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Department of Biology and Molecular Biology Institute, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182;
Division of Allergy, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, San Diego, CA 92121; and
Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037
Expressed in mast and T cells/inducible T cell tyrosine kinase (Emt/Itk), a Tec family protein tyrosine kinase, is critical for the development and activation of T lymphocytes. The mechanism through which Emt/Itk mediates its effector functions is poorly understood. In this study, we show that the Emt/Itk Src homology 2 (SH2) domain is critical for the transphosphorylation and activation of Emt/Itk catalytic activity that is mediated by TCR/CD3 engagement. Furthermore, we find that the Emt/Itk SH2 domain is essential for the formation of TCR/CD3-inducible Emt/Itk-LAT complexes, whereas the SH3 domain and catalytic activity are not required. The Emt/Itk-linker of activated T cells (LAT) complexes are biologically important because Jurkat T cells with deficient LAT expression (JCaM2) fail to increase Emt/Itk tyrosine phosphorylation upon TCR/CD3 stimulation. Confocal microscopy reveals that in activated cells, LAT complexes colocalize with TCR/CD3. The present data suggest that upon TCR/CD3 engagement, the Emt/Itk SH2 domain mediates the formation of a molecular complex containing Emt/Itk, LAT, and TCR/CD3; this complex is essential for Emt/Itk activation and function.
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