The protein encoded by this gene is phosphorylated by ZAP-70/Syk protein tyrosine kinases following activation of the T-cell antigen receptor (TCR) signal transduction pathway. This transmembrane protein localizes to lipid rafts and acts as a docking site
Gene ontology (GO)Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
Linker for activation of T-cells family member 1 (36 kDa phosphotyrosine adapter protein) (pp36) (p36-38)
Protein function
Required for TCR (T-cell antigen receptor)- and pre-TCR-mediated signaling, both in mature T-cells and during their development (PubMed:23514740, PubMed:25907557). Involved in FCGR3 (low affinity immunoglobulin gamma Fc region receptor III)-medi
TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed in thymus, T-cells, NK cells, mast cells and, at lower levels, in spleen. Present in T-cells but not B-cells (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16160011, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9489702}.
Evidence Score:★☆☆☆☆ Gene-disease association found in Text Mining only★★☆☆☆ Found in Text Mining and Unknown/Other Associations★★★☆☆ Reported in Unknown/Other Associations across ≥2 Sources★★★★☆ ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)★★★★★ ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
CausalDiseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
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Clinical Significance
dbSNP ID
RCV Accession
Evidence Score
Severe combined immunodeficiency due to LAT deficiency
Unknown / Other Associations
ClinVar entries with uncertain/conflicting evidence, and associations from other databases
(OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.) where the gene is not established as causal.
["Th1 and Th2 cell differentiation","Th17 cell differentiation","T cell receptor signaling pathway","PD-L1 expression and PD-1 checkpoint pathway in cancer","Generation of second messenger molecules"]
Diseases Linked via Similar GenesDiseases curated for genes most similar to LAT (see Related Genes above), that are NOT already directly curated for LAT itself -- a lead worth checking, not a confirmed association.