Robust B cell immunity but impaired T cell proliferation in the absence of CD134 (OX40)

SD Pippig, C Pena-Rossi, J Long… - The Journal of …, 1999 - journals.aai.org
SD Pippig, C Pena-Rossi, J Long, WR Godfrey, DJ Fowell, SL Reiner, ML Birkeland…
The Journal of Immunology, 1999journals.aai.org
Abstract CD134 (OX40) is a member of the TNF receptor family that is expressed on
activated T lymphocytes. T cells from mice that lack expression of CD134 made strong
responses to a range of challenges, but they showed impaired proliferation in response to
direct stimulation through the TCR with monoclonal anti-CD3ε Ab. CD134-deficient mice
controlled infection with Leishmania major, Nippostrongylus brasiliensis, and Theiler's
murine encephalomyelitis virus, and they made overtly normal Ab responses to a variety of …
Abstract
CD134 (OX40) is a member of the TNF receptor family that is expressed on activated T lymphocytes. T cells from mice that lack expression of CD134 made strong responses to a range of challenges, but they showed impaired proliferation in response to direct stimulation through the TCR with monoclonal anti-CD3ε Ab. CD134-deficient mice controlled infection with Leishmania major, Nippostrongylus brasiliensis, and Theiler’s murine encephalomyelitis virus, and they made overtly normal Ab responses to a variety of antigens. Thus, CD134 is not essential for many T cell responses in vivo, nor is it required for the provision of help to B cells. Nonetheless, a subtle role in the regulation of T cell reactivity is suggested by the effect of CD134 deficiency on in vitro T cell responses.
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