When T cells are activated by recognizing peptide:MHC complexes on dendritic cells in the lymph node, they up-regulate the receptor CD69. For T cells expressing a given T-cell receptor, the initial strength of the T-cell receptor signal can be modulated by varying the number of peptide:MHC complexes on the dendritic cells, or by varying the affinity with which the T cell-receptor binds to the peptide:MHC complexes. As a result, T cells stimulated with stronger T-cell receptor signals will maintain high expression of CD69 for one or two days longer that if those same T cells were stimulated with weaker T-cell receptor signals. Therefore, T cells stimulated with weaker T-cell receptor signals are likely to: Die by apoptosis Undergo more rounds of proliferation that T cells stimulated with stronger T-cell receptor signals Migrate to the B-cell zones of the lymph node Have reduced effector functions, such as cytokine production Egress from the lymph node 1–2 days earlier than T cells stimulated with stronger T-cell receptor signals

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Cell Signaling

It allows cells to perform various cellular activities, coordinate, and interact with other cells. All cells of an organism receive signals from their environments and respond accordingly. Even the unicellular eukaryotes receive signals secreted by other cells and respond. In the case of yeast, mating takes place by signaling between the yeast cells. Communication by cell signaling in a multicellular organism has become a vast and important part of various fields of biology.