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Negative regulation of T cell activation and autoimmunity by the transmembrane adaptor protein LAB.
LAB (linker for activation of B cells), also known as NTAL (non-T cell activation linker), is a LAT (linker for activation of T cells)-like adaptor protein that is expressed in B, NK, and mast cells. Its role in lymphocytes has not been clearly demonstrated. Here, we showed that aged LAB-deficient (Lat2(-/-)) mice developed an autoimmune syndrome. Lat2(-/-) T cells were hyperactivated and produced more cytokines than Lat2(+/+) T cells. Even though LAB was absent in naive T cells, LAB could be detected in activated Lat2(+/+) T cells. LAT-mediated signaling events were enhanced in Lat2(-/-) T cells; however, they were suppressed in T cells that overexpressed LAB. Mice with the Lat2 gene conditionally deleted from T cells also developed the autoimmune syndrome like Lat2(-/-) mice. Together, these data demonstrated an important role of LAB in limiting autoimmune response and exposed a mechanism regulating T cell activation.
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- T-Lymphocytes
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Mice
- Membrane Proteins
- Lymphocyte Activation
- Immunology
- Immunoblotting
- Gene Expression
- Flow Cytometry
- Autoimmunity
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Published In
DOI
ISSN
Publication Date
Volume
Issue
Start / End Page
Location
Related Subject Headings
- T-Lymphocytes
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Mice
- Membrane Proteins
- Lymphocyte Activation
- Immunology
- Immunoblotting
- Gene Expression
- Flow Cytometry
- Autoimmunity