A single cell analysis of TCR AV24AJ18+ DN T cells.
The T-cell receptor (TCR) BV gene of human TCR AV24+ double-negative (DN) T cells, a novel subset of natural killer (NK) T cells, was investigated by single-cell sorting and single-cell polymerase chain reaction (PCR) methods. Seven of eleven TCR AV24+ DN T-cell clones utilized TCR BV8, three BV9, and one BV6. Six of seven TCR AV24/BV8+ DN T-cell clones had identical TCR beta and alpha chains, indicating that they were the same clone. All three TCR AV24/BV9+ DN T-cell clones also demonstrated the same amino acids in the CDR3 region. These findings strongly suggest that the usage of TCR beta and alpha chains on TCR AV24+ DN T cells is extremely restricted, supporting the notion that these cells recognize highly limited T-cell epitopes on antigens. All TCR AV24+ clones expressed the NKR-P1A mRNA, and so were true NK T cells. IL-2 and IL-4 mRNAs were detected in all clones, suggesting that the majority of these cells were Th0-type T cells. Six clones overexpressed Fas-ligand (Fas-L) mRNA and Fas antigen was detected on all clones at the mRNA level. In conclusion, TCR AV24+ DN T cells might recognize restricted T-cell epitopes on antigens and function as Th0-type T cells, inducer cells to Th1- or Th2-type T cells (regulatory T cells), and as Fas-L-positive cytolytic T cells.
Keino
H
H
Division of Immunology, Rheumatology, and Genetic Program, Institute of Medical Science, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan.
Matsumoto
I
I
Okada
S
S
Kurokawa
M
M
Kato
T
T
Tokuhisa
T
T
Usui
M
M
Taniguchi
M
M
Nishioka
K
K
Sumida
T
T
D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000378:metabolism; D001483:Base Sequence; D015704:CD4 Antigens / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D016827:CD8 Antigens / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D016207:Cytokines / Q000378:metabolism; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics; D053222:Fas Ligand Protein; D019672:Genes, T-Cell Receptor; D006801:Humans; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000276:immunology*; D037181:Lectins, C-Type; D008297:Male; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D055651:NK Cell Lectin-Like Receptor Subfamily B; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D016693:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D016176:T-Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000276:immunology*; D019014:fas Receptor / Q000378:metabolism
D000954:Antigens, Surface; D015704:CD4 Antigens; D016827:CD8 Antigens; D016207:Cytokines; D018076:DNA, Complementary; C505661:FASLG protein, human; D053222:Fas Ligand Protein; C527203:KLRB1 protein, human; D037181:Lectins, C-Type; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D055651:NK Cell Lectin-Like Receptor Subfamily B; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell; D016693:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta; D019014:fas Receptor