Brain migration disorder and T-cell activation deficiency associated with abnormal signaling through TCR/CD3 complex and hyperactivity of Fyn tyrosine kinase.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
In this study we report on a patient affected by a brain migration disorder and a T-cell activation deficiency presumably inherited as an autosomal recessive trait. The immunological evaluation revealed that the mitogen stimulation failed to induce a proper up-regulation of membrane expression of T-cell activation markers, and cell proliferation. This functional impairment was associated with abnormalities of the signal transduction process that follows T-cell receptor stimulation. A constitutive hyperphosphorylation of the Fyn tyrosine kinase was documented. This is the first report on a T-cell signaling abnormality associated with a developmental brain disorder. Whether the alteration of Fyn, which plays a role in both neurological and immunological systems, is responsible for either disorder remains to be elucidated.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Del Giudice, E; Gaetaniello, L; Matrecano, E; Cosentini, E; Ursini, MV; Racioppi, L; Arrigo, G; Pignata, C
Published Date
- October 2000
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 31 / 5
Start / End Page
- 265 - 268
PubMed ID
- 11204284
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0174-304X
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1055/s-2000-9234
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- Germany