Abstract |
While the precise function of CD8alphaalpha homodimer expression on peripheral T cells is uncertain, recent evidence indicates that it facilitates survival and differentiation of lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV)-specific memory CD8alphabeta T cell precursors in vivo. Here, we show that the CD8alphaalpha homodimer is also transiently up-regulated on influenza A virus-specific CD8alphabeta T cells after infection in vivo, temporally correlating with increased levels of the memory T cell development- and survival-related molecules IL-7Ralpha and Bcl-2, respectively. Unlike with LCMV, however, deletion of the CD8alphaalpha enhancer I does not abrogate CD8alphaalpha homodimer expression or manifest a significant impact on the generation of virus-specific, functional effector and central memory T cells in influenza A virus infection. These results demonstrate that the role of CD8alphaalpha in the generation of antiviral CD8 T cell memory is complex, presumably because various viral stimuli differentially regulate CD8alphaalpha expression. Further studies are needed to define those ligands that induce CD8alphaalpha on T cells during acute viral infections, and the general relevance of this process to memory T cell formation.
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Authors | Weimin Zhong, Ellis L Reinherz |
Journal | European journal of immunology
(Eur J Immunol)
Vol. 35
Issue 11
Pg. 3103-10
(Nov 2005)
ISSN: 0014-2980 [Print] Germany |
PMID | 16231286
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- CD8 Antigens
- CD8 antigen, alpha chain
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Topics |
- Animals
- CD8 Antigens
(biosynthesis, physiology)
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes
(metabolism)
- Cell Differentiation
(immunology)
- Dimerization
- Enhancer Elements, Genetic
- Female
- Immunologic Memory
(physiology)
- Influenza A virus
(immunology)
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Orthomyxoviridae Infections
(immunology, metabolism)
- Up-Regulation
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