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The Journal of Experimental Medicine, Volume 192, Number 7, October 2, 2000 1059-1068

Original Article

DAP10 and DAP12 Form Distinct, but Functionally Cooperative, Receptor Complexes in Natural Killer Cells

Jun Wua, Holly Cherwinskic, Thomas Spiesb, Joseph H. Phillipsc, and Lewis L. Laniera
a Department of Microbiology and Immunology and the Cancer Research Institute, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143
b Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Clinical Research Division, Seattle, Washington 98109
c Department of Immunology, DNAX Research Institute, Palo Alto, California 94304

Correspondence to: Lewis L. Lanier, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Box 0414, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143-0414. Tel:415-514-0829 Fax:415-476-0939

Many of the activating receptors on natural killer (NK) cells are multisubunit complexes composed of ligand-binding receptors that are noncovalently associated with membrane-bound signaling adaptor proteins, including CD3{zeta}, Fc{epsilon}RI{gamma}, DAP12, and DAP10. Because the DAP10 and DAP12 genes are closely linked, expressed in NK cells, and have remarkably similar transmembrane segments, it was of interest to determine the specificity of their interactions with ligand-binding receptors and to examine their signaling properties. Despite their similarities, DAP10, DAP12, Fc{epsilon}RI{gamma}, and CD3{zeta} form specific receptor complexes with their ligand-binding partners in NK cells and transfectants. The transmembrane regions of DAP10 and DAP12 are sufficient to confer specific association with their partners. Although cross-linking of either DAP10- or DAP12-associated receptors has been shown to be sufficient to trigger NK cell–mediated cytotoxicity against Fc receptor–bearing cells, substantial synergy was observed in the induction of cytokine production when both receptors were engaged. Activation of the Syk/ZAP70 tyrosine kinases by the immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motif–containing DAP12 adaptor and of the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase pathway by the YxNM-containing DAP10 adaptor may play an important role in the stimulation of NK cells and T cells.

Key Words: DAP10, DAP12, immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motif, NKG2D, natural killer cell activation


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