In cytotoxic T cells (CTL), Protein Kinase B /Akt is activated by the T cell antigen receptor (TCR) and the cytokine Interleukin 2 (IL2), in part by phosophorylation of Akt by Phospholipid dependent kinase 1 (PDK1). The role of PDK1 and Akt in CTL has however not been fully defined. In order to expl...
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus