Abstract
Two T-cell receptor (TCR) populations are expressed on T cells; one is linked to the cytoskeleton via its ζ chain. These cytoskeleton-linked receptors (30-40% of the total number of TCRs) might be important in TCR-mediated signaling and/or concurrent events. Here, differences between the two populations are summarized, and new data are examined to speculate on the functional significance of cytoskeleton-linked TCRs.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 223-228 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Immunology Today |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 5 |
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State | Published - 2000 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:We thank G. Berke, L. Wang and N. Naslavsky for their critical advice, and acknowledge the support of the Society for Research Associates of the Lautenberg Center, the United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation, the Concern Foundation of Los Angeles and the Abisch-Frankel Foundation for the Life Sciences. We apologize that owing to space constraints we were unable to cite all of the many relevant references in this rapidly growing field.