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The Low Affinity Fc Receptor for IgG Functions as an Effective Cytolytic Receptor for Self-Specific CD8 T Cells¹

Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

We have recently described a population of self-Ag-specific murine CD8⁺ T cells with a memory phenotype that use receptors of both the adaptive and innate immune systems in the detection of transformed and infected cells. In this study we show that upon activation with IL-2 with or without Ag, between 10 and 20% of the activated self-specific CD8⁺ T cells express the low affinity FcR for IgG. By contrast, all IL-2-activated NK cells express high levels of this FcR. The FcR comprises the FcRIII and FcR subunits. However, the FcR subunit also associates with the CD3 complex, and this association probably contributes to the low expression of FcR in activated cells. Although the FcR is expressed at a low level on activated self-specific CD8⁺ T cells, it functions very efficiently as a cytolytic receptor in ADCC. FcR-dependent killing occurred in the absence of TCR stimulation, but could be augmented by concurrent stimulation of the TCR. In addition to mediating ADCC, engagement of the FcR on self-specific CD8⁺ T cells results in the production of both IFN- and TNF-. This is the first report of an activating FcR on self-specific murine CD8⁺ TCR⁺ T cells and establishes the importance of innate immune system receptors in the function of these self-specific CD8⁺ T cells.

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