title: Ligand-receptor interactions required for commitment to the activation of the interleukin 2 gene.
abstract: Concanavalin A (Con A), which together with phorbol myristate acetate (PMA) can activate the human T cell line Jurkat to produce interleukin 2 (IL 2), is shown to depend on the expression of the T3/T cell antigen receptor heterodimer (T3/Ti) complex to induce activation. alpha-methyl mannoside was able to reverse all of the observed effects of Con A on intracellular biochemical events. Therefore, ligand-receptor occupancy appears to be required for sustaining biochemical events associated with triggering the T3/Ti complex. Studies of the time-dependent requirements for the two stimuli required for activation revealed that simultaneous stimulation with both Con A and PMA is required for 2 to 4 hr for the cell to commit itself to activation, as measured by the appearance of secreted IL 2. This 2- to 4-hr requirement correlated precisely with the appearance of IL 2 mRNA, and the appearance of IL 2 transcripts depended on protein synthesis during this critical time period.
mesh_terms: D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000502:physiology*; D002118:Calcium / Q000502:physiology; D002460:Cell Line; D003208:Concanavalin A / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006801:Humans; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000235:genetics*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D010750:Phosphoproteins / Q000378:metabolism; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000378:metabolism; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell / Q000502:physiology*; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000502:physiology*; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte; D000954:Antigens, Surface; D007376:Interleukin-2; D010750:Phosphoproteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell; D003208:Concanavalin A; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate; D002118:Calcium