2019
A composition-dependent molecular clutch between T cell signaling condensates and actin
Ditlev JA, Vega AR, Köster DV, Su X, Tani T, Lakoduk AM, Vale RD, Mayor S, Jaqaman K, Rosen MK. A composition-dependent molecular clutch between T cell signaling condensates and actin. ELife 2019, 8: e42695. PMID: 31268421, PMCID: PMC6624021, DOI: 10.7554/elife.42695.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingHumansLymphocyte ActivationMembrane ProteinsOncogene ProteinsProtein BindingProtein MultimerizationProtein TransportSignal TransductionT-LymphocytesWiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein
2016
Phase separation of signaling molecules promotes T cell receptor signal transduction
Su X, Ditlev JA, Hui E, Xing W, Banjade S, Okrut J, King DS, Taunton J, Rosen MK, Vale RD. Phase separation of signaling molecules promotes T cell receptor signal transduction. Science 2016, 352: 595-599. PMID: 27056844, PMCID: PMC4892427, DOI: 10.1126/science.aad9964.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell receptor (TCR) signal transductionHuman Jurkat T cellsActin filament assemblySubmicrometer-sized clustersReceptor signal transductionT cell receptor activationProtein phase separationJurkat T cellsCell receptor activationCell surface receptorsTCR phosphorylationActin regulatorsActin assemblySignal transductionFilament assemblyBiochemical compartmentsFunctional consequencesSurface receptorsModel membranesReceptor activationAssemblyActivationTransductionKinasePhosphorylation