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Intermediate- And High-Affinity interleukin-2 Receptors Expressed in an IL-4-dependent T-cell Line Induce Different Signals

Intermediate- And High-Affinity interleukin-2 Receptors Expressed in an IL-4-dependent T-cell Line Induce Different Signals

A Rebollo, A Silva

Immunology. 1993 Oct;80(2):229-35.

PMID: 8262551

Abstract:

In order to understand the respective roles of IL-2R alpha and IL-2R beta subunits in transmission of the interleukin-2 (IL-2)-mediated growth signals, we have established two IL-4-dependent murine T-cell clones stably expressing the human IL-2R beta chain and three clones stably expressing the human IL-2R alpha chain. Whereas parental LD8 cells (which express only the murine IL-2R beta chain) do not proliferate in response to IL-2, cell lines stably expressing human IL-2R beta or the chimeric IL-2R alpha beta complex proliferate in response to IL-2. Stably transfected cells expressing the chimeric high-affinity receptor (human IL-2R alpha and murine IL-2R beta) expressed de novo endogenous murine IL-2R alpha when cultured in the presence of IL-2 but not IL-4. Both chimeric and endogenous receptors are functional in response to IL-2, since only addition of both anti-human and anti-murine IL-2R alpha monoclonal antibodies (mAb) inhibited IL-2-induced proliferation. Taken together, our results strongly suggest that human and murine IL-2R beta molecules are different since interaction of IL-2 with human p70 IL-2R is sufficient for transduction of proliferative signals in the absence of p55 IL-2R or, alternatively, that over-expression of the IL-2R beta chain renders cells responsive to IL-2. In addition, IL-2 stimulation of T cells through different forms of IL-2R results in the induction of distinct cellular responses.

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