Zeta-associated protein (ZAP-70[pY315⁄pY319]) is a monoclonal antibody specific to human, orangutan, chimpanzee, Rhesus monkey, bovine, Xenopus ZAP-70 [pY315⁄pY319]. This antibody is validated for use in Western Blot, Immunofluorescence, and Flow Cytometry. ZAP-70 [pY315⁄pY319] is encoded by the 7535 gene, also known as zeta-chain (TCR) associated protein kinase 70kDa, SRK, STD, TZK, ZAP-70, FLJ17670, FLJ17679.

Zeta-associated protein (ZAP-70), a 70 kDa member of the Syk tyrosine kinase family, plays a central role in lymphocyte activation and development, and is implicated in several immune disorders (1-3). Upon T-cell antigen receptor (TCR) engagement, ZAP-70 is phosphorylated on tyrosines 292, 315 and 319 in the interdomain B, located between the SH2 and kinase domains (4,5). Phosphorylation of both tyrosines 315 (a Vav-binding site) and 319 (a Lck binding site) enhances ZAP-70 function in mediating lymphocyte signaling, while tyrosine 292 terminates the transient activation of ZAP-70 and attentuates lymphocyte signaling (6,7). Phosphorylation of tyrosines 315 and 319 plays an important role in mediating the positive and negative selection of T cells in thymus (8). TLR9-activated B-cells display elevated ZAP-70 expression levels which correlate with sustained PKB induction (9). Additionally, (–)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), a major catechin found in green tea, binds directly to ZAP-70 resulting in caspase-mediated apoptosis in Jurkat cells (10).

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