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The Journal of Experimental Medicine, Volume 191, Number 9, May 1, 2000 1591-1604


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Phosphoprotein Associated with Glycosphingolipid-enriched Microdomains (PAG), a Novel Ubiquitously Expressed Transmembrane Adaptor Protein, Binds the Protein Tyrosine Kinase Csk and Is Involved in Regulation of T Cell Activation

Tomá Brdikaa, Dagmar Pavlitováa, Albrecht Leob, Eddy Bruynsb, Vladimír Koíneka, Pavla Angelisováa, Jeanette Schererb, Andrej Shevchenkoc, Anna Shevchenkoc, Ivan Hilgerta, Jan ernya,d, Karel Drbala, Yasuhiro Kuramitsub, Birgit Kornackerb, Václav Hoejía,d, and Burkhart Schravenb
a Institute of Molecular Genetics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, 14220 Prague, Czech Republic
b Immunomodulation Laboratory of the Institute for Immunology, Ruprecht-Karls University Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
c Peptide and Protein Group, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, 69012 Heidelberg, Germany
d Faculty of Sciences, Charles University, 12842 Prague, Czech Republic

Correspondence to: Burkhart Schraven, Institute for Immunology, Immunomodulation Laboratory, Ruprecht-Karls University Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 305, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany. Tel:6221-56-4059 Fax:6221-56-5541 E-mail:m53{at}popix.urz.uni-heidelberg.de.

According to a recently proposed hypothesis, initiation of signal transduction via immunoreceptors depends on interactions of the engaged immunoreceptor with glycosphingolipid-enriched membrane microdomains (GEMs). In this study, we describe a novel GEM-associated transmembrane adaptor protein, termed phosphoprotein associated with GEMs (PAG). PAG comprises a short extracellular domain of 16 amino acids and a 397-amino acid cytoplasmic tail containing ten tyrosine residues that are likely phosphorylated by Src family kinases. In lymphoid cell lines and in resting peripheral blood {alpha}/ß T cells, PAG is expressed as a constitutively tyrosine-phosphorylated protein and binds the major negative regulator of Src kinases, the tyrosine kinase Csk. After activation of peripheral blood {alpha}/ß T cells, PAG becomes rapidly dephosphorylated and dissociates from Csk. Expression of PAG in COS cells results in recruitment of endogenous Csk, altered Src kinase activity, and impaired phosphorylation of Src-specific substrates. Moreover, overexpression of PAG in Jurkat cells downregulates T cell receptor–mediated activation of the transcription factor nuclear factor of activated T cells. These findings collectively suggest that in the absence of external stimuli, the PAG–Csk complex transmits negative regulatory signals and thus may help to keep resting T cells in a quiescent state.

Key Words: signal transduction, lymphocytes, Src family kinases, phosphorylation, Csk


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