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Department of Pathology and Program in Immunology and Virology, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, MA 01655
The Tec family tyrosine kinase, IL-2-inducible T cell kinase (Itk),
plays an important role in TCR signaling. Studies of T cells from
Itk-deficient mice have demonstrated that Itk is critical for the
activation of phospholipase-C
1, leading to calcium mobilization in
response to TCR stimulation. This biochemical defect results in
reduced IL-2 production by Itk-deficient T cells. To further
characterize the downstream effects of the Itk deficiency, we crossed
Itk-/- mice to a TCR-transgenic line and examined T cell
responses to stimulation by peptide plus APC. These studies show that
Itk is required for maximal activation of early growth responses 2 and
3 and Fas ligand transcription after TCR stimulation. These
transcriptional defects lead to reduced activation-induced cell death
of stimulated Itk-/- T cells, both in vitro and in vivo.
Together these studies define an important role for Itk in TCR
signaling, leading to cytokine gene expression and activation-induced
cell death.
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