Figure 1.
Retrovirus-mediated expression of Bcl-XL in DO.11 WT and DO.11 CD28−/− primary T lymphocytes. T cells were activated in vitro with OVA peptide and APCs and infected on day 1 with retrovirus encoding either GFP alone (control virus) or Bcl-XL and GFP (Bcl-XL virus). (A) Cells were collected and stained at day 3 after viral infection with antibodies to CD4 and the DO.11 TCR (KJ1-26) and analyzed for GFP expression in CD4+KJ1-26+ cells by flow cytometry. The number beside the FACS® plot represents the percentage of CD4+KJ1-26+ T cells. FSC, forward scatter. (B) Cells infected with retrovirus containing GFP alone or GFP/Bcl-XL as in A were cultured for an additional 4 d in the presence of APCs and OVA peptide, collected, lysed, and analyzed by Western blotting with a polyclonal antiserum specific for Bcl-XL/S protein.