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PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
卷 99, 期 21, 页码 13735-13740出版社
NATL ACAD SCIENCES
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.212515399
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Crosslinking of the T cell receptor has been proposed to be a prerequisite for T cell activation. Although the evidence supports this notion for CD4 T cells, the situation for CD8 T cells is less clear. Soluble class I monomers have been used to determine activation requirements in vitro with contradictory results. The possibility of transfer of peptide from soluble class I molecules onto class I molecules present on the surface of CD8 T cells, with ensuing presentation to other CD8 T cells, has been widely ignored. We show that monomeric and tetrameric class I molecules as well as free peptide can stimulate naive CD8 T cells in vitro. We generate and characterize CD8 T cells that express the OT-1 T cell receptor (for K-b/SIINFEKL) yet lack K-b and D-b molecules, and show that their activation requirements differ from their class I positive counterparts when stimulated with soluble K-b molecules. By eliminating the confounding effect of peptide transfer, we unmask the true activation requirements for naive CD8 T cells and show that multivalent engagement of T cell receptors, as well as costimulation, is required for optimal stimulation.
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