T cell immunity or tolerance as a consequence of self antigen presentation
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T cell immunity or tolerance as a consequence of self antigen presentation
Abstract
In this study we investigated the basis for immunity or tolerance to a mouse serum protein, the fifth component of complement (C5). In C5-deficient mice this protein is absent from serum and therefore they are not tolerized. Immunization of C5-deficient mice with C5-sufficient serum generates CD4+ T cells, which recognize C5 presented in the context of class II. No C5-specific responses were observed in T cells from C5-sufficient mice. We show that this self protein is processed and presented with class II by cells from C5-sufficient tolerant mice and can be recognized by C5-specific T cell clones and hybrids in the absence of exogenously added antigen. The stimulation of C5-specific T cells by C5-sufficient antigen-presenting cells is not a consequence of C5 secretion and subsequent processing in vitro but rather employs C5 peptide/class II complexes generated in vivo. We conclude that this self antigen is presented in normal mice in a form recognizable by T cells to induce and maintain immunological tolerance.
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