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. 1993 Feb;23(2):418-24.
doi: 10.1002/eji.1830230218.

CD2/LFA-3 or LFA-1/ICAM-1 but not CD28/B7 interactions can augment cytotoxicity by virus-specific CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocytes

R de Waal Malefyt  1 , S Verma, M T Bejarano, M Ranes-Goldberg, M Hill, H Spits
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CD2/LFA-3 or LFA-1/ICAM-1 but not CD28/B7 interactions can augment cytotoxicity by virus-specific CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocytes

R de Waal Malefyt et al. Eur J Immunol. 1993 Feb.

Abstract

It is well established that adhesion molecules are required for interaction between cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) and target cells. Two adhesion pathways, CD2/LFA-3 and LFA-1/ICAM-1 can support cytotoxicity by allospecific CD8+ CTL. In this study, it was investigated whether these adhesion pathways can be utilized independently by influenza virus-specific HLA-A2-restricted CTL clones. It was furthermore examined whether the CD28/B7 pathway can augment virus-specific CTL activity. To this end, seven CD8+ CTL clones were established that were specific for a peptide encompassing positions 59 to 68 (p[59-68]) of the influenza virus matrix protein. These seven clones apparently originated from different precursors, as they utilized different V alpha and V beta or J alpha gene segments. Six of seven clones were able to lyse mouse L cells co-transfected with HLA-A2 and either LFA-3 (LA2/LFA-3) or ICAM-1 (LA2/ICAM-1) in the presence of p[59-68] but did not lyse L cells that expressed only HLA-A2 and peptide. Three of the most cytotoxic clones were selected for further analysis. The cytotoxicity of the clones against LA2/LFA-3 cells was blocked by anti-LFA-3 and anti-CD2 monoclonal antibodies (mAb), while these antibodies did not affect cytotoxicity against LA2/ICAM-1 cells. Likewise, the activity against LA2/ICAM-1 was blocked only by anti-LFA-1 and ICAM-1 mAb. These clones were unable to lyse L cells co-transfected with HLA-A2 and B7, the counter structure of CD28, despite the fact that these clones expressed CD28. These data indicate that CD8+ virus-specific CTL can utilize either the CD2/LFA-3 or the LFA-1/ICAM-1 adhesion pathway. The CD28/B7 pathway seems not to be required for cytotoxicity mediated by activated virus-specific CTL.

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