humans deficient in ZAP-70 fail to develop functional T cells, thus demonstrating its necessity for T cell development and function. There is currently no highly specific, cell-permeable, small molecule inhibitor for ZAP-70; therefore, we generated a mutant ZAP-70 allele that retains kinase activity but is sensitive to inhibition by a mutant-specific inhibitor. We validated the chemical genetic inhibitor system in Jurkat T cell lines, where the inhibitor blocked ZAP-70-dependent TCR signaling in cells expressing the analog-sensitive allele. Interestingly, the inhibitor also ablated CD28 superagonist signaling, thereby demonstrating the utility of this system in dissecting the requirement for ZAP-70 in alternative mechanisms of T cell activation. Thus, we have developed the first specific chemical means of inhibiting ZAP-70 in cells, which serves as a valuable tool for studying the function of ZAP-70 in T cells.