title: T cell adhesion molecules.
abstract: Cell adhesion or conjugate formation between T lymphocytes and other cells is an important early step in the generation of the immune response. Although the antigen-specific T cell receptor confers antigen recognition and specificity, a number of other molecules expressed on the T cell surface are involved in the regulation of lymphocyte adhesion. T cell molecules that function to strengthen adhesion include lymphocyte function-associated antigen (LFA)-1, CD2, CD4, and CD8. Their ligands have recently been identified. LFA-1 is a member of the integrin family of adhesion receptors and one of its ligands is intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1); a ligand for CD2 is LFA-3; and ligands for CD4 and CD8 appear to be major histocompatibility complex class II and class I molecules, respectively. In addition, T cells express a number of receptors thought to be involved in cell matrix adhesion. The function and significance of these T cell adhesion receptors and their ligands are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts 02115.
authors.forename: B E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Bierer
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Burakoff
mesh_terms: D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte / Q000276:immunology; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000276:immunology; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D006801:Humans; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D016169:Lymphocyte Function-Associated Antigen-1; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell / Q000276:immunology; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D018127:Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Superfamily, Member 7
chemical_list: D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte; D000954:Antigens, Surface; D016169:Lymphocyte Function-Associated Antigen-1; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell; D018127:Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Superfamily, Member 7