Activation via the T lymphocyte cell surface molecule CD28 provides a potent amplification signal for interleukin 2 (IL-2) production in several in vitro systems. The B lymphocyte activation antigen, B7/BB1, is a natural ligand for CD28. Here we investigate the role of CD28 and B7/BB1 in primary activation of CD4+ T lymphocytes stimulated with allogeneic B lymphoblastoid cell lines. A subset of peripheral CD4+ T cells that is unresponsive to crosslinking of CD3/T cell receptor (TCR) with CD3 monoclonal antibody (mAb) does proliferate in response to allogeneic B lymphoblasts. TCR binding to allogeneic major histocompatibility complex antigens was an absolute requirement for activation of these cells because mAbs to either CD3 or human histocompatibility leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II completely inhibited activation. CD28 and B7/BB1 antibodies inhibited T cell proliferation 90% and 84%, respectively. Similar results were obtained with the total CD4+ T lymphocyte population. Crosslinking of HLA-DR antigens on small, resting B cells induced rapid expression of B7/BB1, which peaked at 6 h and returned to baseline levels within 18 h. These data demonstrate that CD28-B7/BB1 binding provides an important early second signal for alloactivation of CD4+ T lymphocyte by B lymphoblasts. The results also suggest that T cells interacting with allogeneic resting B cells may induce B7/BB1 expression in the alloantigen-presenting cell as a consequence of interaction between the TCR and class II molecules.
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March 01 1991
The CD28 ligand B7/BB1 provides costimulatory signal for alloactivation of CD4+ T cells.
L Koulova,
L Koulova
Human Immunogenetics Laboratory, Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, New York, New York 10021.
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E A Clark,
E A Clark
Human Immunogenetics Laboratory, Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, New York, New York 10021.
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G Shu,
G Shu
Human Immunogenetics Laboratory, Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, New York, New York 10021.
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B Dupont
B Dupont
Human Immunogenetics Laboratory, Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, New York, New York 10021.
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L Koulova
Human Immunogenetics Laboratory, Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, New York, New York 10021.
E A Clark
Human Immunogenetics Laboratory, Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, New York, New York 10021.
G Shu
Human Immunogenetics Laboratory, Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, New York, New York 10021.
B Dupont
Human Immunogenetics Laboratory, Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, New York, New York 10021.
Online ISSN: 1540-9538
Print ISSN: 0022-1007
J Exp Med (1991) 173 (3): 759–762.
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L Koulova, E A Clark, G Shu, B Dupont; The CD28 ligand B7/BB1 provides costimulatory signal for alloactivation of CD4+ T cells.. J Exp Med 1 March 1991; 173 (3): 759–762. doi: https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.173.3.759
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