Protein-tyrosine kinase Lyn and Syk are critical for antigenreceptor-induced signal transduction in mast cells. To identify novel Lyn/Syk substrates, we screened an RBL-2H3 bacterial expression library for proteins that were tyrosine phosphorylated with baculoviral expressed Lyn or Syk. Five clones as potential Lyn substrates and eight clones as Syk substrates were identified including known substrates such as SLP-76, LAT, and ␣-tubulin. A potential substrate of Lyn identified was the molecule TOM1L1, which has several domains thought to be important for membrane trafficking and protein-protein interactions. Because the function of TOM1L1 is unclear, the rat TOM1L1 full-length cDNA was isolated and used to express the protein in COS-1 and RBL-2H3 mast cells. In COS-1 cells, the co-transfection of TOM1L1 and Lyn, but not Syk, resulted in the tyrosine phosphorylation of TOM1L1. In RBL-2H3 mast cells, the overexpressed TOM1L1 was strongly tyrosine phosphorylated in non-stimulated cells, and this phosphorylation was enhanced by Fc⑀RI aggregation. By subcellular fractionation, wild-type TOM1L1 was mainly in the cytoplasm with a small fraction constitutively associated with the membrane; this association was markedly reduced in deletion mutants lacking several of the protein interaction domains. The overexpression of TOM1L1 enhanced antigen-induced tumor necrosis factor (TNF) ␣ generation and release. Both protein interaction domains (VHS and the coiled-coil domains) were required for the increased TNF␣ release, but not the increased TNF␣ generation. These results suggest that TOM1L1 is a novel protein involved in the Fc⑀RI signal transduction for the generation of cytokines.The aggregation of the high affinity IgE receptor (Fc⑀RI) on mast cells and basophils activates multiple signaling pathways that lead to degranulation and the release of mediators of allergic reactions. The earliest biochemical event following Fc⑀RI aggregation is the tyrosine phosphorylation of multiple signaling molecules (1, 2). Because Fc⑀RI lacks intrinsic enzymatic activity, this phosphorylation is due to the rapid activation of two non-receptor-type protein-tyrosine kinases, Lyn and Syk. In this pathway Fc⑀RI aggregation results in Lyn phosphorylating the Tyr residues of the immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motifs of the  and ␥ subunits of Fc⑀RI. The tyrosinephosphorylated immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motifs of the  and ␥ subunits then recruit Lyn and Syk, respectively, through Src homology-2 (SH2) 5 domain-mediated interactions, leading to phosphorylation and activation of Syk (3-5).Because of their critical role in signal transduction, there is much interest in understanding how Lyn and Syk transfer the signal from Fc⑀RI aggregation to downstream events. Several substrates of Lyn and Syk have been identified by different experimental approaches. These include enzymes such as phospholipase C␥ (6), phospholipase D (7), Btk (8 -10), Pyk2 (11), Vav (12), phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (13), and Cbl (14) To identify novel ...