title: Differences in T15 expression of primary and secondary anti-PC responses with T cells from T15+ and T15- donors.
abstract: The expression of T15 idiotype dominance with T cells from T15- mice was investigated. It was found that T15 dominance in the T-dependent response to phosphorylcholine (PC) could be generated by unprimed BALB/c B cells with T cells from T15+ and xid T15- mice. T15 dominance was also expressed when T15 neonatally suppressed BALB/c were used as T cell donors. With PC-primed B cells, however, T15 dominance was not established until 3 wk after adoptive co-transfer with T helper cells from xid NBF1 mice. To further study the different efficiencies of T cells for T15 dominance, limiting dilution analysis was performed. The data demonstrate that T15-specific T cell populations in BALB/c mice and NBF1 male mice differ in their precursor frequencies. In BALB/c mice, a frequent set of T15/M167-recognizing T helper cells is present; a corresponding frequent set of cells is absent in NBF1 males. This difference is likely to be one of the reasons why dominance is not immediately established after transfer of T cells from xid mice.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Smyk
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: McNamara
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Gleason
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kohler
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D000939:Epitopes / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D005796:Genes; D005799:Genes, Dominant; D006433:Hemocyanins / Q000276:immunology; D007130:Immunoglobulin Idiotypes / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics*; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000032:analysis; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D008819:Mice, Nude; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000939:Epitopes; D007130:Immunoglobulin Idiotypes; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D006433:Hemocyanins; C032808:keyhole-limpet hemocyanin