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. 2004 Jan 5;199(1):35–46. doi: 10.1084/jem.20030204

Figure 5.

Figure 5.

The ITAM-like sequence of CEACAM3 is critical for bacterial internalization and Rac stimulation. (A) Primary sequence of the COOH-terminal cytoplasmic domain of CEACAM3 containing the ITAM-like sequence. The ITAM consensus (31) is shown below with the critical tyrosine residues in bold. (B) 293 cells were transfected with the control vector (pcDNA) or the indicated HA-tagged CEACAM3 constructs. Whole cell lysates (WCL) were analyzed with anti–HA tag antibody. (C) Transfected cells as in B were infected with OpaCEA-expressing gonococci for 60 min and analyzed in gentamicin protection assays. The graph shows mean values ± SDs of three to four independent experiments done in triplicate. (D) Cells were transfected as in B, and samples were lysed before or after 60 min of infection with OpaCEA N. gonorrhoeae. GST-CRIB pull-down assays (top) or whole cell lysates (WCL; bottom) of the samples were analyzed with monoclonal anti-Rac antibody.