Arrestin makes T cells stop and become active.

ABSTRACT: T-cell activation requires signaling by T-cell receptors (TCRs) that bind antigen on the antigen-presenting cells (APCs) at the immunological synapse (IS). Sustained signaling requires continuous supply of new TCRs to the IS. In this issue of The EMBO Journal, Fernández-Arenas et al (2014) describe a novel role of β-arrestin-1 at the IS periphery: endocytosis of TCRs and chemokine CXCR4 receptors. Internalized TCRs are then delivered to the IS, where they engage antigen and support prolonged signaling, whereas CXCR4 internalization stops T-cell migration.

SUBMITTER: Gurevich VV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3989646 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature