| Literature DB >> 2417941 |
K O'Flynn, M Russul-Saib, I Ando, D L Wallace, P C Beverley, A W Boylston, D C Linch.
Abstract
Antigen-specific T-cell activation is mediated via the CD3-Ti (antigen receptor) complex, and monoclonal antibodies to both CD3 and Ti cause a rapid rise in intracellular Ca2+. This calcium mobilization is not inhibited by monoclonal antibodies to CD2. The rise in calcium mobilization induced by purified PHA (PHA-P) does not occur in a cell line which lacks CD2 expression, and can be blocked in other T cells by anti-CD2 antibodies. A combination of monoclonal antibodies to different epitopes of CD2 causes calcium mobilization and mitogenesis. Reagent grade PHA (PHA-M) induces calcium moblization in cells that lack CD2, and its effects in other T cells cannot be blocked by anti-CD2 antibodies. The effects of PHA-P and PHA-M are thus mediated predominantly through different activation pathways.Entities:
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Year: 1986 PMID: 2417941 PMCID: PMC1453876
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Immunology ISSN: 0019-2805 Impact factor: 7.397