title: Induction of peptide-specific CD8+ CTL clones in beta 2-microglobulin-deficient mice.
abstract: We have examined the ability of beta 2-m- mice to produce CD4-8+ T cells by generating CD8+ CTLs to a defined ligand. We report here the first demonstration of peptide-specific, self-class I MHC-restricted CTLs from beta 2-m-deficient mice. We have used the KOD mouse, an H-2d beta 2-m- strain, to generate CTLs that recognize the class I MHC molecule Ld in association with one of two Ld-binding immunogenic peptides. Testing of these CTLs on a panel of Ld-binding peptides reveals a high degree of peptide specificity. Peptide-specific CTL bulk cultures from KOD mice differ from those generated in beta 2-m+ mice in that they possess altered affinities for their peptide ligands. In addition, we show that CTLs generated from beta 2-m- mice in the presence of beta 2-m+ stimulator cells and exogenous peptide are specific either for the exogenous peptide or for endogenous peptides that are present in association with Ld on the surface of beta 2-m+ cells, but are not present at detectable levels on beta 2-m- cells. These results demonstrate that positive selection of CD8+ CTLs can occur in vivo on the very low levels of class I MHC found in the KOD mouse. Furthermore, CTLs from the KOD mouse maintain a high degree of peptide specificity despite reduced levels of class I MHC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Cook
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Solheim
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Connolly
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Hansen
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000276:immunology; D002460:Cell Line; D002999:Clone Cells / Q000276:immunology; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000276:immunology; D003601:Cytotoxicity Tests, Immunologic; D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I / Q000276:immunology*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008216:Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008811:Mice, Inbred DBA; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D008817:Mice, Mutant Strains / Q000276:immunology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000276:immunology; D013602:T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic / Q000276:immunology*; D001613:beta 2-Microglobulin / Q000172:deficiency*
chemical_list: D000956:Antigens, Viral; D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D001613:beta 2-Microglobulin