title: The role of the T3 molecular complex in antigen recognition and subsequent activation events.
abstract: Monoclonal antibodies raised against human T lymphocytes have identified several cell surface structures that are intimately involved in T-cell function. Perhaps the most familiar is the structure labelled T3. First identified as an antigen five years ago, it is now known to be a complex of at least three molecular species that is found on all T lymphocytes. There seems little doubt that T3 is closely associated with the antigen receptor on these cells, but how? A new (and different) answer is proposed in each of the following articles.
authors.affiliation: Department of Basic and Clinical Research, Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation, 10666 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, USA.
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Tsoukas
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Valentine
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lotz
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Vaughan
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Carson