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. 1992 May 1;89(9):3845–3849. doi: 10.1073/pnas.89.9.3845

Cells that present both specific ligand and costimulatory activity are the most efficient inducers of clonal expansion of normal CD4 T cells.

Y Liu 1, C A Janeway Jr 1
PMCID: PMC525587  PMID: 1349172

Abstract

Clonal expansion of naive CD4 T cells is a necessary step in most adaptive immune responses. Two distinct signals are required for clonal expansion to occur, ligation of T-cell receptors by an antigenic peptide bound to self major histocompatibility complex-encoded class II molecules (signal 1) and a costimulatory signal derived from an antigen-presenting cell (signal 2). To study whether these two signals need to be delivered by a single cell in order to induce clonal expansion of normal CD4 T cells, we have used anti-CD3 bound to Fc receptors as a ligand for the T-cell receptor to deliver signal 1 to all CD4T cells, and we have inactivated signal 2 with a newly generated monoclonal antibody or by using Fc receptor-positive cells that lack the costimulator. Costimulation was delivered by cells whose Fc receptors were blocked with anti-Fc receptor monoclonal antibody. Our results indicate that delivery of ligand and costimulator on one cell is at least 30-fold more efficient than separate delivery. No significant clonal expansion was observed when signals 1 and 2 were delivered by different cells. We have also carried out experiments using fibroblast transfectants that can deliver either or both of these two signals. These studies show that separate delivery of these two signals is at least 80-fold less efficient than their combined delivery by one cell. These findings may explain why tissues can express autoantigens and contain active antigen-presenting cells without inducing autoimmunity.

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