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. 2009 Aug;10(8):880-8.
doi: 10.1038/ni.1749. Epub 2009 Jun 28.

Essential function for the GTPase TC21 in homeostatic antigen receptor signaling

Pilar Delgado  1 , Beatriz Cubelos, Enrique Calleja, Nuria Martínez-Martín, Angel Ciprés, Isabel Mérida, Carmen Bellas, Xosé R Bustelo, Balbino Alarcón
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Essential function for the GTPase TC21 in homeostatic antigen receptor signaling

Pilar Delgado et al. Nat Immunol. 2009 Aug.

Abstract

T cell antigen receptors (TCRs) and B cell antigen receptors (BCRs) transmit low-grade signals necessary for the survival and maintenance of mature cell pools. We show here that TC21, a small GTPase encoded by Rras2, interacted constitutively with both kinds of receptors. Expression of a dominant negative TC21 mutant in T cells produced a rapid decrease in cell viability, and Rras2(-/-) mice were lymphopenic, possibly as a result of diminished homeostatic proliferation and impaired T cell and B cell survival. In contrast, TC21 was overexpressed in several human lymphoid malignancies. Finally, the p110delta catalytic subunit of phosphatidylinositol-3-OH kinase (PI(3)K) was recruited to the TCR and BCR in a TC21-dependent way. Consequently, we propose TC21 directly links antigen receptors to PI(3)K-mediated survival pathways.

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