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. 1999 Apr 1;18(7):1832–1844. doi: 10.1093/emboj/18.7.1832

Phosphorylation of Tyr319 in ZAP-70 is required for T-cell antigen receptor-dependent phospholipase C-gamma1 and Ras activation.

B L Williams 1, B J Irvin 1, S L Sutor 1, C C Chini 1, E Yacyshyn 1, J Bubeck Wardenburg 1, M Dalton 1, A C Chan 1, R T Abraham 1
PMCID: PMC1171269  PMID: 10202147

Abstract

Accumulating evidence indicates that the interdomain B regions of ZAP-70 and Syk play pivotal roles in the coupling of T-cell antigen receptor (TCR) stimulation to the activation of downstream signaling pathways. The interdomain B region of ZAP-70 contains at least three candidate sites of tyrosine phosphorylation. In this report, we identify Tyr319 as a functionally important phosphorylation site in the ZAP-70 interdomain B region. TCR crosslinkage triggered a rapid increase in the phosphorylation of Tyr319 in Jurkat T cells. Although mutation of Tyr319 to Phe had no effect on the tyrosine kinase activity of ZAP-70, the resulting ZAP(Y319-->F) mutant failed to reconstitute TCR-dependent Ca2+ mobilization, Ras activation, CD69 expression and NFAT-dependent transcription in ZAP-70-deficient Jurkat cells. These defects were correlated with reduced tyrosine phosphorylation of phospholipase C (PLC)-gamma1 and the LAT adapter protein in the ZAP(Y319-->F)-expressing cells. On the other hand, ZAP(Y319-->F)-expressing cells displayed normal increases in SLP-76 phosphorylation and ERK activation during TCR stimulation. Phosphorylation of Tyr319 promoted the association of ZAP-70 with the SH2 domains of two key signaling molecules, Lck and PLC-gamma1. These studies suggest that Tyr319 phosphorylation is required for the assembly of a ZAP-70-containing signaling complex that leads to the activation of the PLC-gamma1- and Ras-dependent signaling cascades in antigen-stimulated T cells.

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