Brief Definitive Report Identification of a T3/t Cell Receptor Complex in Chickens
Brief Definitive Report Identification of a T3/t Cell Receptor Complex in Chickens
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Chen-lo H. Chen-Chen-lo-H.-Chen-2109482134;L. Lanier Ager;G. Larry Gartland;M D Cooper
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Chen-lo H. Chen-Chen-lo-H.-Chen-2109482134;L. Lanier Ager;G. Larry Gartland;M D Cooper
Closely associated with the antigen receptor molecule on the surface of human T cells is the T3 complex composed of two glycoproteins with Mr of 25,000 (3' chain) and 20,000 (~ chain), and a nonglycosylated protein of Mr 20,000 (E chain) (1, 2). Murine mAb have been made that recognize the human T3 molecule. Physical association of the T3 molecule with the T cell receptor (TCR) has been suggested by the ability of anti-T3 antibodies to coprecipitate a and/3 chains of the TCR (3, 4). mAb directed against either T3 or the TCR induce the same T cell activation signal (5, 6). Because of its importance in human T cell function, we anticipated that the T3/TCR complex would prove to be phylogenetically conserved. Recently (7-9), a murine T3 candidate has been identified by its coprecipitation with TCR and/3 chains. Here we report evidence indicating the existence of a functional T3/TCR complex in birds. Materials and Methods Lymphocyte Isolation and Immunofluorescence. Outbred white leghorn chickens, eggs, and young Indiana giant quails were obtained from local sources. Isolation of mononuclear cells from blood, thymus, bursa, spleen, and bone marrow, and immunofluorescent staining were as described (10, 11). The frequency of stained cells was analyzed by fluorescence microscopy or automated flow cytometry. Capping of lymphocyte surface molecules after immunofluorescent staining was evaluated after incubation of stained cells for 30 rain at 37°C. Preparation ofmAb CT-3. BALB/C mice were immunized by subcutaneous and footpad injections with chicken thymocytes and Ig-blood mononuclear cells, and their lymph node ceils were fused with P3-X63Ag8.653 myeloma cells (11). One resultant hybridoma produced an IgG1, antibody, CT-3, showing immunofluorescence reactivity with a sub-population of blood lymphocytes. The hybridoma was subcloned, grown in ascites, and the CT-3 antibody was purified on a protein A-Sepharose 4 B column. For mitogenicity studies, the purified CT-3 antibody was conjugated to Sepharose 4 B beads, and the exact amount of CT-3 bound to the beads calculated. Immunoprecipitation and Gel Electrophoresis. Blood mononuclear ceils were surface-labeled with NalZSl using the lactoperoxidase method, and lysed in either 1% NP-40 or 1% digitonin plus 0.2% NP-40 in 0.05 Tris, pH 7.5, containing protease inhibitors, at 4°C for 30 min (9, 10). Immunoisolation was performed in a microtiter plate by a solid