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HIV infection--induced posttranslational modification of T cell signaling molecules associated with disease progression.
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| Author |
Stefanová, I, et al. |
| Citation Information |
J. Clin. Invest., 98: 1290-7 (1996), : (1996) |
| Applications |
Immunoblotting (Western) |
| Related Products |
05-321, 05-217, 06-583 |
| Pub Med ID |
8823293 |
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Abstract
In attempt to elucidate the mechanism of the HIV infection induced T cell unresponsiveness, we studied signal-transducing molecules proximal to the T cell receptor (TCR) in T lymphocytes of HIV-infected individuals. Total amounts of protein tyrosine kinases (PTKs) Lck, Fyn, and ZAP-70 and the zeta chain of the TCR were found significantly decreased in T cells of symptomatic/AIDS patients as well as in T cells of individuals in acute and early asymptomatic stages of HIV infection. Unexpectedly, the detection of Lck, Fyn, and ZAP-70 was reversed after the treatment of cell lysates with dithiothreitol. This suggests that PTKs Lck, Fyn, and ZAP-70 were modified by a mechanism altering the status of sulfhydryl groups. Moreover, this mechanism seems to affect selectively T cells of HIV infected patients since B cell PTKs Syk and Lyn were detected structurally and functionally intact. Interestingly, similar alterations of signaling molecules were not detected in T cells of HIV-infected long-term asymptomatic individuals. Modification of T cell PTKs may thus underlie the HIV-induced impairment of lymphocyte function and may potentially predict disease progression.
