I-region restriction of alloantigen recognition: alloantigen expressed on the surface of a hybridoma cell must be presented in the context of self class II major histocompatibility complex determinants for recognition by a dual-reactive T-cell clone.
A helper-T-lymphocyte clone, designated A10, proliferated in response to both hen egg ovalbumin (OVA) presented in the context of self I-Ak and to the alloantigen I-As. The alloantigen source could be provided by irradiated H-2s spleen cells and also by paraformaldehyde-fixed H-2s spleen cells. However, for fixed allogeneic spleen cells to stimulate proliferation of the cloned cells, it was necessary to add irradiated syngeneic I-Ak-bearing spleen cells, as fixed H-2s spleen cells added, by themselves, to A10 cells were nonstimulatory. We have extended these findings by generating a monoclonal hybridoma cell which expressed the I-As allodeterminant. Similar to our results with fixed allogeneic spleen cells, this source of alloantigen could stimulate A10 cells to proliferate only if irradiated syngeneic spleen cells were added to the cultures. These proliferative responses were effectively inhibited by anti-I-Ak monoclonal antibody (mAb) and by anti-I-As mAb. Furthermore, the response of A10 cells to the alloantigen-bearing hybridoma cells were also inhibited by the anti-L3T4 mAb GK1.5. Collectively, these data indicate that, in some situations, alloreactivity may be mediated by self class II major histocompatibility complex restriction of alloantigen-driven proliferation.
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D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology; D002999:Clone Cells / Q000276:immunology; D000939:Epitopes; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II / Q000276:immunology*; D006825:Hybridomas / Q000528:radiation effects; D007519:Isoantigens / Q000276:immunology*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008285:Major Histocompatibility Complex; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D006377:T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer / Q000166:cytology
D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000939:Epitopes; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II; D007519:Isoantigens