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CD8+ T Lymphocytes in Double αβ TCR Transgenic Mice. II. Competitive Fitness of Dual αβ TCR CD8+ T Lymphocytes in the Peripheral Pools
| Content Provider | Scilit |
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| Author | Legrand, Nicolas Freitas, Antonio A. |
| Copyright Year | 2001 |
| Description | We studied Rag2-deficient mice bearing two rearranged αβ TCR transgenes, both restricted to the MHC H-2Db class I molecule. We have previously shown that, in these DTg mice, most peripheral CD8 T cells express one TCRβ chain associated with two TCRα chains, as in one-third of the mature T cells from normal mice. We examined the functional behavior of the dual-receptor CD8 T cells developing either in the absence or in the presence of self-Ag. The dual-receptor CD8 T cells, which develop in absence of self-Ag, show efficient responses to immunization and remain sensitive to induction of peripheral tolerance. In contrast to single TCR T cells, the dual-TCR cells, when tolerized upon exposure to high levels of self-Ag, are not deleted and therefore may exert important regulatory functions. When developing in the presence of self-Ag, the dual-receptor-expressing CD8 T cells escape central deletion, but are not fully competent to respond to cognate stimuli. Overall, we found that the dual-TCR CD8 T cells show a poor competitive value and can be out-competed by single-TCR cells, both in the course of immune responses and in reconstitution experiments. The decreased fitness of the dual-receptor cells may contribute to diminishing the autoimmune hazard that they could represent. |
| Ending Page | 6164 |
| Page Count | 7 |
| Starting Page | 6158 |
| ISSN | 00221767 |
| e-ISSN | 15506606 |
| DOI | 10.4049/jimmunol.167.11.6158 |
| Journal | The Journal of Immunology |
| Issue Number | 11 |
| Volume Number | 167 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | The American Association of Immunologists |
| Publisher Date | 2001-12-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Dual Receptor Tcr Cd8 |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Immunology and Allergy Immunology |