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Division of Immunology and Cancer Research Laboratory, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
The Dad1 protein has been shown to play a role in prevention of
apoptosis in certain cell types. Dad1 is also a subunit of the
oligosaccharyltransferase enzyme complex that initiates
N-linked glycosylation. It is encoded by a gene located
adjacent to the TCR
and
genes on mouse chromosome 14. We have
investigated the role of Dad1 during T cell development and activation.
We observe that endogenous Dad1 levels are modulated during T cell
development to reach maximal expression in mature thymocytes.
Transgenic mice that overexpress Dad1 in both the thymus and peripheral
immune system have been generated. Apoptosis of thymocytes from such
mice is largely unaffected, but peripheral T cells display
hyperproliferation in response to stimuli. Therefore, the linkage
between the TCR and Dad1 genes may have important consequences for T
cell function.
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