Characterization of a novel co-stimulatory molecule: a 155-160kD B cell surface protein provides accessory help to CD4+ T cells to proliferate and differentiate

Molecular Immunology
D S VinayG C Mishra

Abstract

Optimal activation of T cells to clonally expand requires at least two distinct biological signals; one is generated by the interaction of the T cell receptor (TcR) with peptides bound to MHC molecules. The other signal(s) is (are) generated by a functionally defined event called the co-stimulatory pathway. We have characterized the co-stimulatory property of a murine B lymphocyte membrane protein (155-160 kD) on resting CD4+ T cells. The study involved the isolation of a 155-160 kD protein (B1) from the membranes of LPS-stimulated B cells. When reconstituted into lipid vesicles, B1 exerted a dose-dependent proliferative response to CD4+ T cells, resulting in the predominant secretion of IL-4 and IL-5 after cross-linking receptors with anti-CD3 mAb. This protein is a phosphoglycoprotein which gives a single spot on two-dimensional gel electrophoresis under reducing conditions and as a distinct peak on reverse phase-HPLC. The B1 binds to the T cell surface as is demonstrated by electron microscopic autoradiography and scanning electron microscopy, as well as competitive binding assays. It does not cross-react with antibodies directed against ICAM-1, LFA-1 alpha, B7, HSA and VCAM-1, suggesting the novelty of the protein. Activati...Continue Reading

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