Abstract
T cell activation is triggered by several hours of contact with peptide-major histocompatibility (MHC) complexes on the surface of antigen-presenting cells (APCs). The nature and location of the sustained signal transduction pathways required for T cell activation are unknown. We show here that the production of phosphatidylinositol(3,4,5)triphosphate (PIP3) was dynamically sustained for hours as T cells responded to antigen. In addition, sustained elevation of PIP3 was essential for T cell proliferation. There was PIP3 accumulation in the T cell-APC contact zone and at the antipodal pole of the cell. The immune synapse is thus not the sole site of sustained signal transduction in activated T cells.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1082-1089 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Nature Immunology |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Nov 2002 |
Keywords
- 1-Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase physiology
- Antigen presentation physiology
- Lymphocyte activation physiology
- Membrane lipids metabolism
- Phosphatidylinositol phosphates metabolism
- Protein-serine-threonine kinases
- Signal transduction physiology
- T lymphocyte subsets immunology