Membrane rafts in immunoreceptor signaling: new doubts, new proofs?

Trends Immunol. 2002 Dec;23(12):562-4. doi: 10.1016/s1471-4906(02)02330-x.

Abstract

Immunoreceptors are believed to initiate their signaling by association with membrane rafts rich in src-family kinases and other signaling molecules. Although a recent paper casts doubt over this concept, by exposing drawbacks of a commonly used procedure to disturb rafts by cholesterol extraction, several other recent papers give further support to the concept.

Publication types

  • News

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • In Vitro Techniques
  • Membrane Microdomains / immunology*
  • Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell / physiology
  • Receptors, Immunologic / physiology*
  • Signal Transduction

Substances

  • Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell
  • Receptors, Immunologic