The requirements for T cell activation have been reported to vary widely depending on the state of the T cell, the type of antigen-presenting cell, and the nature of the T cell receptor (TCR) ligand. A unitary requirement for T cell responses was revealed by measurement of the number of triggered TCRs. Irrespective of the nature of the triggering ligand, T cells 'counted' the number of triggered TCRs and responded when a threshold of ~8000 TCRs was reached. The capacity to reach the activation threshold was severely compromised by a reduction in the number of TCRs. Costimulatory signals lowered the activation threshold to ~1500 TCRs, thus making T cells more sensitive to antigenic stimulation.

T cell activation determined by T cell receptor number and tunable thresholds / A. Viola, A. Lanzavecchia. - In: SCIENCE. - ISSN 0036-8075. - 273:5271(1996 Jul 05), pp. 104-106.

T cell activation determined by T cell receptor number and tunable thresholds

A. Viola
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1996

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The requirements for T cell activation have been reported to vary widely depending on the state of the T cell, the type of antigen-presenting cell, and the nature of the T cell receptor (TCR) ligand. A unitary requirement for T cell responses was revealed by measurement of the number of triggered TCRs. Irrespective of the nature of the triggering ligand, T cells 'counted' the number of triggered TCRs and responded when a threshold of ~8000 TCRs was reached. The capacity to reach the activation threshold was severely compromised by a reduction in the number of TCRs. Costimulatory signals lowered the activation threshold to ~1500 TCRs, thus making T cells more sensitive to antigenic stimulation.
Bacterial Toxins; Lymphocyte Activation; Antibodies; Antigen-Presenting Cells; Antigens, CD3; Antigens, CD80; Cell Line; Clone Cells; Down-Regulation; Enterotoxins; Histocompatibility Antigens Class II; Humans; Interferon-gamma; Peptides; Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell; Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta; Superantigens; T-Lymphocytes
Settore MED/04 - Patologia Generale
5-lug-1996
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