Following occupancy of the T cell receptor by antigen, T cell proliferation and lymphokine production are determined by a second costimulatory signal delivered by a ligand expressed on antigen presenting cells. The human B cell activation antigen B7, which is expressed on antigen presenting cells including activated B cells and gamma interferon treated monocytes, has been shown to deliver such a costimulatory signal upon attachment to its ligand on T cells, CD28. We have cloned and sequenced the murine homologue of the human B7 gene. The predicted murine protein has 44% amino acid identity with human B7. The greatest similarity is in the Ig-V and Ig-C like domains. Murine B7 mRNA was detected in murine hematopoietic cells of B cell but not T cell origin. Cells transfected with murine B7 provided a costimulatory signal to human CD28+ T lymphocytes. These results demonstrate the costimulatory activity of murine B7 and provide evidence that the ligand attachment site is conserved between the two species.
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September 01 1991
Structure, expression, and T cell costimulatory activity of the murine homologue of the human B lymphocyte activation antigen B7.
G J Freeman,
G J Freeman
Division of Tumor Immunology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.
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G S Gray,
G S Gray
Division of Tumor Immunology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.
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C D Gimmi,
C D Gimmi
Division of Tumor Immunology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.
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D B Lombard,
D B Lombard
Division of Tumor Immunology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.
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L J Zhou,
L J Zhou
Division of Tumor Immunology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.
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M White,
M White
Division of Tumor Immunology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.
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J D Fingeroth,
J D Fingeroth
Division of Tumor Immunology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.
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J G Gribben,
J G Gribben
Division of Tumor Immunology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.
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L M Nadler
L M Nadler
Division of Tumor Immunology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.
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G J Freeman
Division of Tumor Immunology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.
G S Gray
Division of Tumor Immunology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.
C D Gimmi
Division of Tumor Immunology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.
D B Lombard
Division of Tumor Immunology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.
L J Zhou
Division of Tumor Immunology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.
M White
Division of Tumor Immunology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.
J D Fingeroth
Division of Tumor Immunology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.
J G Gribben
Division of Tumor Immunology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.
L M Nadler
Division of Tumor Immunology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.
Online Issn: 1540-9538
Print Issn: 0022-1007
J Exp Med (1991) 174 (3): 625–631.
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G J Freeman, G S Gray, C D Gimmi, D B Lombard, L J Zhou, M White, J D Fingeroth, J G Gribben, L M Nadler; Structure, expression, and T cell costimulatory activity of the murine homologue of the human B lymphocyte activation antigen B7.. J Exp Med 1 September 1991; 174 (3): 625–631. doi: https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.174.3.625
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