The Journal of Immunology, Vol 153, Issue 1 10-20, Copyright © 1994 by American Association of Immunologists

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CD58 (LFA-3) stimulation provides a signal for human isotype switching and IgE production distinct from CD40

D Diaz-Sanchez, S Chegini, K Zhang and A Saxon
Hart and Louise Lyon Laboratory, Department of Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine 90024-1680.

Induction of an IgE response involves several discrete steps: 1) induction of epsilon germ line transcription, 2) DNA recombination, and 3) mature RNA transcription/translation. Here we show that ligation of B cell CD58 by CD2, its natural ligand on T cells, or by mAb, provides a novel IL-4-dependent signal for the latter two steps. Highly purified human B cells were induced to produce IgE by costimulation with IL-4 and CD58 mAb. Although CD58 ligation alone was unable to induce epsilon germ-line transcription, in concert with IL-4-stimulated epsilon germ- line transcription it induced the appearance of productive epsilon transcripts and IgE production. The direct involvement of CD2 was demonstrated: B cells cultured with IL-4 plus murine T hybridoma cells transfected with human CD2 produced IgE. A CD40 Fc fusion protein had no effect on CD58-driven IgE production while inhibiting CD40-dependent responses. Furthermore, cells from patients with common variable immunodeficiency produced IgE in response to IL-4 plus CD40 mAb but not to IL-4 plus CD58 mAb. CD58-driven IgE synthesis was IFN-gamma independent and was not enhanced by exogenous IL-6. Functional differences between CD40 and CD58 IgE stimulation were demonstrated. Thus, the CD2:CD58 ligand/counterligand system provides an alternative pathway by which cell contact signaling may regulate IgE. Given the relative importance of CD2 triggering on mucosal T cells and the mucosal location of IgE production, this may be especially true on mucosal surfaces.

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