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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-1-20
pubmed:abstractText
The interaction of the CD40 receptor with its ligand has been shown to be crucial for the activation of B-lymphocytes. Here, we provide evidence that the pg39 molecule/CD40 ligand (gp39/CD40L) also functions as a stimulatory molecule for T-lymphocytes. Activation of T-lymphocytes via gp39/CD40L induced a strong activation of Jun-N-terminal kinase (JNK) and p38-K. Activation of these kinases correlates with a stimulation of Rac1 and inhibition of Rac1 prevents gp39/CD40L triggered JNK/p38-K activation. Further, cellular stimulation via the CD40 ligand results in tyrosine phosphorylation of cellular proteins and the activation of p56(lck). Inhibition of src-like kinases inhibits Rac1 as well as JNK/p38-K stimulation suggesting a signalling cascade from the gp39/CD40L via p56(lck) and Rac1 to JNK/p38-K.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0014-5793
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
17
pubmed:volume
417
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
301-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9409738-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:9409738-Antigens, CD, pubmed-meshheading:9409738-Antigens, CD40, pubmed-meshheading:9409738-CD40 Ligand, pubmed-meshheading:9409738-Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:9409738-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:9409738-JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:9409738-Jurkat Cells, pubmed-meshheading:9409738-Lymphocyte Activation, pubmed-meshheading:9409738-Lymphocyte Specific Protein Tyrosine Kinase p56(lck), pubmed-meshheading:9409738-Membrane Glycoproteins, pubmed-meshheading:9409738-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:9409738-Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:9409738-Recombinant Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:9409738-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:9409738-Spleen, pubmed-meshheading:9409738-T-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:9409738-Transfection, pubmed-meshheading:9409738-p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Evidence for a novel function of the CD40 ligand as a signalling molecule in T-lymphocytes.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Physiology, University of Tübingen, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't