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JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE
Volume 199, Issue 7, Pages 1025-1031Publisher
ROCKEFELLER UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1084/jem.20031705
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CD40L; CD28; CD28 variant; T cell costimulation
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The role of CD40 ligand (CD40L)/CD40 signaling in T cell-dependent B cell differentiation and maturation has been amply documented. The mechanism of CD40 signaling in B cells has been well established, whereas the signaling mechanism of CD40L in T cell costimulation remain. unknown. In this study we show that CD28i, a transmembrane splice variant of CD28 costimulatory receptor, complexes with CD40L in human T cells. The cross-linking of CD40L resulted in the coendocytosis of CD28i with CD40L. The tyrosine phosphorylation of CD28i followed the cross-linking of CD40L, and the overexpression of CD28i augmented the c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase, p21-activated kinase 2, and nuclear factor kappaB activation. These data indicate that CD28i, by functioning as a signaling adaptor, transduces CD40L signaling as well as CD28 signaling in human T cells.
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