ZAP-70 is required for calcium mobilization but is dispensable for mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) superfamily activation induced via CD2 in human T cells
✍ Scribed by Hideki Ueno; Satoshi Matsuda; Kenji Katamura; Mitsufumi Mayumi; Shigeo Koyasu
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 146 KB
- Volume
- 30
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0014-2980
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✦ Synopsis
Stimulation with specific pairs of anti-CD2 antibodies can induce T cell activation and proliferation. In this study, we investigate the significance of ZAP-70 in CD2 signaling using ZAP-70-deficient T cells derived from a CD8-deficient patient and show that ZAP-70 is necessary for cellular proliferation and cytokine production in T cells stimulated via CD2. Biochemical analyses show that CD2 stimulation induces activation of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) superfamily in ZAP-70-deficient T cells, indicating that a ZAP-70-independent pathway(s) exists for MAPK superfamily activation via CD2. In contrast, intracellular Ca 2+ mobilization and activation of nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFAT) upon CD2 triggering were impaired in T cells lacking ZAP-70. Furthermore, we found that pharmacological Ca 2+ elevation combined with CD2 stimulation restored NFAT activation and subsequent cytokine production in ZAP-70-deficient T cells. These results indicate that in CD2 signaling, ZAP-70 plays an essential role in Ca 2+ mobilization and NFAT activation.