TY - JOUR
T1 - Selective function of PKC-theta in T cells.
AU - Manicassamy, Santhakumar
AU - Gupta, Sonal
AU - Sun, Zuoming
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PY - 2006/8
Y1 - 2006/8
N2 - T cell activation is a critical process in initiating adaptive immune response since only through this process the naive antigen specific T cells differentiate into armed effector T cells that mediate the actual immune response. During T cell activation, naive T cells undergo clonal expansion and acquire the capability to kill target cells infected with pathogens or produce cytokines essential for regulating immune response. Inappropriate activation or inactivation of T cells leads to autoimmunity or severe immunodeficiencies. PKC-theta is selectively expressed in T cells and required for mediating T cell activation process. Mice deficient in PKC-theta exhibit defects in T cell activation, survival and activation-induced cell death. PKC-theta selectively translocates to immunological synapse and mediates the signals required for activation of NF-kappaB, AP1 and NFAT that are essential for T cell activation. Furthermore, PKC-theta-/- mice displayed multiple defects in the development of T cell-mediated immune responses in vivo. PKC-theta is thus a critical molecule that regulates T cell function at multiple stages in T cell-mediated immune responses in vivo.
AB - T cell activation is a critical process in initiating adaptive immune response since only through this process the naive antigen specific T cells differentiate into armed effector T cells that mediate the actual immune response. During T cell activation, naive T cells undergo clonal expansion and acquire the capability to kill target cells infected with pathogens or produce cytokines essential for regulating immune response. Inappropriate activation or inactivation of T cells leads to autoimmunity or severe immunodeficiencies. PKC-theta is selectively expressed in T cells and required for mediating T cell activation process. Mice deficient in PKC-theta exhibit defects in T cell activation, survival and activation-induced cell death. PKC-theta selectively translocates to immunological synapse and mediates the signals required for activation of NF-kappaB, AP1 and NFAT that are essential for T cell activation. Furthermore, PKC-theta-/- mice displayed multiple defects in the development of T cell-mediated immune responses in vivo. PKC-theta is thus a critical molecule that regulates T cell function at multiple stages in T cell-mediated immune responses in vivo.
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M3 - Review article
C2 - 16978534
AN - SCOPUS:33947097707
VL - 3
SP - 263
EP - 270
JO - Cellular and Molecular Immunology
JF - Cellular and Molecular Immunology
SN - 1672-7681
IS - 4
ER -