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The Cytoplasmic Domain of Fas Ligand Costimulates TCR Signals¹

Department of Immunology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195

Productive T cell activation generally requires costimulation in addition to a signal delivered through the TCR. Although FasL is well-characterized for its capacity to deliver a death signal through Fas, this TNF family member can also transmit a reverse signal to enhance Ag-driven T cell proliferation. In this study, we define this reverse signal through FasL as costimulation by showing it requires TCR coengagement and is CD28 independent. We demonstrate that FasL-mediated costimulation drives FasL recruitment into lipid rafts and association with select Src homology 3 (SH3)-containing proteins. We further show that the proline-rich intracellular domain of FasL is sufficient to costimulate by enhancing the phosphorylation of Akt, ERK1/2, JNK, and FasL itself, by activating the transcription factors NFAT and AP-1, and by enhancing IFN- production. These results elucidate the pathway of costimulation through the death inducer FasL, and comprise the first mechanistic analysis of a newly emerging group of costimulators, the TNF family.

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