Schneider Helga, Smith Xin, Liu Hebin, Bismuth Georges, Rudd Christopher E
Cell Signalling Section, Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Eur J Immunol. 2008 Jan;38(1):40-7. doi: 10.1002/eji.200737423.
CTLA-4 is a co-receptor that modulates the threshold of T cell activation and autoimmunity. We previously showed that CTLA-4 reverses the TCR-mediated stop signal needed for T cell/APC interactions [Schneider et al., Science 2006, 313: 1972]. In this study, using a different T cell system, we show that CTLA-4 expression changed the behavior of T8.1 T cells by reducing the contact time between T cell and APC, preventing re-inforced contacts, and reducing the contact area at the immunological synapse. This led to a major reduction in Ca(2+) influx/mobilization and interleukin-2 production. Further, anti-CD3/CTLA-4 increased T cell motility on antibody-coated glass slides, concurrent with an abrogation of ZAP70 microcluster formation. Our findings further support a role for CTLA-4 in limiting the interaction between T cell and APC that is needed for optimal activation.
细胞毒性T淋巴细胞相关抗原4(CTLA-4)是一种共受体,可调节T细胞活化阈值和自身免疫。我们之前的研究表明,CTLA-4可逆转T细胞/抗原呈递细胞(APC)相互作用所需的T细胞受体(TCR)介导的停止信号[施奈德等人,《科学》,2006年,第313卷:1972页]。在本研究中,我们使用不同的T细胞系统,发现CTLA-4的表达通过减少T细胞与APC之间的接触时间、防止加强接触以及减小免疫突触处的接触面积,改变了T8.1 T细胞的行为。这导致钙离子(Ca2+)内流/动员以及白细胞介素-2生成大幅减少。此外,抗CD3/CTLA-4增加了T细胞在抗体包被载玻片上的运动能力,同时消除了ζ链相关蛋白激酶70(ZAP70)微簇的形成。我们的研究结果进一步支持了CTLA-4在限制T细胞与APC之间为实现最佳活化所需相互作用方面的作用。