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. 1994 Apr 26;91(9):3628–3632. doi: 10.1073/pnas.91.9.3628

Molecular analysis of antigen-independent adhesion forces between T and B lymphocytes.

F Amblard 1, C Auffray 1, R Sekaly 1, A Fischer 1
PMCID: PMC43634  PMID: 7909604

Abstract

The low-affinity interactions underlying antigen recognition by T-cell receptors (TCRs) are thought to involve antigen-independent adhesion mechanisms. Using a hydrodynamic approach, we found that antigen-independent adhesion occurred between human B cells and resting T cells in a transient and temperature-dependent fashion. The mean cell-cell adhesion force was 0.32 x 10(-9) N and was generated by similar contributions (0.16 x 10(-9) N) of the LFA-1- and CD2-dependent adhesion pathways. After T-cell stimulation with a phorbol ester, the force contributed by LFA-1 was drastically increased, while that of CD2 was unaffected. We propose that weak receptor-mediated adhesion initiates antigen-independent intercellular contacts required for antigen recognition by the TCR and is upregulated following TCR engagement. The method used permits adhesion forces between living cells to be resolved at the molecular level and should prove valuable for the rapid assessment of interaction forces between various types of cells and cell-sized particles.

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