Stimulation of the IgE high affinity receptor on rat basophilic leukemia RBL-2H3 cells results in activation of protein tyrosine kinases and rapid tyrosine phosphorylation of several substrates, many of which remain unidentified. In this report, we demonstrate that the Grb2 adapter protein, when expressed as a glutathione S-transferase fusion protein, associates with four tyrosine-phosphorylated molecules (116, 76, 36, and 31 kDa) from lysates of stimulated RBL-2H3 cells. We show further that the 76-kDa protein is SLP-76, a hematopoietic cell-specific protein first identified as a Grb2-binding protein in T cells. Upon stimulation of the high affinity receptor for IgE, SLP-76 undergoes rapid tyrosine phosphorylation and associates with two additional tyrosine phosphoproteins of 62 and 130 kDa via the SH2 domain of SLP-76. Additional studies demonstrate that the SLP-76 SH2 domain also binds a protein kinase from stimulated RBL-2H3 cell lysates. Furthermore, the phosphorylation of SLP-76 requires Syk activity but is not dependent on Ca ؉2 mobilization. These data, together with our previous work documenting its role in T-cell activation, suggest that SLP-76 and the proteins with which it associates may play a fundamental role in coupling signaling events in multiple cell types in the immune system.The high affinity receptor for IgE (Fc⑀RI), 1 found on basophils and mast cells, mediates cell activation in type I allergic reactions (1). Fc⑀RI is a member of a family of receptors expressed on immune effector cells that lack intrinsic enzymatic activity but possess cytoplasmic immune receptor tyrosinebased activation motifs that bind cytoplasmic protein tyrosine kinases (PTKs) (2, 3). Similar to other immune cell receptors (such as the T-cell antigen receptor (TCR) or B-cell antigen receptor), Fc⑀RI is composed of multiple subunits including a ligand binding component (␣ chain) noncovalently associated with transmembrane proteins that bear the immune receptor tyrosine-based activation motifs ( chain and a homodimer of disulfide-linked ␥ chains) (4, 5). The  and ␥ cytoplasmic domains are responsible for signal transduction (6, 7). Chimeric receptors containing the cytoplasmic domains and an unrelated extracellular domain mimic most of the cellular signaling events triggered by the intact Fc⑀RI in the rat basophilic leukemia cell line RBL-2H3 (7). Furthermore, stimulation of a chimeric receptor containing the cytoplasmic domain of the TCR chain also results in rat basophilic leukemia cell activation, (8) suggesting a conservation of signaling properties between T cells and mast cells.The interaction of IgE-bound antigens with the Fc⑀RI initiates intracellular signaling events leading to the generation of inflammatory mediators and cytokines. Proximal biochemical events include the rapid phosphorylation and activation of several PTKs including Lyn (a src family kinase) (9), p72-Syk (10, 11), and focal adhesion kinase (12)(13)(14). Lyn associates constitutively with the Fc⑀RI, whereas the interaction between Syk and the ...