Resting T cells proliferate in response to B cell stimulatory factor 1 (BSF-1; interleukin 4) plus phorbol myristate acetate (PMA). This response is obtained with highly purified T cells and is density independent, suggesting that accessory cells are not required. Both L3T4+ and Lyt-2+ T cells respond to BSF-1 plus PMA. Although BSF-1 alone does not cause T cell proliferation, it maintains the viability of small, dense T cells, indicating that it acts on resting T cells. Furthermore, BSF-1 is required early in the proliferative response of resting T cells to BSF-1 plus PMA, further supporting the concept that it acts on G0 or early G1 cells. However, BSF-1 is also needed late in the first round of division of T cells stimulated with BSF-1 plus PMA. Removing BSF-1 at 24 h of stimulation prevents entry into S phase. These results indicate that BSF-1 is involved in both the induction of competence and in the progression phases of T cell division.
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January 01 1987
B cell stimulatory factor 1 (interleukin 4) is a potent costimulant for normal resting T lymphocytes.
J Hu-Li
E M Shevach
J Mizuguchi
J Ohara
T Mosmann
W E Paul
Online ISSN: 1540-9538
Print ISSN: 0022-1007
J Exp Med (1987) 165 (1): 157–172.
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J Hu-Li, E M Shevach, J Mizuguchi, J Ohara, T Mosmann, W E Paul; B cell stimulatory factor 1 (interleukin 4) is a potent costimulant for normal resting T lymphocytes.. J Exp Med 1 January 1987; 165 (1): 157–172. doi: https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.165.1.157
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