Journal
IMMUNOLOGICAL REVIEWS
Volume 241, Issue -, Pages 164-179Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-065X.2011.01014.x
Keywords
tolerance; autoimmunity; cytotoxic T cells; tumor immunity; transgenic; knockout mice
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- CIHR
- OMOHLTC
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Self-reactive T cells in the body are controlled by mechanisms of peripheral tolerance that limit their activation and induction of immune pathology. Our understanding of these mechanisms has been advanced by the use of tissue-specific promoters to express neo-self-antigens. Here, we present findings using the RIP-gp (rat insulin promoter-glycoprotein) transgenic mouse, which expresses the lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus glycoprotein (LCMV-gp) specifically in the pancreatic beta islet cells. T cells responsive to this antigen remain ignorant of the LCMV-gp expressed by the islets, and breaking tolerance is dependent upon the maturation status of antigen-presenting cells, the avidity of the T-cell receptor ligation, and the level of major histocompatibility complex expression in the pancreas. Furthermore, decreased activity of Casitas B-lineage lymphoma b, a negative regulator of T-cell receptor signaling, can allow recognition and destruction of the pancreatic islets. This review discusses the roles of these factors in the context of anti-tissue responses, both in the setting of autoimmunity and in anti-tumor immunity.
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