Constitutive expression of 4-1BB on T cells enhances CD4+ T cell responses |
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Authors: | Kim Juyang Choi Sun Phil La Soojin Seo Jeong-Sun Kim Kack Kyun Nam Seok Hyun Kwon Byungsuk |
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Institution: | The Immunomodulation Research Center, University of Ulsan, Ulsan 680-749, Korea. |
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Abstract: | 4-1BB, a transmembrane molecule, member of the tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily, is an important costimulatory molecule in the immune response, plays a key role in the clonal expansion and survival of CD8(+) T cells. In this study, we investigated 4-1BB regulation of CD4(+) T cell responses using 4-1BB transgenic (TG) mice that constitutively expressed 4-1BB on mature T cells. We first showed that CD4(+) T cells of 4-1BB TG mice had more sustained proliferative capacity in response to TCR/4-1BB stimulation in vitro compared to WT mice. Secondly, 4-1BB TG mice exhibited a more elevated contact hypersensitivity (CHS) response mediated by CD4+ Th1 cells due to more vigorous expansion of and apoptotic inhibition of CD4(+) T cells. Finally, CD4(+) T cells of 4-1BB TG mice had a heightened capacity for T cell priming. Overall, our results demonstrate the involvement of 4-1BB in CD4(+) Th1 cell responses by regulating the clonal expansion and survival of CD4(+) T cells as seen in CD8(+) T cells. |
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