title: Targeting of T-B interaction using heteroconjugate antibody.
abstract: We have deliberately targeted collaboration between T cells and certain B cells by using a heteroconjugate (HETCONJ) antibody. This specific reagent was created by cross-linking the F(ab')2 portions of anti-I-Ab and anti-CD3 monoclonal antibodies. Spleen cells from B6 (I-Ab) but not bm12 (I-Abm12) mice proliferated in vitro in the presence of the HETCONJ. Similarly, T-cell dependent IgM secretion was induced in B cells from B6, yet only weakly in B cells from bm 12 mice. Using B cells from Igh allotype double congenic (B6.C20 Igha/I-Ab and bm12, Ighb/I-Abm12) mice in co-culture experiments, we have used the HETCONJ to study linked versus bystander T-B interaction. B-cell activation, mediated by HETCONJ, was 10 times greater in unseparated than in resting splenic B cells. T-B interaction through T-B contact was more efficient than activation through bystander effects both for unseparated and resting splenic B cells. Large, already activated B cells, in contrast, did not show a preference for linked recognition. Our reagent has mimicked some of the events involved in T-B collaboration and may be useful in studying the molecular basis of cellular interactions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599-7280.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Davignon
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vallin-Davignon
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Eisenberg
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005260:Female; D006462:Hemolytic Plaque Technique; D007140:Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments / Q000276:immunology; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000032:analysis; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000276:immunology; D008211:Lymphocyte Cooperation / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D013154:Spleen / Q000276:immunology; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D007140:Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments; D007075:Immunoglobulin M