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SUBMITTER: Wernimont SA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3237745 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wernimont Sarah A SA Wiemer Andrew J AJ Bennin David A DA Monkley Susan J SJ Ludwig Thomas T Critchley David R DR Huttenlocher Anna A
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) 20111109 12
T cell-APC contact initiates T cell activation and is maintained by the integrin LFA-1. Talin1, an LFA-1 regulator, localizes to the immune synapse (IS) with unknown roles in T cell activation. In this study, we show that talin1-deficient T cells have defects in contact-dependent T cell stopping and proliferation. Although talin1-deficient T cells did not form stable interactions with APCs, transient contacts were sufficient to induce signaling. In contrast to prior models, LFA-1 polarized to T ...[more]