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The Journal of Immunology, Vol 146, Issue 11 3742-3746, Copyright © 1991 by American Association of Immunologists
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H Ohno, C Ushiyama, M Taniguchi, RN Germain and T Saito
Division of Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine, Chiba University, Japan.
T lymphocytes can be activated clonotypically through TCR/CD3 complex or polyclonally via the CD2 molecule. Whether CD2-mediated activation is dependent on TCR/CD3 expression or signaling is controversial. We have re-explored this issue by using a series of CD2-transfected, TCR/CD3 surface membrane-negative human and mouse T cells. Our results clearly show that such T cells can be triggered for IL-2 secretion and increases in intracellular Ca2+ through the CD2 molecule in the absence of surface expression of TCR/CD3 complexes. These responses are only observed when cells express high levels of CD2 and there is a critical threshold of CD2 expression necessary for such activation in the absence of CD3. Concomitant expression of TCR/CD3 complex markedly lowers the level of CD2 required for activation via the latter pathway. These results provide a clear resolution of the controversy concerning the requirement for surface CD3 expression in T cell activation through CD2 and further suggest a possible role for CD2 in activation of TCR/CD3-negative cells.
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