Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2050993 | FEBS Letters | 2007 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
To examine the involvement of lipid rafts in an age-associated decline in T cell function, we analyzed the effect of aging on the constituents of lipid rafts in resting mouse CD4+ T cells. We found a pronounced, age-dependent reduction in PAG/Cbp, which is involved in the regulation of Src family kinases (SFKs) by recruiting Csk (a negative regulator of SFKs) to lipid rafts. This reduction is specific for T cells and is attributed, at least in part, to the reduction in its mRNA level. The reduction of PAG accompanies marked impairment in recruiting Csk to lipid rafts and a concomitant decrease in the inactive forms of SFKs. These findings indicate that old mouse CD4+ T cells have a defect in a negative SFK regulatory system.
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Authors
Mitsushi Inomata, Yukiko Shimada, Masami Hayashi, Jun Shimizu, Yoshiko Ohno-Iwashita,