Inhibition or activation of human T cell receptor transfectants is controlled by defined, soluble antigen arrays
| Autor: | Renee Z. Dintzis, Don J. Diamond, Howard M. Dintzis, David Eric Symer |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 1992 |
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Interleukin 2
T-Lymphocytes Immunology Receptors Antigen T-Cell chemical and pharmacologic phenomena Biology Lymphocyte Activation Transfection Jurkat cells Antigen Aldesleukin Calcium flux medicine Immunology and Allergy Humans Antigens Receptor Cells Cultured T-cell receptor T lymphocyte Articles Molecular biology Biophysics Interleukin-2 Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate Calcium medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Experimental Medicine |
| ISSN: | 1540-9538 0022-1007 |
| Popis: | We present evidence that direct T cell receptor (TCR) occupancy by antigen can either activate or inhibit T cells, depending upon whether or not a threshold number of local TCRs are crosslinked by multivalent arrays of the antigen. Variants of Jurkat cells were previously transfected with TCR alpha and beta chains that bind fluorescein, yielding FL-TCR+ human T cells. The transfectants are activated upon binding soluble multivalent antigen arrays at concentrations well below those required for monovalent interactions. This activation, measured by calcium fluxes and interleukin 2 (IL-2) production, indicates the superior binding avidity of multivalent ligands. Smaller, less multivalent arrays do not activate the cells, but antagonize larger arrays, demonstrating that antigen can bind TCR as either agonist or antagonist. The balance between activation and inhibition depends upon antigen array size, ligand valence, and concentration, indicating that a threshold extent of receptor crosslinking, and not individual perturbations of single TCR, is required for activation by antigen. Approximately 100 stimulatory arrays specifically bind per FL-TCR+ cell at concentrations where IL-2 production is half-maximal. |
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