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. 2002 Mar;16(3):479-92.
doi: 10.1016/s1074-7613(02)00283-2.

TL1A is a TNF-like ligand for DR3 and TR6/DcR3 and functions as a T cell costimulator

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TL1A is a TNF-like ligand for DR3 and TR6/DcR3 and functions as a T cell costimulator

Thi Sau Migone et al. Immunity. 2002 Mar.
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Abstract

DR3 is a death domain-containing receptor that is upregulated during T cell activation and whose overexpression induces apoptosis and NF-kappaB activation in cell lines. Here we show that an endothelial cell-derived TNF-like factor, TL1A, is a ligand for DR3 and decoy receptor TR6/DcR3 and that its expression is inducible by TNF and IL-1alpha. TL1A induces NF-kappaB activation and apoptosis in DR3-expressing cell lines, while TR6-Fc protein antagonizes these signaling events. Interestingly, in T cells, TL1A acts as a costimulator that increases IL-2 responsiveness and secretion of proinflammatory cytokines both in vitro and in vivo. Our data suggest that interaction of TL1A with DR3 promotes T cell expansion during an immune response, whereas TR6 has an opposing effect.

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