A role in B cell activation for CD22 and the protein tyrosine phosphatase SHP

Gina M. Doody, Louis B. Justement, Catherine C. Delibrias, R. James Matthews, Jiejian Lin, Matthew L. Thomas, Douglas T. Fearon

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Abstract

CD22 is a membrane immunoglobulin (mlg)-associated protein of B cells. CD22 is tyrosine-phosphorylated when mlg is ligated. Tyrosine-phosphorylated CD22 binds and activates SHP, a protein tyrosine phosphatase known to negatively regulate signaling through mlg. Ligation of CD22 to prevent its coaggregation with mlg lowers the threshold at which mlg activates the B cell by a factor of 100. In secondary lymphoid organs, CD22 may be sequestered away from mlg through interactions with counterreceptors on T cells. Thus, CD22 is a molecular switch for SHP that may bias mlg signaling to anatomic sites rich in T cells.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)242-244
Number of pages3
JournalScience
Volume269
Issue number5221
DOIs
StatePublished - 1995

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