Artificial T cell:B cell conjugation. A unique approach to analyze weak cell-cell interactions.

  • Cassatt D
  • Kaplan A
  • Cohen D
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Abstract

An antibody response against a thymic-dependent Ag requires cognate recognition of the Ag by B and T cells. Functional T-B cell (T-B) interaction involves binding of Ag by B cell surface Ig, internalization and processing of Ag, expression of an Ag fragment in the context of Ia, binding of Ag/Ia by the TCR and binding of T cell-derived lymphokines by B cell lymphokine receptors. It is becoming increasingly evident that B and T cell accessory molecules also are involved in T-B interactions. To determine the role of accessory molecules in T-B collaboration, we have designed a system in which T-B interaction was artificially induced in the absence of carrier protein. TNP-modified, turkey gamma-globulin-specific, Th cells were allowed to form conjugates with TNP-specific B cells in the absence of hapten-carrier complex. Both B and T cells were induced to proliferate and B cells partially differentiated into antibody-secreting cells when B cells were cultured with TNP-modified but not unmodified T cells. The activation of B cells by TNP-modified T cells was not MHC restricted but was blocked by anti-Ia antibodies, suggesting a role for Ia distinct from Ag presentation. Furthermore, B cell proliferation was also inhibited by antibodies to L3T4 and LFA-1, suggesting a functional accessory role for these molecules in induction of B cell proliferation/differentiation.

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Cassatt, D. R., Kaplan, A. M., & Cohen, D. A. (1988). Artificial T cell:B cell conjugation. A unique approach to analyze weak cell-cell interactions. The Journal of Immunology, 141(5), 1437–1444. https://doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.141.5.1437

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