T cell response to embryonal carcinoma F9 cells: induction and characterization of T cell receptor alpha beta+ double-negative cytotoxic T lymphocytes.
We investigated the mechanism of T cell response to murine embryonal carcinoma F9 cells. Thy-1+, CD4-, CD8- (double-negative) cytotoxic effector cells were induced in spleen cells obtained from immune A.BY mice to F9 cells, and the cytotoxic activity was major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-unrestricted. Furthermore, CD4+ T cells were essential for the induction of double-negative cytotoxic T lymphocytes directed to F9 cells. Most of the double-negative cytotoxic T lymphocyte lines obtained by long-term culture of the effector cells had CD3 molecule and T-cell receptor beta chain on their cell surface, and the CD3 molecule was found to be involved in target cell recognition. The T cell receptor alpha beta+ double-negative cytotoxic T lymphocyte line (2A5) also lysed various tumor cells in a non-MHC-restricted manner, but did not lyse concanavalin A-stimulated blasts of 129 strain, from which F9 cells had originated. These results indicate that T cell receptor alpha beta+ double-negative cytotoxic T lymphocytes induced by F9 cells recognize a common antigen(s) expressed on F9 cells and other tumor cells but not minor histocompatibility antigens.
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Department of Immunology, Kochi Medical School.
Fujimoto
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D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000032:analysis; D017252:CD3 Complex / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology; D015704:CD4 Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D016827:CD8 Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000276:immunology; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic; D016130:Immunophenotyping; D008285:Major Histocompatibility Complex; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000032:analysis; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D016693:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta / Q000276:immunology*; D016176:T-Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000276:immunology; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D013602:T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic / Q000276:immunology*; D013724:Teratoma / Q000276:immunology*; D018800:Thy-1 Antigens; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000954:Antigens, Surface; D017252:CD3 Complex; D015704:CD4 Antigens; D016827:CD8 Antigens; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D016693:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta; D018800:Thy-1 Antigens