| Protein Name | zeta chain of T cell receptor associated protein kinase 70 |
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| Organism | Homo sapiens |
| Gene ID | 7535 |
| Gene Symbol | ZAP70 |
| UniProt | P43403 (ZAP70_HUMAN) |
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Total Number of Articles : 336 |
Description |
zeta chain of T cell receptor associated protein kinase 70 |
| Gene Summary |
This gene encodes an enzyme belonging to the protein tyrosine kinase family, and it plays a role in T-cell development and lymphocyte activation. This enzyme, which is phosphorylated on tyrosine residues upon T-cell antigen receptor (TCR) stimulation, functions in the initial step of TCR-mediated signal transduction in combination with the Src family kinases, Lck and Fyn. This enzyme is also essential for thymocyte development. Mutations in this gene cause selective T-cell defect, a severe combined immunodeficiency disease characterized by a selective absence of CD8-positive T-cells. Two transcript variants that encode different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] |
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