title: Reconstitution of MHC class I specificity by transfer of the T cell receptor and Lyt-2 genes.
abstract: The T cell receptor alpha and beta chain genes donated by an H-2 class I-specific, CD8-dependent cytotoxic T cell clone were transferred, alone or in combination with the Lyt-2 gene, into a class II-restricted, CD4+ T cell hybridoma. Two important points emerged. First, the alpha and beta T cell receptor genes endowed the recipient with the H-2 class I specificity of the donor only if the same cell had also been transfected with the Lyt-2 gene. Second, the functional Lyt-2 molecule was expressed on the transfected cells in the absence of the Lyt-3 polypeptide. These results demonstrate that, besides the T cell receptor, the Lyt-2 polypeptide is the only subset-specific molecule required to retarget a class II-reactive, CD4+ T cell line toward H-2 class I molecules.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte; D000950:Antigens, Ly / Q000235:genetics*; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000276:immunology; D002460:Cell Line; D006183:H-2 Antigens / Q000276:immunology*; D006825:Hybridomas / Q000276:immunology; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000378:metabolism; D007739:L Cells; D051379:Mice; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D016693:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta; D013602:T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic / Q000276:immunology*; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte; D000950:Antigens, Ly; D000954:Antigens, Surface; D006183:H-2 Antigens; D007376:Interleukin-2; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell; D016693:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta