Actin cytoskeletal dynamics in T lymphocyte activation and migration

Dynamic rearrangements of the actin cytoskeleton are crucial for the function of numerous cellular elements including T lymphocytes. They are required for migration of T lymphocytes through the body to scan for the presence of antigens, as well as for the formation and stabilization of the immunolog...

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Hauptverfasser: Samstag, Yvonne (VerfasserIn) , Eibert, Sybille M. (VerfasserIn) , Klemke, Martin (VerfasserIn) , Wabnitz, Guido H. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 01 January 2003
In: Journal of leukocyte biology
Year: 2003, Jahrgang: 73, Heft: 1, Pages: 30-48
ISSN:1938-3673
DOI:10.1189/jlb.0602272
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Verfasserangaben:Yvonne Samstag, Sybille M. Eibert, Martin Klemke, Guido H. Wabnitz
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Zusammenfassung:Dynamic rearrangements of the actin cytoskeleton are crucial for the function of numerous cellular elements including T lymphocytes. They are required for migration of T lymphocytes through the body to scan for the presence of antigens, as well as for the formation and stabilization of the immunological synapse at the interface between antigen-presenting cells and T lymphocytes. Supramolecular activation clusters within the immunological synapse play an important role for the initiation of T cell responses and for the execution of T cell effector functions. In addition to the T cell receptor/CD3 induced actin nucleation via Wasp/Arp2/3-activation, signals through accessory receptors of the T cell (i.e., costimulation) regulate actin cytoskeletal dynamics. In this regard, the actin-binding proteins cofilin and L-plastin represent prominent candidates linking accessory receptor stimulation to the rearrangement of the actin cytoskeleton. Cofilin enhances actin polymerization via its actin-severing activity, and as a long-lasting effect, cofilin generates novel actin monomers through F-actin depolymerization. L-plastin stabilizes actin filament structures by means of its actin-bundling activity.
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ISSN:1938-3673
DOI:10.1189/jlb.0602272