The present study was undertaken to assess the Ia differentiation requirements of CD8+ class II-allospecific CTL, whose CD8+ phenotype is apparently "discordant" with their MHC class II reactivity. To do so, we compared the effect of in vivo anti-Ia blockade on the differentiation of Ia-reactive CD8+ CTL with its effect on the differentiation of CD4+ T cells. We found that anti-Ia blockade did not detectably interfere with the differentiation of CD8+ Ia-reactive CTL, even though it arrested the differentiation of CD4+ T cells. Thus, the differentiation of CD4+ T cells is strictly dependent upon Ia engagement, whereas the differentiation of CD8+ T cells, even those with reactivity against MHC class II alloantigens, does not require Ia engagement. These results support the concept that Ia-reactive CD8+ T cells are conventional CD8+ CTL, probably selected by self-class I MHC molecules during differentiation, whose receptors fortuitously crossreact on MHC class II alloantigens. Taken together, the present data indicate an intimate relationship between CD4/CD8 expression with MHC class specificity during T cell differentiation and selection. We suggest that an active triggering role for CD4 and CD8 accessory molecules in T cell differentiation is best able to explain these observations.
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July 01 1988
Differentiation of Ia-reactive CD8+ murine T cells does not require Ia engagement. Implications for the role of CD4 and CD8 accessory molecules in T cell differentiation.
T Mizuochi,
T Mizuochi
Immunology Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
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L Tentori,
L Tentori
Immunology Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
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S O Sharrow,
S O Sharrow
Immunology Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
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A M Kruisbeek,
A M Kruisbeek
Immunology Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
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A Singer
A Singer
Immunology Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
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T Mizuochi
Immunology Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
L Tentori
Immunology Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
S O Sharrow
Immunology Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
A M Kruisbeek
Immunology Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
A Singer
Immunology Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
Online Issn: 1540-9538
Print Issn: 0022-1007
J Exp Med (1988) 168 (1): 437–442.
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T Mizuochi, L Tentori, S O Sharrow, A M Kruisbeek, A Singer; Differentiation of Ia-reactive CD8+ murine T cells does not require Ia engagement. Implications for the role of CD4 and CD8 accessory molecules in T cell differentiation.. J Exp Med 1 July 1988; 168 (1): 437–442. doi: https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.168.1.437
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