Abstract
Translocation of the SOS and Vav GDP/GTP exchange factors proximal to Ras and Rac GTPases localized in the plasma membrane glycolipid-enriched microdomains is a pivotal step required for T cell antigen receptor-induced T cell activation. Here we demonstrate that the T cell antigen receptor zeta-chain-associated ZAP-70 kinase and T cell antigen receptor zeta-chain immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motifs are essential for the membrane recruitment of SOS and Vav. Plasma membrane targeting of SOS or Vav begins with the assembly of ZAP-70 with Grb-2 and SOS. The subsequent tyrosine phosphorylation of LAT (linker for activation of T cell) by ZAP-70 leads to a shift in equilibrium from the ZAP-70.Grb-2.SOS(Vav) complex to the (Vav)SOS.Grb-2.LAT complex. This shift results in the targeting of SOS and Vav into glycolipid-enriched microdomains and initiation of the Ras and Rac signaling cascades involved in T cell activation, proliferation, and cytokine production.
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