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A Common Role for Target Cell Histocompatibility Antigens in Both Nonspecific and Specific T Lymphocyte‐Mediated Cytolysis
Author(s) -
Berke Gideon,
Hu Valerie,
McVey Ella,
Clark William
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal of cellular biochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 165
eISSN - 1097-4644
pISSN - 0730-2312
DOI - 10.1002/jcb.1982.240180307
Subject(s) - ctl* , major histocompatibility complex , biology , cytolysis , cytotoxic t cell , lectin , microbiology and biotechnology , mhc class i , immunology , antigen , biochemistry , cd8 , in vitro
Abstract We have investigated the role of target cell major histocompatibility complex antigens (MHC‐Ag) in nonspecific lectin‐dependent lymphocyte‐mediated cytolysis (LDCC). In contrast to previous reports, we provide evidence that in LDCC the lectin Concanavalin A (Con A) does not mediate lysis by simply bridging cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) and targets via cell surface sugars or by activating the lytic function of CTLs attached to targets via the lectin. Lysis occurs when target cells are pretreated with lectin, but not when CTL are pretreated. Moreover, when CTL populations are used as both aggressors and targets, and only one is pretreated with lectin, lysis occurs only in the direction of the pretreated CTL target. We have observed that in LDCC, as in specific CTL‐mediated killing, target recognition proceeds through interaction of CTL receptors (distinct from sugar moieties) and target cell surface determinants perhaps modified by, but distinct from, the lectin itself. We present evidence that the target determinants recognized in LDCC are MHC‐Ag: 1) Cells that display reduced amounts of MHC‐Ag are poor targets in LDCC; 2) removal of MHC‐Ag by papain renders targets refractory to LDCC, however susceptibility is regained upon regeneration of MHC‐Ag; and 3) antisera to target cell MHC‐Ag block LDCC. The latter finding is also observed in oxidation‐dependent CTL‐mediated cytotoxicity. Involvement of MHC proteins in both specific and nonspecific CTL‐mediated lysis reconciles an apparent fundamental distinction between these two processes and suggests a possible role for MHC proteins in a postrecognition step(s) leading to lysis.

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