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The cytoplasmic domain of CD4 is required for stable association with the lymphocyte-specific tyrosine protein kinase p56lck.
European journal of immunology - 1 Jun 1990
Veillette A, Sleckman B P, Ratnofsky S, Bolen J B, Burakoff S J
Abstract excerpt
The CD4 T cell surface molecule binds MHC class II determinants expressed on antigen-presenting cells. CD4 is thought to enhance T cell activation by serving as an adhesion molecule as well as possibly by transducing an independent intracellular signal during the process of antigen stimulation. The recent observation that CD4 is physically associated with the Src-related tyrosine protein kinase p56lck suggests...
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